diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index af65e9c4bce..30208819267 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import com.google.firebase.gradle.MultiProjectReleasePlugin
 
 buildscript {
     ext.kotlinVersion = '1.7.10'
+    ext.coroutinesVersion = '1.6.4'
+
     repositories {
         google()
         mavenCentral()
diff --git a/firebase-common/ktx/ktx.gradle b/firebase-common/ktx/ktx.gradle
index fac922882f5..2d15573ab83 100644
--- a/firebase-common/ktx/ktx.gradle
+++ b/firebase-common/ktx/ktx.gradle
@@ -42,8 +42,13 @@ dependencies {
     implementation project(':firebase-components')
     implementation 'androidx.annotation:annotation:1.1.0'
 
+    // We're exposing this library as a transitive dependency so developers can
+    // get Kotlin Coroutines support out-of-the-box for methods that return a Task
+    api "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-play-services:$coroutinesVersion"
+
     testImplementation "org.robolectric:robolectric:$robolectricVersion"
     testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
     testImplementation "com.google.truth:truth:$googleTruthVersion"
     testImplementation 'androidx.test:core:1.2.0'
+    testImplementation "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test:$coroutinesVersion"
 }
diff --git a/firebase-common/ktx/src/test/kotlin/com/google/firebase/ktx/Tests.kt b/firebase-common/ktx/src/test/kotlin/com/google/firebase/ktx/Tests.kt
index 62a2d757169..45bcaece248 100644
--- a/firebase-common/ktx/src/test/kotlin/com/google/firebase/ktx/Tests.kt
+++ b/firebase-common/ktx/src/test/kotlin/com/google/firebase/ktx/Tests.kt
@@ -15,10 +15,14 @@
 package com.google.firebase.ktx
 
 import androidx.test.core.app.ApplicationProvider
+import com.google.android.gms.tasks.Tasks
 import com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat
 import com.google.firebase.FirebaseApp
 import com.google.firebase.FirebaseOptions
 import com.google.firebase.platforminfo.UserAgentPublisher
+import kotlinx.coroutines.tasks.await
+import kotlinx.coroutines.test.runTest
+import org.junit.Assert.fail
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith
 import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner
@@ -36,6 +40,8 @@ fun withApp(name: String, block: FirebaseApp.() -> Unit) {
     }
 }
 
+class TestException(message: String) : Exception(message)
+
 @RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner::class)
 class VersionTests {
     @Test
@@ -101,3 +107,33 @@ class KtxTests {
         }
     }
 }
+
+class CoroutinesPlayServicesTests {
+    // We are only interested in the await() function offered by kotlinx-coroutines-play-services
+    // So we're not testing the other functions provided by that library.
+
+    @Test
+    fun `Task#await() resolves to the same result as Task#getResult()`() = runTest {
+        val task = Tasks.forResult(21)
+
+        val expected = task.result
+        val actual = task.await()
+
+        assertThat(actual).isEqualTo(expected)
+        assertThat(task.isSuccessful).isTrue()
+        assertThat(task.exception).isNull()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `Task#await() throws an Exception for failing Tasks`() = runTest {
+        val task = Tasks.forException<TestException>(TestException("some error happened"))
+
+        try {
+            task.await()
+            fail("Task#await should throw an Exception")
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            assertThat(e).isInstanceOf(TestException::class.java)
+            assertThat(task.isSuccessful).isFalse()
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/firebase-firestore/ktx/ktx.gradle b/firebase-firestore/ktx/ktx.gradle
index a520029398a..04e58cf4d5c 100644
--- a/firebase-firestore/ktx/ktx.gradle
+++ b/firebase-firestore/ktx/ktx.gradle
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation project(':firebase-common:ktx')
     implementation project(':firebase-firestore')
     implementation 'androidx.annotation:annotation:1.1.0'
-    implementation 'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core:1.5.2'
+    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core:$coroutinesVersion"
     implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:18.1.0'
     testImplementation project(':firebase-database-collection')
     testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-core:2.25.0'