diff --git a/examples/gio_async_tls/main.rs b/examples/gio_async_tls/main.rs
index bc73ee005870..826c7fd03137 100644
--- a/examples/gio_async_tls/main.rs
+++ b/examples/gio_async_tls/main.rs
@@ -7,13 +7,8 @@ use std::pin::Pin;
 
 use std::error::Error;
 
-fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
-    // Get the default main context and run our async function on it
-    let main_context = glib::MainContext::default();
-    main_context.block_on(run())
-}
-
-async fn run() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+#[glib::main]
+async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     // Connect to https://www.rust-lang.org
     let client = gio::SocketClient::new();
     let connectable = gio::NetworkAddress::new("www.rust-lang.org", 443);
diff --git a/examples/gio_cancellable_future/main.rs b/examples/gio_cancellable_future/main.rs
index 0aabca134393..c73683b1da05 100644
--- a/examples/gio_cancellable_future/main.rs
+++ b/examples/gio_cancellable_future/main.rs
@@ -1,45 +1,43 @@
+use futures_channel::oneshot;
 use std::future::pending;
-use std::thread;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use gio::prelude::*;
 
 use futures::prelude::*;
 
+const TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(3);
+
 /// A very long task. This task actually never ends.
 async fn a_very_long_task() {
     println!("Very long task started");
     pending().await
 }
 
-fn main() {
-    const TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(3);
+#[glib::main]
+async fn main() {
+    let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel();
 
-    let main_ctx = glib::MainContext::default();
-    let main_loop = glib::MainLoop::new(Some(&main_ctx), false);
     let cancellable = gio::Cancellable::new();
 
-    {
-        let main_loop = main_loop.clone();
-
-        // We wrap `a_very_long_task` inside a `CancellableFuture` controlled by `cancellable`.
-        // The task is cancelled when `.cancel()` is invoked.
-        let cancellable_task = gio::CancellableFuture::new(a_very_long_task(), cancellable.clone())
-            .map(move |res| {
-                if let Err(error) = res {
-                    println!("{:?}", error);
-                }
+    // We wrap `a_very_long_task` inside a `CancellableFuture` controlled by `cancellable`.
+    // The task is cancelled when `.cancel()` is invoked.
+    let cancellable_task = gio::CancellableFuture::new(a_very_long_task(), cancellable.clone())
+        .map(move |res| {
+            if let Err(cancelled) = res {
+                println!("{:?}", cancelled);
+            }
 
-                main_loop.quit();
-            });
+            tx.send(()).unwrap();
+        });
 
-        main_ctx.spawn_local(cancellable_task);
-    }
+    // Spawn the cancellable task.
+    glib::MainContext::default().spawn(cancellable_task);
 
     // We simulate a timeout here.
     // After `TIMEOUT` we cancel the pending task.
-    thread::spawn(move || {
-        thread::sleep(TIMEOUT);
+    glib::MainContext::default().spawn(async move {
+        glib::timeout_future(TIMEOUT).await;
 
         println!(
             "Timeout ({:?}) elapsed! Cancelling pending task...",
@@ -49,5 +47,5 @@ fn main() {
         cancellable.cancel();
     });
 
-    main_loop.run();
+    rx.await.unwrap();
 }
diff --git a/glib-macros/src/lib.rs b/glib-macros/src/lib.rs
index 855090c333b7..1c05d3f2265c 100644
--- a/glib-macros/src/lib.rs
+++ b/glib-macros/src/lib.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ mod utils;
 
 use proc_macro::TokenStream;
 use proc_macro_error::proc_macro_error;
+use quote::ToTokens;
 use syn::{parse_macro_input, DeriveInput, NestedMeta};
 
 /// Macro for passing variables as strong or weak references into a closure.
@@ -820,3 +821,62 @@ pub fn cstr_bytes(item: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     )
     .unwrap_or_else(|e| e.into_compile_error().into())
 }
+
+/// Marks an async main with a default main context.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```
+/// #[glib::main]
+/// async fn main() {
+///     glib::timeout_future_seconds(1).await;
+/// }
+/// ```
+#[proc_macro_attribute]
+pub fn main(_args: TokenStream, mut item: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
+    let mut item_fn: syn::ItemFn = match syn::parse(item.clone()) {
+        Ok(it) => it,
+        Err(e) => {
+            item.extend(TokenStream::from(e.into_compile_error()));
+            return item;
+        }
+    };
+
+    if item_fn.sig.ident != "main" {
+        item.extend(TokenStream::from(
+            syn::Error::new_spanned(
+                item_fn.sig.ident,
+                "The main-macro can only be applied to 'main' function",
+            )
+            .into_compile_error(),
+        ));
+
+        return item;
+    }
+
+    if item_fn.sig.asyncness.is_none() {
+        item.extend(TokenStream::from(
+            syn::Error::new_spanned(
+                item_fn.sig.ident,
+                "The 'async' keyword is missing from the function declaration",
+            )
+            .into_compile_error(),
+        ));
+
+        return item;
+    }
+
+    item_fn.sig.asyncness = None;
+
+    let body = &item_fn.block;
+
+    item_fn.block = syn::parse2(quote::quote! {
+        {
+            let main_ctx = glib::MainContext::default();
+            main_ctx.block_on(async #body)
+        }
+    })
+    .expect("Body parsing failure");
+
+    TokenStream::from(item_fn.into_token_stream())
+}
diff --git a/glib/src/lib.rs b/glib/src/lib.rs
index 8f94324337ba..447a6faadcb7 100644
--- a/glib/src/lib.rs
+++ b/glib/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ pub use bitflags;
 pub use once_cell;
 
 pub use glib_macros::{
-    clone, closure, closure_local, flags, object_interface, object_subclass, Boxed, Downgrade,
-    Enum, ErrorDomain, SharedBoxed, Variant,
+    clone, closure, closure_local, flags, main, object_interface, object_subclass, Boxed,
+    Downgrade, Enum, ErrorDomain, SharedBoxed, Variant,
 };
 
 #[doc(hidden)]