diff --git a/libs/async/include/psemek/async/future.hpp b/libs/async/include/psemek/async/future.hpp
index 0945aed5..119bfb6c 100644
--- a/libs/async/include/psemek/async/future.hpp
+++ b/libs/async/include/psemek/async/future.hpp
@@ -379,6 +379,14 @@ namespace psemek::async
 		return p.get_future();
 	}
 
+	template <typename T>
+	future<T> make_ready_future(T const & x)
+	{
+		promise<T> p;
+		p.set_value(x);
+		return p.get_future();
+	}
+
 	template <typename Signature>
 	struct packaged_task;