diff --git a/vertx-async-await-incubator/src/test/java/io/vertx/await/VirtualThreadContextTestBase.java b/vertx-async-await-incubator/src/test/java/io/vertx/await/VirtualThreadContextTestBase.java
index 42293cc..627e77c 100644
--- a/vertx-async-await-incubator/src/test/java/io/vertx/await/VirtualThreadContextTestBase.java
+++ b/vertx-async-await-incubator/src/test/java/io/vertx/await/VirtualThreadContextTestBase.java
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+import java.util.function.Function;
 
 public abstract class VirtualThreadContextTestBase extends VertxTestBase {
 
@@ -116,7 +119,7 @@ public void testDuplicateUseSameThread() {
     async.run(v -> {
       ContextInternal context = (ContextInternal) vertx.getOrCreateContext();
       Thread th = Thread.currentThread();
-      for (int i = 0;i < num;i++) {
+      for (int i = 0; i < num; i++) {
         ContextInternal duplicate = context.duplicate();
         duplicate.runOnContext(v2 -> {
           // assertSame(th, Thread.currentThread());
@@ -135,7 +138,7 @@ public void testDuplicateConcurrentAwait() {
       ContextInternal context = (ContextInternal) vertx.getOrCreateContext();
       Object lock = new Object();
       List<Promise<Void>> list = new ArrayList<>();
-      for (int i = 0;i < num;i++) {
+      for (int i = 0; i < num; i++) {
         ContextInternal duplicate = context.duplicate();
         duplicate.runOnContext(v2 -> {
           Promise<Void> promise = duplicate.promise();
@@ -222,4 +225,76 @@ public void testAcquireLock() throws Exception {
     });
     await();
   }
+
+
+  protected void testInterruption(Callable<Void> sleeper, boolean assertIsInterrupted) {
+    async.run(v1 -> {
+      var thisThread = Thread.currentThread();
+      vertx.runOnContext(v2 -> thisThread.interrupt());
+      assertFalse(Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted());
+      try {
+        sleeper.call();
+      } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+        assertEquals(thisThread, Thread.currentThread());
+        assertTrue(Thread.currentThread().isVirtual());
+        if (assertIsInterrupted) {
+          assertTrue("thread should be interrupted", Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted());
+        }
+        testComplete();
+        return;
+      } catch (Exception e) {
+        fail(e);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      fail("should have interrupted");
+    });
+
+    await();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testInterruptsVertxSleepAssertInterrupted() throws Exception {
+    testInterruption(() -> {
+      sleepVertxInterruptibly(1000);
+      return null;
+    }, true);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testInterruptsThreadSleepAssertInterrupted() throws Exception {
+    testInterruption(() -> {
+      Thread.sleep(1000);
+      return null;
+    }, true);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testInterruptsVertxSleepIgnoreInterruptedStatus() throws Exception {
+    testInterruption(() -> {
+      sleepVertxInterruptibly(1000);
+      return null;
+    }, false);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testInterruptsThreadSleepIgnoreInterruptedStatus() throws Exception {
+    testInterruption(() -> {
+      Thread.sleep(1000);
+      return null;
+    }, false);
+  }
+
+  private void sleepVertxInterruptibly(long milliseconds) throws InterruptedException {
+    var promise = Promise.<Long>promise();
+    vertx.setTimer(milliseconds, promise::complete);
+    try {
+      Async.await(promise.future());
+    } catch (Throwable t) {
+      if (t.getCause() instanceof InterruptedException interruptedException) {
+        throw interruptedException;
+      }
+      throw t;
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/vertx-execute-blocking-incubator/src/test/java/io/vertx/await/ExecuteBlockingTest.java b/vertx-execute-blocking-incubator/src/test/java/io/vertx/await/ExecuteBlockingTest.java
index c675922..b6c22e5 100644
--- a/vertx-execute-blocking-incubator/src/test/java/io/vertx/await/ExecuteBlockingTest.java
+++ b/vertx-execute-blocking-incubator/src/test/java/io/vertx/await/ExecuteBlockingTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package io.vertx.await;
 
 import io.vertx.core.Future;
+import io.vertx.core.Promise;
 import io.vertx.executeblocking.ExecuteBlocking;
 import io.vertx.test.core.VertxTestBase;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -25,6 +26,45 @@ public void testCompletion() {
     await();
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testInterruptsStatusIgnored() {
+    testInterrupts(false);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testInterruptsStatusAsserted() {
+    testInterrupts(true);
+  }
+
+  private void testInterrupts(boolean assertInterrupted) {
+    vertx.runOnContext(v -> {
+      var thisThread = Promise.<Thread>promise();
+      var wasInterrupted = ExecuteBlocking.executeBlocking(() -> {
+        thisThread.tryComplete(Thread.currentThread());
+
+        try {
+          Thread.sleep(10000);
+        } catch (InterruptedException interrupted) {
+          // we successfully interrupted
+          if (assertInterrupted) {
+            assertTrue(Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted());
+          }
+          return null;
+        }
+
+        throw new IllegalStateException("should not be reached");
+      });
+
+      thisThread.future()
+        .compose(thread -> {
+          thread.interrupt();
+          return wasInterrupted;
+        })
+        .onComplete(onSuccess(t -> testComplete()));
+    });
+    await();
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testFailure() {
     Exception failure = new Exception();
@@ -46,7 +86,7 @@ public void testManyThreads() {
     vertx.runOnContext(v -> {
       CyclicBarrier barrier = new CyclicBarrier(num);
       AtomicInteger count = new AtomicInteger();
-      for (int i = 0;i < num;i++) {
+      for (int i = 0; i < num; i++) {
         Future<String> fut = ExecuteBlocking.executeBlocking(() -> {
           barrier.await();
           return "Hello";