diff --git a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-core/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-core/pom.xml
index b7cdad20..0eb2022c 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-core/pom.xml
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-aspects</artifactId>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
+
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-test-autoconfigure</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/events/config/EventPublicationConfiguration.java b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/events/config/EventPublicationConfiguration.java
index 543d829b..59d89f71 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/events/config/EventPublicationConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/events/config/EventPublicationConfiguration.java
@@ -24,25 +24,33 @@ import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanPostProcessor;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnMissingBean;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnProperty;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.task.TaskExecutionProperties;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.task.TaskExecutionProperties.Shutdown;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Import;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Role;
 import org.springframework.core.env.Environment;
 import org.springframework.modulith.events.DefaultEventPublicationRegistry;
 import org.springframework.modulith.events.EventPublicationRegistry;
 import org.springframework.modulith.events.EventPublicationRepository;
+import org.springframework.modulith.events.config.EventPublicationConfiguration.AsyncEnablingConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.modulith.events.support.CompletionRegisteringAdvisor;
 import org.springframework.modulith.events.support.PersistentApplicationEventMulticaster;
+import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.AbstractAsyncConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.EnableAsync;
 
 /**
+ * Fundamental configuration for the {@link EventPublicationRegistry} support.
+ *
  * @author Oliver Drotbohm
  * @author Björn Kieling
  * @author Dmitry Belyaev
  */
 @Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
+@Import(AsyncEnablingConfiguration.class)
 class EventPublicationConfiguration {
 
 	@Bean
@@ -74,6 +82,10 @@ class EventPublicationConfiguration {
 		return new AsyncPropertiesDefaulter(environment);
 	}
 
+	@EnableAsync
+	@ConditionalOnMissingBean(AbstractAsyncConfiguration.class)
+	static class AsyncEnablingConfiguration {}
+
 	static class AsyncPropertiesDefaulter implements BeanPostProcessor {
 
 		private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AsyncPropertiesDefaulter.class);
diff --git a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/modulith/events/config/EventPublicationConfigurationIntegrationTests.java b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/modulith/events/config/EventPublicationConfigurationIntegrationTests.java
index e17c76db..8bcf001e 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/modulith/events/config/EventPublicationConfigurationIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/modulith/events/config/EventPublicationConfigurationIntegrationTests.java
@@ -31,8 +31,12 @@ import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.task.TaskExecutionProperties.Shutd
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.assertj.AssertableApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.ApplicationContextRunner;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.ContextConsumer;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.AdviceMode;
 import org.springframework.modulith.events.EventPublicationRepository;
 import org.springframework.modulith.events.config.EventPublicationConfiguration.AsyncPropertiesDefaulter;
+import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.EnableAsync;
+import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.ProxyAsyncConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.scheduling.aspectj.AspectJAsyncConfiguration;
 
 /**
  * Unit tests for {@link EventPublicationConfiguration}.
@@ -81,6 +85,26 @@ class EventPublicationConfigurationIntegrationTests {
 				.run(expect(Shutdown::getAwaitTerminationPeriod, Duration.ofMinutes(10)));
 	}
 
+	@Test // GH-184
+	void enablesAsyncSupportByDefault() {
+
+		basicSetup().run(context -> {
+			assertThat(context).hasSingleBean(ProxyAsyncConfiguration.class);
+		});
+	}
+
+	@Test // GH-184
+	void doesNotEnableAsyncSupportByDefaultIfExplicitlyConfigured() {
+
+		basicSetup()
+				.withUserConfiguration(CustomAsyncConfiguration.class)
+				.run(context -> {
+					assertThat(context)
+							.doesNotHaveBean(ProxyAsyncConfiguration.class)
+							.hasSingleBean(AspectJAsyncConfiguration.class);
+				});
+	}
+
 	private <T> ContextConsumer<AssertableApplicationContext> expect(Function<Shutdown, T> extractor,
 			T expected) {
 
@@ -96,4 +120,7 @@ class EventPublicationConfigurationIntegrationTests {
 						AutoConfigurations.of(EventPublicationConfiguration.class, TaskExecutionAutoConfiguration.class))
 				.withBean(EventPublicationRepository.class, () -> repository);
 	}
+
+	@EnableAsync(mode = AdviceMode.ASPECTJ)
+	static class CustomAsyncConfiguration {}
 }