diff --git a/jedi/api/completion.py b/jedi/api/completion.py
index c88a031e..020a096c 100644
--- a/jedi/api/completion.py
+++ b/jedi/api/completion.py
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ def get_user_scope(module_context, position):
         def scan(scope):
             for s in scope.children:
                 if s.start_pos <= position <= s.end_pos:
-                    if isinstance(s, (tree.Scope, tree.Flow)):
+                    if isinstance(s, (tree.Scope, tree.Flow)) \
+                            or s.type in ('async_stmt', 'async_funcdef'):
                         return scan(s) or s
                     elif s.type in ('suite', 'decorated'):
                         return scan(s)
diff --git a/test/test_api/test_completion.py b/test/test_api/test_completion.py
index 7084a4a2..50c452b7 100644
--- a/test/test_api/test_completion.py
+++ b/test/test_api/test_completion.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import os
 import sys
 from textwrap import dedent
 
+import pytest
+
 
 def test_in_whitespace(Script):
     code = dedent('''
@@ -118,3 +120,20 @@ def test_generator(Script):
 def test_in_comment(Script):
     assert Script(" # Comment").completions()
     assert Script("max_attr_value = int(2) # Cast to int for spe").completions()
+
+
+def test_async(Script, environment):
+    if environment.version_info < (3, 5):
+        pytest.skip()
+
+    code = dedent('''
+        foo = 3
+        async def x():
+            hey = 3
+              ho'''
+    )
+    print(code)
+    comps = Script(code, column=4).completions()
+    names = [c.name for c in comps]
+    assert 'foo' in names
+    assert 'hey' in names