diff --git a/.babelrc b/.babelrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f315c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.babelrc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "sourceMaps": "inline",
+  "presets": ["es2015", "stage-1"],
+  "plugins": [
+    "transform-runtime",
+    ["transform-async-to-module-method", {
+      "module": "bluebird",
+      "method": "coroutine"
+    }]
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 6fddb06..0b59c02 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -39,13 +39,19 @@ class Base extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   _wrapListener(eventName, listener) {
-    if (is.generatorFunction(listener)) {
-      assert(eventName !== 'error', '[sdk-base] `error` event should not have a generator listener.');
+    if (is.generatorFunction(listener) || is.asyncFunction(listener)) {
+      assert(eventName !== 'error', '[sdk-base] `error` event should not have a generator/async listener.');
 
       const newListener = (...args) => {
-        co(function* () {
-          yield listener(...args);
-        }).catch(err => {
+        let promise;
+        if (is.asyncFunction(listener)) {
+          promise = listener(...args);
+        } else {
+          promise = co(function* () {
+            yield listener(...args);
+          });
+        }
+        promise.catch(err => {
           err.name = 'EventListenerProcessError';
           this.emit('error', err);
         });
@@ -78,7 +84,7 @@ class Base extends EventEmitter {
 
   removeListener(eventName, listener) {
     let target = listener;
-    if (is.generatorFunction(listener)) {
+    if (is.generatorFunction(listener) || is.asyncFunction(listener)) {
       const listeners = this.listeners(eventName);
       for (const fn of listeners) {
         if (fn.original === listener) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c04080b..04a68e0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,13 @@
     "egg-ci": "^1.8.0",
     "eslint": "^4.11.0",
     "eslint-config-egg": "^5.1.1",
-    "pedding": "^1.1.0"
+    "pedding": "^1.1.0",
+    "babel-plugin-transform-async-to-module-method": "^6.24.0",
+    "babel-plugin-transform-runtime": "^6.23.0",
+    "babel-preset-es2015": "^6.24.0",
+    "babel-preset-stage-1": "^6.24.0",
+    "babel-register": "^6.26.0",
+    "bluebird": "^3.3.5"
   },
   "engine": {
     "node": ">= 6.0.0"
diff --git a/test/.setup.js b/test/.setup.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6fe580
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/.setup.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const ver = process.version;
+let major = ver.split('.')[0];
+major = parseInt(major.substr(1), 10);
+// below node 8
+if (major < 8) {
+  require('babel-register');
+}
diff --git a/test/index.test.js b/test/index.test.js
index 64c62c8..d9c4cab 100644
--- a/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/index.test.js
@@ -242,6 +242,49 @@ describe('sdk-base', () => {
       client.emit('event_code', 1, 2);
     });
 
+    it('should add async listener', done => {
+      done = pedding(done, 8);
+      const client = new SomeServiceClient();
+
+      client.addListener('event_code_async', async function(a, b) {
+        console.log('event_code_async in addListener');
+        assert(a === 1);
+        assert(b === 2);
+        done();
+      });
+
+      client.on('event_code_async', async function(a, b) {
+        console.log('event_code_async in on');
+        assert(a === 1);
+        assert(b === 2);
+        done();
+      });
+
+      client.once('event_code_async', async function(a, b) {
+        console.log('event_code_async in once');
+        assert(a === 1);
+        assert(b === 2);
+        done();
+      });
+
+      client.prependListener('event_code_async', async function(a, b) {
+        console.log('event_code_async in prependListener');
+        assert(a === 1);
+        assert(b === 2);
+        done();
+      });
+
+      client.prependOnceListener('event_code_async', async function(a, b) {
+        console.log('event_code_async in prependOnceListener');
+        assert(a === 1);
+        assert(b === 2);
+        done();
+      });
+
+      client.emit('event_code_async', 1, 2);
+      client.emit('event_code_async', 1, 2);
+    });
+
     it('should catch generator exception and emit on error event', done => {
       done = pedding(done, 2);
       const client = new SomeServiceClient();
@@ -278,6 +321,25 @@ describe('sdk-base', () => {
       assert(client.listeners('event_code').length === 0);
     });
 
+    it('should remove async listener', done => {
+      done = pedding(done, 1);
+      const client = new SomeServiceClient();
+      const handler = async function(data) {
+        assert(data === 1);
+        console.log('async listener');
+        done();
+      };
+      client.on('event_code', data => {
+        assert(data === 1);
+        console.log('normal listener');
+      });
+      client.on('event_code_async', handler);
+      client.emit('event_code', 1);
+      client.emit('event_code_async', 1);
+      client.removeListener('event_code_async', handler);
+      assert(client.listeners('event_code_async').length === 0);
+    });
+
     it('should not allow to add generator listener on error event', () => {
       const client = new SomeServiceClient();
       assert.throws(() => {