diff --git a/nano/lib/coroutines.hpp b/nano/lib/coroutines.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f4ab23261
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nano/lib/coroutines.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <nano/lib/utility.hpp>
+
+#include <boost/asio.hpp>
+
+namespace asio = boost::asio;
+
+namespace nano::this_coro
+{
+asio::awaitable<void> sleep_for (auto duration)
+{
+	asio::steady_timer timer{ co_await asio::this_coro::executor };
+	timer.expires_after (duration);
+	co_await timer.async_wait (asio::use_awaitable);
+}
+}
+
+namespace nano
+{
+template <typename Executor>
+class async_condition
+{
+public:
+	explicit async_condition (Executor & executor) :
+		executor{ executor },
+		timer{ executor }
+	{
+	}
+
+	void notify ()
+	{
+		debug_assert (executor.running_in_this_thread ());
+
+		timer.cancel ();
+	}
+
+	asio::awaitable<void> wait_for_async (auto duration)
+	{
+		debug_assert (executor.running_in_this_thread ());
+
+		timer.expires_after (duration);
+		co_await timer.async_wait (asio::use_awaitable);
+	}
+
+private:
+	Executor & executor;
+	asio::steady_timer timer;
+};
+}
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diff --git a/nano/node/transport/tcp_listener.cpp b/nano/node/transport/tcp_listener.cpp
index 7cb676fb73..aff9413a93 100644
--- a/nano/node/transport/tcp_listener.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/transport/tcp_listener.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include <nano/lib/coroutines.hpp>
 #include <nano/lib/interval.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/messages.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/node.hpp>
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ nano::transport::tcp_listener::tcp_listener (uint16_t port_a, nano::node & node_
 	logger{ node_a.logger },
 	port{ port_a },
 	max_inbound_connections{ max_inbound_connections },
+	strand{ node_a.io_ctx.get_executor () },
 	acceptor{ node_a.io_ctx },
 	local{ asio::ip::tcp::endpoint{ asio::ip::address_v6::any (), port_a } }
 {
@@ -32,13 +34,14 @@ nano::transport::tcp_listener::tcp_listener (uint16_t port_a, nano::node & node_
 nano::transport::tcp_listener::~tcp_listener ()
 {
 	// Thread should be stopped before destruction
-	debug_assert (!thread.joinable ());
+	debug_assert (!cleanup_thread.joinable ());
+	debug_assert (!future.valid () || future.wait_for (0s) == std::future_status::ready);
 }
 
 void nano::transport::tcp_listener::start ()
 {
-	debug_assert (!thread.joinable ());
 	debug_assert (!cleanup_thread.joinable ());
+	debug_assert (!future.valid ());
 
 	try
 	{
@@ -56,13 +59,15 @@ void nano::transport::tcp_listener::start ()
 		throw std::runtime_error (ex.code ().message ());
 	}
 
-	thread = std::thread ([this] {
-		nano::thread_role::set (nano::thread_role::name::tcp_listener);
+	future = asio::co_spawn (strand, [this] () -> asio::awaitable<void> {
 		try
 		{
-			logger.debug (nano::log::type::tcp_listener, "Starting acceptor thread");
-			run ();
-			logger.debug (nano::log::type::tcp_listener, "Stopped acceptor thread");
+			logger.debug (nano::log::type::tcp_listener, "Starting acceptor");
+
+			co_await run ();
+			debug_assert (strand.running_in_this_thread ());
+
+			logger.debug (nano::log::type::tcp_listener, "Stopped acceptor");
 		}
 		catch (std::exception const & ex)
 		{
@@ -73,8 +78,7 @@ void nano::transport::tcp_listener::start ()
 		{
 			logger.critical (nano::log::type::tcp_listener, "Unknown error");
 			release_assert (false); // Should be handled earlier
-		}
-	});
+		} }, asio::use_future);
 
 	cleanup_thread = std::thread ([this] {
 		nano::thread_role::set (nano::thread_role::name::tcp_listener);
@@ -87,22 +91,27 @@ void nano::transport::tcp_listener::stop ()
 	debug_assert (!stopped);
 
 	logger.info (nano::log::type::tcp_listener, "Stopping listening for incoming connections and closing all sockets...");
-	{
-		nano::lock_guard<nano::mutex> lock{ mutex };
-		stopped = true;
 
+	// This will run synchronously
+	asio::post (strand, asio::use_future ([this] {
 		boost::system::error_code ec;
 		acceptor.close (ec); // Best effort to close the acceptor, ignore errors
 		if (ec)
 		{
 			logger.error (nano::log::type::tcp_listener, "Error while closing acceptor: {}", ec.message ());
 		}
+	}))
+	.wait ();
+
+	{
+		nano::lock_guard<nano::mutex> lock{ mutex };
+		stopped = true;
 	}
 	condition.notify_all ();
 
-	if (thread.joinable ())
+	if (future.valid ())
 	{
-		thread.join ();
+		future.wait ();
 	}
 	if (cleanup_thread.joinable ())
 	{
@@ -157,23 +166,23 @@ void nano::transport::tcp_listener::cleanup ()
 	});
 }
 
-void nano::transport::tcp_listener::run ()
+asio::awaitable<void> nano::transport::tcp_listener::run ()
 {
-	nano::unique_lock<nano::mutex> lock{ mutex };
+	debug_assert (strand.running_in_this_thread ());
+
 	while (!stopped && acceptor.is_open ())
 	{
-		lock.unlock ();
-
-		wait_available_slots ();
+		co_await wait_available_slots ();
 
 		if (stopped)
 		{
-			return;
+			co_return;
 		}
 
 		try
 		{
-			auto result = accept_one ();
+			auto socket = co_await accept_socket ();
+			auto result = accept_one (std::move (socket));
 			if (result != accept_result::accepted)
 			{
 				stats.inc (nano::stat::type::tcp_listener, nano::stat::detail::accept_failure, nano::stat::dir::in);
@@ -186,10 +195,10 @@ void nano::transport::tcp_listener::run ()
 			logger.log (nano::log::level::debug, nano::log::type::tcp_listener, "Error accepting incoming connection: {}", ex.what ());
 		}
 
-		lock.lock ();
-
 		// Sleep for a while to prevent busy loop
-		condition.wait_for (lock, 10ms, [this] () { return stopped.load (); });
+		// condition.wait_for (lock, 10ms, [this] () { return stopped.load (); });
+
+		co_await nano::this_coro::sleep_for (1s);
 	}
 	if (!stopped)
 	{
@@ -198,20 +207,15 @@ void nano::transport::tcp_listener::run ()
 	}
 }
 
-asio::ip::tcp::socket nano::transport::tcp_listener::accept_socket ()
+asio::awaitable<asio::ip::tcp::socket> nano::transport::tcp_listener::accept_socket ()
 {
-	std::future<asio::ip::tcp::socket> future;
-	{
-		nano::unique_lock<nano::mutex> lock{ mutex };
-		future = acceptor.async_accept (asio::use_future);
-	}
-	future.wait ();
-	return future.get ();
+	debug_assert (strand.running_in_this_thread ());
+
+	co_return co_await acceptor.async_accept (asio::use_awaitable);
 }
 
-auto nano::transport::tcp_listener::accept_one () -> accept_result
+auto nano::transport::tcp_listener::accept_one (asio::ip::tcp::socket raw_socket) -> accept_result
 {
-	auto raw_socket = accept_socket ();
 	auto const remote_endpoint = raw_socket.remote_endpoint ();
 	auto const local_endpoint = raw_socket.local_endpoint ();
 
@@ -255,7 +259,7 @@ auto nano::transport::tcp_listener::accept_one () -> accept_result
 	return accept_result::accepted;
 }
 
-void nano::transport::tcp_listener::wait_available_slots ()
+asio::awaitable<void> nano::transport::tcp_listener::wait_available_slots () const
 {
 	nano::interval log_interval;
 	while (connection_count () >= max_inbound_connections && !stopped)
@@ -266,7 +270,7 @@ void nano::transport::tcp_listener::wait_available_slots ()
 			connection_count (), max_inbound_connections);
 		}
 
-		std::this_thread::sleep_for (100ms);
+		co_await nano::this_coro::sleep_for (100ms);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/nano/node/transport/tcp_listener.hpp b/nano/node/transport/tcp_listener.hpp
index 5bad7a7dd4..b6fb33ee21 100644
--- a/nano/node/transport/tcp_listener.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/transport/tcp_listener.hpp
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 
 #include <nano/node/common.hpp>
 
+#include <boost/asio.hpp>
 #include <boost/multi_index/hashed_index.hpp>
 #include <boost/multi_index/mem_fun.hpp>
 #include <boost/multi_index_container.hpp>
 
 #include <atomic>
+#include <future>
 #include <string_view>
 #include <thread>
 
@@ -54,10 +56,11 @@ class tcp_listener final
 	nano::logger & logger;
 
 private:
-	void run ();
+	asio::awaitable<void> run ();
+	asio::awaitable<void> wait_available_slots () const;
+
 	void run_cleanup ();
 	void cleanup ();
-	void wait_available_slots ();
 
 	enum class accept_result
 	{
@@ -68,9 +71,9 @@ class tcp_listener final
 		excluded,
 	};
 
-	accept_result accept_one ();
+	accept_result accept_one (asio::ip::tcp::socket);
 	accept_result check_limits (asio::ip::address const & ip);
-	asio::ip::tcp::socket accept_socket ();
+	asio::awaitable<asio::ip::tcp::socket> accept_socket ();
 
 	size_t count_per_ip (asio::ip::address const & ip) const;
 	size_t count_per_subnetwork (asio::ip::address const & ip) const;
@@ -103,13 +106,15 @@ class tcp_listener final
 	// clang-format on
 	ordered_connections connections;
 
+	asio::strand<asio::io_context::executor_type> strand;
+
 	asio::ip::tcp::acceptor acceptor;
 	asio::ip::tcp::endpoint local;
 
 	std::atomic<bool> stopped;
 	nano::condition_variable condition;
 	mutable nano::mutex mutex;
-	std::thread thread;
+	std::future<void> future;
 	std::thread cleanup_thread;
 };
 }
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