diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0fafd91be7970..0b0a5855ecae2 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ ron = "0.6.2"
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 # Needed to poll Task examples
 futures-lite = "1.11.3"
+futures-timer = "3.0.2"
+lazy_static = "1"
+noop-waker = "0.1"
 
 [[example]]
 name = "hello_world"
@@ -243,6 +246,10 @@ path = "examples/asset/hot_asset_reloading.rs"
 name = "async_compute"
 path = "examples/async_tasks/async_compute.rs"
 
+[[example]]
+name = "async_bench"
+path = "examples/async_tasks/async_bench.rs"
+
 # Audio
 [[example]]
 name = "audio"
diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index 7796afdb16223..601109566b68a 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ git checkout v0.4.0
   - [Application](#application)
   - [Assets](#assets)
   - [Async Tasks](#async-tasks)
+  - [Async Task Benchmark](#async-task-benchmark)
   - [Audio](#audio)
   - [Diagnostics](#diagnostics)
   - [ECS (Entity Component System)](#ecs-entity-component-system)
@@ -138,6 +139,12 @@ Example | File | Description
 --- | --- | ---
 `async_compute` | [`async_tasks/async_compute.rs`](async_tasks/async_compute.rs) | How to use `AsyncComputeTaskPool` to complete longer running tasks
 
+## Async Task Benchmark
+
+Example | File | Description
+--- | --- | ---
+`async_bench` | [`async_tasks/async_bench.rs`](async_tasks/async_bench.rs) | Compare perforance between using single block_on and multiple block_on(s) when dealing with massive custom async tasks
+
 ## Audio
 
 Example | File | Description
diff --git a/examples/async_tasks/async_bench.rs b/examples/async_tasks/async_bench.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b0316deebaea9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/async_tasks/async_bench.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,308 @@
+use bevy::{
+    app::{AppExit, ScheduleRunnerSettings},
+    prelude::*,
+    tasks::{AsyncComputeTaskPool, Task},
+};
+use core::task::Context;
+use futures_lite::{
+    future::{block_on, poll_once},
+    Future,
+};
+use std::{
+    sync::{Arc, LockResult, RwLock, RwLockReadGuard},
+    task::{Poll, Waker},
+    time::{Duration, Instant},
+};
+
+const TASK_DURATION_SEC: f32 = 0.5;
+const FPS: f64 = 120.0;
+const FRAME_STEP: f64 = 1.0 / FPS;
+const N_STEPS: usize = 10;
+const N_TASKS: usize = 100000;
+
+struct FrameCounter {
+    pub n_frames: usize,
+}
+
+// This example benchmarks performance of concurrent custom task handling
+// Run with release build: cargo run --release --example async_bench
+// Example output:
+// windows:
+// [no_poll_once]        n_frames executed: 238, avg fps: 39.3(target:120), duration: 6.048s
+// [noop_waker]          n_frames executed: 161, avg fps: 25.7(target:120), duration: 6.253s
+// [handle_tasks]        n_frames executed: 54, avg fps: 9.4(target:120), duration: 5.743s
+// [handle_tasks_par]    n_frames executed: 124, avg fps: 21.5(target:120), duration: 5.767s
+// [handle_tasks_par_2]  n_frames executed: 90, avg fps: 15.4(target:120), duration: 5.835s
+fn main() {
+    App::new()
+        .insert_resource(ScheduleRunnerSettings::run_loop(Duration::from_secs_f64(
+            FRAME_STEP,
+        )))
+        .insert_resource(FrameCounter { n_frames: 0 })
+        .add_plugins(MinimalPlugins)
+        .add_startup_system(spawn_tasks_no_poll_once)
+        .add_system_to_stage(CoreStage::First, count_frame)
+        .add_system(handle_tasks_no_poll_once)
+        .run();
+    App::new()
+        .insert_resource(ScheduleRunnerSettings::run_loop(Duration::from_secs_f64(
+            FRAME_STEP,
+        )))
+        .insert_resource(FrameCounter { n_frames: 0 })
+        .add_plugins(MinimalPlugins)
+        .add_startup_system(spawn_tasks_noop_waker)
+        .add_system_to_stage(CoreStage::First, count_frame)
+        .add_system(handle_tasks_noop_waker)
+        .run();
+    for handle_tasks_system in [handle_tasks, handle_tasks_par, handle_tasks_par_2] {
+        App::new()
+            .insert_resource(ScheduleRunnerSettings::run_loop(Duration::from_secs_f64(
+                FRAME_STEP,
+            )))
+            .insert_resource(FrameCounter { n_frames: 0 })
+            .add_plugins(MinimalPlugins)
+            .add_startup_system(spawn_tasks)
+            .add_system_to_stage(CoreStage::First, count_frame)
+            .add_system(handle_tasks_system)
+            .run();
+    }
+}
+
+fn spawn_tasks(mut commands: Commands, thread_pool: Res<AsyncComputeTaskPool>) {
+    for step in 0..N_STEPS {
+        for _i in 0..N_TASKS {
+            let task = thread_pool.spawn(async move {
+                let start_time = Instant::now();
+                let duration = Duration::from_secs_f32(TASK_DURATION_SEC * (step as f32));
+                while Instant::now() - start_time < duration {
+                    futures_timer::Delay::new(Duration::from_secs_f32(0.1)).await
+                }
+                true
+            });
+            commands.spawn().insert(task);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn count_frame(mut frame_counter: ResMut<FrameCounter>) {
+    frame_counter.n_frames += 1;
+}
+
+fn handle_tasks(
+    mut commands: Commands,
+    mut transform_tasks: Query<(Entity, &mut Task<bool>)>,
+    mut app_exit_events: EventWriter<AppExit>,
+    time: Res<Time>,
+    frame_counter: Res<FrameCounter>,
+) {
+    let mut n_tasks = 0;
+    for (entity, mut task) in transform_tasks.iter_mut() {
+        n_tasks += 1;
+        let ret = block_on(async { poll_once(&mut *task).await });
+        if ret.is_some() {
+            commands.entity(entity).remove::<Task<bool>>();
+        }
+    }
+    if n_tasks == 0 {
+        print_statistics("handle_tasks", &frame_counter, &time);
+        app_exit_events.send(AppExit);
+    }
+}
+
+fn handle_tasks_par(
+    mut commands: Commands,
+    mut transform_tasks: Query<(Entity, &mut Task<bool>)>,
+    mut app_exit_events: EventWriter<AppExit>,
+    time: Res<Time>,
+    frame_counter: Res<FrameCounter>,
+) {
+    let futures = transform_tasks
+        .iter_mut()
+        .map(|(entity, mut task)| async move {
+            if poll_once(&mut *task).await.is_some() {
+                Some(entity)
+            } else {
+                None
+            }
+        });
+    let mut n_tasks = 0;
+    block_on(async {
+        for f in futures {
+            n_tasks += 1;
+            if let Some(entity) = f.await {
+                commands.entity(entity).remove::<Task<bool>>();
+            }
+        }
+    });
+    if n_tasks == 0 {
+        print_statistics("handle_tasks_par", &frame_counter, &time);
+        app_exit_events.send(AppExit);
+    }
+}
+
+fn handle_tasks_par_2(
+    mut commands: Commands,
+    mut transform_tasks: Query<(Entity, &mut Task<bool>)>,
+    mut app_exit_events: EventWriter<AppExit>,
+    time: Res<Time>,
+    frame_counter: Res<FrameCounter>,
+) {
+    let futures = transform_tasks
+        .iter_mut()
+        .map(|(entity, mut task)| async move {
+            if poll_once(&mut *task).await.is_some() {
+                Some(entity)
+            } else {
+                None
+            }
+        })
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    let n_tasks = futures.len();
+    block_on(async {
+        for f in futures {
+            if let Some(entity) = f.await {
+                commands.entity(entity).remove::<Task<bool>>();
+            }
+        }
+    });
+    if n_tasks == 0 {
+        print_statistics("handle_tasks_par_2", &frame_counter, &time);
+        app_exit_events.send(AppExit);
+    }
+}
+
+fn print_statistics(name: &str, frame_counter: &Res<FrameCounter>, time: &Res<Time>) {
+    let duration_sec = time.seconds_since_startup();
+    println!(
+        "{:width$}n_frames executed: {}, avg fps: {:.1}(target:{}), duration: {:.3}s",
+        format!("[{}]", name),
+        frame_counter.n_frames,
+        (frame_counter.n_frames as f64) / duration_sec,
+        FPS,
+        duration_sec,
+        width = 22,
+    );
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct TaskWrapper<T> {
+    result: Arc<RwLock<Option<T>>>,
+    _task: Task<()>,
+}
+
+impl<T> TaskWrapper<T> {
+    pub fn new(result: Arc<RwLock<Option<T>>>, task: Task<()>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            result,
+            _task: task,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn poll(&self) -> LockResult<RwLockReadGuard<Option<T>>> {
+        self.result.read()
+    }
+}
+
+fn spawn_tasks_no_poll_once(mut commands: Commands, thread_pool: Res<AsyncComputeTaskPool>) {
+    for step in 0..N_STEPS {
+        for _i in 0..N_TASKS {
+            let result: Arc<RwLock<Option<()>>> = Arc::new(RwLock::new(None));
+            let result_clone = result.clone();
+            let task = thread_pool.spawn(async move {
+                let start_time = Instant::now();
+                let duration = Duration::from_secs_f32(TASK_DURATION_SEC * (step as f32));
+                while Instant::now() - start_time < duration {
+                    futures_timer::Delay::new(Duration::from_secs_f32(0.1)).await;
+                }
+                // println!("spawn_tasks_no_poll_once");
+                let mut locked = result_clone.write().unwrap();
+                *locked = Some(());
+            });
+            let wrapper = TaskWrapper::new(result, task);
+            commands.spawn().insert(wrapper);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn handle_tasks_no_poll_once(
+    mut commands: Commands,
+    transform_tasks: Query<(Entity, &TaskWrapper<()>)>,
+    mut app_exit_events: EventWriter<AppExit>,
+    time: Res<Time>,
+    frame_counter: Res<FrameCounter>,
+) {
+    let mut n_tasks = 0;
+    for (entity, task) in transform_tasks.iter() {
+        n_tasks += 1;
+        let locked = task.poll().unwrap();
+        if locked.is_some() {
+            commands.entity(entity).remove::<TaskWrapper<()>>();
+        }
+    }
+    if n_tasks == 0 {
+        print_statistics("no_poll_once", &frame_counter, &time);
+        app_exit_events.send(AppExit);
+    }
+}
+
+lazy_static::lazy_static! {
+    static ref NOOP_WAKER: Waker = noop_waker::noop_waker();
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct TaskWrapper2<T> {
+    task: Task<T>,
+}
+
+impl<T: Clone> TaskWrapper2<T> {
+    pub fn new(task: Task<T>) -> Self {
+        Self { task }
+    }
+
+    pub fn poll(&mut self) -> Option<T> {
+        let f = &mut self.task;
+        futures_lite::pin!(f);
+        let mut noop_ctx = Context::from_waker(&NOOP_WAKER);
+        match f.poll(&mut noop_ctx) {
+            Poll::Ready(o) => Some(o.clone()),
+            Poll::Pending => None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn spawn_tasks_noop_waker(mut commands: Commands, thread_pool: Res<AsyncComputeTaskPool>) {
+    for step in 0..N_STEPS {
+        for _i in 0..N_TASKS {
+            let task = thread_pool.spawn(async move {
+                let start_time = Instant::now();
+                let duration = Duration::from_secs_f32(TASK_DURATION_SEC * (step as f32));
+                while Instant::now() - start_time < duration {
+                    futures_timer::Delay::new(Duration::from_secs_f32(0.1)).await;
+                }
+                // println!("spawn_tasks_noop_waker");
+            });
+            let wrapper = TaskWrapper2::<()>::new(task);
+            commands.spawn().insert(wrapper);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn handle_tasks_noop_waker(
+    mut commands: Commands,
+    mut transform_tasks: Query<(Entity, &mut TaskWrapper2<()>)>,
+    mut app_exit_events: EventWriter<AppExit>,
+    time: Res<Time>,
+    frame_counter: Res<FrameCounter>,
+) {
+    let mut n_tasks = 0;
+    for (entity, mut task) in transform_tasks.iter_mut() {
+        n_tasks += 1;
+        if task.poll().is_some() {
+            commands.entity(entity).remove::<TaskWrapper2<()>>();
+        }
+    }
+    if n_tasks == 0 {
+        print_statistics("noop_waker", &frame_counter, &time);
+        app_exit_events.send(AppExit);
+    }
+}