diff --git a/mlua-sys/src/lua51/lua.rs b/mlua-sys/src/lua51/lua.rs
index db409aa..7103a72 100644
--- a/mlua-sys/src/lua51/lua.rs
+++ b/mlua-sys/src/lua51/lua.rs
@@ -328,6 +328,14 @@ pub unsafe fn lua_getglobal_(L: *mut lua_State, var: *const c_char) {
     lua_getfield_(L, LUA_GLOBALSINDEX, var)
 }
 
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn lua_tolightuserdata(L: *mut lua_State, idx: c_int) -> *mut c_void {
+    if lua_islightuserdata(L, idx) != 0 {
+        return lua_touserdata(L, idx);
+    }
+    ptr::null_mut()
+}
+
 #[inline(always)]
 pub unsafe fn lua_tostring(L: *mut lua_State, i: c_int) -> *const c_char {
     lua_tolstring(L, i, ptr::null_mut())
diff --git a/mlua-sys/src/lua52/lua.rs b/mlua-sys/src/lua52/lua.rs
index 8040d5d..c52bc9f 100644
--- a/mlua-sys/src/lua52/lua.rs
+++ b/mlua-sys/src/lua52/lua.rs
@@ -417,6 +417,14 @@ pub unsafe fn lua_pushglobaltable(L: *mut lua_State) {
     lua_rawgeti_(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, LUA_RIDX_GLOBALS as _)
 }
 
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn lua_tolightuserdata(L: *mut lua_State, idx: c_int) -> *mut c_void {
+    if lua_islightuserdata(L, idx) != 0 {
+        return lua_touserdata(L, idx);
+    }
+    ptr::null_mut()
+}
+
 #[inline(always)]
 pub unsafe fn lua_tostring(L: *mut lua_State, i: c_int) -> *const c_char {
     lua_tolstring(L, i, ptr::null_mut())
diff --git a/mlua-sys/src/lua53/lua.rs b/mlua-sys/src/lua53/lua.rs
index b726911..24dbba2 100644
--- a/mlua-sys/src/lua53/lua.rs
+++ b/mlua-sys/src/lua53/lua.rs
@@ -424,6 +424,14 @@ pub unsafe fn lua_pushglobaltable(L: *mut lua_State) -> c_int {
     lua_rawgeti(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, LUA_RIDX_GLOBALS)
 }
 
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn lua_tolightuserdata(L: *mut lua_State, idx: c_int) -> *mut c_void {
+    if lua_islightuserdata(L, idx) != 0 {
+        return lua_touserdata(L, idx);
+    }
+    ptr::null_mut()
+}
+
 #[inline(always)]
 pub unsafe fn lua_tostring(L: *mut lua_State, i: c_int) -> *const c_char {
     lua_tolstring(L, i, ptr::null_mut())
diff --git a/mlua-sys/src/lua54/lua.rs b/mlua-sys/src/lua54/lua.rs
index 26ad0a6..f628e69 100644
--- a/mlua-sys/src/lua54/lua.rs
+++ b/mlua-sys/src/lua54/lua.rs
@@ -457,6 +457,14 @@ pub unsafe fn lua_pushglobaltable(L: *mut lua_State) -> c_int {
     lua_rawgeti(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, LUA_RIDX_GLOBALS)
 }
 
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn lua_tolightuserdata(L: *mut lua_State, idx: c_int) -> *mut c_void {
+    if lua_islightuserdata(L, idx) != 0 {
+        return lua_touserdata(L, idx);
+    }
+    ptr::null_mut()
+}
+
 #[inline(always)]
 pub unsafe fn lua_tostring(L: *mut lua_State, i: c_int) -> *const c_char {
     lua_tolstring(L, i, ptr::null_mut())
diff --git a/src/lua.rs b/src/lua.rs
index 30cfc5b..6d22e05 100644
--- a/src/lua.rs
+++ b/src/lua.rs
@@ -2965,8 +2965,7 @@ impl Lua {
                 match fut.as_mut().poll(&mut ctx) {
                     Poll::Pending => {
                         ffi::lua_pushnil(state);
-                        let pending = &ASYNC_POLL_PENDING as *const u8 as *mut c_void;
-                        ffi::lua_pushlightuserdata(state, pending);
+                        ffi::lua_pushlightuserdata(state, Lua::poll_pending().0);
                         Ok(2)
                     }
                     Poll::Ready(nresults) => {
@@ -3069,6 +3068,14 @@ impl Lua {
         mem::replace(&mut (*self.extra.get()).waker, waker)
     }
 
+    /// Returns internal `Poll::Pending` constant used for executing async callbacks.
+    #[cfg(feature = "async")]
+    #[doc(hidden)]
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn poll_pending() -> LightUserData {
+        LightUserData(&ASYNC_POLL_PENDING as *const u8 as *mut c_void)
+    }
+
     pub(crate) unsafe fn make_userdata<T>(&self, data: UserDataCell<T>) -> Result<AnyUserData>
     where
         T: UserData + 'static,
diff --git a/src/thread.rs b/src/thread.rs
index 415bd21..e594297 100644
--- a/src/thread.rs
+++ b/src/thread.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use crate::{
 
 #[cfg(feature = "async")]
 use {
-    crate::{lua::ASYNC_POLL_PENDING, value::MultiValue},
+    crate::value::MultiValue,
     futures_util::stream::Stream,
     std::{
         future::Future,
@@ -530,12 +530,7 @@ where
 #[cfg(feature = "async")]
 #[inline(always)]
 unsafe fn is_poll_pending(state: *mut ffi::lua_State) -> bool {
-    if ffi::lua_islightuserdata(state, -1) != 0 {
-        let stack_ptr = ffi::lua_touserdata(state, -1) as *const u8;
-        let pending_ptr = &ASYNC_POLL_PENDING as *const u8;
-        return std::ptr::eq(stack_ptr, pending_ptr);
-    }
-    false
+    ffi::lua_tolightuserdata(state, -1) == Lua::poll_pending().0
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "async")]