diff --git a/context.go b/context.go
index 6e15468..038f7bf 100644
--- a/context.go
+++ b/context.go
@@ -388,3 +388,12 @@ func (ctx *Context) Await(v Value) (Value, error) {
 	}
 	return val, nil
 }
+
+// AwaitEval evaluates a string and await the result. Return the promise result or JS_EXCEPTION in case of promise rejection.
+func (ctx *Context) AwaitEval(v string) (Value, error) {
+	val := Value{ctx: ctx, ref: C.js_std_await(ctx.ref, ctx.eval(v).ref)}
+	if val.IsException() {
+		return val, ctx.Exception()
+	}
+	return val, nil
+}
diff --git a/quickjs_test.go b/quickjs_test.go
index f811ab4..c1a68e2 100644
--- a/quickjs_test.go
+++ b/quickjs_test.go
@@ -756,7 +756,13 @@ func TestAwait(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// testAwait
 	promise, _ := ctx.Eval("testAsync('Hello ', 'Await')")
-	promiseAwait, _ := ctx.Await(promise)
+	require.EqualValues(t, true, promise.IsPromise())
 
+	promiseAwait, _ := ctx.Await(promise)
 	require.EqualValues(t, "Hello Await", promiseAwait.String())
+
+	// test AwaitEval
+	promiseAwaitEval, _ := ctx.AwaitEval("testAsync('Hello ', 'AwaitEval')")
+	require.EqualValues(t, "Hello AwaitEval", promiseAwaitEval.String())
+
 }
diff --git a/value.go b/value.go
index 818dc39..d81b066 100644
--- a/value.go
+++ b/value.go
@@ -356,5 +356,12 @@ func (v Value) IsObject() bool        { return C.JS_IsObject(v.ref) == 1 }
 func (v Value) IsArray() bool         { return C.JS_IsArray(v.ctx.ref, v.ref) == 1 }
 func (v Value) IsError() bool         { return C.JS_IsError(v.ctx.ref, v.ref) == 1 }
 func (v Value) IsFunction() bool      { return C.JS_IsFunction(v.ctx.ref, v.ref) == 1 }
+func (v Value) IsPromise() bool {
+	state := C.JS_PromiseState(v.ctx.ref, v.ref)
+	if state == C.JS_PROMISE_PENDING || state == C.JS_PROMISE_FULFILLED || state == C.JS_PROMISE_REJECTED {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
 
 // func (v Value) IsConstructor() bool   { return C.JS_IsConstructor(v.ctx.ref, v.ref) == 1 }