diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/src/utils.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/src/utils.ts
index d4406e3a85e..8f1c98c1fa2 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/src/utils.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,32 @@ export function safeExecuteInTheMiddle<T>(
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Async function to execute patched function and being able to catch errors
+ * @param execute - function to be executed
+ * @param onFinish - callback to run when execute finishes
+ */
+export async function safeExecuteInTheMiddleAsync<T>(
+  execute: () => T,
+  onFinish: (e: Error | undefined, result: T | undefined) => void,
+  preventThrowingError?: boolean
+): Promise<T> {
+  let error: Error | undefined;
+  let result: T | undefined;
+  try {
+    result = await execute();
+  } catch (e) {
+    error = e;
+  } finally {
+    onFinish(error, result);
+    if (error && !preventThrowingError) {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-unsafe-finally
+      throw error;
+    }
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-unsafe-finally
+    return result as T;
+  }
+}
 /**
  * Checks if certain function has been already wrapped
  * @param func
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/test/common/utils.test.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/test/common/utils.test.ts
index 805490ea155..cfc10fb38f3 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/test/common/utils.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/test/common/utils.test.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@
  */
 
 import * as assert from 'assert';
-import { isWrapped, safeExecuteInTheMiddle } from '../../src';
+import {
+  isWrapped,
+  safeExecuteInTheMiddle,
+  safeExecuteInTheMiddleAsync,
+} from '../../src';
 
 describe('isWrapped', () => {
   describe('when function is wrapped', () => {
@@ -45,13 +49,12 @@ describe('isWrapped', () => {
 
 describe('safeExecuteInTheMiddle', () => {
   it('should not throw error', () => {
-    const error = new Error('test');
     safeExecuteInTheMiddle(
       () => {
-        throw error;
+        return 'foo';
       },
       err => {
-        assert.deepStrictEqual(error, err);
+        assert.deepStrictEqual(err, undefined);
       },
       true
     );
@@ -84,3 +87,47 @@ describe('safeExecuteInTheMiddle', () => {
     assert.deepStrictEqual(result, 1);
   });
 });
+
+describe('safeExecuteInTheMiddleAsync', () => {
+  it('should not throw error', () => {
+    safeExecuteInTheMiddleAsync(
+      async () => {
+        await setTimeout(() => {}, 1);
+        return 'foo';
+      },
+      err => {
+        assert.deepStrictEqual(err, undefined);
+      },
+      true
+    );
+  });
+  it('should throw error', () => {
+    const error = new Error('test');
+    try {
+      safeExecuteInTheMiddleAsync(
+        async () => {
+          await setTimeout(() => {}, 1);
+          throw error;
+        },
+        err => {
+          assert.deepStrictEqual(error, err);
+        }
+      );
+    } catch (err) {
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(error, err);
+    }
+  });
+  it('should return result', async () => {
+    const result = await safeExecuteInTheMiddleAsync(
+      async () => {
+        await setTimeout(() => {}, 1);
+        return 1;
+      },
+      (err, result) => {
+        assert.deepStrictEqual(err, undefined);
+        assert.deepStrictEqual(result, 1);
+      }
+    );
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(result, 1);
+  });
+});