diff --git a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/ChronicleMap.java b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/ChronicleMap.java
index 0706395e4..616b53ad5 100755
--- a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/ChronicleMap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/ChronicleMap.java
@@ -204,17 +204,33 @@ public interface ChronicleMap<K, V> extends ConcurrentMap<K, V>, ChronicleHash {
      */
     <R> R updateForKey(K key, @NotNull Mutator<? super V, R> mutator);
 
-
     /**
      * Returns a {@link java.util.concurrent.Future} containing the value to which the specified key is
      * mapped, or {@code null} if this map contains no mapping for the key. This method behaves the same as
      * {@link java.util.Map#get(java.lang.Object)} yet wraps result in a future a {@link
      * java.util.concurrent.Future}.
      *
+     * @return a future containing the value to which the specified key is mapped after this method call, or
+     * {@code null} if no value is mapped
      * @see java.util.Map#get(java.lang.Object)
      * @see java.util.concurrent.Future
      */
-    Future<V> getLater(K key);
+    Future<V> getLater(@NotNull K key);
+
+
+    /**
+     * Associates the specified value with the specified key in this map (optional operation).  If the map
+     * previously contained a mapping for the key, the old value is replaced by the specified value.  (A map
+     * <tt>m</tt> is said to contain a mapping for a key <tt>k</tt> if and only if {@link #containsKey(Object)
+     * m.containsKey(k)} would return <tt>true</tt>.)
+     *
+     * @return a future containing the previous value associated with <tt>key</tt>, or <tt>null</tt> if there
+     * was no mapping for <tt>key</tt>. (A <tt>null</tt> return can also indicate that the map previously
+     * associated <tt>null</tt> with <tt>key</tt>, if the implementation supports <tt>null</tt> values.)
+     * @see java.util.Map#get(java.lang.Object)
+     * @see java.util.concurrent.Future
+     */
+    Future<V> putLater(@NotNull K key,@NotNull  V value);
 
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/StatelessChronicleMap.java b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/StatelessChronicleMap.java
index 19e5f0425..e53e32216 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/StatelessChronicleMap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/StatelessChronicleMap.java
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@ class StatelessChronicleMap<K, V> implements ChronicleMap<K, V>, Closeable, Clon
 
     private final AbstractChronicleMapBuilder chronicleMapBuilder;
     private final StatelessMapConfig builder;
-    ChronicleMap<K, V> statelessClient;
+    private final ChronicleMap<K, V> statelessClient;
 
+    private ChronicleMap<K, V> asyncStatelessClient;
+    private ExecutorService executorService;
 
     public StatelessChronicleMap(final StatelessMapConfig builder,
                                  final AbstractChronicleMapBuilder chronicleMapBuilder) throws IOException {
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ class StatelessChronicleMap<K, V> implements ChronicleMap<K, V>, Closeable, Clon
 
 
     @Override
-    public synchronized Future<V> getLater(final K key) {
+    public Future<V> getLater(@NotNull final K key) {
         return lazyExecutorService().submit(new Callable<V>() {
             @Override
             public V call() throws Exception {
@@ -62,7 +64,16 @@ class StatelessChronicleMap<K, V> implements ChronicleMap<K, V>, Closeable, Clon
         });
     }
 
-    private ExecutorService executorService = null;
+    @Override
+    public Future<V> putLater(@NotNull final K key, @NotNull final V value) {
+        return lazyExecutorService().submit(new Callable<V>() {
+            @Override
+            public V call() throws Exception {
+                return lazyAsyncStatelessClient().put(key, value);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
 
     private ExecutorService lazyExecutorService() {
 
@@ -79,8 +90,6 @@ class StatelessChronicleMap<K, V> implements ChronicleMap<K, V>, Closeable, Clon
     }
 
 
-    private ChronicleMap<K, V> asyncStatelessClient;
-
     /**
      * @return a lazily created instance of the StatelessClient used for the async calls.
      */
@@ -90,7 +99,7 @@ class StatelessChronicleMap<K, V> implements ChronicleMap<K, V>, Closeable, Clon
             synchronized (this) {
                 if (asyncStatelessClient == null)
                     try {
-                        asyncStatelessClient = new StatelessChronicleMapUnsynchronized<K,V>(builder,
+                        asyncStatelessClient = new StatelessChronicleMapUnsynchronized<K, V>(builder,
                                 chronicleMapBuilder);
                     } catch (IOException e) {
                         throw new RuntimeException(e);
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/StatelessChronicleMapUnsynchronized.java b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/StatelessChronicleMapUnsynchronized.java
index ec777eaab..a6da4ee41 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/StatelessChronicleMapUnsynchronized.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/StatelessChronicleMapUnsynchronized.java
@@ -497,7 +497,12 @@ class StatelessChronicleMapUnsynchronized<K, V> implements ChronicleMap<K, V>, C
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Future<V> getLater(K key) {
+    public Future<V> getLater(@NotNull K key) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Future<V> putLater(@NotNull K key, @NotNull V value) {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/VanillaChronicleMap.java b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/VanillaChronicleMap.java
index 8e3430210..aff8d7053 100755
--- a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/VanillaChronicleMap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/VanillaChronicleMap.java
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ class VanillaChronicleMap<K, KI, MKI extends MetaBytesInterop<K, KI>,
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Future<V> getLater(K key) {
+    public Future<V> getLater(@NotNull K key) {
         final V v = get(key);
         return new Future<V>() {
 
@@ -416,6 +416,38 @@ class VanillaChronicleMap<K, KI, MKI extends MetaBytesInterop<K, KI>,
         };
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public Future<V> putLater(@NotNull K key, @NotNull V value) {
+        final V v = put(key, value);
+        return new Future<V>() {
+
+            @Override
+            public boolean cancel(boolean mayInterruptIfRunning) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public boolean isCancelled() {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public boolean isDone() {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public V get() throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException {
+                return v;
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public V get(long timeout, TimeUnit unit) throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException, TimeoutException {
+                return v;
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
     @NotNull
     @Override
     public WriteContext<K, V> acquireUsingLocked(@NotNull K key, @NotNull V usingValue) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/ReplicationCheckingMap.java b/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/ReplicationCheckingMap.java
index 4dee5e4d8..3e267c142 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/ReplicationCheckingMap.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/ReplicationCheckingMap.java
@@ -256,7 +256,12 @@ public class ReplicationCheckingMap<K, V> implements ChronicleMap<K, V> {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Future<V> getLater(K key) {
+    public Future<V> getLater(@NotNull K key) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Future<V> putLater(@NotNull K key, @NotNull V value) {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/StatelessClientTest.java b/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/StatelessClientTest.java
index b0e40e03b..249fb3c3b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/StatelessClientTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/StatelessClientTest.java
@@ -418,10 +418,7 @@ public class StatelessClientTest {
 
                 statelessMap.remove(1);
 
-
                 Assert.assertEquals(null, statelessMap.getLater(1).get());
-
-
                 Assert.assertEquals(0, statelessMap.size());
 
             }
@@ -430,6 +427,27 @@ public class StatelessClientTest {
     }
 
 
+    @Test
+    public void testPutLater() throws IOException,
+            InterruptedException, ExecutionException {
+
+        try (ChronicleMap<Integer, CharSequence> serverMap = ChronicleMapBuilder.of(Integer.class, CharSequence.class)
+                .replication((byte) 2, TcpTransportAndNetworkConfig.of(8056)).create()) {
+
+            try (ChronicleMap<Integer, CharSequence> statelessMap = ChronicleMapBuilder.of(Integer
+                    .class, CharSequence.class)
+                    .statelessClient(new InetSocketAddress("localhost", 8056)).create()) {
+
+                CharSequence oldValue = statelessMap.putLater(1, "some value").get();
+                Assert.assertEquals("some value", statelessMap.get(1));
+                Assert.assertEquals(1, statelessMap.size());
+
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+
+
     @Test
     public void testEquals() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/jrs166/map/StatelessChronicleMapTest.java b/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/jrs166/map/StatelessChronicleMapTest.java
index 4219bf767..5c181ec4b 100755
--- a/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/jrs166/map/StatelessChronicleMapTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/jrs166/map/StatelessChronicleMapTest.java
@@ -178,10 +178,15 @@ public class StatelessChronicleMapTest extends JSR166TestCase {
         }
 
         @Override
-        public Future<V> getLater(K key) {
+        public Future<V> getLater(@NotNull K key) {
             return d.getLater(key);
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public Future<V> putLater(@NotNull K key, @NotNull V value) {
+            return d.putLater(key, value);
+        }
+
         @Override
         public V putIfAbsent(K key, V value) {
             return d.putIfAbsent(key, value);