diff --git a/embassy/src/util/mod.rs b/embassy/src/util/mod.rs
index f832fa2f..7744778b 100644
--- a/embassy/src/util/mod.rs
+++ b/embassy/src/util/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 //! Misc utilities
+
 mod forever;
+mod yield_now;
 
 pub use forever::*;
+pub use yield_now::*;
+
 /// Unsafely unborrow an owned singleton out of a `&mut`.
 ///
 /// It is intended to be implemented for owned peripheral singletons, such as `USART3` or `AnyPin`.
diff --git a/embassy/src/util/yield_now.rs b/embassy/src/util/yield_now.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ebecb91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/embassy/src/util/yield_now.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+use core::future::Future;
+use core::pin::Pin;
+use core::task::{Context, Poll};
+
+/// Yield from the current task once, allowing other tasks to run.
+pub fn yield_now() -> impl Future<Output = ()> {
+    YieldNowFuture { yielded: false }
+}
+
+struct YieldNowFuture {
+    yielded: bool,
+}
+
+impl Future for YieldNowFuture {
+    type Output = ();
+    fn poll(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
+        if self.yielded {
+            Poll::Ready(())
+        } else {
+            self.yielded = true;
+            cx.waker().wake_by_ref();
+            Poll::Pending
+        }
+    }
+}