diff --git a/test/asynchronous/test_gridfs_spec.py b/test/asynchronous/test_gridfs_spec.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f3dc14fbdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/asynchronous/test_gridfs_spec.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Copyright 2015-present MongoDB, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Test the AsyncGridFS unified spec tests."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+sys.path[0:0] = [""]
+
+from test import unittest
+from test.asynchronous.unified_format import generate_test_classes
+
+_IS_SYNC = False
+
+# Location of JSON test specifications.
+if _IS_SYNC:
+    TEST_PATH = os.path.join(Path(__file__).resolve().parent, "gridfs")
+else:
+    TEST_PATH = os.path.join(Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent, "gridfs")
+
+# Generate unified tests.
+globals().update(generate_test_classes(TEST_PATH, module=__name__))
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/test/test_gridfs_spec.py b/test/test_gridfs_spec.py
index 6840b6ae0c..e84e19725e 100644
--- a/test/test_gridfs_spec.py
+++ b/test/test_gridfs_spec.py
@@ -17,14 +17,20 @@
 
 import os
 import sys
+from pathlib import Path
 
 sys.path[0:0] = [""]
 
 from test import unittest
 from test.unified_format import generate_test_classes
 
+_IS_SYNC = True
+
 # Location of JSON test specifications.
-TEST_PATH = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "gridfs")
+if _IS_SYNC:
+    TEST_PATH = os.path.join(Path(__file__).resolve().parent, "gridfs")
+else:
+    TEST_PATH = os.path.join(Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent, "gridfs")
 
 # Generate unified tests.
 globals().update(generate_test_classes(TEST_PATH, module=__name__))
diff --git a/tools/synchro.py b/tools/synchro.py
index 897e5e8018..e20a8facda 100644
--- a/tools/synchro.py
+++ b/tools/synchro.py
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ def async_only_test(f: str) -> bool:
     "test_data_lake.py",
     "test_encryption.py",
     "test_grid_file.py",
+    "test_gridfs_spec.py",
     "test_logger.py",
     "test_monitoring.py",
     "test_raw_bson.py",