diff --git a/boards/grand_central_m4/Cargo.toml b/boards/grand_central_m4/Cargo.toml
index 80601184ea0f..978a2053b2d7 100644
--- a/boards/grand_central_m4/Cargo.toml
+++ b/boards/grand_central_m4/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,9 +30,17 @@ features = ["critical-section-single-core"]
 cortex-m = "0.7"
 usbd-serial = "0.2"
 panic-halt = "1.0.0"
+panic-probe = "1.0.0"
 panic-semihosting = "0.6"
 smart-leds = "0.3"
 ws2812-timer-delay = "0.3"
+embassy-executor = { version = "0.7.0", features = [
+	"arch-cortex-m",
+	"executor-thread",
+	"task-arena-size-8192",
+] }
+defmt = "1.0.1"
+defmt-rtt = "1.0.0"
 
 [features]
 default = ["rt", "atsamd-hal/samd51p"]
@@ -41,6 +49,7 @@ max-channels = ["dma", "atsamd-hal/max-channels"]
 rt = ["cortex-m-rt", "atsamd-hal/samd51p-rt"]
 usb = ["atsamd-hal/usb", "usb-device"]
 use_semihosting = []
+async = ["atsamd-hal/async"]
 
 # for cargo flash
 [package.metadata]
@@ -62,3 +71,7 @@ name = "neopixel_rainbow"
 [[example]]
 name = "usb_serial"
 required-features = ["usb"]
+
+[[example]]
+name = "async_dmac"
+required-features = ["async", "dma"]
diff --git a/boards/grand_central_m4/examples/async_dmac.rs b/boards/grand_central_m4/examples/async_dmac.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cedb3568f178
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/grand_central_m4/examples/async_dmac.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+//! This example shows a safe API to
+//! execute a memory-to-memory DMA transfer
+
+#![no_std]
+#![no_main]
+
+use defmt_rtt as _;
+use panic_probe as _;
+
+use bsp::hal;
+use bsp::pac;
+use grand_central_m4 as bsp;
+use hal::{
+    clock::GenericClockController,
+    dmac::{DmaController, PriorityLevel, TriggerAction, TriggerSource},
+};
+
+atsamd_hal::bind_multiple_interrupts!(struct Irqs {
+    DMAC: [DMAC_0, DMAC_1, DMAC_2, DMAC_OTHER] => atsamd_hal::dmac::InterruptHandler;
+});
+
+#[embassy_executor::main]
+async fn main(_s: embassy_executor::Spawner) {
+    let mut peripherals = pac::Peripherals::take().unwrap();
+    let _core = pac::CorePeripherals::take().unwrap();
+
+    let _clocks = GenericClockController::with_external_32kosc(
+        peripherals.gclk,
+        &mut peripherals.mclk,
+        &mut peripherals.osc32kctrl,
+        &mut peripherals.oscctrl,
+        &mut peripherals.nvmctrl,
+    );
+
+    // Initialize DMA Controller
+    let dmac = DmaController::init(peripherals.dmac, &mut peripherals.pm);
+
+    // Turn dmac into an async controller
+    let mut dmac = dmac.into_future(crate::Irqs);
+    // Get individual handles to DMA channels
+    let channels = dmac.split();
+
+    // Initialize DMA Channel 0
+    let mut channel = channels.0.init(PriorityLevel::Lvl0);
+
+    let mut source = [0xff; 100];
+    let mut dest = [0x0; 100];
+
+    defmt::info!(
+        "Launching a DMA transfer.\n\tSource: {:#x}\n\tDestination: {:#x}",
+        &source,
+        &dest
+    );
+
+    channel
+        .transfer_future(
+            &mut source,
+            &mut dest,
+            TriggerSource::Disable,
+            TriggerAction::Block,
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    defmt::info!(
+        "Finished DMA transfer.\n\tSource: {:#x}\n\tDestination: {:#x}",
+        &source,
+        &dest
+    );
+
+    loop {
+        cortex_m::asm::wfi();
+    }
+}