diff --git a/src/asynkit/coroutine.py b/src/asynkit/coroutine.py
index 783f1ae..a245a92 100644
--- a/src/asynkit/coroutine.py
+++ b/src/asynkit/coroutine.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from typing import (
     Any,
     AsyncGenerator,
+    AsyncIterable,
     Awaitable,
     Callable,
     Coroutine,
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
     "coro_is_suspended",
     "coro_is_finished",
     "coro_iter",
+    "aiter_sync",
     "await_sync",
     "SynchronousError",
     "SynchronousAbort",
@@ -541,3 +543,18 @@ async def helper(*args: P.args, **kwargs: P.kwargs) -> T:
         return func(*args, **kwargs)
 
     return helper
+
+
+def aiter_sync(async_iterable: AsyncIterable[T]) -> Generator[T, None, None]:
+    """Iterate synchronously over an async itarable"""
+    ai = async_iterable.__aiter__()
+
+    # a helper ensures that we have a coroutine, not just an Awaitable
+    async def helper() -> T:
+        return await ai.__anext__()
+
+    try:
+        while True:
+            yield await_sync(helper())
+    except StopAsyncIteration:
+        pass
diff --git a/tests/test_coro.py b/tests/test_coro.py
index b1bf752..8be087f 100644
--- a/tests/test_coro.py
+++ b/tests/test_coro.py
@@ -585,6 +585,15 @@ def test_noexit(self):
         assert err.match("failed to complete synchronously")
 
 
+def test_aiter_sync():
+    async def agen():
+        for i in range(5):
+            yield i
+
+    gen = asynkit.aiter_sync(agen())
+    assert list(gen) == list(range(5))
+
+
 class TestCoroAwait:
     """
     These tests test the behaviour of a coroutine wrapped in `coro_await`