diff --git a/.changeset/spotty-keys-change.md b/.changeset/spotty-keys-change.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3518721f3267
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/spotty-keys-change.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@astrojs/vue': patch
+---
+
+Supporting the top of the await syntax sugar for Vue in the template's setup
diff --git a/packages/astro/e2e/fixtures/vue-component/src/components/Test.vue b/packages/astro/e2e/fixtures/vue-component/src/components/Test.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..da05a10295f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/astro/e2e/fixtures/vue-component/src/components/Test.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import {onMounted, ref} from 'vue'
+const props = defineProps(['id'])
+/** The top-level await causes event handling to not work (button click) */
+await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 10));
+
+const a = ref(1);
+
+onMounted(()=>{
+  a.value = 2
+})
+
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div :id="props.id">
+   {{ a }}
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/packages/astro/e2e/fixtures/vue-component/src/pages/index.astro b/packages/astro/e2e/fixtures/vue-component/src/pages/index.astro
index 73b5b2cf06f4..5ea9823b6376 100644
--- a/packages/astro/e2e/fixtures/vue-component/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/packages/astro/e2e/fixtures/vue-component/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 import Counter from '../components/Counter.vue';
 import VueComponent from '../components/VueComponent.vue';
+import AsyncTest from '../components/Test.vue'
 
 const someProps = {
 	count: 0,
@@ -33,5 +34,6 @@ const someProps = {
 		</Counter>
 
 		<VueComponent id="client-only" client:only="vue" />
+		<AsyncTest id="client-test" client:only="vue" />
 	</body>
 </html>
diff --git a/packages/astro/e2e/fixtures/vue-component/src/pages/mdx.mdx b/packages/astro/e2e/fixtures/vue-component/src/pages/mdx.mdx
index 5d0a141b0f27..ed8d80746c5b 100644
--- a/packages/astro/e2e/fixtures/vue-component/src/pages/mdx.mdx
+++ b/packages/astro/e2e/fixtures/vue-component/src/pages/mdx.mdx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export { default } from '../components/Layout.astro';
 import Counter from '../components/Counter.vue';
 import VueComponent from '../components/VueComponent.vue';
+import AsyncTest from '../components/Test.vue';
 
 export const someProps = {
 	count: 0,
@@ -27,3 +28,5 @@ export const someProps = {
 </Counter>
 
 <VueComponent id="client-only" client:only="vue" />
+
+<AsyncTest id="client-test" client:only="vue" />
diff --git a/packages/astro/e2e/vue-component.test.js b/packages/astro/e2e/vue-component.test.js
index 0cc41c74eb2b..42f0d80ef1f2 100644
--- a/packages/astro/e2e/vue-component.test.js
+++ b/packages/astro/e2e/vue-component.test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { prepareTestFactory } from './shared-component-tests.js';
-
+import { expect } from '@playwright/test';
 const { test, createTests } = prepareTestFactory({ root: './fixtures/vue-component/' });
 
 const config = {
@@ -23,3 +23,20 @@ test.describe('Vue components in MDX files', () => {
 		pageSourceFilePath: './src/pages/mdx.mdx',
 	});
 });
+
+
+test('test the async vue component in astro', async ({ page, astro }) => {
+		await page.goto(astro.resolveUrl('/'));
+
+		const label = page.locator('#client-test');
+
+		await expect(label, 'component not hydrated').toHaveText('2');
+});
+
+test('test the async vue component in mdx', async ({ page, astro }) => {
+	await page.goto(astro.resolveUrl('/mdx/'));
+
+	const label = page.locator('#client-test');
+
+	await expect(label, 'component not hydrated').toHaveText('2');
+});
diff --git a/packages/integrations/vue/client.js b/packages/integrations/vue/client.js
index 7e67825df302..508cc59c0c8c 100644
--- a/packages/integrations/vue/client.js
+++ b/packages/integrations/vue/client.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { h, createSSRApp, createApp } from 'vue';
+import { h, createSSRApp, createApp, Suspense } from 'vue';
 import { setup } from 'virtual:@astrojs/vue/app';
 import StaticHtml from './static-html.js';
 
@@ -13,13 +13,26 @@ export default (element) =>
 		for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(slotted)) {
 			slots[key] = () => h(StaticHtml, { value, name: key === 'default' ? undefined : key });
 		}
+
+		let content = h(Component, props, slots);
+		// related to https://github.com/withastro/astro/issues/6549
+		// if the component is async, wrap it in a Suspense component
+		if (isAsync(Component.setup)) {
+			content = h(Suspense, null, content)
+		}
+		
 		if (client === 'only') {
-			const app = createApp({ name, render: () => h(Component, props, slots) });
+			const app = createApp({ name, render: () => content });
 			await setup(app);
 			app.mount(element, false);
 		} else {
-			const app = createSSRApp({ name, render: () => h(Component, props, slots) });
+			const app = createSSRApp({ name, render: () => content });
 			await setup(app);
 			app.mount(element, true);
 		}
 	};
+
+function isAsync (fn) {
+	const constructor = fn?.constructor
+	return constructor && constructor.name === 'AsyncFunction';
+}
diff --git a/packages/integrations/vue/test/app-entrypoint.test.js b/packages/integrations/vue/test/app-entrypoint.test.js
index 0c60818a312d..5c9ea840c382 100644
--- a/packages/integrations/vue/test/app-entrypoint.test.js
+++ b/packages/integrations/vue/test/app-entrypoint.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { loadFixture } from './test-utils.js';
 import { expect } from 'chai';
 import { parseHTML } from 'linkedom';
-
 describe('App Entrypoint', () => {
 	/** @type {import('./test-utils').Fixture} */
 	let fixture;