diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 28f7a19..dfc5297 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,13 +38,14 @@ Provides streaming orchestration that delivers LLM responses token-by-token for
 
 ### Provider budget preflight
 
-When a provider exposes the optional synchronous `request_budget` capability,
-the loop checks the fully assembled request before dispatch. An oversized
-request gets up to two smaller, retention-aware context views; required
-reminders and request-only injections are replayed without running hooks or
-draining pending state again. If that view still cannot fit, the loop raises
-locally and makes no SDK request. Providers without the capability retain the
-existing request and dispatch behavior.
+When a provider exposes the optional `request_budget` capability, the loop
+awaits an awaitable result (or accepts a synchronous result) before checking
+the fully assembled request for dispatch. An oversized request gets up to two
+smaller, retention-aware context views; required reminders and request-only
+injections are replayed without running hooks or draining pending state again.
+If that view still cannot fit, the loop raises locally and makes no SDK request.
+Providers without the capability retain the existing request and dispatch
+behavior.
 
 If a provider exposes `request_budget` but returns literal `None` on the
 initial preflight, the loop treats that request as unavailable and uses the
diff --git a/amplifier_module_loop_streaming/__init__.py b/amplifier_module_loop_streaming/__init__.py
index 15800a5..7d3dac3 100644
--- a/amplifier_module_loop_streaming/__init__.py
+++ b/amplifier_module_loop_streaming/__init__.py
@@ -3549,6 +3549,8 @@ async def check_request_budget(
             if accepts_named_request_options(request_budget):
                 budget_kwargs["request_options"] = request_options
             decision = request_budget(request, **budget_kwargs)
+            if inspect.isawaitable(decision):
+                decision = await decision
             if decision is None:
                 if attempt and not allow_unproven:
                     raise ContextLengthError(
diff --git a/tests/test_provider_budget_guard.py b/tests/test_provider_budget_guard.py
index 1dff01c..a09d1d0 100644
--- a/tests/test_provider_budget_guard.py
+++ b/tests/test_provider_budget_guard.py
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ def request_budget(self, request, *, context_estimate: int) -> object:
         return self.decisions.pop(0)
 
 
+class AsyncBudgetProvider(BudgetProvider):
+    async def request_budget(self, request, *, context_estimate: int) -> object:
+        self.budget_calls.append((request, context_estimate))
+        return self.decisions.pop(0)
+
+
 class BudgetContext(MockContext):
     """Context double that records ordinary and retention-budget requests."""
 
@@ -257,6 +263,25 @@ async def test_fitting_budget_dispatches_the_original_request_once() -> None:
     assert context.request_calls == [([], None)]
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_awaitable_fitting_budget_dispatches_the_original_request_once() -> None:
+    context = BudgetContext()
+    provider = AsyncBudgetProvider([_decision(5, 5, 0)])
+
+    await StreamingOrchestrator({}).execute(
+        "work",
+        context,
+        {"main": provider},
+        {},
+        ScriptedHooks({}),
+        _retaining_coordinator(context),
+    )
+
+    assert len(provider.requests) == 1
+    assert len(provider.budget_calls) == 1
+    assert context.request_calls == [([], None)]
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_initial_unavailable_budget_keeps_normal_dispatch_without_budget_event() -> None:
     context = BudgetContext()
@@ -322,6 +347,26 @@ async def test_forced_normal_rebuild_forwards_hard_fit_only_to_modern_retention(
     assert context.hard_fit_calls == [False, True]
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_awaitable_oversize_budget_rebuilds_with_hard_fit_then_dispatches() -> None:
+    context = HardFitBudgetContext()
+    context._messages.append({"role": "assistant", "content": "history" * 200})
+    provider = AsyncBudgetProvider([_decision(100, 10, 7), _decision(9, 10, 0)])
+
+    await StreamingOrchestrator({}).execute(
+        "work",
+        context,
+        {"main": provider},
+        {},
+        ScriptedHooks({}),
+        _retaining_coordinator(context),
+    )
+
+    assert len(provider.requests) == 1
+    assert len(provider.budget_calls) == 2
+    assert context.hard_fit_calls == [False, True]
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_forced_rebuild_forwards_hard_fit_to_kwargs_retention() -> None:
     context = KwargsBudgetContext()
@@ -637,6 +682,32 @@ async def test_unavailable_budget_after_rebuild_fails_without_sdk_dispatch() ->
     assert provider.requests == []
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_awaitable_unavailable_budget_after_rebuild_fails_without_sdk_dispatch() -> None:
+    context = HardFitBudgetContext()
+    provider = AsyncBudgetProvider([_decision(100, 10, 7), None])
+    hooks = ScriptedHooks({})
+
+    with pytest.raises(ContextLengthError, match="unavailable after reporting a concrete budget"):
+        await StreamingOrchestrator({}).execute(
+            "work",
+            context,
+            {"main": provider},
+            {},
+            hooks,
+            _retaining_coordinator(context),
+        )
+
+    assert len(provider.budget_calls) == 2
+    assert context.hard_fit_calls == [False, True]
+    assert provider.requests == []
+    assert [
+        payload["result"]
+        for event, payload in hooks.emitted
+        if event == "orchestrator:provider_budget"
+    ] == ["oversized"]
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_unavailable_budget_during_output_probe_fails_without_sdk_dispatch() -> None:
     context = BudgetContext()