diff --git a/src/shared_store.rs b/src/shared_store.rs
index 5078ae8..ce6e9fe 100644
--- a/src/shared_store.rs
+++ b/src/shared_store.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ impl SharedCacheInfo {
 ///
 /// Parallel to `CachedFunction` but stores serialized bytes in shared
 /// memory accessible across processes.
-#[pyclass(frozen)]
+// `dict` gives instances a __dict__ so the Python decorator can apply
+// functools.wraps for introspection (#43). See store.rs CachedFunction.
+#[pyclass(frozen, dict)]
 pub struct SharedCachedFunction {
     fn_obj: Py<PyAny>,
     pickle_dumps: Py<PyAny>,
diff --git a/src/store.rs b/src/store.rs
index f3334e5..9f2256b 100644
--- a/src/store.rs
+++ b/src/store.rs
@@ -239,7 +239,10 @@ impl CacheInfo {
     }
 }
 
-#[pyclass(frozen)]
+// `dict` gives instances a __dict__ so the Python decorator can apply
+// functools.wraps (copies __name__/__qualname__/__module__/__doc__/__wrapped__)
+// for introspection (#43). Only touched at decoration time, never on the hot path.
+#[pyclass(frozen, dict)]
 pub struct CachedFunction {
     fn_obj: Py<PyAny>,
     shards: Box<[ShardLock]>,
diff --git a/tests/test_introspection.py b/tests/test_introspection.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f22af1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_introspection.py
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+"""Regression tests for #43 and #44.
+
+#43: sync decorated functions used to return the raw Rust object with no
+metadata — `__name__`/`__doc__`/`__wrapped__` missing and `inspect.signature`
+collapsing to `(*args, **kwargs)`, breaking logging/doc tools/FastAPI/click.
+
+#44: an async decorated function was not detected as a coroutine function, so
+frameworks that branch on `iscoroutinefunction` (FastAPI/Starlette, anyio,
+pytest-asyncio) treated it as sync and dropped the returned coroutine.
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+import contextlib
+import glob
+import inspect
+import os
+import sys
+import tempfile
+
+import pytest
+
+from warp_cache import cache
+
+
+def _cleanup_shm():
+    shm_dir = os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), "warp_cache")
+    if os.path.isdir(shm_dir):
+        for f in glob.glob(os.path.join(shm_dir, "*")):
+            with contextlib.suppress(OSError):
+                os.unlink(f)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "backend",
+    [
+        "memory",
+        pytest.param(
+            "shared",
+            marks=pytest.mark.skipif(
+                sys.platform == "win32", reason="shared memory is Unix-only"
+            ),
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+def test_sync_preserves_introspection(backend):
+    """#43: name/qualname/module/doc/__wrapped__ and a resolvable signature."""
+    _cleanup_shm()
+    try:
+
+        @cache(max_size=128, backend=backend)
+        def add(a, b=2):
+            """add docstring"""
+            return a + b
+
+        assert add.__name__ == "add"
+        assert add.__qualname__.endswith("add")
+        assert add.__module__ == __name__
+        assert add.__doc__ == "add docstring"
+        assert add.__wrapped__ is not None
+        assert str(inspect.signature(add)) == "(a, b=2)"
+
+        # Wrapping must not break caching.
+        assert add(1) == 3
+        assert add(1) == 3
+        assert add.cache_info().hits == 1
+    finally:
+        _cleanup_shm()
+
+
+def test_async_preserves_introspection():
+    """#43 (async path): name/doc/__wrapped__/signature stay intact."""
+
+    @cache(max_size=128)
+    async def fetch(a, b=2):
+        """fetch docstring"""
+        return a + b
+
+    assert fetch.__name__ == "fetch"
+    assert fetch.__doc__ == "fetch docstring"
+    assert fetch.__wrapped__ is not None
+    assert str(inspect.signature(fetch)) == "(a, b=2)"
+
+
+def test_async_is_detected_as_coroutine_function():
+    """#44: iscoroutinefunction must report True so frameworks await it."""
+
+    @cache(max_size=128)
+    async def fetch(x):
+        return x
+
+    if hasattr(inspect, "markcoroutinefunction"):  # Python 3.12+
+        assert inspect.iscoroutinefunction(fetch)
+    else:  # 3.10 / 3.11: asyncio's sentinel check (not deprecated there)
+        assert asyncio.iscoroutinefunction(fetch)
+
+    # And it still returns an awaitable yielding the right value.
+    assert asyncio.run(fetch(7)) == 7
diff --git a/warp_cache/_decorator.py b/warp_cache/_decorator.py
index 189d516..aa61e53 100644
--- a/warp_cache/_decorator.py
+++ b/warp_cache/_decorator.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import asyncio
+import functools
+import inspect
 import warnings
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from typing import Any, ParamSpec, Protocol, TypeVar, runtime_checkable
@@ -62,6 +64,13 @@ def __init__(
         self.__qualname__ = getattr(fn, "__qualname__", self.__name__)
         self.__module__ = getattr(fn, "__module__", __name__)
         self.__doc__ = getattr(fn, "__doc__", None)
+        # Mark the wrapper as a coroutine function so frameworks that branch on
+        # iscoroutinefunction (FastAPI/Starlette, anyio, pytest-asyncio) await it
+        # instead of treating it as sync and dropping the returned coroutine (#44).
+        if hasattr(inspect, "markcoroutinefunction"):  # Python 3.12+
+            inspect.markcoroutinefunction(self)
+        else:  # 3.10 / 3.11: set the sentinel asyncio.iscoroutinefunction checks
+            self._is_coroutine = asyncio.coroutines._is_coroutine  # ty: ignore[unresolved-attribute]
 
     @staticmethod
     def _make_inflight_key(args: tuple[Any, ...], kwargs: dict[str, Any] | None) -> Any:
@@ -183,6 +192,11 @@ def decorator(fn: Callable[P, R]) -> CachedCallable[P, R]:
         if asyncio.iscoroutinefunction(fn):
             return AsyncCachedFunction(fn, inner)  # type: ignore[return-value]
 
+        # Sync path returns the Rust object directly (no Python wrapper, so __call__
+        # stays a single FFI crossing). Copy introspection metadata onto it —
+        # __name__/__qualname__/__module__/__doc__ and __wrapped__ so inspect.signature
+        # resolves to the original (#43). The pyclass carries a __dict__ for this.
+        functools.wraps(fn)(inner)
         return inner
 
     return decorator