diff --git a/chronos/asyncsync.nim b/chronos/asyncsync.nim
index 5fab9b2ab..505915b3c 100644
--- a/chronos/asyncsync.nim
+++ b/chronos/asyncsync.nim
@@ -257,6 +257,12 @@ proc popLastImpl[T](aq: AsyncQueue[T]): T =
   aq.putters.wakeupNext()
   res
 
+proc peekFirstImpl[T](aq: AsyncQueue[T]): T =
+  aq.queue.peekFirst()
+
+proc peekLastImpl[T](aq: AsyncQueue[T]): T =
+  aq.queue.peekLast()
+
 proc addFirstNoWait*[T](aq: AsyncQueue[T], item: T) {.
      raises: [AsyncQueueFullError].} =
   ## Put an item ``item`` to the beginning of the queue ``aq`` immediately.
@@ -293,6 +299,26 @@ proc popLastNoWait*[T](aq: AsyncQueue[T]): T {.
     raise newException(AsyncQueueEmptyError, "AsyncQueue is empty!")
   aq.popLastImpl()
 
+proc peekFirstNoWait*[T](aq: AsyncQueue[T]): T {.
+     raises: [AsyncQueueEmptyError].} =
+  ## Get an item from the beginning of the queue ``aq`` immediately but without
+  ## removing it.
+  ##
+  ## If queue ``aq`` is empty, then ``AsyncQueueEmptyError`` exception raised.
+  if aq.empty():
+    raise newException(AsyncQueueEmptyError, "AsyncQueue is empty!")
+  aq.peekFirstImpl()
+
+proc peekLastNoWait*[T](aq: AsyncQueue[T]): T {.
+     raises: [AsyncQueueEmptyError].} =
+  ## Get an item from the end of the queue ``aq`` immediately but without
+  ## removing it.
+  ##
+  ## If queue ``aq`` is empty, then ``AsyncQueueEmptyError`` exception raised.
+  if aq.empty():
+    raise newException(AsyncQueueEmptyError, "AsyncQueue is empty!")
+  aq.peekLastImpl()
+
 proc addFirst*[T](aq: AsyncQueue[T], item: T) {.
      async: (raises: [CancelledError]).} =
   ## Put an ``item`` to the beginning of the queue ``aq``. If the queue is full,
@@ -357,6 +383,42 @@ proc popLast*[T](aq: AsyncQueue[T]): Future[T] {.
       raise exc
   aq.popLastImpl()
 
+proc peekFirst*[T](aq: AsyncQueue[T]): Future[T] {.
+     async: (raises: [CancelledError]).} =
+  ## Return an ``item`` without removing it from the beginning of the queue
+  ## ``aq``. If the queue is empty, wait until an item is available.
+  while aq.empty():
+    let getter =
+      Future[void].Raising([CancelledError]).init("AsyncQueue.peekFirst")
+    aq.getters.add(getter)
+    try:
+      await getter
+    except CancelledError as exc:
+      if not(aq.empty()) and not(getter.cancelled()):
+        aq.getters.wakeupNext()
+      raise exc
+  let res = aq.peekFirstImpl()
+  aq.getters.wakeupNext()
+  res
+
+proc peekLast*[T](aq: AsyncQueue[T]): Future[T] {.
+     async: (raises: [CancelledError]).} =
+  ## Return an ``item`` without removing it from the end of the queue ``aq``.
+  ## If the queue is empty, wait until an item is available.
+  while aq.empty():
+    let getter =
+      Future[void].Raising([CancelledError]).init("AsyncQueue.peekLast")
+    aq.getters.add(getter)
+    try:
+      await getter
+    except CancelledError as exc:
+      if not(aq.empty()) and not(getter.cancelled()):
+        aq.getters.wakeupNext()
+      raise exc
+  let res = aq.peekLastImpl()
+  aq.getters.wakeupNext()
+  res
+
 proc putNoWait*[T](aq: AsyncQueue[T], item: T) {.
      raises: [AsyncQueueFullError].} =
   ## Alias of ``addLastNoWait()``.
@@ -367,6 +429,11 @@ proc getNoWait*[T](aq: AsyncQueue[T]): T {.
   ## Alias of ``popFirstNoWait()``.
   aq.popFirstNoWait()
 
+proc peekNoWait*[T](aq: AsyncQueue[T]): T {.
+     raises: [AsyncQueueEmptyError].} =
+  ## Alias of ``peekFirstNoWait()``.
+  aq.peekFirstNoWait()
+
 proc put*[T](aq: AsyncQueue[T], item: T): Future[void] {.
      async: (raw: true, raises: [CancelledError]).} =
   ## Alias of ``addLast()``.
@@ -377,6 +444,11 @@ proc get*[T](aq: AsyncQueue[T]): Future[T] {.
   ## Alias of ``popFirst()``.
   aq.popFirst()
 
+proc peek*[T](aq: AsyncQueue[T]): Future[T] {.
+     async: (raw: true, raises: [CancelledError]).} =
+  ## Alias of ``peekFirst()``.
+  aq.peekFirst()
+
 proc clear*[T](aq: AsyncQueue[T]) {.inline.} =
   ## Clears all elements of queue ``aq``.
   aq.queue.clear()
diff --git a/tests/testsync.nim b/tests/testsync.nim
index 4ade20531..85dd19a67 100644
--- a/tests/testsync.nim
+++ b/tests/testsync.nim
@@ -353,6 +353,57 @@ suite "Asynchronous sync primitives test suite":
   test "AsyncQueue() contains test":
     check test9() == true
 
+  test "AsyncQueue() peek test":
+    let q = newAsyncQueue[int]()
+    q.putNoWait(1)
+    q.putNoWait(2)
+
+    check:
+      q.peekNoWait() == 1
+      q.peekFirstNoWait() == 1
+      q.peekLastNoWait() == 2
+      (waitFor q.peek()) == 1
+      (waitFor q.peekFirst()) == 1
+      (waitFor q.peekLast()) == 2
+
+  test "AsyncQueue() peek before pop test":
+    let q = newAsyncQueue[int]()
+    q.putNoWait(1)
+
+    let
+      a = q.peekFirst()
+      b = q.popFirst()
+
+    check:
+      a.completed() == true
+      b.completed() == true
+      a.read() == 1
+      b.read() == 1
+      q.len() == 0
+
+  test "AsyncQueue() peek after pop test":
+    let q = newAsyncQueue[int]()
+    q.putNoWait(1)
+
+    let
+      a = q.popFirst()
+      b = q.peekFirst()
+
+    check:
+      a.completed() == true
+      b.completed() == false
+      a.read() == 1
+      q.len() == 0
+
+    q.putNoWait(2)
+    poll()
+
+    check:
+      a.completed() == true
+      b.completed() == true
+      b.read() == 2
+      q.len() == 1
+
   test "AsyncEventQueue() behavior test":
     let eventQueue = newAsyncEventQueue[int]()
     let key = eventQueue.register()