diff --git a/databases/backends/aiopg.py b/databases/backends/aiopg.py
index 9ad12f63..d51b3255 100644
--- a/databases/backends/aiopg.py
+++ b/databases/backends/aiopg.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import asyncio
 import getpass
 import json
 import logging
@@ -171,10 +172,12 @@ async def execute(self, query: ClauseElement) -> typing.Any:
     async def execute_many(self, queries: typing.List[ClauseElement]) -> None:
         assert self._connection is not None, "Connection is not acquired"
         cursor = await self._connection.cursor()
+        futures = []
+        for single_query in queries:
+            single_query, args, context = self._compile(single_query)
+            futures.append(cursor.execute(single_query, args))
         try:
-            for single_query in queries:
-                single_query, args, context = self._compile(single_query)
-                await cursor.execute(single_query, args)
+            await asyncio.gather(*futures)
         finally:
             cursor.close()
 
diff --git a/databases/backends/asyncmy.py b/databases/backends/asyncmy.py
index e15dfa45..c7ffb76b 100644
--- a/databases/backends/asyncmy.py
+++ b/databases/backends/asyncmy.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import asyncio
 import getpass
 import logging
 import typing
@@ -161,10 +162,12 @@ async def execute(self, query: ClauseElement) -> typing.Any:
     async def execute_many(self, queries: typing.List[ClauseElement]) -> None:
         assert self._connection is not None, "Connection is not acquired"
         async with self._connection.cursor() as cursor:
+            futures = []
+            for single_query in queries:
+                single_query, args, context = self._compile(single_query)
+                futures.append(cursor.execute(single_query, args))
             try:
-                for single_query in queries:
-                    single_query, args, context = self._compile(single_query)
-                    await cursor.execute(single_query, args)
+                await asyncio.gather(*futures)
             finally:
                 await cursor.close()
 
diff --git a/databases/backends/mysql.py b/databases/backends/mysql.py
index 2a0a8425..ef725d14 100644
--- a/databases/backends/mysql.py
+++ b/databases/backends/mysql.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import asyncio
 import getpass
 import logging
 import typing
@@ -161,10 +162,12 @@ async def execute(self, query: ClauseElement) -> typing.Any:
     async def execute_many(self, queries: typing.List[ClauseElement]) -> None:
         assert self._connection is not None, "Connection is not acquired"
         cursor = await self._connection.cursor()
+        futures = []
+        for single_query in queries:
+            single_query, args, context = self._compile(single_query)
+            futures.append(cursor.execute(single_query, args))
         try:
-            for single_query in queries:
-                single_query, args, context = self._compile(single_query)
-                await cursor.execute(single_query, args)
+            await asyncio.gather(*futures)
         finally:
             await cursor.close()
 
diff --git a/databases/backends/postgres.py b/databases/backends/postgres.py
index 3e1a6fff..6f553405 100644
--- a/databases/backends/postgres.py
+++ b/databases/backends/postgres.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import asyncio
 import logging
 import typing
 
@@ -221,9 +222,11 @@ async def execute_many(self, queries: typing.List[ClauseElement]) -> None:
         # asyncpg uses prepared statements under the hood, so we just
         # loop through multiple executes here, which should all end up
         # using the same prepared statement.
+        futures = []
         for single_query in queries:
             single_query, args, result_columns = self._compile(single_query)
-            await self._connection.execute(single_query, *args)
+            futures.append(self._connection.execute(single_query, *args))
+        await asyncio.gather(*futures)
 
     async def iterate(
         self, query: ClauseElement
diff --git a/databases/backends/sqlite.py b/databases/backends/sqlite.py
index 9626dcf8..c0049ace 100644
--- a/databases/backends/sqlite.py
+++ b/databases/backends/sqlite.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import asyncio
 import logging
 import typing
 import uuid
@@ -137,8 +138,11 @@ async def execute(self, query: ClauseElement) -> typing.Any:
 
     async def execute_many(self, queries: typing.List[ClauseElement]) -> None:
         assert self._connection is not None, "Connection is not acquired"
-        for single_query in queries:
-            await self.execute(single_query)
+        futures = [
+            self.execute(single_query)
+            for single_query in queries
+        ]
+        await asyncio.gather(*futures)
 
     async def iterate(
         self, query: ClauseElement