diff --git a/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py b/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py
index 0f6e3a8..8e22b0d 100644
--- a/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py
+++ b/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py
@@ -2829,7 +2829,14 @@ class InteractiveShell(SingletonConfigurable):
             return interactivity
 
         if interactivity == 'async':
-            return self.loop_runner(coro)
+            try:
+                return self.loop_runner(coro)
+            except Exception as e:
+                info = ExecutionInfo(raw_cell, store_history, silent, shell_futures)
+                result = ExecutionResult(info)
+                result.error_in_exec = e
+                self.showtraceback(running_compiled_code=True)
+                return result
         return _pseudo_sync_runner(coro)
 
     @asyncio.coroutine
diff --git a/IPython/core/tests/test_async_helpers.py b/IPython/core/tests/test_async_helpers.py
index c219a0f..6bf64e2 100644
--- a/IPython/core/tests/test_async_helpers.py
+++ b/IPython/core/tests/test_async_helpers.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from IPython.testing.decorators import skip_without
 
 ip = get_ipython()
 iprc = lambda x: ip.run_cell(dedent(x)).raise_error()
+iprc_nr = lambda x: ip.run_cell(dedent(x))
 
 if sys.version_info > (3, 5):
     from IPython.core.async_helpers import _should_be_async
@@ -251,5 +252,26 @@ if sys.version_info > (3, 5):
         def test_autoawait_trio(self):
             iprc("%autoawait trio")
 
+        @skip_without('trio')
+        def test_autoawait_trio_wrong_sleep(self):
+            iprc("%autoawait trio")
+            res = iprc_nr("""
+            import asyncio
+            await asyncio.sleep(0)
+            """)
+            with nt.assert_raises(TypeError):
+                res.raise_error()
+
+        @skip_without('trio')
+        def test_autoawait_asyncio_wrong_sleep(self):
+            iprc("%autoawait asyncio")
+            res = iprc_nr("""
+            import trio
+            await trio.sleep(0)
+            """)
+            with nt.assert_raises(RuntimeError):
+                res.raise_error()
+
+
         def tearDown(self):
             ip.loop_runner = "asyncio"