diff --git a/async/delay_test.ts b/async/delay_test.ts
index e6d15b7d99d2..2ab339251767 100644
--- a/async/delay_test.ts
+++ b/async/delay_test.ts
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Deno.test("delay() handles already aborted signal", async () => {
   assertIsDefaultAbortReason(cause);
 });
 
-Deno.test("delay() handles persitent option", async () => {
+Deno.test("delay() handles persistent option", async () => {
   using unrefTimer = stub(Deno, "unrefTimer");
   await delay(100, { persistent: false });
   assertSpyCalls(unrefTimer, 1);
diff --git a/async/deno.json b/async/deno.json
index 65ea98e36b8f..80f9324f61ea 100644
--- a/async/deno.json
+++ b/async/deno.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     "./retry": "./retry.ts",
     "./unstable-retry": "./unstable_retry.ts",
     "./tee": "./tee.ts",
-    "./unstable-throttle": "./unstable_throttle.ts"
+    "./unstable-throttle": "./unstable_throttle.ts",
+    "./unstable-wait-for": "./unstable_wait_for.ts"
   }
 }
diff --git a/async/unstable_wait_for.ts b/async/unstable_wait_for.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ca71dafd638e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/async/unstable_wait_for.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+// Copyright 2018-2024 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
+// This module is browser compatible.
+
+import { deadline } from "./deadline.ts";
+
+/** Options for {@linkcode waitFor}. */
+export interface WaitForOptions {
+  /** Signal used to abort the waitFor. */
+  signal?: AbortSignal;
+  /** Indicates the step jump in time to wait for the predicate to be true.
+   *
+   * @default {100}
+   */
+  step?: number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Resolve a {@linkcode Promise} after a given predicate becomes true or the
+ * timeout amount of milliseconds has been reached.
+ *
+ * @throws {DOMException} If signal is aborted before either the waitFor
+ * predicate is true or the timeout duration was reached, and `signal.reason`
+ * is undefined.
+ * @param predicate a Nullary (no arguments) function returning a boolean
+ * @param ms Duration in milliseconds for how long the waitFor should last.
+ * @param options Additional options.
+ *
+ * @example Basic usage
+ * ```ts ignore
+ * import { waitFor } from "@std/async/unstable-wait-for";
+ *
+ * // Deno server to acknowledge reception of request/webhook
+ * let requestReceived = false;
+ * Deno.serve((_req) => {
+ *   requestReceived = true;
+ *   return new Response("Hello, world");
+ * });
+ *
+ * // ...
+ * waitFor(() => requestReceived, 10000);
+ * // If less than 10 seconds pass, the requestReceived flag will be true
+ * // assert(requestReceived);
+ * // ...
+ * ```
+ */
+export function waitFor(
+  predicate: () => boolean | Promise<boolean>,
+  ms: number,
+  options: WaitForOptions = {},
+): Promise<void> {
+  const { step = 100 } = options;
+
+  // Create a new promise that resolves when the predicate is true
+  let interval: number;
+  const p: Promise<void> = new Promise(function (resolve) {
+    interval = setInterval(() => {
+      if (predicate()) resolve();
+    }, step);
+  });
+
+  // Return a deadline promise
+  return deadline(p, ms, options).finally(() => clearInterval(interval));
+}
diff --git a/async/unstable_wait_for_test.ts b/async/unstable_wait_for_test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2c286413d074
--- /dev/null
+++ b/async/unstable_wait_for_test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// Copyright 2018-2024 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
+import { assertAlmostEquals, assertEquals, assertRejects } from "@std/assert";
+import { waitFor } from "./unstable_wait_for.ts";
+
+// NOT detecting leaks means that the internal interval was correctly cleared
+
+Deno.test("waitFor() returns fulfilled promise", async () => {
+  let flag = false;
+  setTimeout(() => flag = true, 100);
+  const start = Date.now();
+  await waitFor(() => flag === true, 1000);
+  // Expects the promise to be resolved after 100ms
+  assertAlmostEquals(Date.now() - start, 100, 10);
+});
+
+Deno.test("waitFor() throws DOMException on timeout", async () => {
+  let flag = false;
+  const id = setTimeout(() => flag = true, 1000);
+  const start = Date.now();
+  const error = await assertRejects(
+    () => waitFor(() => flag === true, 100),
+    DOMException,
+    "Signal timed out.",
+  );
+  assertAlmostEquals(Date.now() - start, 100, 10);
+  assertEquals(error.name, "TimeoutError");
+  clearTimeout(id);
+});