diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 84d42343..be542387 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -71,3 +71,12 @@ fn panic(info: &PanicInfo) -> ! {
 fn panic(info: &PanicInfo) -> ! {
     blog_os::test_panic_handler(info)
 }
+
+async fn async_number() -> u32 {
+    42
+}
+
+async fn example_task() {
+    let number = async_number().await;
+    println!("async number: {}", number);
+}