diff --git a/examples/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/stripes/examples/async/AsyncActionBean.java b/examples/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/stripes/examples/async/AsyncActionBean.java
index 14423d6ae..bf62d7fe0 100644
--- a/examples/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/stripes/examples/async/AsyncActionBean.java
+++ b/examples/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/stripes/examples/async/AsyncActionBean.java
@@ -6,14 +6,13 @@
 import org.apache.http.HttpHost;
 
 import javax.servlet.AsyncContext;
-import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
-import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 
 @Public
 @UrlBinding("/async")
 public class AsyncActionBean implements ActionBean {
 
+	private static final String JSP_PATH = "/WEB-INF/async/async.jsp";
 	private ActionBeanContext context;
 	public ActionBeanContext getContext() {
 		return context;
@@ -50,7 +49,8 @@ public Resolution asyncEvent() {
 		return new AsyncResolution() {
 
 			// only this method to implement. you must complete() or dispatch() yourself.
-			public void execute(final HttpServletRequest request, final HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {
+			@Override
+			protected void executeAsync() throws Exception {
 
 				// we use an Async Http Client in order to call the github web service as a demo.
 				// the async http client calls on of the lambdas when he's done, and
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ public void execute(final HttpServletRequest request, final HttpServletResponse
 							} catch (Exception e) {
 								clientException = e;
 							}
-							dispatchToJsp(getAsyncContext());
+							dispatch(JSP_PATH);
 						} else {
 							ghResponse = result.getStatusLine().getReasonPhrase();
-							dispatchToJsp(getAsyncContext());
+							dispatch(JSP_PATH);
 						}
 
 					})
@@ -83,14 +83,14 @@ public void execute(final HttpServletRequest request, final HttpServletResponse
 
 						// http client failure
 						clientException = ex;
-						dispatchToJsp(getAsyncContext());
+						dispatch(JSP_PATH);
 
 					})
 					.cancelled(() -> {
 
 						// just for demo, we never call it...
 						cancelled = true;
-						dispatchToJsp(getAsyncContext());
+						dispatch(JSP_PATH);
 
 					})
 					.get(); // trigger async request
@@ -101,9 +101,10 @@ public void execute(final HttpServletRequest request, final HttpServletResponse
 	@DontValidate
 	public Resolution asyncEventThatTimeouts() {
 		return new AsyncResolution() {
-			public void execute(final HttpServletRequest request, final HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {
+			@Override
+			protected void executeAsync() throws Exception {
 				getAsyncContext().setTimeout(1000);
-				getAsyncContext().getResponse().getWriter().write("OK");
+				getResponse().getWriter().write("OK");
 				// never call complete/dispatch...
 			}
 		};
@@ -112,17 +113,13 @@ public void execute(final HttpServletRequest request, final HttpServletResponse
 	@DontValidate
 	public Resolution asyncEventThatThrows() {
 		return new AsyncResolution() {
-			public void execute(final HttpServletRequest request, final HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {
+			@Override
+			protected void executeAsync() throws Exception {
 				throw new RuntimeException("WTF");
 			}
 		};
 	}
 
-	// helper dispatch method
-	private void dispatchToJsp(AsyncContext asyncContext) {
-		asyncContext.dispatch("/WEB-INF/async/async.jsp");
-	}
-
 	// getters for instance fields that have been set by event method
 
 	public boolean isCancelled() {
diff --git a/stripes/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/stripes/action/AsyncResolution.java b/stripes/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/stripes/action/AsyncResolution.java
index d6d1a3da3..c050b9aaf 100644
--- a/stripes/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/stripes/action/AsyncResolution.java
+++ b/stripes/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/stripes/action/AsyncResolution.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package net.sourceforge.stripes.action;
 
 import javax.servlet.AsyncContext;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
 public abstract class AsyncResolution implements Resolution {
 
@@ -14,4 +16,41 @@ public void setAsyncContext(AsyncContext asyncContext) {
 		this.asyncContext = asyncContext;
 	}
 
+	private ActionBeanContext context;
+
+	public ActionBeanContext getContext() {
+		return context;
+	}
+
+	public void setContext(ActionBeanContext context) {
+		this.context = context;
+	}
+
+	private HttpServletRequest request;
+	private HttpServletResponse response;
+
+	public HttpServletRequest getRequest() {
+		return request;
+	}
+
+	public HttpServletResponse getResponse() {
+		return response;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public final void execute(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {
+		this.request = request;
+		this.response = response;
+		executeAsync();
+	}
+
+	protected abstract void executeAsync() throws Exception;
+
+	protected void dispatch(String path) {
+		getAsyncContext().dispatch(path);
+	}
+
+	protected void complete() {
+		getAsyncContext().complete();
+	}
 }
diff --git a/stripes/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/stripes/controller/DispatcherServlet.java b/stripes/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/stripes/controller/DispatcherServlet.java
index 10f4c2890..88a26ee24 100644
--- a/stripes/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/stripes/controller/DispatcherServlet.java
+++ b/stripes/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/stripes/controller/DispatcherServlet.java
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ public void onStartAsync(AsyncEvent event) throws IOException {
                     });
                     AsyncResolution asyncResolution = (AsyncResolution)resolution;
                     asyncResolution.setAsyncContext(asyncContext);
+                    asyncResolution.setContext(ctx.getActionBeanContext());
                 }
                 executeResolution(ctx, resolution);
             }
diff --git a/stripes/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/stripes/mock/TestMockAsync.java b/stripes/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/stripes/mock/TestMockAsync.java
index 96236e806..081b230b8 100644
--- a/stripes/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/stripes/mock/TestMockAsync.java
+++ b/stripes/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/stripes/mock/TestMockAsync.java
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ public void setContext(ActionBeanContext context) {
 		@DefaultHandler
 		public Resolution doAsync() {
 			return new AsyncResolution() {
-				public void execute(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {
+				@Override
+				protected void executeAsync() throws Exception {
 					Thread.sleep(5000);
-					AsyncContext asyncContext = getAsyncContext();
-					asyncContext.getResponse().getWriter().write("DONE");
-					asyncContext.complete();
+					getResponse().getWriter().write("DONE");
+					complete();
 				}
 			};
 		}