diff --git a/.changeset/unlucky-masks-cheat.md b/.changeset/unlucky-masks-cheat.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4619f761
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/unlucky-masks-cheat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@edge-runtime/node-utils": minor
+"@edge-runtime/primitives": minor
+"@edge-runtime/vm": minor
+---
+
+Expose `context.waitUntil` for Node.js
diff --git a/packages/node-utils/src/node-to-edge/fetch-event.ts b/packages/node-utils/src/node-to-edge/fetch-event.ts
index 62fbb215..acc57351 100644
--- a/packages/node-utils/src/node-to-edge/fetch-event.ts
+++ b/packages/node-utils/src/node-to-edge/fetch-event.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,6 @@ import { BuildDependencies } from '../types'
 
 export function buildToFetchEvent(dependencies: BuildDependencies) {
   return function toFetchEvent(request: Request) {
-    const event = new dependencies.FetchEvent(request)
-    Object.defineProperty(event, 'waitUntil', {
-      configurable: false,
-      enumerable: true,
-      get: () => {
-        throw new Error('waitUntil is not supported yet.')
-      },
-    })
-    return event
+    return new dependencies.FetchEvent(request)
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/node-utils/test/edge-to-node/handler.test.ts b/packages/node-utils/test/edge-to-node/handler.test.ts
index 1377b888..62a830e6 100644
--- a/packages/node-utils/test/edge-to-node/handler.test.ts
+++ b/packages/node-utils/test/edge-to-node/handler.test.ts
@@ -4,12 +4,21 @@ import { runTestServer } from '../test-utils/run-test-server'
 import { serializeResponse } from '../test-utils/serialize-response'
 import * as Edge from '@edge-runtime/primitives'
 
+function createDeferred() {
+  let resolve, reject
+  const promise = new Promise((_resolve, _reject) => {
+    resolve = _resolve
+    reject = _reject
+  })
+  return { promise, resolve, reject }
+}
+
 const transformToNode = buildToNodeHandler(
   {
     Headers: Edge.Headers,
     ReadableStream: Edge.ReadableStream,
     Request: Edge.Request,
-    Uint8Array: Uint8Array,
+    Uint8Array,
     FetchEvent: Edge.FetchEvent,
   },
   { defaultOrigin: 'http://example.com' },
@@ -231,18 +240,30 @@ it('consumes incoming headers', async () => {
   })
 })
 
-it('fails when using waitUntil()', async () => {
+it('interacts with waitUntil', async () => {
+  let emitted = false
+  const deferred = createDeferred()
   server = await runTestServer({
-    handler: transformToNode((req, evt) => {
-      evt.waitUntil(Promise.resolve())
-      return new Edge.Response('ok')
+    handler: transformToNode((_, { waitUntil }) => {
+      waitUntil(
+        new Promise((resolve) =>
+          setTimeout(() => {
+            emitted = true
+            // @ts-expect-error
+            deferred.resolve(Date.now())
+            resolve()
+          }, 1000),
+        ),
+      )
+      return new Edge.Response('Hello world')
     }),
   })
 
+  const start = Date.now()
   const response = await server.fetch('/')
-  expect(await serializeResponse(response)).toMatchObject({
-    status: 500,
-    statusText: 'Internal Server Error',
-    text: 'Error: waitUntil is not supported yet.',
-  })
+  const end = (await deferred.promise) as number
+  expect(emitted).toBe(true)
+  expect(end - start).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1000)
+  expect(response.status).toBe(200)
+  expect(await response.text()).toBe('Hello world')
 })
diff --git a/packages/node-utils/test/node-to-edge/fetch-event.test.ts b/packages/node-utils/test/node-to-edge/fetch-event.test.ts
index 8a702620..ac2f61d0 100644
--- a/packages/node-utils/test/node-to-edge/fetch-event.test.ts
+++ b/packages/node-utils/test/node-to-edge/fetch-event.test.ts
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ it('returns a fetch event with a request', () => {
   expect(event.request).toBe(request)
 })
 
-it('throws when accessing waitUntil', () => {
+it('interacts with waitUntil', async () => {
   const request = new EdgeRuntime.Request('https://vercel.com')
   const event = toFetchEvent(request)
-  expect(() => event.waitUntil(Promise.resolve())).toThrow(
-    'waitUntil is not supported yet.',
-  )
+  let duration = Date.now()
+  event.waitUntil(new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000)))
+  await Promise.all(event.awaiting)
+  duration = Date.now() - duration
+  expect(duration).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1000)
 })
diff --git a/packages/primitives/src/primitives/events.js b/packages/primitives/src/primitives/events.js
index 9dc13eef..20169115 100644
--- a/packages/primitives/src/primitives/events.js
+++ b/packages/primitives/src/primitives/events.js
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ export class FetchEvent extends Event {
     this.awaiting = new Set()
   }
 
-  respondWith(response) {
+  respondWith = (response) => {
     this.response = response
   }
 
-  waitUntil(promise) {
+  waitUntil = (promise) => {
     this.awaiting.add(promise)
     promise.finally(() => this.awaiting.delete(promise))
   }
diff --git a/packages/vm/tests/edge-runtime.test.ts b/packages/vm/tests/edge-runtime.test.ts
index 8141fda3..c73918f7 100644
--- a/packages/vm/tests/edge-runtime.test.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/tests/edge-runtime.test.ts
@@ -475,6 +475,25 @@ describe('Event handlers', () => {
     expect(promises).toEqual([50, 500])
   })
 
+  it('allows to destructure `waitUntil` and `respondWith', async () => {
+    const runtime = new EdgeVM({
+      initialCode: `
+        const delay = ms => new Promise(resolve => {
+          setTimeout(() => resolve(ms), ms)
+        });
+
+        addEventListener('fetch', ({ waitUntil, respondWith }) => {
+          waitUntil(Promise.resolve(delay(50)))
+          waitUntil(Promise.resolve(delay(500)))
+          respondWith(new Response())
+        });
+      `,
+    })
+
+    const res = await runtime.dispatchFetch('https://edge-ping.vercel.app')
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200)
+  })
+
   it('allows to add a `fetch` event handler that responds without leaking server headers on a 200', async () => {
     const runtime = new EdgeVM()