diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/App.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/App.py
index 11de4fdf..566c3691 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/App.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/App.py
@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-from typing import Any
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Any, TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import os, sys, argparse, re, asyncio, cProfile
 
+from .AsyncRunner import AsyncRunner
 from .log import *
 from .Types import LoadTypes
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from typing import TypeVar
+    from collections.abc import Awaitable
+    T = TypeVar("T")
+
 class App: # export
 
     def _add_arguments(self, parser):
@@ -66,6 +74,7 @@ class App: # export
         if eloop is None:
             self.__eloop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
             self.__own_eloop = True
+        self.__async_runner: AsyncRunner|None = None
 
         self.__parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter,
                                                 description=description, add_help=False)
@@ -138,10 +147,19 @@ class App: # export
     async def _run(self, args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
         return await self.args.func(args)
 
+    def call_async(self, awaitable: Awaitable[T], timeout: float | None = None) -> T:
+        return self.async_runner.call(awaitable, timeout)
+
     @property
     def eloop(self) -> asyncio.AbstractEventLoop:
         return self.__eloop
 
+    @property
+    def async_runner(self) -> AsyncRunner:
+        if self.__async_runner is None:
+            self.__async_runner = AsyncRunner()
+        return self.__async_runner
+
     @property
     def cmdline(self) -> str:
         if self.__cmdline is None:
@@ -159,7 +177,13 @@ class App: # export
         return self.__parser
 
     def run(self, argv=None) -> None:
-        return self.__eloop.run_until_complete(self.__run(argv)) # type: ignore
+        try:
+            ret = self.__eloop.run_until_complete(self.__run(argv)) # type: ignore
+        finally:
+            if self.__async_runner:
+                self.__async_runner.close()
+                self.__async_runner = None
+        return ret
 
 def run_sub_commands(description = '', name_filter = '^Cmd.*', modules=None, argv=None): # export
     app = App(description, name_filter, modules)