diff --git a/src/coreclr/interpreter/compiler.cpp b/src/coreclr/interpreter/compiler.cpp
index b8dd968dfa0f82..dcc0cbf7e0a6b7 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/interpreter/compiler.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/interpreter/compiler.cpp
@@ -4032,6 +4032,19 @@ bool InterpCompiler::EmitNamedIntrinsicCall(NamedIntrinsic ni, bool nonVirtualCa
             return true;
         }
 
+        case NI_System_Runtime_CompilerServices_RuntimeHelpers_IsRuntimeAsync:
+        {
+            int32_t result = m_methodInfo->args.isAsyncCall() ? 1 : 0;
+
+            AddIns(INTOP_LDC_I4);
+            m_pLastNewIns->data[0] = result;
+
+            PushInterpType(InterpTypeI4, nullptr);
+            m_pLastNewIns->SetDVar(m_pStackPointer[-1].var);
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
         case NI_System_Runtime_CompilerServices_RuntimeHelpers_IsReferenceOrContainsReferences:
         {
             CORINFO_CLASS_HANDLE clsHnd = sig.sigInst.methInst[0];
@@ -5140,6 +5153,7 @@ void InterpCompiler::EmitCall(CORINFO_RESOLVED_TOKEN* pConstrainedToken, bool re
                     ni == NI_System_StubHelpers_NextCallReturnAddress ||
                     ni == NI_System_Runtime_CompilerServices_RuntimeHelpers_SetNextCallGenericContext ||
                     ni == NI_System_Runtime_CompilerServices_RuntimeHelpers_SetNextCallAsyncContinuation ||
+                    ni == NI_System_Runtime_CompilerServices_RuntimeHelpers_IsRuntimeAsync ||
                     ni == NI_System_Runtime_CompilerServices_AsyncHelpers_AsyncCallContinuation ||
                     ni == NI_System_Runtime_CompilerServices_AsyncHelpers_AsyncSuspend ||
                     ni == NI_System_Runtime_CompilerServices_AsyncHelpers_TailAwait);
diff --git a/src/coreclr/interpreter/intrinsics.cpp b/src/coreclr/interpreter/intrinsics.cpp
index 38e31e24a1cf08..3b8af0065d67ed 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/interpreter/intrinsics.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/interpreter/intrinsics.cpp
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ NamedIntrinsic GetNamedIntrinsic(COMP_HANDLE compHnd, CORINFO_METHOD_HANDLE comp
             {
                 if (!strcmp(methodName, "IsReferenceOrContainsReferences"))
                     return NI_System_Runtime_CompilerServices_RuntimeHelpers_IsReferenceOrContainsReferences;
+                else if (!strcmp(methodName, "IsRuntimeAsync"))
+                    return NI_System_Runtime_CompilerServices_RuntimeHelpers_IsRuntimeAsync;
                 else if (!strcmp(methodName, "GetMethodTable"))
                     return NI_System_Runtime_CompilerServices_RuntimeHelpers_GetMethodTable;
                 else if (!strcmp(methodName, "SetNextCallGenericContext"))
diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/fgbasic.cpp b/src/coreclr/jit/fgbasic.cpp
index 71d25be333fcfd..875bd4d41c1c2f 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/fgbasic.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/fgbasic.cpp
@@ -1170,6 +1170,12 @@ void Compiler::fgFindJumpTargets(const BYTE* codeAddr, IL_OFFSET codeSize, Fixed
                                 foldableIntrinsic = true;
                                 break;
 
+                            case NI_System_Runtime_CompilerServices_RuntimeHelpers_IsRuntimeAsync:
+                                // RuntimeHelpers.IsRuntimeAsync is always folded into a const
+                                pushedStack.PushConstant();
+                                foldableIntrinsic = true;
+                                break;
+
                             // These are foldable if the first argument is a constant
                             case NI_PRIMITIVE_LeadingZeroCount:
                             case NI_PRIMITIVE_Log2:
diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/importercalls.cpp b/src/coreclr/jit/importercalls.cpp
index b1322a05ef7c76..721d65b68f3aa3 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/importercalls.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/importercalls.cpp
@@ -3508,6 +3508,12 @@ GenTree* Compiler::impIntrinsic(CORINFO_CLASS_HANDLE    clsHnd,
         return gtNewNothingNode();
     }
 
+    if (ni == NI_System_Runtime_CompilerServices_RuntimeHelpers_IsRuntimeAsync)
+    {
+        JITDUMP("\nExpanding RuntimeHelpers.IsRuntimeAsync to %s early\n", compIsAsync() ? "true" : "false");
+        return compIsAsync() ? gtNewTrue() : gtNewFalse();
+    }
+
     bool betterToExpand = false;
 
     // Allow some lightweight intrinsics in Tier0 which can improve throughput
@@ -11429,6 +11435,10 @@ NamedIntrinsic Compiler::lookupNamedIntrinsic(CORINFO_METHOD_HANDLE method)
                             {
                                 result = NI_System_Runtime_CompilerServices_RuntimeHelpers_IsKnownConstant;
                             }
+                            else if (strcmp(methodName, "IsRuntimeAsync") == 0)
+                            {
+                                result = NI_System_Runtime_CompilerServices_RuntimeHelpers_IsRuntimeAsync;
+                            }
                             else if (strcmp(methodName, "WriteBarrier") == 0)
                             {
                                 result = NI_System_Runtime_CompilerServices_RuntimeHelpers_WriteBarrier;
diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/namedintrinsiclist.h b/src/coreclr/jit/namedintrinsiclist.h
index edfb638bd1e5fb..a78298820e8dbe 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/namedintrinsiclist.h
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/namedintrinsiclist.h
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ enum NamedIntrinsic : unsigned short
     NI_System_Runtime_CompilerServices_RuntimeHelpers_CreateSpan,
     NI_System_Runtime_CompilerServices_RuntimeHelpers_InitializeArray,
     NI_System_Runtime_CompilerServices_RuntimeHelpers_IsKnownConstant,
+    NI_System_Runtime_CompilerServices_RuntimeHelpers_IsRuntimeAsync,
     NI_System_Runtime_CompilerServices_RuntimeHelpers_IsReferenceOrContainsReferences,
     NI_System_Runtime_CompilerServices_RuntimeHelpers_GetMethodTable,
     NI_System_Runtime_CompilerServices_RuntimeHelpers_WriteBarrier,
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Runtime/CompilerServices/RuntimeHelpers.cs b/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Runtime/CompilerServices/RuntimeHelpers.cs
index f9f228e6aea688..038452a1c8faf3 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Runtime/CompilerServices/RuntimeHelpers.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Runtime/CompilerServices/RuntimeHelpers.cs
@@ -179,6 +179,11 @@ public static ReadOnlySpan<T> CreateSpan<T>(RuntimeFieldHandle fldHandle)
         internal static bool IsKnownConstant<T>(T t) where T : struct => false;
 #pragma warning restore IDE0060
 
+        // Returns true if the method being compiled is a runtime-async method.
+        // This is folded to a compile-time constant by the JIT and the interpreter.
+        [Intrinsic]
+        internal static bool IsRuntimeAsync() => false;
+
         /// <returns>true if the given type is a reference type or a value type that contains references or by-refs; otherwise, false.</returns>
         [Intrinsic]
         public static bool IsReferenceOrContainsReferences<T>() where T : allows ref struct => IsReferenceOrContainsReferences<T>();