diff --git a/include/boost/redis/adapter/any_adapter.hpp b/include/boost/redis/adapter/any_adapter.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bf14d6e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/boost/redis/adapter/any_adapter.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2018-2023 Marcelo Zimbres Silva (mzimbres@gmail.com)
+ *
+ * Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See
+ * accompanying file LICENSE.txt)
+ */
+
+#ifndef BOOST_REDIS_ANY_ADAPTER_HPP
+#define BOOST_REDIS_ANY_ADAPTER_HPP
+
+
+#include <boost/redis/resp3/node.hpp>
+#include <boost/redis/adapter/adapt.hpp>
+#include <boost/system/error_code.hpp>
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <functional>
+#include <string_view>
+#include <type_traits>
+
+namespace boost::redis {
+
+namespace detail { 
+
+// Forward decl
+template <class Executor>
+class connection_base;
+
+}
+
+/** @brief A type-erased reference to a response.
+ *  @ingroup high-level-api
+ *
+ *  A type-erased response adapter. It can be executed using @ref connection::async_exec.
+ *  Using this type instead of raw response references enables separate compilation.
+ *
+ *  Given a response object `resp` that can be passed to `async_exec`, the following two
+ *  statements have the same effect:
+ *  ```
+ *      co_await conn.async_exec(req, resp);
+ *      co_await conn.async_exec(req, any_response(resp));
+ *  ```
+ */
+class any_adapter
+{
+    using fn_type = std::function<void(std::size_t, resp3::basic_node<std::string_view> const&, system::error_code&)>;
+
+    struct impl_t {
+        fn_type adapt_fn;
+        std::size_t supported_response_size;
+    } impl_;
+
+    template <class T>
+    static auto create_impl(T& resp) -> impl_t
+    {
+        using namespace boost::redis::adapter;
+        auto adapter = boost_redis_adapt(resp);
+        std::size_t size = adapter.get_supported_response_size();
+        return { std::move(adapter), size };
+    }
+
+    template <class Executor>
+    friend class detail::connection_base;
+
+public:
+    /**
+     * @brief Constructor.
+     * 
+     * Creates a type-erased response adapter from `resp` by calling
+     * `boost_redis_adapt`. `T` must be a valid Redis response type.
+     * Any type passed to @ref connection::async_exec qualifies.
+     *
+     * This object stores a reference to `resp`, which must be kept alive
+     * while `*this` is being used.
+     */
+    template <class T, class = std::enable_if_t<!std::is_same_v<T, any_adapter>>>
+    explicit any_adapter(T& resp) : impl_(create_impl(resp)) {}
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/boost/redis/connection.hpp b/include/boost/redis/connection.hpp
index 71348f33..501adc82 100644
--- a/include/boost/redis/connection.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/redis/connection.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #ifndef BOOST_REDIS_CONNECTION_HPP
 #define BOOST_REDIS_CONNECTION_HPP
 
+#include <boost/redis/adapter/any_adapter.hpp>
 #include <boost/redis/detail/connection_base.hpp>
 #include <boost/redis/logger.hpp>
 #include <boost/redis/config.hpp>
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@
 #include <boost/asio/any_completion_handler.hpp>
 
 #include <chrono>
-#include <memory>
+#include <cstddef>
 #include <limits>
 
 namespace boost::redis {
@@ -256,7 +257,22 @@ class basic_connection {
       Response& resp = ignore,
       CompletionToken&& token = CompletionToken{})
    {
-      return impl_.async_exec(req, resp, std::forward<CompletionToken>(token));
+      return impl_.async_exec(req, any_adapter(resp), std::forward<CompletionToken>(token));
+   }
+
+   /** @copydoc async_exec
+    * 
+    * @details This function uses the type-erased @ref any_adapter class, which
+    * encapsulates a reference to a response object.
+    */
+   template <class CompletionToken = asio::default_completion_token_t<executor_type>>
+   auto
+   async_exec(
+      request const& req,
+      any_adapter adapter,
+      CompletionToken&& token = CompletionToken{})
+   {
+      return impl_.async_exec(req, std::move(adapter), std::forward<CompletionToken>(token));
    }
 
    /** @brief Cancel operations.
@@ -392,9 +408,21 @@ class connection {
 
    /// Calls `boost::redis::basic_connection::async_exec`.
    template <class Response, class CompletionToken>
-   auto async_exec(request const& req, Response& resp, CompletionToken token)
+   auto async_exec(request const& req, Response& resp, CompletionToken&& token)
    {
-      return impl_.async_exec(req, resp, std::move(token));
+      return async_exec(req, any_adapter(resp), std::forward<CompletionToken>(token));
+   }
+
+   /// Calls `boost::redis::basic_connection::async_exec`.
+   template <class CompletionToken>
+   auto async_exec(request const& req, any_adapter adapter, CompletionToken&& token)
+   {
+      return asio::async_initiate<
+         CompletionToken, void(boost::system::error_code, std::size_t)>(
+            [](auto handler, connection* self, request const* req, any_adapter&& adapter)
+            {
+               self->async_exec_impl(*req, std::move(adapter), std::move(handler));
+            }, token, this, &req, std::move(adapter));
    }
 
    /// Calls `boost::redis::basic_connection::cancel`.
@@ -435,6 +463,12 @@ class connection {
       config const& cfg,
       logger l,
       asio::any_completion_handler<void(boost::system::error_code)> token);
+   
+   void
+   async_exec_impl(
+      request const& req,
+      any_adapter&& adapter,
+      asio::any_completion_handler<void(boost::system::error_code, std::size_t)> token);
 
    basic_connection<executor_type> impl_;
 };
diff --git a/include/boost/redis/detail/connection_base.hpp b/include/boost/redis/detail/connection_base.hpp
index 487c759f..46cd6b78 100644
--- a/include/boost/redis/detail/connection_base.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/redis/detail/connection_base.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #ifndef BOOST_REDIS_CONNECTION_BASE_HPP
 #define BOOST_REDIS_CONNECTION_BASE_HPP
 
+#include <boost/redis/adapter/any_adapter.hpp>
 #include <boost/redis/adapter/adapt.hpp>
 #include <boost/redis/detail/helper.hpp>
 #include <boost/redis/error.hpp>
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <boost/asio/read_until.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/buffer.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/experimental/channel.hpp>
+#include <boost/asio/associated_immediate_executor.hpp>
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <array>
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <string_view>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <functional>
+#include <utility>
 
 namespace boost::redis::detail
 {
@@ -121,7 +124,9 @@ struct exec_op {
          // be stablished.
          if (info_->req_->get_config().cancel_if_not_connected && !conn_->is_open()) {
             BOOST_ASIO_CORO_YIELD
-            asio::post(std::move(self));
+            asio::dispatch(
+               asio::get_associated_immediate_executor(self, self.get_io_executor()),
+               std::move(self));
             return self.complete(error::not_connected, 0);
          }
 
@@ -440,14 +445,13 @@ class connection_base {
       cancel_impl(op);
    }
 
-   template <class Response, class CompletionToken>
-   auto async_exec(request const& req, Response& resp, CompletionToken token)
+   template <class CompletionToken>
+   auto async_exec(request const& req, any_adapter&& adapter, CompletionToken&& token)
    {
-      using namespace boost::redis::adapter;
-      auto f = boost_redis_adapt(resp);
-      BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(req.get_expected_responses() <= f.get_supported_response_size(), "Request and response have incompatible sizes.");
+      auto& adapter_impl = adapter.impl_;
+      BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(req.get_expected_responses() <= adapter_impl.supported_response_size, "Request and response have incompatible sizes.");
 
-      auto info = std::make_shared<req_info>(req, f, get_executor());
+      auto info = std::make_shared<req_info>(req, std::move(adapter_impl.adapt_fn), get_executor());
 
       return asio::async_compose
          < CompletionToken
diff --git a/include/boost/redis/detail/health_checker.hpp b/include/boost/redis/detail/health_checker.hpp
index 6d62a1d4..db910718 100644
--- a/include/boost/redis/detail/health_checker.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/redis/detail/health_checker.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <boost/redis/request.hpp>
 #include <boost/redis/response.hpp>
 #include <boost/redis/operation.hpp>
+#include <boost/redis/adapter/any_adapter.hpp>
 #include <boost/redis/detail/helper.hpp>
 #include <boost/redis/config.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/steady_timer.hpp>
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ class ping_op {
          }
 
          BOOST_ASIO_CORO_YIELD
-         conn_->async_exec(checker_->req_, checker_->resp_, std::move(self));
+         conn_->async_exec(checker_->req_, any_adapter(checker_->resp_), std::move(self));
          if (ec || is_cancelled(self)) {
             logger_.trace("ping_op: error/cancelled (1).");
             checker_->wait_timer_.cancel();
diff --git a/include/boost/redis/detail/runner.hpp b/include/boost/redis/detail/runner.hpp
index f257019b..202bc1e0 100644
--- a/include/boost/redis/detail/runner.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/redis/detail/runner.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #ifndef BOOST_REDIS_RUNNER_HPP
 #define BOOST_REDIS_RUNNER_HPP
 
+#include <boost/redis/adapter/any_adapter.hpp>
 #include <boost/redis/detail/health_checker.hpp>
 #include <boost/redis/config.hpp>
 #include <boost/redis/response.hpp>
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ struct hello_op {
          runner_->add_hello();
 
          BOOST_ASIO_CORO_YIELD
-         conn_->async_exec(runner_->hello_req_, runner_->hello_resp_, std::move(self));
+         conn_->async_exec(runner_->hello_req_, any_adapter(runner_->hello_resp_), std::move(self));
          logger_.on_hello(ec, runner_->hello_resp_);
 
          if (ec || runner_->has_error_in_response() || is_cancelled(self)) {
diff --git a/include/boost/redis/impl/connection.ipp b/include/boost/redis/impl/connection.ipp
index 12abc996..1139d33e 100644
--- a/include/boost/redis/impl/connection.ipp
+++ b/include/boost/redis/impl/connection.ipp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <boost/redis/connection.hpp>
+#include <cstddef>
 
 namespace boost::redis {
 
@@ -31,6 +32,15 @@ connection::async_run_impl(
    impl_.async_run(cfg, l, std::move(token));
 }
 
+void
+connection::async_exec_impl(
+   request const& req,
+   any_adapter&& adapter,
+   asio::any_completion_handler<void(boost::system::error_code, std::size_t)> token)
+{
+   impl_.async_exec(req, std::move(adapter), std::move(token));
+}
+
 void connection::cancel(operation op)
 {
    impl_.cancel(op);
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index d5fc0793..14dcc0ca 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ make_test(test_conn_exec_cancel 20)
 make_test(test_conn_exec_cancel2 20)
 make_test(test_conn_echo_stress 20)
 make_test(test_conn_run_cancel 20)
+make_test(test_any_adapter 17)
 make_test(test_issue_50 20)
 make_test(test_issue_181 17)
 
diff --git a/test/Jamfile b/test/Jamfile
index 81e1fd72..9292d8c6 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile
+++ b/test/Jamfile
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ local tests =
     test_low_level
     test_request
     test_run
+    test_any_adapter
 ;
 
 # Build and run the tests
diff --git a/test/test_any_adapter.cpp b/test/test_any_adapter.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12e5d44d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_any_adapter.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2018-2022 Marcelo Zimbres Silva (mzimbres@gmail.com)
+ *
+ * Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See
+ * accompanying file LICENSE.txt)
+ */
+
+#include <boost/redis/ignore.hpp>
+#include <boost/redis/response.hpp>
+#include <boost/redis/adapter/any_adapter.hpp>
+#include <string>
+#define BOOST_TEST_MODULE any_adapter
+#include <boost/test/included/unit_test.hpp>
+
+using boost::redis::generic_response;
+using boost::redis::response;
+using boost::redis::ignore;
+using boost::redis::any_adapter;
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(any_adapter_response_types)
+{
+   // any_adapter can be used with any supported responses
+   response<int> r1;
+   response<int, std::string> r2;
+   generic_response r3;
+
+   BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(any_adapter{r1});
+   BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(any_adapter{r2});
+   BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(any_adapter{r3});
+   BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(any_adapter{ignore});
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(any_adapter_copy_move)
+{
+   // any_adapter can be copied/moved
+   response<int, std::string> r;
+   any_adapter ad1 {r};
+
+   // copy constructor
+   any_adapter ad2 {ad1};
+   
+   // move constructor
+   any_adapter ad3 {std::move(ad2)};
+
+   // copy assignment
+   BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(ad2 = ad1);
+
+   // move assignment
+   BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(ad2 = std::move(ad1)); 
+}
diff --git a/test/test_conn_exec.cpp b/test/test_conn_exec.cpp
index c3f04134..43982639 100644
--- a/test/test_conn_exec.cpp
+++ b/test/test_conn_exec.cpp
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@
  * accompanying file LICENSE.txt)
  */
 
+#include <boost/redis/adapter/any_adapter.hpp>
 #include <boost/redis/connection.hpp>
 #include <boost/system/errc.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/detached.hpp>
+#include <string>
 #define BOOST_TEST_MODULE conn-exec
 #include <boost/test/included/unit_test.hpp>
 #include <iostream>
@@ -188,3 +190,25 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(large_number_of_concurrent_requests_issue_170)
    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(counter, repeat);
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(exec_any_response)
+{
+   // Executing an any_response object works
+   request req;
+   req.push("PING", "PONG");
+   response<std::string> res;
+
+   net::io_context ioc;
+
+   auto conn = std::make_shared<connection>(ioc);
+
+   conn->async_exec(req, boost::redis::any_adapter(res), [&](auto ec, auto){
+      BOOST_TEST(!ec);
+      conn->cancel();
+   });
+
+   run(conn);
+   ioc.run();
+
+   BOOST_TEST(std::get<0>(res).value() == "PONG");
+}
+