diff --git a/tests/deepsparse/pipelines/test_basic_pipeline.py b/tests/deepsparse/pipelines/test_basic_pipeline.py
index c98ffd538c..4e7ef79399 100644
--- a/tests/deepsparse/pipelines/test_basic_pipeline.py
+++ b/tests/deepsparse/pipelines/test_basic_pipeline.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 Simple example and test of a dummy pipeline
 """
 
+import asyncio
 from typing import Dict
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
 from deepsparse.operators import Operator
 from deepsparse.routers import LinearRouter
 from deepsparse.schedulers import OperatorScheduler
+from deepsparse.utils.state import InferenceState
 
 
 class IntSchema(BaseModel):
@@ -58,3 +60,25 @@ def test_run_simple_pipeline():
     pipeline_output = AddThreePipeline(pipeline_input)
 
     assert pipeline_output.value == 8
+
+
+def test_run_async_simple_pipeline():
+    test_actually_ran = False
+
+    async def _actual_test():
+        nonlocal test_actually_ran
+
+        inference_state = InferenceState()
+        inference_state.create_state({})
+        pipeline_input = IntSchema(value=5)
+
+        pipeline_output = await AddThreePipeline.run_async(
+            pipeline_input, inference_state=inference_state
+        )
+
+        assert pipeline_output.value == 8
+
+        test_actually_ran = True
+
+    asyncio.run(_actual_test())
+    assert test_actually_ran