diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 099a7dbe0..6e4fce48c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1996,6 +1996,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "riot-rs-boards",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hello-world-async"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "embassy-executor",
+ "riot-rs",
+ "riot-rs-boards",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hermit-abi"
 version = "0.1.19"
diff --git a/examples/hello-world-async/Cargo.toml b/examples/hello-world-async/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b5799c0ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hello-world-async/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[package]
+name = "hello-world-async"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+publish = false
+
+[dependencies]
+riot-rs = { path = "../../src/riot-rs" }
+riot-rs-boards = { path = "../../src/riot-rs-boards" }
+
+embassy-executor = { workspace = true, default-features = false }
diff --git a/examples/hello-world-async/README.md b/examples/hello-world-async/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..286279053
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hello-world-async/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# hello-world-async
+
+## About
+
+This application is the classic example using async Rust.
+
+## How to run
+
+In this folder, run
+
+    laze build -b nrf52840dk run
diff --git a/examples/hello-world-async/laze.yml b/examples/hello-world-async/laze.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..793494c84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hello-world-async/laze.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+apps:
+  - name: hello-world-async
+    selects:
+      - ?release
diff --git a/examples/hello-world-async/src/main.rs b/examples/hello-world-async/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..68e60a966
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hello-world-async/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#![no_main]
+#![no_std]
+#![feature(type_alias_impl_trait)]
+#![feature(used_with_arg)]
+
+use riot_rs::debug::println;
+
+#[riot_rs::task(autostart)]
+async fn main() {
+    println!("Hello World!");
+}
diff --git a/examples/laze.yml b/examples/laze.yml
index f697e9f40..ec646425e 100644
--- a/examples/laze.yml
+++ b/examples/laze.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ subdirs:
   - embassy-net-udp
   - embassy-usb-keyboard
   - hello-world
+  - hello-world-async
   - minimal
   - random
   - threading