diff --git a/examples/background.py b/examples/background.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c1381641
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/background.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import asyncio
+
+import uvicorn
+
+from flama import BackgroundThreadTask, Flama
+from flama.responses import JSONResponse
+
+app = Flama()
+
+
+async def sleep_task(value: int):
+    await asyncio.sleep(value)
+
+
+@app.route("/")
+async def test():
+    task = BackgroundThreadTask(sleep_task, 10)
+    return JSONResponse("hello", background=task)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    uvicorn.run(app, host="0.0.0.0", port=8000)
diff --git a/examples/data_schema.py b/examples/data_schema.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/examples/hello_world.py b/examples/hello_world.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/examples/pagination.py b/examples/pagination.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/examples/resource.py b/examples/resource.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/flama/__init__.py b/flama/__init__.py
index 67e85c34..3ef820b8 100644
--- a/flama/__init__.py
+++ b/flama/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from starlette.config import Config  # noqa
 
 from flama.applications import *  # noqa
+from flama.background import *  # noqa
 from flama.components import Component  # noqa
 from flama.endpoints import *  # noqa
 from flama.modules import Module  # noqa
diff --git a/flama/background.py b/flama/background.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88d8a635
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flama/background.py
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import asyncio
+import enum
+import functools
+import sys
+import typing
+from multiprocessing import Process
+
+import starlette.background
+from starlette.concurrency import run_in_threadpool
+
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 10):  # PORT: Remove when stop supporting 3.9 # pragma: no cover
+    from typing import ParamSpec
+else:  # pragma: no cover
+    from typing_extensions import ParamSpec
+
+__all__ = ["BackgroundTask", "BackgroundTasks", "Concurrency", "BackgroundThreadTask", "BackgroundProcessTask"]
+
+P = ParamSpec("P")
+
+
+class Concurrency(enum.Enum):
+    thread = "thread"
+    process = "process"
+
+
+class BackgroundTask(starlette.background.BackgroundTask):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        concurrency: typing.Union[Concurrency, str],
+        func: typing.Callable[P, typing.Any],
+        *args: P.args,
+        **kwargs: P.kwargs
+    ) -> None:
+        self.func = self._create_task_function(func)
+        self.args = args
+        self.kwargs = kwargs
+        self.concurrency = Concurrency(concurrency)
+
+    def _create_task_function(self, func: typing.Callable[P, typing.Any]) -> typing.Callable[P, typing.Any]:
+        if asyncio.iscoroutinefunction(func):
+
+            @functools.wraps(func)
+            async def _inner(*args, **kwargs):
+                await func(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        else:
+
+            @functools.wraps(func)
+            async def _inner(*args, **kwargs):
+                await run_in_threadpool(func, *args, **kwargs)
+
+        return _inner
+
+    def _create_process_target(self, func: typing.Callable[P, typing.Any]):
+        @functools.wraps(func)
+        def process_target(*args: P.args, **kwargs: P.kwargs):
+            policy = asyncio.get_event_loop_policy()
+            loop = policy.new_event_loop()
+            policy.set_event_loop(loop)
+            loop.run_until_complete(func(*args, **kwargs))
+
+        return process_target
+
+    async def __call__(self):
+        if self.concurrency == Concurrency.process:
+            Process(target=self._create_process_target(self.func), args=self.args, kwargs=self.kwargs).start()
+        else:
+            await self.func(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
+
+
+class BackgroundTasks(BackgroundTask):
+    def __init__(self, tasks: typing.Sequence[BackgroundTask] = None):
+        self.tasks = list(tasks) if tasks else []
+
+    def add_task(
+        self,
+        concurrency: typing.Union[Concurrency, str],
+        func: typing.Callable[P, typing.Any],
+        *args: P.args,
+        **kwargs: P.kwargs
+    ) -> None:
+        task = BackgroundTask(concurrency, func, *args, **kwargs)
+        self.tasks.append(task)
+
+    async def __call__(self) -> None:
+        for task in self.tasks:
+            await task()
+
+
+class BackgroundThreadTask(BackgroundTask):
+    def __init__(self, func: typing.Callable[P, typing.Any], *args: P.args, **kwargs: P.kwargs):
+        super().__init__(Concurrency.thread, func, *args, **kwargs)
+
+
+class BackgroundProcessTask(BackgroundTask):
+    def __init__(self, func: typing.Callable[P, typing.Any], *args: P.args, **kwargs: P.kwargs):
+        super().__init__(Concurrency.process, func, *args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/flama/responses.py b/flama/responses.py
index d6232698..4c962eae 100644
--- a/flama/responses.py
+++ b/flama/responses.py
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ def render(self, content: typing.Any) -> bytes:
 class APIResponse(JSONResponse):
     media_type = "application/json"
 
-    def __init__(self, schema: typing.Optional[Schema] = None, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, content: typing.Any = None, schema: typing.Optional[Schema] = None, *args, **kwargs):
         self.schema = schema
-        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        super().__init__(content=content, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def render(self, content: typing.Any):
         if content and is_schema_instance(content):  # pragma: no cover (only apply to marshmallow)
diff --git a/tests/test_background.py b/tests/test_background.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..42399c2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_background.py
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import time
+from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile
+
+import anyio
+import pytest
+
+from flama import BackgroundProcessTask, BackgroundTasks, BackgroundThreadTask, Concurrency
+from flama.responses import APIResponse
+
+
+def sync_task(path: str, msg: str):
+    with open(path, "w") as f:
+        f.write(msg)
+
+
+async def async_task(path: str, msg: str):
+    async with await anyio.open_file(path, "w") as f:
+        await f.write(msg)
+
+
+class TestCaseBackgroundTask:
+    @pytest.fixture(params=["sync", "async"])
+    def task(self, request):
+        if request.param == "sync":
+
+            def _task(path: str, msg: str):
+                with open(path, "w") as f:
+                    f.write(msg)
+
+        else:
+
+            async def _task(path: str, msg: str):
+                async with await anyio.open_file(path, "w") as f:
+                    await f.write(msg)
+
+        return _task
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def tmp_file(self):
+        with NamedTemporaryFile() as tmp_file:
+            yield tmp_file
+
+    def test_background_process_task(self, app, client, task, tmp_file):
+        @app.route("/")
+        async def test(path: str, msg: str):
+            return APIResponse({"foo": "bar"}, background=BackgroundProcessTask(task, path, msg))
+
+        response = client.get("/", params={"path": tmp_file.name, "msg": "foo"})
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        assert response.json() == {"foo": "bar"}
+
+        time.sleep(0.2)
+        with open(tmp_file.name) as f:
+            assert f.read() == "foo"
+
+    def test_background_thread_task(self, app, client, task, tmp_file):
+        @app.route("/")
+        async def test(path: str, msg: str):
+            return APIResponse({"foo": "bar"}, background=BackgroundThreadTask(task, path, msg))
+
+        response = client.get("/", params={"path": tmp_file.name, "msg": "foo"})
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        assert response.json() == {"foo": "bar"}
+
+        time.sleep(0.2)
+        with open(tmp_file.name) as f:
+            assert f.read() == "foo"
+
+
+class TestCaseBackgroundTasks:
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def tmp_file(self):
+        with NamedTemporaryFile() as tmp_file:
+            yield tmp_file
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def tmp_file_2(self):
+        with NamedTemporaryFile() as tmp_file:
+            yield tmp_file
+
+    def test_background_tasks(self, app, client, tmp_file, tmp_file_2):
+        @app.route("/")
+        async def test(path_1: str, msg_1: str, path_2: str, msg_2: str):
+            tasks = BackgroundTasks()
+            tasks.add_task(Concurrency.process, sync_task, path_1, msg_1)
+            tasks.add_task(Concurrency.thread, async_task, path_2, msg_2)
+            return APIResponse({"foo": "bar"}, background=tasks)
+
+        response = client.get(
+            "/", params={"path_1": tmp_file.name, "msg_1": "foo", "path_2": tmp_file_2.name, "msg_2": "bar"}
+        )
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        assert response.json() == {"foo": "bar"}
+
+        time.sleep(0.2)
+        with open(tmp_file.name) as f:
+            assert f.read() == "foo"
+
+        with open(tmp_file_2.name) as f:
+            assert f.read() == "bar"