diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
index c799fe5327..7364c13643 100644
--- a/.eslintrc
+++ b/.eslintrc
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 {
-  "extends": "eslint-config-egg"
+  "extends": "eslint-config-egg",
+  "parserOptions": {
+    "ecmaVersion": 2017
+  }
 }
diff --git a/test/async/_async.js b/test/async/_async.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ef60969e21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/async/_async.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const assert = require('assert');
+const request = require('supertest');
+const mm = require('egg-mock');
+const utils = require('../utils');
+
+describe('test/async.test.js', () => {
+  afterEach(mm.restore);
+  let app;
+  before(async () => {
+    app = utils.app('apps/async-app');
+    await app.ready();
+    assert(app.beforeStartExectuted);
+    assert(app.scheduleExecuted);
+  });
+  after(async () => {
+    await app.close();
+    assert(app.beforeCloseExecuted);
+  });
+
+  it('middleware, controller and service support async functions', async () => {
+    await request(app.callback())
+    .get('/api')
+    .expect(200)
+    .expect([ 'service', 'controller', 'router', 'middleware' ]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/async/index.test.js b/test/async/index.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..79e55a46ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/async/index.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const nodeVersion = Number(process.version.match(/^v(\d+\.\d)+\./)[1]);
+// only node >= 7.6 support async function without flags
+if (nodeVersion >= 7.6) {
+  require('./_async');
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/apps/async-app/app.js b/test/fixtures/apps/async-app/app.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..83f0c700ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/apps/async-app/app.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = app => {
+  app.beforeStart(async () => {
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    await app.runSchedule('async');
+    app.beforeStartExectuted = true;
+  });
+
+  app.beforeClose(async () => {
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    app.beforeCloseExecuted = true;
+  });
+};
diff --git a/test/fixtures/apps/async-app/app/controller/api.js b/test/fixtures/apps/async-app/app/controller/api.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1106a2e0ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/apps/async-app/app/controller/api.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = app => {
+  return class ApiController extends app.Controller {
+    async index() {
+      const result = await this.service.api.getName();
+      this.ctx.body.push(result);
+      this.ctx.body.push('controller');
+    }
+  };
+};
diff --git a/test/fixtures/apps/async-app/app/middleware/async.js b/test/fixtures/apps/async-app/app/middleware/async.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e8f33d7064
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/apps/async-app/app/middleware/async.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = () => {
+  return async (ctx, next) => {
+    ctx.body = [];
+    await next();
+    ctx.body.push('middleware');
+  };
+};
diff --git a/test/fixtures/apps/async-app/app/middleware/router.js b/test/fixtures/apps/async-app/app/middleware/router.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d94c88d950
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/apps/async-app/app/middleware/router.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = () => {
+  return async (ctx, next) => {
+    ctx.body = [];
+    await next();
+    ctx.body.push('router');
+  };
+};
diff --git a/test/fixtures/apps/async-app/app/router.js b/test/fixtures/apps/async-app/app/router.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fd7b5af97c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/apps/async-app/app/router.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = app => {
+  app.get('/api', app.middlewares.router(), 'api.index');
+};
diff --git a/test/fixtures/apps/async-app/app/schedule/async.js b/test/fixtures/apps/async-app/app/schedule/async.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..33509e8fd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/apps/async-app/app/schedule/async.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+'use strict';
+
+exports.schedule = {
+  type: 'worker',
+  interval: 1000000,
+};
+
+exports.task = async (ctx) => {
+  await Promise.resolve();
+  ctx.app.scheduleExecuted = true;
+};
diff --git a/test/fixtures/apps/async-app/app/service/api.js b/test/fixtures/apps/async-app/app/service/api.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b99b5c2ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/apps/async-app/app/service/api.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = app => {
+  return class ApiService extends app.Service {
+    async getName() {
+      await sleep(100);
+      return 'service';
+    }
+  };
+};
+
+function sleep(ms) {
+  return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/apps/async-app/config/config.default.js b/test/fixtures/apps/async-app/config/config.default.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..da85340680
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/apps/async-app/config/config.default.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+'use strict';
+
+exports.keys = 'key';
+exports.middleware = [ 'async' ];
diff --git a/test/fixtures/apps/async-app/package.json b/test/fixtures/apps/async-app/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5260b45ea7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/apps/async-app/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "name": "async-app"
+}