diff --git a/src/entity-manager/EntityManager.ts b/src/entity-manager/EntityManager.ts
index c45be6fd8..dc44c69c3 100644
--- a/src/entity-manager/EntityManager.ts
+++ b/src/entity-manager/EntityManager.ts
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ export class EntityManager {
     /**
      * Checks whether any entity exists with the given options.
      */
-    exists<Entity extends ObjectLiteral>(
+    async exists<Entity extends ObjectLiteral>(
         entityClass: EntityTarget<Entity>,
         options?: FindManyOptions<Entity>,
     ): Promise<boolean> {
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ export class EntityManager {
      * Counts entities that match given options.
      * Useful for pagination.
      */
-    count<Entity extends ObjectLiteral>(
+    async count<Entity extends ObjectLiteral>(
         entityClass: EntityTarget<Entity>,
         options?: FindManyOptions<Entity>,
     ): Promise<number> {
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ export class EntityManager {
      * Counts entities that match given conditions.
      * Useful for pagination.
      */
-    countBy<Entity extends ObjectLiteral>(
+    async countBy<Entity extends ObjectLiteral>(
         entityClass: EntityTarget<Entity>,
         where: FindOptionsWhere<Entity> | FindOptionsWhere<Entity>[],
     ): Promise<number> {
@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ export class EntityManager {
      * Also counts all entities that match given conditions,
      * but ignores pagination settings (from and take options).
      */
-    findAndCount<Entity extends ObjectLiteral>(
+    async findAndCount<Entity extends ObjectLiteral>(
         entityClass: EntityTarget<Entity>,
         options?: FindManyOptions<Entity>,
     ): Promise<[Entity[], number]> {
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ export class EntityManager {
      * Also counts all entities that match given conditions,
      * but ignores pagination settings (from and take options).
      */
-    findAndCountBy<Entity extends ObjectLiteral>(
+    async findAndCountBy<Entity extends ObjectLiteral>(
         entityClass: EntityTarget<Entity>,
         where: FindOptionsWhere<Entity> | FindOptionsWhere<Entity>[],
     ): Promise<[Entity[], number]> {