diff --git a/google/cloud/firestore_v1/async_collection.py b/google/cloud/firestore_v1/async_collection.py
index e3842f03e..ca4ec8b0f 100644
--- a/google/cloud/firestore_v1/async_collection.py
+++ b/google/cloud/firestore_v1/async_collection.py
@@ -112,6 +112,23 @@ async def add(
         write_result = await document_ref.create(document_data, **kwargs)
         return write_result.update_time, document_ref
 
+    def document(
+        self, document_id: str = None
+    ) -> async_document.AsyncDocumentReference:
+        """Create a sub-document underneath the current collection.
+
+        Args:
+            document_id (Optional[str]): The document identifier
+                within the current collection. If not provided, will default
+                to a random 20 character string composed of digits,
+                uppercase and lowercase and letters.
+
+        Returns:
+            :class:`~google.cloud.firestore_v1.document.async_document.AsyncDocumentReference`:
+            The child document.
+        """
+        return super(AsyncCollectionReference, self).document(document_id)
+
     async def list_documents(
         self,
         page_size: int = None,
diff --git a/tests/unit/v1/test_async_collection.py b/tests/unit/v1/test_async_collection.py
index a7b3ba0e4..bf0959e04 100644
--- a/tests/unit/v1/test_async_collection.py
+++ b/tests/unit/v1/test_async_collection.py
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ def test_query_method_matching(self):
         # ``AsyncCollectionReference``.
         self.assertLessEqual(query_methods, collection_methods)
 
+    def test_document_name_default(self):
+        client = _make_client()
+        document = client.collection("test").document()
+        # name is random, but assert it is not None
+        self.assertTrue(document.id is not None)
+
     def test_constructor(self):
         collection_id1 = "rooms"
         document_id = "roomA"