diff --git a/types/event-kit/event-kit-tests.ts b/types/event-kit/event-kit-tests.ts
index bad636aee2..8ff96d66e8 100644
--- a/types/event-kit/event-kit-tests.ts
+++ b/types/event-kit/event-kit-tests.ts
@@ -81,3 +81,8 @@ subscription = emitter.preempt("test-event", value => {});
 // Event Emission
 emitter.emit("test-event");
 emitter.emit("test-event", 42);
+
+async function testEmitAsync() {
+    await emitter.emitAsync("test-event");
+    await emitter.emitAsync("test-event", 42);
+}
diff --git a/types/event-kit/index.d.ts b/types/event-kit/index.d.ts
index e08c980977..c39956191d 100644
--- a/types/event-kit/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/event-kit/index.d.ts
@@ -104,4 +104,11 @@ export class Emitter implements DisposableLike {
     /** Invoke the handlers registered via ::on for the given event name. */
     // tslint:disable-next-line:no-any
     emit(eventName: string, value?: any): void;
+
+    /**
+     *  Asynchronously invoke the handlers registered via ::on for the given event name.
+     *  @return A promise that will be fulfilled once all handlers have been invoked.
+     */
+    // tslint:disable-next-line:no-any
+    emitAsync(eventName: string, value?: any): Promise<void>;
 }