diff --git a/src/main/java/kz/konturai/parser/config/AsyncConfig.java b/src/main/java/kz/konturai/parser/config/AsyncConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00b6a40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/kz/konturai/parser/config/AsyncConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package kz.konturai.parser.config;
+
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.EnableAsync;
+import org.springframework.scheduling.concurrent.ThreadPoolTaskExecutor;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
+
+@Configuration
+@EnableAsync
+public class AsyncConfig {
+
+    @Bean(name = "reportGenerationExecutor")
+    public Executor reportGenerationExecutor() {
+        ThreadPoolTaskExecutor executor = new ThreadPoolTaskExecutor();
+        executor.setCorePoolSize(2);
+        executor.setMaxPoolSize(5);
+        executor.setQueueCapacity(100);
+        executor.setThreadNamePrefix("ReportGeneration-");
+        executor.initialize();
+        return executor;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/kz/konturai/parser/controller/ReportController.java b/src/main/java/kz/konturai/parser/controller/ReportController.java
index 781bb69..b06b334 100644
--- a/src/main/java/kz/konturai/parser/controller/ReportController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/kz/konturai/parser/controller/ReportController.java
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 package kz.konturai.parser.controller;
 
 import kz.konturai.parser.dto.ReportGenerateRequest;
+import kz.konturai.parser.dto.ReportGenerationResponse;
+import kz.konturai.parser.dto.ApiResponse;
 import kz.konturai.parser.model.ReportHistory;
 import kz.konturai.parser.repository.ReportHistoryRepository;
 import kz.konturai.parser.service.ReportGenerationService;
-import kz.konturai.parser.service.ReportGenerationService.ReportBinary;
 import kz.konturai.parser.service.MinIOService;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Page;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest;
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ import org.springframework.validation.annotation.Validated;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.*;
 
 import java.util.Optional;
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+import java.util.UUID;
 
 import kz.konturai.parser.dto.PageResponse;
 
@@ -37,12 +40,25 @@ public class ReportController {
     }
 
     @PostMapping("/generate")
-    public ResponseEntity<byte[]> generate(@Validated @RequestBody ReportGenerateRequest request) {
-        ReportBinary rb = reportGenerationService.simpleGenerate(request);
-        return ResponseEntity.ok()
-                .header(HttpHeaders.CONTENT_DISPOSITION, "attachment; filename=\"" + rb.getFilename() + "\"")
-                .contentType(rb.getMediaType())
-                .body(rb.getBytes());
+    public ResponseEntity<ApiResponse<ReportGenerationResponse>> generate(
+            @Validated @RequestBody ReportGenerateRequest request) {
+        // Generate unique task ID
+        String taskId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+
+        // Start async report generation
+        reportGenerationService.generateAsync(request);
+
+        // Calculate estimated completion time (5-10 minutes for complex reports)
+        LocalDateTime estimatedCompletion = LocalDateTime.now().plusMinutes(8);
+
+        ReportGenerationResponse response = new ReportGenerationResponse(
+                taskId,
+                "Отчёт будет сгенерирован в фоновом режиме. Ожидаемое время завершения: "
+                        + estimatedCompletion.format(java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("HH:mm")),
+                estimatedCompletion,
+                "PROCESSING");
+
+        return ResponseEntity.ok(ApiResponse.success("Отчёт поставлен в очередь на генерацию", response));
     }
 
     @GetMapping("/history")
diff --git a/src/main/java/kz/konturai/parser/dto/ReportGenerationResponse.java b/src/main/java/kz/konturai/parser/dto/ReportGenerationResponse.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8ed311
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/kz/konturai/parser/dto/ReportGenerationResponse.java
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package kz.konturai.parser.dto;
+
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+
+public class ReportGenerationResponse {
+    private String taskId;
+    private String message;
+    private LocalDateTime estimatedCompletionTime;
+    private String status;
+
+    public ReportGenerationResponse() {
+    }
+
+    public ReportGenerationResponse(String taskId, String message, LocalDateTime estimatedCompletionTime,
+            String status) {
+        this.taskId = taskId;
+        this.message = message;
+        this.estimatedCompletionTime = estimatedCompletionTime;
+        this.status = status;
+    }
+
+    public String getTaskId() {
+        return taskId;
+    }
+
+    public void setTaskId(String taskId) {
+        this.taskId = taskId;
+    }
+
+    public String getMessage() {
+        return message;
+    }
+
+    public void setMessage(String message) {
+        this.message = message;
+    }
+
+    public LocalDateTime getEstimatedCompletionTime() {
+        return estimatedCompletionTime;
+    }
+
+    public void setEstimatedCompletionTime(LocalDateTime estimatedCompletionTime) {
+        this.estimatedCompletionTime = estimatedCompletionTime;
+    }
+
+    public String getStatus() {
+        return status;
+    }
+
+    public void setStatus(String status) {
+        this.status = status;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/kz/konturai/parser/service/ReportGenerationService.java b/src/main/java/kz/konturai/parser/service/ReportGenerationService.java
index 984b3db..89195d0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/kz/konturai/parser/service/ReportGenerationService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/kz/konturai/parser/service/ReportGenerationService.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import kz.konturai.parser.repository.MarketItemRepository;
 import kz.konturai.parser.model.ReportHistory;
 import kz.konturai.parser.repository.ReportHistoryRepository;
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
+import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.Async;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 import org.apache.poi.xwpf.usermodel.XWPFDocument;
 import org.apache.poi.xwpf.usermodel.XWPFParagraph;
@@ -130,6 +131,17 @@ public class ReportGenerationService {
                 generated.getBytes(java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
     }
 
+    @Async("reportGenerationExecutor")
+    public void generateAsync(ReportGenerateRequest req) {
+        try {
+            generate(req);
+            // Report is automatically saved to database and MinIO in the generate() method
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            // Log error but don't throw to avoid async method issues
+            System.err.println("Error generating report asynchronously: " + e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
     public ReportBinary generate(ReportGenerateRequest req) {
         LocalDateTime start = req.getStartDate();
         LocalDateTime end = req.getEndDate();