diff --git a/docs/src/api-testing-js.md b/docs/src/api-testing-js.md
index 03e0e6dfcc..680b085a3c 100644
--- a/docs/src/api-testing-js.md
+++ b/docs/src/api-testing-js.md
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ test('context request will share cookie storage with its browser context', async
       [name, value])
     )).toEqual(responseCookies);
 
-    route.fulfill({
+    await route.fulfill({
       response,
       headers: { ...responseHeaders, foo: 'bar' },
     });
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ test('global context request has isolated cookie storage', async ({
         new Map(contextCookies2.map(({ name, value }) => [name, value]))
     ).toEqual(responseCookies);
 
-    route.fulfill({
+    await route.fulfill({
       response,
       headers: { ...responseHeaders, foo: 'bar' },
     });
diff --git a/docs/src/api/class-browsercontext.md b/docs/src/api/class-browsercontext.md
index e414e0e89d..87f6369b5c 100644
--- a/docs/src/api/class-browsercontext.md
+++ b/docs/src/api/class-browsercontext.md
@@ -1120,11 +1120,11 @@ await browser.CloseAsync();
 It is possible to examine the request to decide the route action. For example, mocking all requests that contain some post data, and leaving all other requests as is:
 
 ```js
-await context.route('/api/**', route => {
+await context.route('/api/**', async route => {
   if (route.request().postData().includes('my-string'))
-    route.fulfill({ body: 'mocked-data' });
+    await route.fulfill({ body: 'mocked-data' });
   else
-    route.continue();
+    await route.continue();
 });
 ```
 
@@ -1138,16 +1138,16 @@ context.route("/api/**", route -> {
 ```
 
 ```python async
-def handle_route(route):
+async def handle_route(route: Route):
   if ("my-string" in route.request.post_data):
-    route.fulfill(body="mocked-data")
+    await route.fulfill(body="mocked-data")
   else:
-    route.continue_()
+    await route.continue_()
 await context.route("/api/**", handle_route)
 ```
 
 ```python sync
-def handle_route(route):
+def handle_route(route: Route):
   if ("my-string" in route.request.post_data):
     route.fulfill(body="mocked-data")
   else:
diff --git a/docs/src/api/class-page.md b/docs/src/api/class-page.md
index f6c6e84a69..2923eb8ba9 100644
--- a/docs/src/api/class-page.md
+++ b/docs/src/api/class-page.md
@@ -3456,11 +3456,11 @@ await page.GotoAsync("https://www.microsoft.com");
 It is possible to examine the request to decide the route action. For example, mocking all requests that contain some post data, and leaving all other requests as is:
 
 ```js
-await page.route('/api/**', route => {
+await page.route('/api/**', async route => {
   if (route.request().postData().includes('my-string'))
-    route.fulfill({ body: 'mocked-data' });
+    await route.fulfill({ body: 'mocked-data' });
   else
-    route.continue();
+    await route.continue();
 });
 ```
 
@@ -3474,16 +3474,16 @@ page.route("/api/**", route -> {
 ```
 
 ```python async
-def handle_route(route):
+async def handle_route(route: Route):
   if ("my-string" in route.request.post_data):
-    route.fulfill(body="mocked-data")
+    await route.fulfill(body="mocked-data")
   else:
-    route.continue_()
+    await route.continue_()
 await page.route("/api/**", handle_route)
 ```
 
 ```python sync
-def handle_route(route):
+def handle_route(route: Route):
   if ("my-string" in route.request.post_data):
     route.fulfill(body="mocked-data")
   else:
diff --git a/docs/src/api/class-route.md b/docs/src/api/class-route.md
index f55843ef5d..dcdca4705a 100644
--- a/docs/src/api/class-route.md
+++ b/docs/src/api/class-route.md
@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@ page.route("**/*", handle)
 ```
 
 ```csharp
-await page.RouteAsync("**/*", route =>
+await page.RouteAsync("**/*", async route =>
 {
     var headers = new Dictionary<string, string>(route.Request.Headers) { { "foo", "bar" } };
     headers.Remove("origin");
-    route.ContinueAsync(headers);
+    await route.ContinueAsync(new() { Headers = headers });
 });
 ```
 
@@ -264,17 +264,17 @@ page.route("**/*", route -> {
 
 ```python async
 # Handle GET requests.
-def handle_get(route):
+async def handle_get(route):
     if route.request.method != "GET":
-        route.fallback()
+        await route.fallback()
         return
   # Handling GET only.
   # ...
 
 # Handle POST requests.
-def handle_post(route):
+async def handle_post(route):
     if route.request.method != "POST":
-        route.fallback()
+        await route.fallback()
         return
   # Handling POST only.
   # ...
@@ -378,11 +378,11 @@ page.route("**/*", handle)
 ```
 
 ```csharp
-await page.RouteAsync("**/*", route =>
+await page.RouteAsync("**/*", async route =>
 {
     var headers = new Dictionary<string, string>(route.Request.Headers) { { "foo", "foo-value" } };
     headers.Remove("bar");
-    route.FallbackAsync(headers);
+    await route.FallbackAsync(new() { Headers = headers });
 });
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/src/network.md b/docs/src/network.md
index 9f1a5b2cf2..438e929e0c 100644
--- a/docs/src/network.md
+++ b/docs/src/network.md
@@ -495,10 +495,10 @@ await page.GotoAsync("https://example.com");
 
 ```js
 // Delete header
-await page.route('**/*', route => {
+await page.route('**/*', async route => {
   const headers = route.request().headers();
   delete headers['X-Secret'];
-  route.continue({ headers });
+  await route.continue({ headers });
 });
 
 // Continue requests as POST.
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ page.route("**/*", route -> route.resume(new Route.ResumeOptions().setMethod("PO
 async def handle_route(route):
     headers = route.request.headers
     del headers["x-secret"]
-    route.continue_(headers=headers)
+    await route.continue_(headers=headers)
 await page.route("**/*", handle_route)
 
 # Continue requests as POST.
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ await page.route('**/title.html', async route => {
   // Add a prefix to the title.
   let body = await response.text();
   body = body.replace('<title>', '<title>My prefix:');
-  route.fulfill({
+  await route.fulfill({
     // Pass all fields from the response.
     response,
     // Override response body.
diff --git a/docs/src/release-notes-js.md b/docs/src/release-notes-js.md
index 2abf68f12c..c496c20ffd 100644
--- a/docs/src/release-notes-js.md
+++ b/docs/src/release-notes-js.md
@@ -1233,16 +1233,16 @@ test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
   await page.route('**/*', async route => {
     const headers = await route.request().allHeaders();
     delete headers['if-none-match'];
-    route.fallback({ headers });
+    await route.fallback({ headers });
   });
 });
 
 test('should work', async ({ page }) => {
-  await page.route('**/*', route => {
+  await page.route('**/*', async route => {
     if (route.request().resourceType() === 'image')
-      route.abort();
+      await route.abort();
     else
-      route.fallback();
+      await route.fallback();
   });
 });
 ```
@@ -1813,7 +1813,7 @@ test('response interception', async ({ page }) => {
     const response = await page._request.fetch(route.request());
     const image = await jimp.read(await response.body());
     await image.blur(5);
-    route.fulfill({
+    await route.fulfill({
       response,
       body: await image.getBufferAsync('image/jpeg'),
     });
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts b/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
index f53b1d9ff4..80bb5c52bb 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
@@ -3665,11 +3665,11 @@ export interface Page {
    * some post data, and leaving all other requests as is:
    *
    * ```js
-   * await page.route('/api/**', route => {
+   * await page.route('/api/**', async route => {
    *   if (route.request().postData().includes('my-string'))
-   *     route.fulfill({ body: 'mocked-data' });
+   *     await route.fulfill({ body: 'mocked-data' });
    *   else
-   *     route.continue();
+   *     await route.continue();
    * });
    * ```
    *
@@ -8464,11 +8464,11 @@ export interface BrowserContext {
    * some post data, and leaving all other requests as is:
    *
    * ```js
-   * await context.route('/api/**', route => {
+   * await context.route('/api/**', async route => {
    *   if (route.request().postData().includes('my-string'))
-   *     route.fulfill({ body: 'mocked-data' });
+   *     await route.fulfill({ body: 'mocked-data' });
    *   else
-   *     route.continue();
+   *     await route.continue();
    * });
    * ```
    *