diff --git a/parsons/action_network/action_network.py b/parsons/action_network/action_network.py
index aa87880f52..7858f3e3f6 100644
--- a/parsons/action_network/action_network.py
+++ b/parsons/action_network/action_network.py
@@ -1846,7 +1846,7 @@ def get_tagging(self, tag_id, tagging_id):
         """
         return self.api.get_request(f"tags/{tag_id}/taggings/{tagging_id}")
 
-    def create_tagging(self, tag_id, payload):
+    def create_tagging(self, tag_id, payload, background_processing=False):
         """
         `Args:`
             tag_id:
@@ -1858,26 +1858,42 @@ def create_tagging(self, tag_id, payload):
                         "osdi:person" : { "href" : "https://actionnetwork.org/api/v2/people/id" }
                     }
                 }
+            background_processing: bool
+                If set `true`, utilize ActionNetwork's "background processing". This will return
+                an immediate success, with an empty JSON body, and send your request to the
+                background queue for eventual processing.
+                https://actionnetwork.org/docs/v2/#background-processing
         `Returns:`
             A JSON response after creating the tagging
         `Documentation Reference`:
             https://actionnetwork.org/docs/v2/taggings
         """
-        return self.api.post_request(f"tags/{tag_id}/taggings", data=json.dumps(payload))
+        url = f"tags/{tag_id}/taggings"
+        if background_processing:
+            url = f"{url}?background_processing=true"
+        return self.api.post_request(url, data=json.dumps(payload))
 
-    def delete_tagging(self, tag_id, tagging_id):
+    def delete_tagging(self, tag_id, tagging_id, background_processing=False):
         """
         `Args:`
             tag_id:
                 The unique id of the tag
             tagging_id:
                 The unique id of the tagging to be deleted
+            background_processing: bool
+                If set `true`, utilize ActionNetwork's "background processing". This will return
+                an immediate success, with an empty JSON body, and send your request to the
+                background queue for eventual processing.
+                https://actionnetwork.org/docs/v2/#background-processing
         `Returns:`
             A JSON response after deleting the tagging
         `Documentation Reference`:
             https://actionnetwork.org/docs/v2/taggings
         """
-        return self.api.delete_request(f"tags/{tag_id}/taggings/{tagging_id}")
+        url = f"tags/{tag_id}/taggings/{tagging_id}"
+        if background_processing:
+            url = f"{url}?background_processing=true"
+        return self.api.delete_request(url)
 
     # Wrappers
     def get_wrappers(self, limit=None, per_page=25, page=None, filter=None):