diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index e254c183..7dd7462c 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import sanic
 
 # -- General configuration ------------------------------------------------
 
-extensions = ['sphinx.ext.autodoc']
+extensions = ['sphinx.ext.autodoc', 'sphinxcontrib.asyncio']
 
 templates_path = ['_templates']
 
diff --git a/requirements-docs.txt b/requirements-docs.txt
index efa74079..e12c1846 100644
--- a/requirements-docs.txt
+++ b/requirements-docs.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 sphinx
 sphinx_rtd_theme
 recommonmark
+sphinxcontrib-asyncio