diff --git a/docs/api/createAsyncThunk.mdx b/docs/api/createAsyncThunk.mdx
index fb237c2338..e29ebc9939 100644
--- a/docs/api/createAsyncThunk.mdx
+++ b/docs/api/createAsyncThunk.mdx
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ The logic in the `payloadCreator` function may use any of these values as needed
 
 An object with the following optional fields:
 
-- `condition(arg, { getState, extra } ): boolean`: a callback that can be used to skip execution of the payload creator and all action dispatches, if desired. See [Canceling Before Execution](#canceling-before-execution) for a complete description.
+- `condition(arg, { getState, extra } ): boolean | Promise<boolean>`: a callback that can be used to skip execution of the payload creator and all action dispatches, if desired. See [Canceling Before Execution](#canceling-before-execution) for a complete description.
 - `dispatchConditionRejection`: if `condition()` returns `false`, the default behavior is that no actions will be dispatched at all. If you still want a "rejected" action to be dispatched when the thunk was canceled, set this flag to `true`.
 - `idGenerator(): string`: a function to use when generating the `requestId` for the request sequence. Defaults to use [nanoid](./otherExports.mdx/#nanoid).
 - `serializeError(error: unknown) => any` to replace the internal `miniSerializeError` method with your own serialization logic.
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ const updateUser = createAsyncThunk(
 
 ### Canceling Before Execution
 
-If you need to cancel a thunk before the payload creator is called, you may provide a `condition` callback as an option after the payload creator. The callback will receive the thunk argument and an object with `{getState, extra}` as parameters, and use those to decide whether to continue or not. If the execution should be canceled, the `condition` callback should return a literal `false` value:
+If you need to cancel a thunk before the payload creator is called, you may provide a `condition` callback as an option after the payload creator. The callback will receive the thunk argument and an object with `{getState, extra}` as parameters, and use those to decide whether to continue or not. If the execution should be canceled, the `condition` callback should return a literal `false` value or a promise that should resolve to `false`. If a promise is returned, the thunk waits for it to get fulfilled before dispatching the `pending` action, otherwise it proceeds with dispatching synchronously.
 
 ```js
 const fetchUserById = createAsyncThunk(
diff --git a/packages/toolkit/src/createAsyncThunk.ts b/packages/toolkit/src/createAsyncThunk.ts
index e3fafbe765..b7e18d69e9 100644
--- a/packages/toolkit/src/createAsyncThunk.ts
+++ b/packages/toolkit/src/createAsyncThunk.ts
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ export type AsyncThunkOptions<
   condition?(
     arg: ThunkArg,
     api: Pick<GetThunkAPI<ThunkApiConfig>, 'getState' | 'extra'>
-  ): boolean | undefined
+  ): MaybePromise<boolean | undefined>
   /**
    * If `condition` returns `false`, the asyncThunk will be skipped.
    * This option allows you to control whether a `rejected` action with `meta.condition == false`
@@ -553,11 +553,11 @@ If you want to use the AbortController to react to \`abort\` events, please cons
       const promise = (async function () {
         let finalAction: ReturnType<typeof fulfilled | typeof rejected>
         try {
-          if (
-            options &&
-            options.condition &&
-            options.condition(arg, { getState, extra }) === false
-          ) {
+          let conditionResult = options?.condition?.(arg, { getState, extra })
+          if (isThenable(conditionResult)) {
+            conditionResult = await conditionResult
+          }
+          if (conditionResult === false) {
             // eslint-disable-next-line no-throw-literal
             throw {
               name: 'ConditionError',
@@ -678,3 +678,11 @@ export function unwrapResult<R extends UnwrappableAction>(
 type WithStrictNullChecks<True, False> = undefined extends boolean
   ? False
   : True
+
+function isThenable(value: any): value is PromiseLike<any> {
+  return (
+    value !== null &&
+    typeof value === 'object' &&
+    typeof value.then === 'function'
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/toolkit/src/tests/createAsyncThunk.test.ts b/packages/toolkit/src/tests/createAsyncThunk.test.ts
index d84dc8c62b..052d402633 100644
--- a/packages/toolkit/src/tests/createAsyncThunk.test.ts
+++ b/packages/toolkit/src/tests/createAsyncThunk.test.ts
@@ -595,6 +595,32 @@ describe('conditional skipping of asyncThunks', () => {
     )
   })
 
+  test('pending is dispatched synchronously if condition is synchronous', async () => {
+    const condition = () => true
+    const asyncThunk = createAsyncThunk('test', payloadCreator, { condition })
+    const thunkCallPromise = asyncThunk(arg)(dispatch, getState, extra)
+    expect(dispatch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    await thunkCallPromise
+    expect(dispatch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+  })
+
+  test('async condition', async () => {
+    const condition = () => Promise.resolve(false)
+    const asyncThunk = createAsyncThunk('test', payloadCreator, { condition })
+    await asyncThunk(arg)(dispatch, getState, extra)
+    expect(dispatch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0)
+  })
+
+  test('async condition with rejected promise', async () => {
+    const condition = () => Promise.reject()
+    const asyncThunk = createAsyncThunk('test', payloadCreator, { condition })
+    await asyncThunk(arg)(dispatch, getState, extra)
+    expect(dispatch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(dispatch).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ type: 'test/rejected' })
+    )
+  })
+
   test('rejected action is not dispatched by default', async () => {
     const asyncThunk = createAsyncThunk('test', payloadCreator, { condition })
     await asyncThunk(arg)(dispatch, getState, extra)
@@ -644,38 +670,39 @@ describe('conditional skipping of asyncThunks', () => {
       })
     )
   })
+})
 
-  test('serializeError implementation', async () => {
-    function serializeError() {
-      return 'serialized!'
-    }
-    const errorObject = 'something else!'
+test('serializeError implementation', async () => {
+  function serializeError() {
+    return 'serialized!'
+  }
+  const errorObject = 'something else!'
 
-    const store = configureStore({
-      reducer: (state = [], action) => [...state, action],
-    })
+  const store = configureStore({
+    reducer: (state = [], action) => [...state, action],
+  })
 
-    const asyncThunk = createAsyncThunk<
-      unknown,
-      void,
-      { serializedErrorType: string }
-    >('test', () => Promise.reject(errorObject), { serializeError })
-    const rejected = await store.dispatch(asyncThunk())
-    if (!asyncThunk.rejected.match(rejected)) {
-      throw new Error()
-    }
+  const asyncThunk = createAsyncThunk<
+    unknown,
+    void,
+    { serializedErrorType: string }
+  >('test', () => Promise.reject(errorObject), { serializeError })
+  const rejected = await store.dispatch(asyncThunk())
+  if (!asyncThunk.rejected.match(rejected)) {
+    throw new Error()
+  }
 
-    const expectation = {
-      type: 'test/rejected',
-      payload: undefined,
-      error: 'serialized!',
-      meta: expect.any(Object),
-    }
-    expect(rejected).toEqual(expectation)
-    expect(store.getState()[2]).toEqual(expectation)
-    expect(rejected.error).not.toEqual(miniSerializeError(errorObject))
-  })
+  const expectation = {
+    type: 'test/rejected',
+    payload: undefined,
+    error: 'serialized!',
+    meta: expect.any(Object),
+  }
+  expect(rejected).toEqual(expectation)
+  expect(store.getState()[2]).toEqual(expectation)
+  expect(rejected.error).not.toEqual(miniSerializeError(errorObject))
 })
+
 describe('unwrapResult', () => {
   const getState = jest.fn(() => ({}))
   const dispatch = jest.fn((x: any) => x)
@@ -790,7 +817,7 @@ describe('idGenerator option', () => {
   })
 })
 
-test('`condition` will see state changes from a synchonously invoked asyncThunk', () => {
+test('`condition` will see state changes from a synchronously invoked asyncThunk', () => {
   type State = ReturnType<typeof store.getState>
   const onStart = jest.fn()
   const asyncThunk = createAsyncThunk<