diff --git a/ports/webassembly/asyncio/core.py b/ports/webassembly/asyncio/core.py
index f6f9d19e5..cc26e7b8d 100644
--- a/ports/webassembly/asyncio/core.py
+++ b/ports/webassembly/asyncio/core.py
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ class SingletonGenerator:
 # Pause task execution for the given time (integer in milliseconds, uPy extension)
 # Use a SingletonGenerator to do it without allocating on the heap
 def sleep_ms(t, sgen=SingletonGenerator()):
-    if cur_task is None:
-        # Support top-level asyncio.sleep, via a JavaScript Promise.
-        return jsffi.async_timeout_ms(t)
     assert sgen.state is None
     sgen.state = ticks_add(ticks(), max(0, t))
     return sgen
@@ -69,6 +66,18 @@ def sleep(t):
 asyncio_timer = None
 
 
+class TopLevelCoro:
+    @staticmethod
+    def set(resolve, reject):
+        TopLevelCoro.resolve = resolve
+        TopLevelCoro.reject = reject
+        _schedule_run_iter(0)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def send(value):
+        TopLevelCoro.resolve()
+
+
 class ThenableEvent:
     def __init__(self, thenable):
         self.result = None  # Result of the thenable
@@ -122,12 +131,12 @@ def _run_iter():
             dt = max(0, ticks_diff(t.ph_key, ticks()))
         else:
             # No tasks can be woken so finished running
-            cur_task = None
+            cur_task = _top_level_task
             return
 
         if dt > 0:
             # schedule to call again later
-            cur_task = None
+            cur_task = _top_level_task
             _schedule_run_iter(dt)
             return
 
@@ -198,11 +207,14 @@ def create_task(coro):
     return t
 
 
+# Task used to suspend and resume top-level await.
+_top_level_task = Task(TopLevelCoro, globals())
+
 ################################################################################
 # Event loop wrapper
 
 
-cur_task = None
+cur_task = _top_level_task
 
 
 class Loop:
diff --git a/ports/webassembly/modjsffi.c b/ports/webassembly/modjsffi.c
index 202e1d7ec..ac3d86023 100644
--- a/ports/webassembly/modjsffi.c
+++ b/ports/webassembly/modjsffi.c
@@ -62,20 +62,6 @@ static mp_obj_t mp_jsffi_to_js(mp_obj_t arg) {
 }
 static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(mp_jsffi_to_js_obj, mp_jsffi_to_js);
 
-// *FORMAT-OFF*
-EM_JS(void, promise_with_timeout_ms, (double ms, uint32_t * out), {
-    const ret = new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
-    proxy_convert_js_to_mp_obj_jsside(ret, out);
-});
-// *FORMAT-ON*
-
-static mp_obj_t mp_jsffi_async_timeout_ms(mp_obj_t arg) {
-    uint32_t out[PVN];
-    promise_with_timeout_ms(mp_obj_get_float_to_d(arg), out);
-    return proxy_convert_js_to_mp_obj_cside(out);
-}
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(mp_jsffi_async_timeout_ms_obj, mp_jsffi_async_timeout_ms);
-
 // *FORMAT-OFF*
 EM_JS(void, js_get_proxy_js_ref_info, (uint32_t * out), {
     let used = 0;
@@ -121,7 +107,6 @@ static const mp_rom_map_elem_t mp_module_jsffi_globals_table[] = {
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_JsException), MP_ROM_PTR(&mp_type_JsException) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_create_proxy), MP_ROM_PTR(&mp_jsffi_create_proxy_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_to_js), MP_ROM_PTR(&mp_jsffi_to_js_obj) },
-    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_async_timeout_ms), MP_ROM_PTR(&mp_jsffi_async_timeout_ms_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_mem_info), MP_ROM_PTR(&mp_jsffi_mem_info_obj) },
 };
 static MP_DEFINE_CONST_DICT(mp_module_jsffi_globals, mp_module_jsffi_globals_table);
diff --git a/ports/webassembly/proxy_c.c b/ports/webassembly/proxy_c.c
index 6e6f928a2..a8c444faa 100644
--- a/ports/webassembly/proxy_c.c
+++ b/ports/webassembly/proxy_c.c
@@ -470,6 +470,12 @@ EM_JS(void, js_then_continue, (int jsref, uint32_t * py_resume, uint32_t * resol
 });
 // *FORMAT-ON*
 
+EM_JS(void, create_promise, (uint32_t * out_set, uint32_t * out_promise), {
+    const out_set_js = proxy_convert_mp_to_js_obj_jsside(out_set);
+    const promise = new Promise(out_set_js);
+    proxy_convert_js_to_mp_obj_jsside(promise, out_promise);
+});
+
 static mp_obj_t proxy_resume_execute(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t send_value, mp_obj_t throw_value, mp_obj_t resolve, mp_obj_t reject) {
     if (throw_value != MP_OBJ_NULL && throw_value != mp_const_none) {
         if (send_value == mp_const_none) {
@@ -483,6 +489,9 @@ static mp_obj_t proxy_resume_execute(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t send_value, mp_o
         }
     } else {
         throw_value = MP_OBJ_NULL;
+        if (send_value == mp_const_undefined) {
+            send_value = mp_const_none;
+        }
     }
 
     mp_obj_t ret_value;
@@ -496,7 +505,29 @@ static mp_obj_t proxy_resume_execute(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t send_value, mp_o
         js_then_resolve(out_ret_value, out_resolve);
         return mp_const_none;
     } else if (ret_kind == MP_VM_RETURN_YIELD) {
-        // ret_value should be a JS thenable
+        // If ret_value is None then there has been a top-level await of an asyncio primitive.
+        // Otherwise, ret_value should be a JS thenable.
+
+        if (ret_value == mp_const_none) {
+            // Waiting on an asyncio primitive to complete, eg a Task or Event.
+            //
+            // Completion of this primitive will occur when the asyncio.core._top_level_task
+            // Task is made runable and its coroutine's send() method is called.  Need to
+            // construct a Promise that resolves when that send() method is called, because
+            // that will resume the top-level await from the JavaScript side.
+            //
+            // This is accomplished via the asyncio.core.TopLevelCoro class and its methods.
+            mp_obj_t asyncio = mp_import_name(MP_QSTR_asyncio_dot_core, mp_const_none, MP_OBJ_NEW_SMALL_INT(0));
+            mp_obj_t asyncio_core = mp_load_attr(asyncio, MP_QSTR_core);
+            mp_obj_t top_level_coro = mp_load_attr(asyncio_core, MP_QSTR_TopLevelCoro);
+            mp_obj_t top_level_coro_set = mp_load_attr(top_level_coro, MP_QSTR_set);
+            uint32_t out_set[PVN];
+            proxy_convert_mp_to_js_obj_cside(top_level_coro_set, out_set);
+            uint32_t out_promise[PVN];
+            create_promise(out_set, out_promise);
+            ret_value = proxy_convert_js_to_mp_obj_cside(out_promise);
+        }
+
         mp_obj_t py_resume = mp_obj_new_bound_meth(MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(&resume_obj), self_in);
         int ref = mp_obj_jsproxy_get_ref(ret_value);
         uint32_t out_py_resume[PVN];
diff --git a/ports/webassembly/qstrdefsport.h b/ports/webassembly/qstrdefsport.h
index 472d05f43..421344bd4 100644
--- a/ports/webassembly/qstrdefsport.h
+++ b/ports/webassembly/qstrdefsport.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 // qstrs specific to this port
 // *FORMAT-OFF*
 Q(/lib)
+Q(asyncio.core)
diff --git a/tests/ports/webassembly/asyncio_top_level_await.mjs b/tests/ports/webassembly/asyncio_top_level_await.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d8a9cad42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ports/webassembly/asyncio_top_level_await.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// Test top-level await on asyncio primitives: Task, Event.
+
+const mp = await (await import(process.argv[2])).loadMicroPython();
+
+await mp.runPythonAsync(`
+import asyncio
+
+async def task(event):
+    print("task set event")
+    event.set()
+    print("task sleep")
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+    print("task end")
+
+event = asyncio.Event()
+t = asyncio.create_task(task(event))
+
+print("top-level wait event")
+await event.wait()
+print("top-level wait task")
+await t
+print("top-level end")
+`);
+
+console.log("finished");
diff --git a/tests/ports/webassembly/asyncio_top_level_await.mjs.exp b/tests/ports/webassembly/asyncio_top_level_await.mjs.exp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7232c5d4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ports/webassembly/asyncio_top_level_await.mjs.exp
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+top-level wait event
+task set event
+task sleep
+top-level wait task
+task end
+top-level end
+finished