diff --git a/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/hir-ty/src/infer/expr.rs b/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/hir-ty/src/infer/expr.rs
index 38076fce8f8f5..4c12786362f03 100644
--- a/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/hir-ty/src/infer/expr.rs
+++ b/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/hir-ty/src/infer/expr.rs
@@ -933,8 +933,24 @@ impl InferenceContext<'_> {
         let prev_ret_coercion =
             mem::replace(&mut self.return_coercion, Some(CoerceMany::new(ret_ty.clone())));
 
+        // FIXME: We should handle async blocks like we handle closures
+        let expected = &Expectation::has_type(ret_ty);
         let (_, inner_ty) = self.with_breakable_ctx(BreakableKind::Border, None, None, |this| {
-            this.infer_block(tgt_expr, *id, statements, *tail, None, &Expectation::has_type(ret_ty))
+            let ty = this.infer_block(tgt_expr, *id, statements, *tail, None, expected);
+            if let Some(target) = expected.only_has_type(&mut this.table) {
+                match this.coerce(Some(tgt_expr), &ty, &target) {
+                    Ok(res) => res,
+                    Err(_) => {
+                        this.result.type_mismatches.insert(
+                            tgt_expr.into(),
+                            TypeMismatch { expected: target.clone(), actual: ty.clone() },
+                        );
+                        target
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                ty
+            }
         });
 
         self.diverges = prev_diverges;
diff --git a/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/ide/src/inlay_hints/bind_pat.rs b/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/ide/src/inlay_hints/bind_pat.rs
index 0cb8c485b2f27..3311bb48ad656 100644
--- a/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/ide/src/inlay_hints/bind_pat.rs
+++ b/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/ide/src/inlay_hints/bind_pat.rs
@@ -1120,4 +1120,30 @@ fn test() {
 "#,
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn type_hints_async_block() {
+        check_types(
+            r#"
+//- minicore: future
+async fn main() {
+    let _x = async { 8_i32 };
+      //^^ impl Future<Output = i32>
+}"#,
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn type_hints_async_block_with_tail_return_exp() {
+        check_types(
+            r#"
+//- minicore: future
+async fn main() {
+    let _x = async {
+      //^^ impl Future<Output = i32>
+        return 8_i32;
+    };
+}"#,
+        );
+    }
 }