diff --git a/src/event.rs b/src/event.rs
index 192e0b8c2..86a9f8176 100644
--- a/src/event.rs
+++ b/src/event.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ use lightning::util::ser::{Readable, ReadableArgs, Writeable, Writer};
 use bitcoin::blockdata::locktime::absolute::LockTime;
 use bitcoin::secp256k1::PublicKey;
 use bitcoin::OutPoint;
+use core::future::Future;
+use core::task::Poll;
 use rand::{thread_rng, Rng};
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
 use std::ops::Deref;
@@ -157,6 +159,11 @@ where
 		locked_queue.front().map(|e| e.clone())
 	}
 
+	pub(crate) async fn next_event_async(&self) -> Event {
+		let ev = EventFuture { event_queue: &self };
+		ev.await
+	}
+
 	pub(crate) fn wait_next_event(&self) -> Event {
 		let locked_queue =
 			self.notifier.wait_while(self.queue.lock().unwrap(), |queue| queue.is_empty()).unwrap();
@@ -240,6 +247,30 @@ impl Writeable for EventQueueSerWrapper<'_> {
 	}
 }
 
+struct EventFuture<'a, K: KVStore + Sync + Send, L: Deref>
+where
+	L::Target: Logger,
+{
+	event_queue: &'a EventQueue<K, L>,
+}
+
+impl<'a, K: KVStore + Sync + Send, L: Deref> Future for EventFuture<'a, K, L>
+where
+	L::Target: Logger,
+{
+	type Output = Event;
+
+	fn poll(
+		self: core::pin::Pin<&mut Self>, _cx: &mut core::task::Context<'_>,
+	) -> core::task::Poll<Self::Output> {
+		if let Some(event) = self.event_queue.next_event() {
+			Poll::Ready(event)
+		} else {
+			Poll::Pending
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 pub(crate) struct EventHandler<K: KVStore + Sync + Send, L: Deref>
 where
 	L::Target: Logger,
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 3d51ef984..bd507e7e1 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -800,6 +800,15 @@ impl<K: KVStore + Sync + Send + 'static> Node<K> {
 		self.event_queue.next_event()
 	}
 
+	/// Returns the next event in the event queue.
+	///
+	/// Will asynchronously poll the event queue until the next event is ready.
+	///
+	/// **Note:** this will always return the same event until handling is confirmed via [`Node::event_handled`].
+	pub async fn next_event_async(&self) -> Event {
+		self.event_queue.next_event_async().await
+	}
+
 	/// Returns the next event in the event queue.
 	///
 	/// Will block the current thread until the next event is available.