diff --git a/SCRIPTS-LIST b/SCRIPTS-LIST
index c2f36b3d2..d4635b6f3 100644
--- a/SCRIPTS-LIST
+++ b/SCRIPTS-LIST
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ commit-tests.sh - our commit tests, must pass before a commit is accepted, use
 fips-check.sh - checks if current wolfSSL version works against FIPS wolfCrypt
                 comment out last line to leave working directory
 
+async-check.sh - internal script for validating wolfSSL Async using the simulator.
+
 gencertbuf.pl - creates certs_test.h, our certs / keys C array for easy non
                 filesystem testing
 
diff --git a/async-check.sh b/async-check.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..ed8ab5084
--- /dev/null
+++ b/async-check.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# async-check.sh
+
+# This script creates symbolic links to the required asynchronous 
+# file for using the asynchronous simulator and make check
+#
+#     $ ./async-check [keep]
+#
+#     - keep: (default off) ./async and links kept around for inspection
+#
+
+function Usage() {
+    printf '\n%s\n' "Usage: $0 [keep]"
+    printf '\n%s\n\n' "Where \"keep\" means keep (default off) async files around for inspection"
+    printf '%s\n' "EXAMPLE:"
+    printf '%s\n' "---------------------------------"
+    printf '%s\n' "./async-check.sh keep"
+    printf '%s\n\n' "---------------------------------"
+}
+
+ASYNC_REPO=git@github.com:wolfSSL/wolfAsyncCrypt.git
+#ASYNC_REPO=../wolfAsyncCrypt
+
+# Optionally keep async files
+if [ "x$1" == "xkeep" ]; then KEEP="yes"; else KEEP="no"; fi
+
+
+if [ -d ./async ];
+then
+    echo "\n\nUsing existing async repo\n\n"
+else
+    # make a clone of the wolfAsyncCrypt repository
+    git clone $ASYNC_REPO async
+    [ $? -ne 0 ] && echo "\n\nCouldn't checkout the wolfAsyncCrypt repository\n\n" && exit 1  
+fi
+
+# setup auto-conf
+./autogen.sh
+
+
+# link files
+ln -s -F ../../async/wolfcrypt/src/async.c ./wolfcrypt/src/async.c
+ln -s -F ../../async/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/async.h ./wolfssl/wolfcrypt/async.h
+ln -s -F ../../../../async/wolfcrypt/src/port/intel/quickassist.c ./wolfcrypt/src/port/intel/quickassist.c
+ln -s -F ../../../../async/wolfcrypt/src/port/intel/quickassist_mem.c ./wolfcrypt/src/port/intel/quickassist_mem.c
+ln -s -F ../../../../async/wolfcrypt/src/port/intel/README.md ./wolfcrypt/src/port/intel/README.md
+ln -s -F ../../../../async/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/port/intel/quickassist.h ./wolfssl/wolfcrypt/port/intel/quickassist.h
+ln -s -F ../../../../async/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/port/intel/quickassist_mem.h ./wolfssl/wolfcrypt/port/intel/quickassist_mem.h
+ln -s -F ../../../../async/wolfcrypt/src/port/cavium/cavium_nitrox.c ./wolfcrypt/src/port/cavium/cavium_nitrox.c
+ln -s -F ../../../../async/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/port/cavium/cavium_nitrox.h ./wolfssl/wolfcrypt/port/cavium/cavium_nitrox.h
+ln -s -F ../../../../async/wolfcrypt/src/port/cavium/README.md ./wolfcrypt/src/port/cavium/README.md
+
+
+./configure --enable-asynccrypt --enable-all
+make check
+[ $? -ne 0 ] && echo "\n\nMake check failed. Debris left for analysis." && exit 1
+
+
+# Clean up
+popd
+if [ "x$KEEP" == "xno" ];
+then
+    unlink ./wolfcrypt/src/async.c
+    unlink ./wolfssl/wolfcrypt/async.h
+    unlink ./wolfcrypt/src/port/intel/quickassist.c
+    unlink ./wolfcrypt/src/port/intel/quickassist_mem.c
+    unlink ./wolfcrypt/src/port/intel/README.md
+    unlink ./wolfssl/wolfcrypt/port/intel/quickassist.h
+    unlink ./wolfssl/wolfcrypt/port/intel/quickassist_mem.h
+    unlink ./wolfcrypt/src/port/cavium/cavium_nitrox.c
+    unlink ./wolfssl/wolfcrypt/port/cavium/cavium_nitrox.h
+    unlink ./wolfcrypt/src/port/cavium/README.md
+
+    rm -rf ./async
+
+    # restore original README.md files
+    git checkout -- wolfcrypt/src/port/cavium/README.md
+    git checkout -- wolfcrypt/src/port/intel/README.md
+fi