**[Francisco Lozano](https://jira.spring.io/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=flozano)** opened **[SPR-12598](https://jira.spring.io/browse/SPR-12598?redirect=false)** and commented It would be great if, when using Java 8, CompletableFuture (or CompletionStage) was supported as return method of MVC controllers. --- **Issue Links:** - #17198 Support CompletableFuture as alternative to DeferredResult in MVC (_**"duplicates"**_)