diff --git a/src/blueapi/controller/base.py b/src/blueapi/controller/base.py
index fccb0ef23..4b531bde9 100644
--- a/src/blueapi/controller/base.py
+++ b/src/blueapi/controller/base.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from typing import Any, Mapping
 
-from blueapi.core import Ability, Plan
+from blueapi.core import Ability, AsyncEventStreamBase, Plan
 
 
 class BlueskyControllerBase(ABC):
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ async def run_plan(self, __name: str, __params: Mapping[str, Any]) -> None:
 
         ...
 
+    @property
+    @abstractmethod
+    def worker_events(self) -> AsyncEventStreamBase:
+        ...
+
     @property
     @abstractmethod
     def plans(self) -> Mapping[str, Plan]:
diff --git a/src/blueapi/controller/controller.py b/src/blueapi/controller/controller.py
index bc713c454..da0aefd6a 100644
--- a/src/blueapi/controller/controller.py
+++ b/src/blueapi/controller/controller.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 from blueapi.core import (
     Ability,
+    AsyncEventStreamBase,
+    AsyncEventStreamWrapper,
     Plan,
     create_bluesky_protocol_conversions,
     nested_deserialize_with_overrides,
@@ -55,9 +57,9 @@ async def run_plan(self, name: str, params: Mapping[str, Any]) -> None:
         task = RunPlan(plan_function(**sanitized_params))
         loop.call_soon_threadsafe(self._worker.submit_task, task)
 
-    async def worker_events(self) -> AsyncIterable[WorkerEvent]:
-        async for value in async_events(self._worker.worker_events.subscribe):
-            yield value
+    @property
+    def worker_events(self) -> AsyncEventStreamBase:
+        return AsyncEventStreamWrapper(self._worker.worker_events)
 
     @property
     def plans(self) -> Mapping[str, Plan]:
diff --git a/src/blueapi/core/__init__.py b/src/blueapi/core/__init__.py
index c9e1ea7dc..c56c2bef8 100644
--- a/src/blueapi/core/__init__.py
+++ b/src/blueapi/core/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 from .bluesky_types import BLUESKY_PROTOCOLS, Ability, Plan, PlanGenerator
 from .device_lookup import create_bluesky_protocol_conversions
-from .event import EventStream, EventStreamBase
+from .event import (
+    AsyncEventStreamBase,
+    AsyncEventStreamWrapper,
+    EventStream,
+    EventStreamBase,
+)
 from .schema import nested_deserialize_with_overrides, schema_for_func
 
 __all__ = [
@@ -13,4 +18,6 @@
     "schema_for_func",
     "nested_deserialize_with_overrides",
     "create_bluesky_protocol_conversions",
+    "AsyncEventStreamBase",
+    "AsyncEventStreamWrapper",
 ]
diff --git a/src/blueapi/core/event.py b/src/blueapi/core/event.py
index 4e50161b5..0b15aa365 100644
--- a/src/blueapi/core/event.py
+++ b/src/blueapi/core/event.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+import asyncio
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
-from typing import AsyncIterable, Callable, Dict, Generic, List, Mapping, TypeVar
+from typing import Awaitable, Callable, Dict, Generic, Optional, TypeVar
+
+import janus
 
 E = TypeVar("E")
 S = TypeVar("S")
@@ -19,6 +22,20 @@ def unsubscribe_all(self) -> None:
         ...
 
 
+class AsyncEventStreamBase(ABC, Generic[E, S]):
+    @abstractmethod
+    def subscribe(self, __callback: Callable[[E], Awaitable[None]]) -> S:
+        ...
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def unsubscribe(self, __subscription: S) -> None:
+        ...
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def unsubscribe_all(self) -> None:
+        ...
+
+
 class EventStream(EventStreamBase[E, int]):
     _subscriptions: Dict[int, Callable[[E], None]]
     _count: int
@@ -37,3 +54,30 @@ def unsubscribe_all(self) -> None:
     def notify(self, value: E) -> None:
         for callback in self._subscriptions.values():
             callback(value)
+
+
+class AsyncEventStreamWrapper(AsyncEventStreamBase[E, S]):
+    _wrapped: EventStreamBase[E, S]
+    _loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        wrapped: EventStreamBase[E, S],
+        loop: Optional[asyncio.AbstractEventLoop] = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        if loop is None:
+            loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        self._wrapped = wrapped
+        self._loop = loop
+
+    def subscribe(self, callback: Callable[[E], Awaitable[None]]) -> S:
+        def sync_callback(value: E) -> None:
+            asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(callback(value), self._loop)
+
+        return self._wrapped.subscribe(sync_callback)
+
+    def unsubscribe(self, subscription: S) -> None:
+        return self._wrapped.unsubscribe(subscription)
+
+    def unsubscribe_all(self) -> None:
+        return self._wrapped.unsubscribe_all()
diff --git a/src/blueapi/example/server/app.py b/src/blueapi/example/server/app.py
index f1aace3cd..f801a27ce 100644
--- a/src/blueapi/example/server/app.py
+++ b/src/blueapi/example/server/app.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 from blueapi.controller import BlueskyContext, BlueskyController
 from blueapi.core import BLUESKY_PROTOCOLS, Ability, Plan
+from blueapi.worker import WorkerEvent
 
 ctx = BlueskyContext()
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
@@ -89,6 +90,11 @@ async def run_plan(request: Request, name: str) -> uuid.UUID:
 @app.websocket("/run/status")
 async def subscribe_run_status(websocket: WebSocket) -> None:
     await websocket.accept()
+
+    async def reply(event: WorkerEvent):
+        await websocket.send_json(serialize(event))
+
+    controller.worker_events.subscribe(reply)
     with await controller.worker_events() as events:
         async for event in events:
             await websocket.send_json(serialize(event))
diff --git a/src/blueapi/utils/__init__.py b/src/blueapi/utils/__init__.py
index 6a97b488d..816abb8ee 100644
--- a/src/blueapi/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/src/blueapi/utils/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from .aio_threading import async_events, concurrent_future_to_aio_future
+from .aio_threading import concurrent_future_to_aio_future
 from .thread_exception import handle_all_exceptions
 
-__all__ = ["handle_all_exceptions", "concurrent_future_to_aio_future", "async_events"]
+__all__ = ["handle_all_exceptions", "concurrent_future_to_aio_future"]
diff --git a/src/blueapi/utils/aio_threading.py b/src/blueapi/utils/aio_threading.py
index 24cc4adf0..ee27079b3 100644
--- a/src/blueapi/utils/aio_threading.py
+++ b/src/blueapi/utils/aio_threading.py
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import asyncio
 from asyncio import Future as AioFuture
 from concurrent.futures import Future as ConcurrentFuture
-from typing import Any, AsyncIterable, Callable, Optional, TypeVar
-
-import janus
+from typing import Optional
 
 
 def concurrent_future_to_aio_future(
@@ -26,20 +24,3 @@ def on_complete(future: ConcurrentFuture) -> None:
     concurrent_future.add_done_callback(on_complete)
 
     return aio_future
-
-
-E = TypeVar("E")
-
-
-async def async_events(
-    subscribe: Callable[[Callable[[E], Any]], Any],
-    loop: Optional[asyncio.AbstractEventLoop] = None,
-) -> AsyncIterable[E]:
-    if loop is None:
-        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
-
-    queue: janus.Queue = janus.Queue()
-    subscribe(queue.sync_q.put)
-
-    while True:
-        yield await queue.async_q.get()