diff --git a/custom_components/pyscript/eval.py b/custom_components/pyscript/eval.py
index 4ca5371..0dfcf06 100644
--- a/custom_components/pyscript/eval.py
+++ b/custom_components/pyscript/eval.py
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ def getattr(self):
 class EvalFunc:
     """Class for a callable pyscript function."""
 
-    def __init__(self, func_def, code_list, code_str, global_ctx):
+    def __init__(self, func_def, code_list, code_str, global_ctx, async_func=False):
         """Initialize a function calling context."""
         self.func_def = func_def
         self.name = func_def.name
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ def __init__(self, func_def, code_list, code_str, global_ctx):
         self.trigger = []
         self.trigger_service = set()
         self.has_closure = False
+        self.async_func = async_func
 
     def get_name(self):
         """Return the function name."""
@@ -930,14 +931,18 @@ async def ast_not_implemented(self, arg, *args):
         name = "ast_" + arg.__class__.__name__.lower()
         raise NotImplementedError(f"{self.name}: not implemented ast " + name)
 
-    async def aeval(self, arg, undefined_check=True):
+    async def aeval(self, arg, undefined_check=True, do_await=True):
         """Vector to specific function based on ast class type."""
         name = "ast_" + arg.__class__.__name__.lower()
         try:
             if hasattr(arg, "lineno"):
                 self.lineno = arg.lineno
                 self.col_offset = arg.col_offset
-            val = await getattr(self, name, self.ast_not_implemented)(arg)
+            val = (
+                await getattr(self, name, self.ast_not_implemented)(arg)
+                if do_await
+                else getattr(self, name, self.ast_not_implemented)(arg)
+            )
             if undefined_check and isinstance(val, EvalName):
                 raise NameError(f"name '{val.name}' is not defined")
             return val
@@ -1102,7 +1107,7 @@ async def ast_classdef(self, arg):
             del sym_table["__init__"]
         sym_table_assign[arg.name].set(type(arg.name, tuple(bases), sym_table))
 
-    async def ast_functiondef(self, arg):
+    async def ast_functiondef(self, arg, async_func=False):
         """Evaluate function definition."""
         other_dec = []
         dec_name = None
@@ -1158,7 +1163,7 @@ async def executor_wrap(*args, **kwargs):
                 self.sym_table[arg.name].set(func)
             return
 
-        func = EvalFunc(arg, self.code_list, self.code_str, self.global_ctx)
+        func = EvalFunc(arg, self.code_list, self.code_str, self.global_ctx, async_func)
         await func.eval_defaults(self)
         await func.resolve_nonlocals(self)
         name = func.get_name()
@@ -1215,7 +1220,7 @@ async def ast_lambda(self, arg):
 
     async def ast_asyncfunctiondef(self, arg):
         """Evaluate async function definition."""
-        return await self.ast_functiondef(arg)
+        return await self.ast_functiondef(arg, async_func=True)
 
     async def ast_try(self, arg):
         """Execute try...except statement."""
@@ -2020,7 +2025,10 @@ async def ast_formattedvalue(self, arg):
 
     async def ast_await(self, arg):
         """Evaluate await expr."""
-        return await self.aeval(arg.value)
+        coro = await self.aeval(arg.value, do_await=False)
+        if coro and asyncio.iscoroutine(coro):
+            return await coro
+        return coro
 
     async def get_target_names(self, lhs):
         """Recursively find all the target names mentioned in the AST tree."""
diff --git a/tests/test_unit_eval.py b/tests/test_unit_eval.py
index 5983541..ca6626b 100644
--- a/tests/test_unit_eval.py
+++ b/tests/test_unit_eval.py
@@ -1415,6 +1415,39 @@ async def func():
 """,
         42,
     ],
+    [
+        """
+import asyncio
+async def coro():
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+    return "done"
+
+await coro()
+""",
+        "done",
+    ],
+    [
+        """
+import asyncio
+
+@pyscript_compile
+async def nested():
+    await asyncio.sleep(1e-8)
+    return 42
+
+@pyscript_compile
+async def run():
+    task = asyncio.create_task(nested())
+
+    # "task" can now be used to cancel "nested()", or
+    # can simply be awaited to wait until it is complete:
+    await task
+    return "done"
+
+await run()
+""",
+        "done",
+    ],
 ]