diff --git a/docs/api/index.md b/docs/api/index.md
index 42d956d45..d7b43605f 100644
--- a/docs/api/index.md
+++ b/docs/api/index.md
@@ -1585,6 +1585,10 @@ Vitest provides utility functions to help you out through it's **vi** helper. Yo
 
   Removes all timers that are scheduled to run. These timers will never run in the future.
 
+### vi.dynamicImportSettled
+
+  Wait for all imports to load. Useful, if you have a synchronous call that starts importing a module, that you cannot wait otherwise.
+
 ### vi.fn
 
 - **Type:** `(fn: Function) => CallableMockInstance`
diff --git a/examples/vue/components/AsAsync.vue b/examples/vue/components/AsAsync.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ff17552e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/vue/components/AsAsync.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { defineAsyncComponent, ref } from 'vue'
+
+const Hello = defineAsyncComponent({
+  loader: () => import('./Hello.vue'),
+  delay: 0,
+})
+
+const showHello = ref(false)
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <button @click="showHello = true">
+    Show Hello
+  </button>
+  <div v-if="showHello">
+    <div>Async component</div>
+    <Hello :count="1" />
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/examples/vue/test/as-async.test.ts b/examples/vue/test/as-async.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..276d6e16a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/vue/test/as-async.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { flushPromises, mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import AsAsync from '../components/AsAsync.vue'
+
+test('mount component', async () => {
+  expect(AsAsync).toBeTruthy()
+
+  const wrapper = mount(AsAsync)
+
+  await wrapper.find('button').trigger('click')
+
+  await flushPromises() // start loading, so vitest started loading
+  await vi.dynamicImportSettled()
+
+  expect(wrapper.html()).toContain('1 x 2 = 2')
+})
diff --git a/examples/vue/tsconfig.json b/examples/vue/tsconfig.json
index 9b9d84243..10b0483b0 100644
--- a/examples/vue/tsconfig.json
+++ b/examples/vue/tsconfig.json
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
   "compilerOptions": {
     "target": "esnext",
     "module": "esnext",
-    "moduleResolution": "node"
+    "moduleResolution": "node",
+    "jsx": "preserve",
+    "types": ["vitest/globals"]
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/integrations/vi.ts b/packages/vitest/src/integrations/vi.ts
index 1e6299765..9585c00f4 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/integrations/vi.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/integrations/vi.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { FakeTimerInstallOpts } from '@sinonjs/fake-timers'
 import { parseStacktrace } from '../utils/source-map'
 import type { VitestMocker } from '../runtime/mocker'
-import { getWorkerState, resetModules } from '../utils'
+import { getWorkerState, resetModules, setTimeout } from '../utils'
 import { FakeTimers } from './mock/timers'
 import type { EnhancedSpy, MaybeMocked, MaybeMockedDeep } from './spy'
 import { fn, isMockFunction, spies, spyOn } from './spy'
@@ -234,6 +234,24 @@ class VitestUtils {
     resetModules()
     return this
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Wait for all imports to load.
+   * Useful, if you have a synchronous call that starts
+   * importing a module, that you cannot wait otherwise.
+   */
+  public async dynamicImportSettled() {
+    const state = getWorkerState()
+    const promises: Promise<unknown>[] = []
+    for (const mod of state.moduleCache.values()) {
+      if (!mod.exports && mod.promise)
+        promises.push(mod.promise)
+    }
+    await Promise.all(promises)
+    // wait until the end of the loop, so `.then` on modules called,
+    // like in import('./example').then(...)
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve))
+  }
 }
 
 export const vitest = new VitestUtils()
diff --git a/test/core/test/vi.spec.ts b/test/core/test/vi.spec.ts
index 2bb4f7465..7cde61f1b 100644
--- a/test/core/test/vi.spec.ts
+++ b/test/core/test/vi.spec.ts
@@ -28,4 +28,15 @@ describe('testing vi utils', () => {
     const v2 = await import('vitest')
     expect(v1).toBe(v2)
   })
+
+  test('loads unloaded module', async () => {
+    let mod: any
+    import('../src/timeout').then(m => mod = m)
+
+    expect(mod).toBeUndefined()
+
+    await vi.dynamicImportSettled()
+
+    expect(mod.timeout).toBe(100)
+  })
 })