diff --git a/py/compile.c b/py/compile.c
index 653aae0041..f194302982 100644
--- a/py/compile.c
+++ b/py/compile.c
@@ -2632,6 +2632,12 @@ STATIC void compile_yield_expr(compiler_t *comp, mp_parse_node_struct_t *pns) {
         EMIT_ARG(yield, MP_EMIT_YIELD_VALUE);
     } else if (MP_PARSE_NODE_IS_STRUCT_KIND(pns->nodes[0], PN_yield_arg_from)) {
         pns = (mp_parse_node_struct_t*)pns->nodes[0];
+#if MICROPY_PY_ASYNC_AWAIT
+        if(comp->scope_cur->scope_flags & MP_SCOPE_FLAG_ASYNC) {
+            compile_syntax_error(comp, (mp_parse_node_t)pns, translate("'yield from' inside async function"));
+            return;
+        }
+#endif
         compile_node(comp, pns->nodes[0]);
         compile_yield_from(comp);
     } else {
@@ -2648,7 +2654,8 @@ STATIC void compile_atom_expr_await(compiler_t *comp, mp_parse_node_struct_t *pn
     }
     compile_require_async_context(comp, pns);
     compile_atom_expr_normal(comp, pns);
-    compile_yield_from(comp);
+
+    compile_await_object_method(comp, MP_QSTR___await__);
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/py/objgenerator.c b/py/objgenerator.c
index df421b60c8..baa6a9849c 100644
--- a/py/objgenerator.c
+++ b/py/objgenerator.c
@@ -225,6 +225,25 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t gen_instance_send(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t send_value) {
 
 STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(gen_instance_send_obj, gen_instance_send);
 
+#if MICROPY_PY_ASYNC_AWAIT
+STATIC mp_obj_t gen_instance_await(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+    mp_obj_gen_instance_t *self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in);
+    if ( !self->coroutine_generator ) {
+        // Pretend like a generator does not have this coroutine behavior.
+        // Pay no attention to the dir() behind the curtain
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_AttributeError,
+            translate("type object 'generator' has no attribute '__await__'")));
+    }
+    mp_obj_t ret = gen_resume_and_raise(self_in, mp_const_none, MP_OBJ_NULL);
+    if (ret == MP_OBJ_STOP_ITERATION) {
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception(&mp_type_StopIteration));
+    } else {
+        return ret;
+    }
+}
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(gen_instance_await_obj, gen_instance_await);
+#endif
+
 STATIC mp_obj_t gen_instance_close(mp_obj_t self_in);
 STATIC mp_obj_t gen_instance_throw(size_t n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     mp_obj_t exc = (n_args == 2) ? args[1] : args[2];
@@ -280,6 +299,9 @@ STATIC const mp_rom_map_elem_t gen_instance_locals_dict_table[] = {
     #if MICROPY_PY_GENERATOR_PEND_THROW
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_pend_throw), MP_ROM_PTR(&gen_instance_pend_throw_obj) },
     #endif
+    #if MICROPY_PY_ASYNC_AWAIT
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR___await__), MP_ROM_PTR(&gen_instance_await_obj) },
+    #endif
 };
 
 STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_DICT(gen_instance_locals_dict, gen_instance_locals_dict_table);