diff --git a/syndicate/actor.rkt b/syndicate/actor.rkt
index fbfe694..9a090a1 100644
--- a/syndicate/actor.rkt
+++ b/syndicate/actor.rkt
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@
 
 (module+ internals
   (provide make-actor
-           actor-terminate!))
+           actor-terminate!
+           with-active-facet))
 
 (require (only-in preserves preserve=?))
 (require racket/match)
diff --git a/syndicate/async.rkt b/syndicate/async.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34ca244
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syndicate/async.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#lang syndicate
+;;; SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-or-later
+;;; SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright © 2022 Tony Garnock-Jones <tonyg@leastfixedpoint.com>
+
+(provide async
+         async?
+         suspend
+         await)
+
+(require (only-in (submod "actor.rkt" internals) with-active-facet))
+
+(define prompt-tag (make-continuation-prompt-tag 'syndicate))
+
+(define-syntax-rule (async body ...)
+  (async* (lambda () body ...)))
+
+(define (async* thunk)
+  (call-with-continuation-prompt thunk prompt-tag))
+
+(define (async?)
+  (continuation-prompt-available? prompt-tag))
+
+(define (capture-chain proc)
+  (call-with-composable-continuation
+   (lambda (k)
+     (let ((k (lambda results
+                (async* (lambda () (apply k results))))))
+       (abort-current-continuation prompt-tag (lambda () (proc k)))))
+   prompt-tag))
+
+(define (suspend proc)
+  (unless (async?) (error 'suspend "Cannot suspend async chain outside async block"))
+  (define facet this-facet)
+  (capture-chain
+   (lambda (k)
+     (proc (lambda results
+             (with-active-facet facet
+               (lambda ()
+                 (apply k results))))))))
+
+(define-syntax-rule (await k body ...)
+  (suspend (lambda (k)
+             (react
+               (define facet this-facet)
+               (let ((k (lambda results (stop-facet facet (apply k results)))))
+                 body ...)))))
+
+(module+ test
+  (require "dataspace.rkt")
+  (actor-system/dataspace (ds)
+    (spawn
+      #:name 'service
+      (at ds
+        (during 'waiting
+          (assert 'ready)
+          (on-stop (stop-current-facet)))))
+    (at ds
+      (define (D x) (log-info "~v ~a" this-facet x))
+      (on-start (D "outer+"))
+      (on-stop  (D "outer-"))
+      (async (D "1")
+             (await k (D "@") (k (void)))
+             (D "2")
+             (await k
+                    (on-start (D "A1+"))
+                    (on-stop  (D "A1-"))
+                    (assert 'waiting)
+                    (on (asserted 'ready)
+                      (D "A2")
+                      (k (void))))
+             (D "3")
+             (await k (D "B") (k (void)))
+             (D "4")
+             (stop-current-facet)))))