diff --git a/src/browser/tab/element.rs b/src/browser/tab/element.rs
index 049c49ed..374b202c 100644
--- a/src/browser/tab/element.rs
+++ b/src/browser/tab/element.rs
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ impl<'a> Element<'a> {
     pub fn call_js_fn(
         &self,
         function_declaration: &str,
+        await_promise: bool,
     ) -> Result<runtime::methods::RemoteObject, Error> {
         let result = self
             .parent
@@ -279,6 +280,7 @@ impl<'a> Element<'a> {
                 return_by_value: false,
                 generate_preview: true,
                 silent: false,
+                await_promise,
             })?
             .result;
 
@@ -376,7 +378,8 @@ impl<'a> Element<'a> {
     }
 
     pub fn get_js_midpoint(&self) -> Result<Point, Error> {
-        let result = self.call_js_fn("function(){ return this.getBoundingClientRect(); }")?;
+        let result =
+            self.call_js_fn("function(){ return this.getBoundingClientRect(); }", false)?;
 
         let properties = result
             .preview
diff --git a/src/protocol/runtime.rs b/src/protocol/runtime.rs
index 577e5bdf..38b2fc3c 100644
--- a/src/protocol/runtime.rs
+++ b/src/protocol/runtime.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ pub mod methods {
         pub return_by_value: bool,
         pub generate_preview: bool,
         pub silent: bool,
+        pub await_promise: bool,
     }
     #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
     #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
diff --git a/tests/simple.rs b/tests/simple.rs
index 5b7d0552..e647dec0 100644
--- a/tests/simple.rs
+++ b/tests/simple.rs
@@ -269,6 +269,44 @@ fn find_elements() -> Result<(), failure::Error> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn call_js_fn_sync() -> Result<(), failure::Error> {
+    logging::enable_logging();
+    let (server, browser, tab) = dumb_server(include_str!("simple.html"));
+    let element = tab.wait_for_element("#foobar")?;
+    let result = element.call_js_fn("function() { return 42 }", false)?;
+    assert_eq!(result.object_type, "number");
+    assert_eq!(result.description, Some("42".to_owned()));
+    assert_eq!(result.value, Some((42).into()));
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn call_js_fn_async_unresolved() -> Result<(), failure::Error> {
+    logging::enable_logging();
+    let (server, browser, tab) = dumb_server(include_str!("simple.html"));
+    let element = tab.wait_for_element("#foobar")?;
+    let result = element.call_js_fn("async function() { return 42 }", false)?;
+    assert_eq!(result.object_type, "object");
+    assert_eq!(result.subtype, Some("promise".to_owned()));
+    assert_eq!(result.description, Some("Promise".to_owned()));
+    assert_eq!(result.value, None);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn call_js_fn_async_resolved() -> Result<(), failure::Error> {
+    logging::enable_logging();
+    let (server, browser, tab) = dumb_server(include_str!("simple.html"));
+    let element = tab.wait_for_element("#foobar")?;
+    let result = element.call_js_fn("async function() { return 42 }", true)?;
+    assert_eq!(result.object_type, "number");
+    assert_eq!(result.subtype, None);
+    assert_eq!(result.description, Some("42".to_owned()));
+    assert_eq!(result.value, Some((42).into()));
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn set_request_interception() -> Result<(), failure::Error> {
     logging::enable_logging();