diff --git a/drivers/serial/uart_handlers.c b/drivers/serial/uart_handlers.c
index 7a0c5112822..32128419779 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/uart_handlers.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/uart_handlers.c
@@ -41,6 +41,37 @@ static inline void z_vrfy_uart_poll_out(struct device *dev,
 }
 #include <syscalls/uart_poll_out_mrsh.c>
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_UART_ASYNC_API
+/* callback_set() excluded as we don't allow ISR callback installation from
+ * user mode
+ *
+ * rx_buf_rsp() excluded as it's designed to be called from ISR callbacks
+ */
+
+static inline int z_vrfy_uart_tx(struct device *dev, const u8_t *buf,
+				 size_t len, u32_t timeout)
+{
+	Z_OOPS(Z_SYSCALL_DRIVER_UART(dev, tx));
+	Z_OOPS(Z_SYSCALL_MEMORY_READ(buf, len));
+	return z_impl_uart_tx(dev, buf, len, timeout);
+}
+#include <syscalls/uart_tx_mrsh.c>
+
+UART_SIMPLE(tx_abort);
+#include <syscalls/uart_tx_abort_mrsh.c>
+
+static inline int z_vrfy_uart_rx_enable(struct device *dev, u8_t *buf,
+					size_t len, u32_t timeout)
+{
+	Z_OOPS(Z_SYSCALL_DRIVER_UART(dev, rx_enable));
+	Z_OOPS(Z_SYSCALL_MEMORY_WRITE(buf, len));
+	return z_impl_uart_rx_enable(dev, buf, len, timeout);
+}
+#include <syscalls/uart_rx_enable_mrsh.c>
+
+UART_SIMPLE(rx_disable);
+#include <syscalls/uart_rx_disable_mrsh.c>
+#endif /* CONFIG_UART_ASYNC_API */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_UART_INTERRUPT_DRIVEN
 UART_SIMPLE_VOID(irq_tx_enable)
diff --git a/include/drivers/uart.h b/include/drivers/uart.h
index 8d26165779e..efb6b3240b6 100644
--- a/include/drivers/uart.h
+++ b/include/drivers/uart.h
@@ -465,10 +465,11 @@ static inline int uart_callback_set(struct device *dev,
  * @retval -EBUSY There is already an ongoing transfer.
  * @retval 0	  If successful, negative errno code otherwise.
  */
-static inline int uart_tx(struct device *dev,
-			  const u8_t *buf,
-			  size_t len,
-			  u32_t timeout)
+__syscall int uart_tx(struct device *dev, const u8_t *buf, size_t len,
+		      u32_t timeout);
+
+static inline int z_impl_uart_tx(struct device *dev, const u8_t *buf,
+				 size_t len, u32_t timeout)
 
 {
 	const struct uart_driver_api *api =
@@ -487,7 +488,9 @@ static inline int uart_tx(struct device *dev,
  * @retval -EFAULT There is no active transmission.
  * @retval 0	   If successful, negative errno code otherwise.
  */
-static inline int uart_tx_abort(struct device *dev)
+__syscall int uart_tx_abort(struct device *dev);
+
+static inline int z_impl_uart_tx_abort(struct device *dev)
 {
 	const struct uart_driver_api *api =
 			(const struct uart_driver_api *)dev->driver_api;
@@ -511,8 +514,11 @@ static inline int uart_tx_abort(struct device *dev)
  * @retval 0	  If successful, negative errno code otherwise.
  *
  */
-static inline int uart_rx_enable(struct device *dev, u8_t *buf, size_t len,
-				 u32_t timeout)
+__syscall int uart_rx_enable(struct device *dev, u8_t *buf, size_t len,
+			     u32_t timeout);
+
+static inline int z_impl_uart_rx_enable(struct device *dev, u8_t *buf,
+					size_t len, u32_t timeout)
 {
 	const struct uart_driver_api *api =
 				(const struct uart_driver_api *)dev->driver_api;
@@ -557,7 +563,9 @@ static inline int uart_rx_buf_rsp(struct device *dev, u8_t *buf, size_t len)
  * @retval -EFAULT There is no active reception.
  * @retval 0	   If successful, negative errno code otherwise.
  */
-static inline int uart_rx_disable(struct device *dev)
+__syscall int uart_rx_disable(struct device *dev);
+
+static inline int z_impl_uart_rx_disable(struct device *dev)
 {
 	const struct uart_driver_api *api =
 			(const struct uart_driver_api *)dev->driver_api;