diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HBaseAdmin.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HBaseAdmin.java
index 12d1a61a065..d0ca62ce73d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HBaseAdmin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HBaseAdmin.java
@@ -473,6 +473,11 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Abortable {
     LOG.info("Enabled table " + Bytes.toString(tableName));
   }
 
+  public void enableTableAsync(final String tableName)
+  throws IOException {
+    enableTableAsync(Bytes.toBytes(tableName));
+  }
+
   /**
    * Brings a table on-line (enables it).  Method returns immediately though
    * enable of table may take some time to complete, especially if the table
@@ -494,6 +499,10 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Abortable {
     LOG.info("Started enable of " + Bytes.toString(tableName));
   }
 
+  public void disableTableAsync(final String tableName) throws IOException {
+    disableTableAsync(Bytes.toBytes(tableName));
+  }
+
   /**
    * Starts the disable of a table.  If it is being served, the master
    * will tell the servers to stop serving it.  This method returns immediately.