diff --git a/assets/js/phoenix_live_view/js.js b/assets/js/phoenix_live_view/js.js
index 766fdd32d..47df38e47 100644
--- a/assets/js/phoenix_live_view/js.js
+++ b/assets/js/phoenix_live_view/js.js
@@ -54,9 +54,15 @@ let JS = {
     })
   },
 
-  exec_dispatch(e, eventType, phxEvent, view, sourceEl, el, {event, detail, bubbles}){
+  exec_dispatch(e, eventType, phxEvent, view, sourceEl, el, {event, detail, bubbles, blocking}){
     detail = detail || {}
     detail.dispatcher = sourceEl
+    if(blocking){
+      const promise = new Promise((resolve, _reject) => {
+        detail.done = resolve
+      })
+      liveSocket.asyncTransition(promise)
+    }
     DOM.dispatchEvent(el, event, {detail, bubbles})
   },
 
diff --git a/assets/js/phoenix_live_view/live_socket.js b/assets/js/phoenix_live_view/live_socket.js
index f09cb3b15..8f18c04df 100644
--- a/assets/js/phoenix_live_view/live_socket.js
+++ b/assets/js/phoenix_live_view/live_socket.js
@@ -300,6 +300,10 @@ export default class LiveSocket {
     this.transitions.after(callback)
   }
 
+  asyncTransition(promise){
+    this.transitions.addAsyncTransition(promise)
+  }
+
   transition(time, onStart, onDone = function(){}){
     this.transitions.addTransition(time, onStart, onDone)
   }
@@ -993,6 +997,7 @@ export default class LiveSocket {
 class TransitionSet {
   constructor(){
     this.transitions = new Set()
+    this.promises = new Set()
     this.pendingOps = []
   }
 
@@ -1001,6 +1006,7 @@ class TransitionSet {
       clearTimeout(timer)
       this.transitions.delete(timer)
     })
+    this.promises.clear()
     this.flushPendingOps()
   }
 
@@ -1022,9 +1028,17 @@ class TransitionSet {
     this.transitions.add(timer)
   }
 
+  addAsyncTransition(promise){
+    this.promises.add(promise)
+    promise.then(() => {
+      this.promises.delete(promise)
+      this.flushPendingOps()
+    })
+  }
+
   pushPendingOp(op){ this.pendingOps.push(op) }
 
-  size(){ return this.transitions.size }
+  size(){ return this.transitions.size + this.promises.size }
 
   flushPendingOps(){
     if(this.size() > 0){ return }
diff --git a/lib/phoenix_live_view/js.ex b/lib/phoenix_live_view/js.ex
index 7d8afca72..7d2ce8033 100644
--- a/lib/phoenix_live_view/js.ex
+++ b/lib/phoenix_live_view/js.ex
@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ defmodule Phoenix.LiveView.JS do
       with the client event. The details will be available in the
       `event.detail` attribute for event listeners.
     * `:bubbles` – A boolean flag to bubble the event or not. Defaults to `true`.
+    * `:blocking` - A boolean flag to block the UI until the event handler calls `event.detail.done()`.
+      The done function is injected by LiveView and *must* be called eventually to unblock the UI.
+      This is useful to integrate with third party JavaScript based animation libraries.
 
   ## Examples
 
@@ -245,7 +248,7 @@ defmodule Phoenix.LiveView.JS do
 
   @doc "See `dispatch/2`."
   def dispatch(%JS{} = js, event, opts) do
-    opts = validate_keys(opts, :dispatch, [:to, :detail, :bubbles])
+    opts = validate_keys(opts, :dispatch, [:to, :detail, :bubbles, :blocking])
     args = [event: event, to: opts[:to]]
 
     args =
@@ -284,6 +287,15 @@ defmodule Phoenix.LiveView.JS do
           args
       end
 
+    args =
+      case Keyword.get(opts, :blocking) do
+        true ->
+          Keyword.put(args, :blocking, opts[:blocking])
+
+        _ ->
+          args
+      end
+
     put_op(js, "dispatch", args)
   end