diff --git a/etcd/Client.hpp b/etcd/Client.hpp
index 93c819c..c7e6754 100644
--- a/etcd/Client.hpp
+++ b/etcd/Client.hpp
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ namespace etcd
     pplx::task<etcd::Response> send_asyncdelete(std::string const & key, bool recursive);
     pplx::task<etcd::Response> send_asyncrm_if(std::string const &key, std::string const &old_value);
     pplx::task<etcd::Response> send_asyncrm_if(std::string const &key, int old_index);
+    pplx::task<etcd::Response> send_asyncwatch(std::string const & key, bool recursive);
+    pplx::task<etcd::Response> send_asyncwatch(std::string const & key, int fromIndex, bool recursive);
 
 private:
 	std::shared_ptr<etcdv3::AsyncTxnResponse> initiate_transaction(const std::string &operation,
diff --git a/etcd/Response.hpp b/etcd/Response.hpp
index 4baba30..15c04c2 100644
--- a/etcd/Response.hpp
+++ b/etcd/Response.hpp
@@ -29,13 +29,9 @@ namespace etcd
     {
       return pplx::task<etcd::Response>([call]()
       {
-        void* got_tag;
-        bool ok = false;
         etcd::Response resp;     
 
-        //blocking
-        call->cq_.Next(&got_tag, &ok);
-        GPR_ASSERT(got_tag == (void*)call.get());
+        call->waitForResponse();
 
         auto v3resp = call->ParseResponse();
           
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 45966fd..ce09f41 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-add_library(etcd-cpp-api SHARED ../proto/kv.pb.cc ../proto/auth.pb.cc ../proto/rpc.pb.cc ../proto/rpc.grpc.pb.cc ../v3/src/Utils.cpp ../v3/src/grpcClient.cpp ../v3/src/AsyncTxnResponse.cpp ../v3/src/AsyncRangeResponse.cpp ../v3/src/AsyncPutResponse.cpp ../v3/src/Transaction.cpp Client.cpp Response.cpp Value.cpp json_constants.cpp)
+add_library(etcd-cpp-api SHARED ../proto/kv.pb.cc ../proto/auth.pb.cc ../proto/rpc.pb.cc ../proto/rpc.grpc.pb.cc ../v3/src/Utils.cpp ../v3/src/grpcClient.cpp ../v3/src/AsyncTxnResponse.cpp ../v3/src/AsyncRangeResponse.cpp ../v3/src/AsyncPutResponse.cpp ../v3/src/AsyncWatchResponse.cpp ../v3/src/Transaction.cpp Client.cpp Response.cpp Value.cpp json_constants.cpp)
 set_property(TARGET etcd-cpp-api PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 11)
 
 target_link_libraries(etcd-cpp-api ${CPPREST_LIB} boost_system ssl crypto protobuf grpc++)
diff --git a/src/Client.cpp b/src/Client.cpp
index 621d8ef..b6e90b3 100644
--- a/src/Client.cpp
+++ b/src/Client.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "etcd/Client.hpp"
 #include "v3/include/AsyncTxnResponse.hpp"
 #include "v3/include/AsyncRangeResponse.hpp"
+#include "v3/include/AsyncWatchResponse.hpp"
 #include "v3/include/Utils.hpp"
 #include "v3/include/Transaction.hpp"
 #include <iostream>
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ etcd::Client::Client(std::string const & address)
   }
   std::shared_ptr<Channel> channel = grpc::CreateChannel(stripped_address, grpc::InsecureChannelCredentials());
   stub_= KV::NewStub(channel);
+  watchServiceStub= Watch::NewStub(channel);
 }
 
 pplx::task<etcd::Response> etcd::Client::send_get_request(web::http::uri_builder & uri)
@@ -129,22 +131,13 @@ pplx::task<etcd::Response> etcd::Client::ls(std::string const & key)
 
 pplx::task<etcd::Response> etcd::Client::watch(std::string const & key, bool recursive)
 {
-  web::http::uri_builder uri("/v2/keys" + key);
-  uri.append_query("wait=true");
-  if (recursive)
-    uri.append_query("recursive=true");
-  return send_get_request(uri);
+  return send_asyncwatch(key,recursive);
 }
 
 
 pplx::task<etcd::Response> etcd::Client::watch(std::string const & key, int fromIndex, bool recursive)
 {
-  web::http::uri_builder uri("/v2/keys" + key);
-  uri.append_query("wait=true");
-  uri.append_query("waitIndex", fromIndex);
-  if (recursive)
-    uri.append_query("recursive=true");
-  return send_get_request(uri);
+  return send_asyncwatch(key, fromIndex, recursive);
 }
 
 
@@ -293,3 +286,54 @@ pplx::task<etcd::Response> etcd::Client::send_asyncrm_if(std::string const &key,
 	std::shared_ptr<etcdv3::AsyncTxnResponse> call = initiate_transaction("compareAndDelete", transaction);
 	return Response::create(call);
 }
+
+pplx::task<etcd::Response> etcd::Client::send_asyncwatch(std::string const & key, bool recursive)
+{
+  std::shared_ptr<etcdv3::AsyncWatchResponse> call(new etcdv3::AsyncWatchResponse()); 
+  call->stream = watchServiceStub->AsyncWatch(&call->context,&call->cq_,(void*)call.get());
+
+  WatchRequest watch_req;
+  WatchCreateRequest watch_create_req;
+  watch_create_req.set_key(key);
+
+  std::string range_end(key); 
+  if(recursive)
+  {
+    int ascii = (int)range_end[range_end.length()-1];
+    range_end.back() = ascii+1;
+    watch_create_req.set_range_end(range_end);
+  }
+
+
+  watch_req.mutable_create_request()->CopyFrom(watch_create_req);
+  call->stream->Write(watch_req, (void*)call.get());
+  call->stub_ = stub_.get();
+ 
+  return Response::create(call);  
+}
+
+pplx::task<etcd::Response> etcd::Client::send_asyncwatch(std::string const & key, int fromIndex, bool recursive)
+{
+  std::shared_ptr<etcdv3::AsyncWatchResponse> call(new etcdv3::AsyncWatchResponse()); 
+  call->stream = watchServiceStub->AsyncWatch(&call->context,&call->cq_,(void*)call.get());
+
+  WatchRequest watch_req;
+  WatchCreateRequest watch_create_req;
+  watch_create_req.set_key(key);
+  watch_create_req.set_start_revision(fromIndex);
+
+  std::string range_end(key); 
+  if(recursive)
+  {
+    int ascii = (int)range_end[range_end.length()-1];
+    range_end.back() = ascii+1;
+    watch_create_req.set_range_end(range_end);
+  }
+
+
+  watch_req.mutable_create_request()->CopyFrom(watch_create_req);
+  call->stream->Write(watch_req, (void*)call.get());
+  call->stub_ = stub_.get();
+ 
+  return Response::create(call);  
+}
diff --git a/tst/EtcdTest.cpp b/tst/EtcdTest.cpp
index 93d48b4..96b0901 100644
--- a/tst/EtcdTest.cpp
+++ b/tst/EtcdTest.cpp
@@ -213,71 +213,72 @@ TEST_CASE("delete a directory")
 }
 
 
-//TEST_CASE("wait for a value change")
-//{
-//  etcd::Client etcd("http://127.0.0.1:2379");
-//  etcd.set("/test/key1", "42").wait();
-//
-//  pplx::task<etcd::Response> res = etcd.watch("/test/key1");
-//  CHECK(!res.is_done());
-//  sleep(1);
-//  CHECK(!res.is_done());
-//
-//  etcd.set("/test/key1", "43").get();
-//  sleep(1);
-//  REQUIRE(res.is_done());
-//  REQUIRE("set" == res.get().action());
-//  CHECK("43" == res.get().value().as_string());
-//}
-//
-//TEST_CASE("wait for a directory change")
-//{
-//  etcd::Client etcd("http://127.0.0.1:4001");
-//
-//  pplx::task<etcd::Response> res = etcd.watch("/test", true);
-//  CHECK(!res.is_done());
-//  sleep(1);
-//  CHECK(!res.is_done());
-//
-//  etcd.add("/test/key4", "44").wait();
-//  sleep(1);
-//  REQUIRE(res.is_done());
-//  CHECK("create" == res.get().action());
-//  CHECK("44" == res.get().value().as_string());
-//
-//  pplx::task<etcd::Response> res2 = etcd.watch("/test", true);
-//  CHECK(!res2.is_done());
-//  sleep(1);
-//  CHECK(!res2.is_done());
-//
-//  etcd.set("/test/key4", "45").wait();
-//  REQUIRE(res2.is_done());
-//  CHECK("set" == res2.get().action());
-//  CHECK("45" == res2.get().value().as_string());
-//}
-//
-//TEST_CASE("watch changes in the past")
-//{
-//  etcd::Client etcd("http://127.0.0.1:4001");
-//
-//  int index = etcd.set("/test/key1", "42").get().index();
-//
-//  etcd.set("/test/key1", "43").wait();
-//  etcd.set("/test/key1", "44").wait();
-//  etcd.set("/test/key1", "45").wait();
-//
-//  etcd::Response res = etcd.watch("/test/key1", ++index).get();
-//  CHECK("set" == res.action());
-//  CHECK("43" == res.value().as_string());
-//
-//  res = etcd.watch("/test/key1", ++index).get();
-//  CHECK("set" == res.action());
-//  CHECK("44" == res.value().as_string());
-//
-//  res = etcd.watch("/test", ++index, true).get();
-//  CHECK("set" == res.action());
-//  CHECK("45" == res.value().as_string());
-//}
+TEST_CASE("wait for a value change")
+{
+  etcd::Client etcd("http://127.0.0.1:2379");
+  etcd.set("/test/key1", "42").wait();
+
+  pplx::task<etcd::Response> res = etcd.watch("/test/key1");
+  CHECK(!res.is_done());
+  sleep(1);
+  CHECK(!res.is_done());
+  
+  etcd.set("/test/key1", "43").get();
+  sleep(1);
+  REQUIRE(res.is_done());
+  REQUIRE("set" == res.get().action());
+  CHECK("43" == res.get().value().as_string());
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("wait for a directory change")
+{
+  etcd::Client etcd("http://127.0.0.1:2379");
+
+  pplx::task<etcd::Response> res = etcd.watch("/test", true);
+  CHECK(!res.is_done());
+  sleep(1);
+  CHECK(!res.is_done());
+
+  etcd.add("/test/key4", "44").wait();
+  sleep(1);
+  REQUIRE(res.is_done());
+  CHECK("create" == res.get().action());
+  CHECK("44" == res.get().value().as_string());
+
+  pplx::task<etcd::Response> res2 = etcd.watch("/test", true);
+  CHECK(!res2.is_done());
+  sleep(1);
+  CHECK(!res2.is_done());
+
+  etcd.set("/test/key4", "45").wait();
+  sleep(1);
+  REQUIRE(res2.is_done());
+  CHECK("set" == res2.get().action());
+  CHECK("45" == res2.get().value().as_string());
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("watch changes in the past")
+{
+  etcd::Client etcd("http://127.0.0.1:2379");
+
+  int index = etcd.set("/test/key1", "42").get().index();
+
+  etcd.set("/test/key1", "43").wait();
+  etcd.set("/test/key1", "44").wait();
+  etcd.set("/test/key1", "45").wait();
+
+  etcd::Response res = etcd.watch("/test/key1", ++index).get();
+  CHECK("set" == res.action());
+  CHECK("43" == res.value().as_string());
+
+  res = etcd.watch("/test/key1", ++index).get();
+  CHECK("set" == res.action());
+  CHECK("44" == res.value().as_string());
+
+  res = etcd.watch("/test", ++index, true).get();
+  CHECK("set" == res.action());
+  CHECK("45" == res.value().as_string());
+}
 
 
 TEST_CASE("cleanup")
diff --git a/v3/include/AsyncRangeResponse.hpp b/v3/include/AsyncRangeResponse.hpp
index 9b83ded..66d6cae 100644
--- a/v3/include/AsyncRangeResponse.hpp
+++ b/v3/include/AsyncRangeResponse.hpp
@@ -20,13 +20,14 @@ namespace etcdv3
       AsyncRangeResponse(){action = "get";};
       AsyncRangeResponse(const AsyncRangeResponse& other);
       AsyncRangeResponse& operator=(const AsyncRangeResponse& other);
+      AsyncRangeResponse& ParseResponse();
+      void waitForResponse();
       RangeResponse reply;
       etcdserverpb::PutResponse r;
       Status status;
       ClientContext context;
       CompletionQueue cq_;
       std::unique_ptr<ClientAsyncResponseReader<RangeResponse>> response_reader;
-      AsyncRangeResponse& ParseResponse();
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/v3/include/AsyncTxnResponse.hpp b/v3/include/AsyncTxnResponse.hpp
index 2fda271..e07607d 100644
--- a/v3/include/AsyncTxnResponse.hpp
+++ b/v3/include/AsyncTxnResponse.hpp
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@ namespace etcdv3
       AsyncTxnResponse(const std::string act){action = act;};
       AsyncTxnResponse(const AsyncTxnResponse& other);
       AsyncTxnResponse& operator=(const AsyncTxnResponse& other);
+      AsyncTxnResponse& ParseResponse();
+      void waitForResponse();
       TxnResponse reply;
       Status status;
       ClientContext context;
       CompletionQueue cq_;
       std::unique_ptr<ClientAsyncResponseReader<TxnResponse>> response_reader;
-      AsyncTxnResponse& ParseResponse();
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/v3/include/AsyncWatchResponse.hpp b/v3/include/AsyncWatchResponse.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5305345
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v3/include/AsyncWatchResponse.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#ifndef __ASYNC_WATCH_HPP__
+#define __ASYNC_WATCH_HPP__
+
+#include <grpc++/grpc++.h>
+#include "proto/rpc.grpc.pb.h"
+#include "v3/include/V3Response.hpp"
+
+
+using grpc::ClientAsyncReaderWriter;
+using grpc::ClientContext;
+using grpc::CompletionQueue;
+using grpc::Status;
+using etcdserverpb::WatchRequest;
+using etcdserverpb::WatchResponse;
+using etcdserverpb::KV;
+
+namespace etcdv3
+{
+  class AsyncWatchResponse : public etcdv3::V3Response
+  {
+    public:
+      AsyncWatchResponse(){};
+      AsyncWatchResponse(const std::string act){action = act;};
+      AsyncWatchResponse(const AsyncWatchResponse& other);
+      AsyncWatchResponse& operator=(const AsyncWatchResponse& other);
+      AsyncWatchResponse& ParseResponse();
+      void waitForResponse();
+      WatchResponse reply;
+      Status status;
+      ClientContext context;
+      CompletionQueue cq_;
+      std::unique_ptr<ClientAsyncReaderWriter<WatchRequest,WatchResponse>> stream;
+      KV::Stub* stub_;
+  };
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/v3/src/AsyncRangeResponse.cpp b/v3/src/AsyncRangeResponse.cpp
index 682c7a2..60d197c 100644
--- a/v3/src/AsyncRangeResponse.cpp
+++ b/v3/src/AsyncRangeResponse.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ etcdv3::AsyncRangeResponse& etcdv3::AsyncRangeResponse::operator=(const etcdv3::
   return *this;
 }
 
+void etcdv3::AsyncRangeResponse::waitForResponse() 
+{
+  void* got_tag;
+  bool ok = false;    
+
+  cq_.Next(&got_tag, &ok);
+  GPR_ASSERT(got_tag == (void*)this);
+}
+
 etcdv3::AsyncRangeResponse& etcdv3::AsyncRangeResponse::ParseResponse()
 {
   index = reply.header().revision();
diff --git a/v3/src/AsyncTxnResponse.cpp b/v3/src/AsyncTxnResponse.cpp
index 1ec4014..86d813c 100644
--- a/v3/src/AsyncTxnResponse.cpp
+++ b/v3/src/AsyncTxnResponse.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ etcdv3::AsyncTxnResponse& etcdv3::AsyncTxnResponse::operator=(const etcdv3::Asyn
   return *this;
 }
 
+void etcdv3::AsyncTxnResponse::waitForResponse() 
+{
+  void* got_tag;
+  bool ok = false;    
+
+  cq_.Next(&got_tag, &ok);
+  GPR_ASSERT(got_tag == (void*)this);
+}
+
 etcdv3::AsyncTxnResponse& etcdv3::AsyncTxnResponse::ParseResponse()
 {
 
diff --git a/v3/src/AsyncWatchResponse.cpp b/v3/src/AsyncWatchResponse.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f33eef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v3/src/AsyncWatchResponse.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+#include "v3/include/AsyncWatchResponse.hpp"
+
+using etcdserverpb::RangeRequest;
+using etcdserverpb::RangeResponse;
+
+
+etcdv3::AsyncWatchResponse::AsyncWatchResponse(const etcdv3::AsyncWatchResponse& other) 
+{
+  error_code = other.error_code;
+  error_message = other.error_message;
+  index = other.index;
+  action = other.action;
+  values = other.values;
+  prev_values = other.prev_values;
+
+}
+
+etcdv3::AsyncWatchResponse& etcdv3::AsyncWatchResponse::operator=(const etcdv3::AsyncWatchResponse& other) 
+{
+  error_code = other.error_code;
+  error_message = other.error_message;
+  index = other.index;
+  action = other.action;
+  values = other.values;
+  prev_values = other.prev_values;
+  return *this;
+}
+
+void etcdv3::AsyncWatchResponse::waitForResponse() 
+{
+  void* got_tag;
+  bool ok = false;    
+
+  stream->Read(&reply, (void*)3);
+  while(cq_.Next(&got_tag, &ok))
+  {
+    if(got_tag == (void*)3)
+    {
+      if(reply.events_size())
+      {
+        stream->WritesDone((void*)this);
+        cq_.Next(&got_tag, &ok);
+        break;
+      } 
+      else
+      {
+        stream->Read(&reply, (void*)3);
+      }
+    }   
+  }
+}
+
+etcdv3::AsyncWatchResponse& etcdv3::AsyncWatchResponse::ParseResponse()
+{
+  index = reply.header().revision();
+
+  mvccpb::KeyValue kv;
+  std::map<std::string, mvccpb::KeyValue> mapValue;
+
+  for(int cnt =0; cnt < reply.events_size(); cnt++)
+  {
+    auto event = reply.events(cnt);
+    if(mvccpb::Event::EventType::Event_EventType_PUT == event.type())
+    {
+      if(event.has_kv())
+      {
+        kv = event.kv();
+        if(kv.version() == 1)
+        {
+          action = "create";
+        }
+        else
+        {
+          action = "set";
+        }
+        //values.push_back(kv);
+        mapValue.emplace(kv.key(), kv);
+      }
+    }
+    else if(mvccpb::Event::EventType::Event_EventType_DELETE == event.type())
+    {
+      action = "delete";
+    }
+    //get previous value index - 1
+    RangeRequest get_request;
+    get_request.set_key(kv.key());
+    get_request.set_revision(index - 1);
+
+    RangeResponse response;
+    ClientContext ctx;
+
+    Status result = stub_->Range(&ctx, get_request, &response);
+    if (result.ok()) 
+    {
+      for(int cnt=0; cnt < response.kvs_size(); cnt++)
+      {
+        prev_values.push_back(response.kvs(cnt));
+      }
+    } 
+  }
+  for(auto x: mapValue) 
+  {
+    values.push_back(x.second);
+  }
+
+  return *this;
+}