diff --git a/yesod-websockets/Yesod/WebSockets.hs b/yesod-websockets/Yesod/WebSockets.hs
index a08e644b..eebe9202 100644
--- a/yesod-websockets/Yesod/WebSockets.hs
+++ b/yesod-websockets/Yesod/WebSockets.hs
@@ -11,11 +11,18 @@ module Yesod.WebSockets
     , sourceWS
     , sinkWSText
     , sinkWSBinary
+      -- * Async helpers
+    , race
+    , race_
+    , concurrently
+    , concurrently_
     ) where
 
-import           Control.Monad                  (when, forever)
+import qualified Control.Concurrent.Async       as A
+import           Control.Monad                  (forever, void, when)
 import           Control.Monad.IO.Class         (MonadIO (liftIO))
 import           Control.Monad.Trans.Control    (control)
+import           Control.Monad.Trans.Control    (MonadBaseControl (liftBaseWith, restoreM))
 import           Control.Monad.Trans.Reader     (ReaderT (ReaderT, runReaderT))
 import qualified Data.Conduit                   as C
 import qualified Data.Conduit.List              as CL
@@ -83,3 +90,35 @@ sinkWSText = CL.mapM_ sendTextData
 -- Since 0.1.0
 sinkWSBinary :: (MonadIO m, WS.WebSocketsData a) => C.Consumer a (WebSocketsT m) ()
 sinkWSBinary = CL.mapM_ sendBinaryData
+
+-- | Generalized version of 'A.race'.
+--
+-- Since 0.1.0
+race :: MonadBaseControl IO m => m a -> m b -> m (Either a b)
+race x y = liftBaseWith (\run -> A.race (run x) (run y))
+    >>= either (fmap Left . restoreM) (fmap Right . restoreM)
+
+-- | Generalized version of 'A.race_'.
+--
+-- Since 0.1.0
+race_ :: MonadBaseControl IO m => m a -> m b -> m ()
+race_ x y = void $ race x y
+
+-- | Generalized version of 'A.concurrently'. Note that if your underlying
+-- monad has some kind of mutable state, the state from the second action will
+-- overwrite the state from the first.
+--
+-- Since 0.1.0
+concurrently :: MonadBaseControl IO m => m a -> m b -> m (a, b)
+concurrently x y = do
+    (resX, resY) <- liftBaseWith $ \run -> A.concurrently (run x) (run y)
+    x' <- restoreM resX
+    y' <- restoreM resY
+    return (x', y')
+
+-- | Run two actions concurrently (like 'A.concurrently'), but discard their
+-- results and any modified monadic state.
+--
+-- Since 0.1.0
+concurrently_ :: MonadBaseControl IO m => m a -> m b -> m ()
+concurrently_ x y = void $ liftBaseWith $ \run -> A.concurrently (run x) (run y)
diff --git a/yesod-websockets/sample.hs b/yesod-websockets/sample.hs
index 86e6630b..e369a99e 100644
--- a/yesod-websockets/sample.hs
+++ b/yesod-websockets/sample.hs
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ import Yesod.Core
 import Yesod.WebSockets
 import qualified Data.Text.Lazy as TL
 import Control.Monad (forever)
+import Control.Monad.Trans.Reader
+import Control.Concurrent (threadDelay)
+import Data.Time
+import Conduit
 
 data App = App
 
@@ -12,11 +16,17 @@ mkYesod "App" [parseRoutes|
 / HomeR GET
 |]
 
+timeSource :: MonadIO m => Source m TL.Text
+timeSource = forever $ do
+    now <- liftIO getCurrentTime
+    yield $ TL.pack $ show now
+    liftIO $ threadDelay 5000000
+
 getHomeR :: Handler Html
 getHomeR = do
-    webSockets $ forever $ do
-        msg <- receiveData
-        sendTextData $ TL.toUpper msg
+    webSockets $ race_
+        (sourceWS $$ mapC TL.toUpper =$ sinkWSText)
+        (timeSource $$ sinkWSText)
     defaultLayout $
         toWidget
             [julius|
diff --git a/yesod-websockets/yesod-websockets.cabal b/yesod-websockets/yesod-websockets.cabal
index c47b8c86..49fb58b5 100644
--- a/yesod-websockets/yesod-websockets.cabal
+++ b/yesod-websockets/yesod-websockets.cabal
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ library
                      , yesod-core        >= 1.2.7
                      , monad-control     >= 0.3
                      , conduit           >= 1.0.15.1
+                     , async             >= 2.0.1.5
 
 source-repository head
   type:     git