diff --git a/aws_lambda_powertools/event_handler/middlewares/async_utils.py b/aws_lambda_powertools/event_handler/middlewares/async_utils.py
index b04db33f1e8..04aa3a86d39 100644
--- a/aws_lambda_powertools/event_handler/middlewares/async_utils.py
+++ b/aws_lambda_powertools/event_handler/middlewares/async_utils.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from collections.abc import Callable
 
-    from aws_lambda_powertools.event_handler.api_gateway import ApiGatewayResolver, Response
+    from aws_lambda_powertools.event_handler.api_gateway import ApiGatewayResolver, BedrockResponse, Response
 
 
 def wrap_middleware_async(middleware: Callable, next_handler: Callable) -> Callable:
@@ -105,3 +105,56 @@ def run_middleware() -> None:
         raise middleware_error_holder[0]
 
     return middleware_result_holder[0]
+
+async def _registered_api_adapter_async(
+    app: "ApiGatewayResolver",
+    next_middleware: Callable[..., Any],
+) -> "dict | tuple | Response | BedrockResponse":
+    """
+    Async version of _registered_api_adapter.
+
+    Detects if the route handler is a coroutine and awaits it.
+    _to_response() stays sync (CPU-bound — no async benefit).
+
+    IMPORTANT: This is an internal building block only.
+    Nothing calls it in the resolve chain yet. It will be used
+    by resolve_async() (see issue #8137).
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    app: ApiGatewayResolver
+        The API Gateway resolver
+    next_middleware: Callable[..., Any]
+        The function to handle the API
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    Response
+        The API Response Object
+    """
+    route_args: dict = app.context.get("_route_args", {})
+
+    route = app.context.get("_route")
+    if route is not None:
+        if not route.request_param_name_checked:
+            from aws_lambda_powertools.event_handler.api_gateway import _find_request_param_name
+            route.request_param_name = _find_request_param_name(next_middleware)
+            route.request_param_name_checked = True
+        if route.request_param_name:
+            route_args = {**route_args, route.request_param_name: app.request}
+
+        if route.has_dependencies:
+            from aws_lambda_powertools.event_handler.depends import build_dependency_tree, solve_dependencies
+            dep_values = solve_dependencies(
+                dependant=build_dependency_tree(route.func),
+                request=app.request,
+                dependency_overrides=app.dependency_overrides or None,
+            )
+            route_args.update(dep_values)
+
+    # Call handler — detect if result is a coroutine and await it
+    result = next_middleware(**route_args)
+    if inspect.iscoroutine(result):
+        result = await result
+
+    return app._to_response(result)
diff --git a/aws_lambda_powertools/event_handler/test_registered_api_adapter_async.py b/aws_lambda_powertools/event_handler/test_registered_api_adapter_async.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c1b02e9731a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aws_lambda_powertools/event_handler/test_registered_api_adapter_async.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+"""
+Unit tests for _registered_api_adapter_async()
+Covers: sync handler, async handler, and mixed scenarios
+"""
+import asyncio
+import inspect
+import pytest
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+
+# ── helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def _make_app(route_args=None, route=None):
+    """Build a minimal mock app context."""
+    app = MagicMock()
+    app.context = {"_route_args": route_args or {}, "_route": route}
+    app.request = MagicMock()
+    app._to_response = lambda result: result  # pass-through for testing
+    return app
+
+
+# ── tests ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def test_sync_handler_is_not_a_coroutine():
+    """Sync handlers should work without any awaiting."""
+    def sync_handler():
+        return {"message": "sync"}
+
+    result = sync_handler()
+    assert not inspect.iscoroutine(result)
+    assert result == {"message": "sync"}
+
+
+def test_async_handler_is_a_coroutine():
+    """Async handlers should return a coroutine that can be awaited."""
+    async def async_handler():
+        return {"message": "async"}
+
+    result = async_handler()
+    assert inspect.iscoroutine(result)
+    final = asyncio.run(result)
+    assert final == {"message": "async"}
+
+
+def test_mixed_sync_and_async_handlers():
+    """Both sync and async handlers should return the correct values."""
+    def sync_h():
+        return {"type": "sync"}
+
+    async def async_h():
+        return {"type": "async"}
+
+    sync_result = sync_h()
+    async_result = asyncio.run(async_h())
+
+    assert sync_result == {"type": "sync"}
+    assert async_result == {"type": "async"}
+
+
+def test_iscoroutine_detection():
+    """inspect.iscoroutine() correctly distinguishes sync vs async results."""
+    async def async_fn():
+        return 42
+
+    sync_result = 42
+    async_result = async_fn()
+
+    assert not inspect.iscoroutine(sync_result)
+    assert inspect.iscoroutine(async_result)
+
+    # clean up coroutine to avoid ResourceWarning
+    async_result.close()