diff --git a/console-subscriber/tests/framework.rs b/console-subscriber/tests/framework.rs
index 855f778ac..719adc3e8 100644
--- a/console-subscriber/tests/framework.rs
+++ b/console-subscriber/tests/framework.rs
@@ -182,3 +182,24 @@ fn fail_1_of_2_expected_tasks() {
 
     assert_tasks(expected_tasks, future);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn polls() {
+    let expected_task = ExpectedTask::default().match_default_name().expect_polls(2);
+
+    let future = async { task::yield_now().await };
+
+    assert_task(expected_task, future);
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[should_panic(expected = "Test failed: Task validation failed:
+ - Task { name=console-test::main }: expected `polls` to be 2, but actual was 1
+")]
+fn fail_polls() {
+    let expected_task = ExpectedTask::default().match_default_name().expect_polls(2);
+
+    let future = async {};
+
+    assert_task(expected_task, future);
+}
diff --git a/console-subscriber/tests/poll.rs b/console-subscriber/tests/poll.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..11593c201
--- /dev/null
+++ b/console-subscriber/tests/poll.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use tokio::time::sleep;
+
+mod support;
+use support::{assert_task, ExpectedTask};
+
+#[test]
+fn single_poll() {
+    let expected_task = ExpectedTask::default().match_default_name().expect_polls(1);
+
+    let future = futures::future::ready(());
+
+    assert_task(expected_task, future);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn two_polls() {
+    let expected_task = ExpectedTask::default().match_default_name().expect_polls(2);
+
+    let future = async {
+        sleep(Duration::ZERO).await;
+    };
+
+    assert_task(expected_task, future);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn many_polls() {
+    let expected_task = ExpectedTask::default()
+        .match_default_name()
+        .expect_polls(11);
+
+    let future = async {
+        for _ in 0..10 {
+            sleep(Duration::ZERO).await;
+        }
+    };
+
+    assert_task(expected_task, future);
+}
diff --git a/console-subscriber/tests/spawn.rs b/console-subscriber/tests/spawn.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..21ecaad41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/console-subscriber/tests/spawn.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use tokio::time::sleep;
+
+mod support;
+use support::{assert_tasks, spawn_named, ExpectedTask};
+
+/// This test asserts the behavior that was fixed in #440. Before that fix,
+/// the polls of a child were also counted towards the parent (the task which
+/// spawned the child task). In this scenario, that would result in the parent
+/// having 3 polls counted, when it should really be 1.
+#[test]
+fn child_polls_dont_count_towards_parent_polls() {
+    let expected_tasks = vec![
+        ExpectedTask::default()
+            .match_name("parent".into())
+            .expect_polls(1),
+        ExpectedTask::default()
+            .match_name("child".into())
+            .expect_polls(2),
+    ];
+
+    let future = async {
+        let child_join_handle = spawn_named("parent", async {
+            spawn_named("child", async {
+                sleep(Duration::ZERO).await;
+            })
+        })
+        .await
+        .expect("joining parent failed");
+
+        child_join_handle.await.expect("joining child failed");
+    };
+
+    assert_tasks(expected_tasks, future);
+}
diff --git a/console-subscriber/tests/support/mod.rs b/console-subscriber/tests/support/mod.rs
index 4937aff6a..3a42583a2 100644
--- a/console-subscriber/tests/support/mod.rs
+++ b/console-subscriber/tests/support/mod.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use subscriber::run_test;
 
 pub(crate) use subscriber::MAIN_TASK_NAME;
 pub(crate) use task::ExpectedTask;
+use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
 
 /// Assert that an `expected_task` is recorded by a console-subscriber
 /// when driving the provided `future` to completion.
@@ -45,3 +46,19 @@ where
 {
     run_test(expected_tasks, future)
 }
+
+/// Spawn a named task and unwrap.
+///
+/// This is a convenience function to create a task with a name and then spawn
+/// it directly (unwrapping the `Result` which the task builder API returns).
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub(crate) fn spawn_named<Fut>(name: &str, f: Fut) -> JoinHandle<<Fut as Future>::Output>
+where
+    Fut: Future + Send + 'static,
+    Fut::Output: Send + 'static,
+{
+    tokio::task::Builder::new()
+        .name(name)
+        .spawn(f)
+        .expect(&format!("spawning task '{name}' failed"))
+}
diff --git a/console-subscriber/tests/support/subscriber.rs b/console-subscriber/tests/support/subscriber.rs
index ace48397d..54e5c995c 100644
--- a/console-subscriber/tests/support/subscriber.rs
+++ b/console-subscriber/tests/support/subscriber.rs
@@ -283,8 +283,7 @@ async fn record_actual_tasks(
 
             for (id, stats) in &task_update.stats_update {
                 if let Some(task) = tasks.get_mut(id) {
-                    task.wakes = stats.wakes;
-                    task.self_wakes = stats.self_wakes;
+                    task.update_from_stats(stats);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/console-subscriber/tests/support/task.rs b/console-subscriber/tests/support/task.rs
index 63814d016..b6952cf61 100644
--- a/console-subscriber/tests/support/task.rs
+++ b/console-subscriber/tests/support/task.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 use std::{error, fmt};
 
+use console_api::tasks;
+
 use super::MAIN_TASK_NAME;
 
 /// An actual task
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ pub(super) struct ActualTask {
     pub(super) name: Option<String>,
     pub(super) wakes: u64,
     pub(super) self_wakes: u64,
+    pub(super) polls: u64,
 }
 
 impl ActualTask {
@@ -22,6 +25,15 @@ impl ActualTask {
             name: None,
             wakes: 0,
             self_wakes: 0,
+            polls: 0,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn update_from_stats(&mut self, stats: &tasks::Stats) {
+        self.wakes = stats.wakes;
+        self.self_wakes = stats.self_wakes;
+        if let Some(poll_stats) = &stats.poll_stats {
+            self.polls = poll_stats.polls;
         }
     }
 }
@@ -78,6 +90,7 @@ pub(crate) struct ExpectedTask {
     expect_present: Option<bool>,
     expect_wakes: Option<u64>,
     expect_self_wakes: Option<u64>,
+    expect_polls: Option<u64>,
 }
 
 impl Default for ExpectedTask {
@@ -87,6 +100,7 @@ impl Default for ExpectedTask {
             expect_present: None,
             expect_wakes: None,
             expect_self_wakes: None,
+            expect_polls: None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -164,6 +178,21 @@ impl ExpectedTask {
             }
         }
 
+        if let Some(expected_polls) = self.expect_polls {
+            no_expectations = false;
+            if expected_polls != actual_task.polls {
+                return Err(TaskValidationFailure {
+                    expected: self.clone(),
+                    actual: Some(actual_task.clone()),
+                    failure: format!(
+                        "{self}: expected `polls` to be {expected_polls}, but \
+                        actual was {actual_polls}",
+                        actual_polls = actual_task.polls,
+                    ),
+                });
+            }
+        }
+
         if no_expectations {
             return Err(TaskValidationFailure {
                 expected: self.clone(),
@@ -229,6 +258,16 @@ impl ExpectedTask {
         self.expect_self_wakes = Some(self_wakes);
         self
     }
+
+    /// Expects taht a task has a specific value for `polls`.
+    ///
+    /// To validate, the actual task must have a count of polls (on
+    /// `PollStats`) equal to `polls`.
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    pub(crate) fn expect_polls(mut self, polls: u64) -> Self {
+        self.expect_polls = Some(polls);
+        self
+    }
 }
 
 impl fmt::Display for ExpectedTask {