diff --git a/vllm_rbln/platform.py b/vllm_rbln/platform.py
index b2415c386..8ea0047ec 100644
--- a/vllm_rbln/platform.py
+++ b/vllm_rbln/platform.py
@@ -135,8 +135,16 @@ def check_and_update_config(cls, vllm_config: VllmConfig) -> None:
             if parallel_config.worker_cls == "auto":
                 parallel_config.worker_cls = (
                     "vllm_rbln.v1.worker.rbln_worker.RBLNWorker")
-            scheduler_config.scheduler_cls = (
-                "vllm_rbln.v1.core.rbln_scheduler.RBLNScheduler")
+            if scheduler_config.async_scheduling:
+                logger.warning(
+                    "async scheduling is incomplete because asynchronous "
+                    "device-to-host memory copies are not yet supported")
+                scheduler_config.scheduler_cls = (
+                    "vllm_rbln.v1.core.rbln_async_scheduler.RBLNAsyncScheduler"
+                )
+            else:
+                scheduler_config.scheduler_cls = (
+                    "vllm_rbln.v1.core.rbln_scheduler.RBLNScheduler")
 
             # FIXME(jiwoo.park) This is a temporary workaround.
             if model_config.enforce_eager:
diff --git a/vllm_rbln/v1/core/rbln_async_scheduler.py b/vllm_rbln/v1/core/rbln_async_scheduler.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62e16e7f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vllm_rbln/v1/core/rbln_async_scheduler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+# Copyright 2025 Rebellions Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# Copied from vllm.v1.core.sched.async_scheduler: https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/blob/v0.10.2/vllm/v1/core/sched/async_scheduler.py
+# The only differences are:
+# - Inherit RBLNScheduler instead of Scheduler
+# - Use vllm-rbln logger
+
+from vllm.v1.core.sched.output import SchedulerOutput
+from vllm.v1.request import Request, RequestStatus
+
+from vllm_rbln.logger import init_logger
+from vllm_rbln.v1.core.rbln_scheduler import RBLNScheduler
+
+logger = init_logger(__name__)
+
+
+class RBLNAsyncScheduler(RBLNScheduler):
+
+    def _update_after_schedule(
+        self,
+        scheduler_output: SchedulerOutput,
+    ) -> None:
+        super()._update_after_schedule(scheduler_output)
+        pending_structured_output_tokens = False
+        spec_decode_tokens = scheduler_output.scheduled_spec_decode_tokens
+        for req_id in scheduler_output.num_scheduled_tokens:
+            request = self.requests[req_id]
+            pending_structured_output_tokens |= (
+                request.use_structured_output
+                and request.num_output_placeholders > 0)
+            cur_num_spec_tokens = len(spec_decode_tokens.get(req_id, ()))
+            if (request.num_computed_tokens == request.num_tokens +
+                    request.num_output_placeholders + cur_num_spec_tokens):
+                # The request will generate a new token plus num_spec_tokens
+                # in this scheduling step.
+                request.num_output_placeholders += 1 + cur_num_spec_tokens
+                # Add placeholders for the new tokens in spec_token_ids.
+                # We will update the actual spec token ids in the worker
+                # process.
+                request.spec_token_ids = [-1] * self.num_spec_tokens
+
+        scheduler_output.pending_structured_output_tokens = (
+            pending_structured_output_tokens)
+
+    def _update_request_with_output(
+        self,
+        request: Request,
+        new_token_ids: list[int],
+    ) -> tuple[list[int], bool]:
+        if request.discard_latest_async_tokens:
+            # If the request is force preempted in reset_prefix_cache, we
+            # should discard the latest async token.
+            request.discard_latest_async_tokens = False
+            return [], False
+
+        status_before_update = request.status
+        new_token_ids, stopped = super()._update_request_with_output(
+            request, new_token_ids)
+
+        # Update the number of output placeholders.
+        request.num_output_placeholders -= len(new_token_ids)
+        assert request.num_output_placeholders >= 0
+
+        # Cache the new tokens. Preempted requests should be skipped.
+        if status_before_update == RequestStatus.RUNNING:
+            self.kv_cache_manager.cache_blocks(
+                request,
+                request.num_computed_tokens - request.num_output_placeholders)
+        return new_token_ids, stopped
diff --git a/vllm_rbln/v1/worker/rbln_model_runner.py b/vllm_rbln/v1/worker/rbln_model_runner.py
index 84474e4de..0c1e7ab0b 100644
--- a/vllm_rbln/v1/worker/rbln_model_runner.py
+++ b/vllm_rbln/v1/worker/rbln_model_runner.py
@@ -110,8 +110,16 @@ def __init__(
         model_runner_output: ModelRunnerOutput,
         sampled_token_ids: torch.Tensor,
         invalid_req_indices: list[int],
-        async_output_copy_stream: torch.cuda.Stream,
+        # async_output_copy_stream: torch.cuda.Stream,
     ):
+        # TODO(RBLN): We need asynchronous non blocking DtoH memcpy and a way
+        # to synchronize it. In original gpu vllm code, a copy operation is
+        # launched asynchronously, and an event is recorded on the same stream.
+        # Synchronizing on that event guarantees that the copy has completed
+        # at that point.
+        # We keep the original GPU code commented out for reference in future
+        # implementations.
+
         self._model_runner_output = model_runner_output
         self._invalid_req_indices = invalid_req_indices
 
@@ -129,13 +137,17 @@ def __init__(
         #     self._sampled_token_ids_cpu = self._sampled_token_ids.to(
         #         'cpu', non_blocking=True)
         #     self._async_copy_ready_event.record()
+        # TODO(RBLN): Replace this with proper async DtoH memcpy.
+        self._sampled_token_ids_cpu = self._sampled_token_ids.to(
+            'cpu', non_blocking=True)
 
     def get_output(self) -> ModelRunnerOutput:
         """Copy the device tensors to the host and return a ModelRunnerOutput.
 
         This function blocks until the copy is finished.
         """
-        self._async_copy_ready_event.synchronize()
+        # TODO(RBLN): We need to synchronize DtoH memcpy here.
+        # self._async_copy_ready_event.synchronize()
 
         # Release the device tensor once the copy has completed
         del self._sampled_token_ids
@@ -325,6 +337,7 @@ def __init__(
         )
 
         self.use_async_scheduling = self.scheduler_config.async_scheduling
+        # TODO(RBLN): We might need stream to control DtoH memcpy.
         # self.async_output_copy_stream = torch.cuda.Stream() if \
         #     self.use_async_scheduling else None
 
@@ -2016,7 +2029,7 @@ def sample_tokens(
             model_runner_output=output,
             sampled_token_ids=sampler_output.sampled_token_ids,
             invalid_req_indices=invalid_req_indices,
-            async_output_copy_stream=self.async_output_copy_stream,
+            # async_output_copy_stream=self.async_output_copy_stream,
         )
 
     def load_model(self) -> None: