diff --git a/src/util/test/sp/it/util/async/AsyncTest.kt b/src/util/test/sp/it/util/async/AsyncTest.kt
index 6200370d3..72a93339d 100644
--- a/src/util/test/sp/it/util/async/AsyncTest.kt
+++ b/src/util/test/sp/it/util/async/AsyncTest.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package sp.it.util.async
 
 import io.kotest.core.spec.style.FreeSpec
-import io.kotest.matchers.should
 import io.kotest.matchers.shouldBe
 import kotlin.reflect.jvm.jvmName
 import sp.it.util.async.future.Fut
@@ -44,4 +43,4 @@ class AsyncTest: FreeSpec({
       }
    }
 
-})
+})
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diff --git a/src/util/test/sp/it/util/async/CoroutineTest.kt b/src/util/test/sp/it/util/async/CoroutineTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e8ca97b47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/test/sp/it/util/async/CoroutineTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+package sp.it.util.async
+
+import io.kotest.core.spec.style.FreeSpec
+import io.kotest.matchers.longs.shouldBeInRange
+import io.kotest.matchers.shouldBe
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors
+import kotlin.coroutines.ContinuationInterceptor
+import kotlin.system.measureTimeMillis
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.asCoroutineDispatcher
+import kotlinx.coroutines.async
+import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
+import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
+import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
+import sp.it.util.async.coroutine.NEW
+import sp.it.util.async.coroutine.VT
+
+class CoroutineTest: FreeSpec({
+
+   suspend fun nonblockingCall() = delay(1000)
+   fun blockingCall() = Thread.sleep(1000)
+   fun CoroutineScope.currentDispatcher() = coroutineContext[ContinuationInterceptor]
+
+   "withContext()" - {
+
+      "uses specified dispatcher" {
+         runBlocking(VT) { withContext(NEW) {         currentDispatcher() } } shouldBe NEW
+      }
+
+      "continues on original dispatcher" {
+         runBlocking(VT) { withContext(NEW) { Unit }; currentDispatcher() } shouldBe VT
+      }
+
+   }
+
+   "async()" - {
+      suspend fun shouldBeSeq(testName: String, block: suspend () -> Unit) = "$testName should be sequential" { measureTimeMillis { block() } shouldBeInRange (2000L..2500L) }
+      suspend fun shouldBePar(testName: String, block: suspend () -> Unit) = "$testName should be parallel" { measureTimeMillis { block() } shouldBeInRange (1000L..1500L) }
+
+      "uses specified dispatcher" {
+         runBlocking(VT) { async(NEW) {         currentDispatcher() }.await() } shouldBe NEW
+      }
+
+      "inherits dispatcher (if not specified)" {
+         runBlocking(VT) { async {              currentDispatcher() }.await() } shouldBe VT
+      }
+
+      "continues on original dispatcher" {
+         runBlocking(VT) { async(NEW) { Unit }; currentDispatcher() } shouldBe VT
+      }
+
+      shouldBePar("runBlocking(VT_NEW) with async { blocking call }") {
+         runBlocking(Executors.newVirtualThreadPerTaskExecutor().asCoroutineDispatcher()) {
+            val deferred1 = async { blockingCall() }
+            val deferred2 = async { blockingCall() }
+            deferred1.await()
+            deferred2.await()
+         }
+      }
+      shouldBePar("runBlocking(NEW) with async { blocking call }") {
+         runBlocking(NEW) {
+            val deferred1 = async { blockingCall() }
+            val deferred2 = async { blockingCall() }
+            deferred1.await()
+            deferred2.await()
+         }
+      }
+      shouldBeSeq("runBlocking(VT) with async { blocking call }") {  // same as runBlocking(VT) with async(VT)
+         runBlocking(VT) {
+            val deferred1 = async { blockingCall() }
+            val deferred2 = async { blockingCall() }
+            deferred1.await()
+            deferred2.await()
+         }
+      }
+      shouldBeSeq("runBlocking(VT) with async(VT) { blocking call }") { // VT avoids dispatch if it already is on VT causing blocking propagation
+         runBlocking(VT) {
+            val deferred1 = async(VT) { blockingCall() }
+            val deferred2 = async(VT) { blockingCall() }
+            deferred1.await()
+            deferred2.await()
+         }
+      }
+      shouldBePar("runBlocking(*) with async(NEW) { blocking call }") {
+         runBlocking(VT) {
+            val deferred1 = async(NEW) { blockingCall() }
+            val deferred2 = async(NEW) { blockingCall() }
+            deferred1.await()
+            deferred2.await()
+         }
+      }
+      shouldBePar("runBlocking(*) with async { non blocking call }") {
+         runBlocking(VT) {
+            val deferred1 = async { nonblockingCall() }
+            val deferred2 = async { nonblockingCall() }
+            deferred1.await()
+            deferred2.await()
+         }
+      }
+   }
+})