diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index fa569ec..ccb9e72 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ checksum = "19b17cddbe7ec3f8bc800887bab5e717348c95ea2ca0b1bf0837fb964dc67099"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "phat_js"
-version = "0.2.7"
+version = "0.2.8"
 dependencies = [
  "hex_fmt",
  "ink",
diff --git a/phat_js/Cargo.toml b/phat_js/Cargo.toml
index a71c489..67e1c04 100644
--- a/phat_js/Cargo.toml
+++ b/phat_js/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "phat_js"
-version = "0.2.7"
+version = "0.2.8"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Provide a function to call the JSDelegate in a phat contract cluster"
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/phat_js/lib.rs b/phat_js/lib.rs
index 7dcd84a..2b53165 100755
--- a/phat_js/lib.rs
+++ b/phat_js/lib.rs
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ pub fn eval_all_with(
 /// let res = phat_js::eval_async_js(js_code, Vec::new());
 /// assert_eq!(res, JsValue::String("42".into()));
 /// ```
-pub fn eval_async_js(code: JsCode, args: Vec<String>) -> JsValue {
+pub fn eval_async_code(code: JsCode, args: Vec<String>) -> JsValue {
     let code_bytes = match &code {
         JsCode::Source(source) => source.as_bytes(),
         JsCode::Bytecode(bytecode) => bytecode.as_slice(),
@@ -352,6 +352,13 @@ pub fn eval_async_js(code: JsCode, args: Vec<String>) -> JsValue {
     pink::ext().js_eval(codes, args)
 }
 
+/// Evaluate async JavaScript with SideVM QuickJS.
+///
+/// Same as [`eval_async_code`], but takes a string as the JavaScript code.
+pub fn eval_async_js(src: &str, args: &[String]) -> JsValue {
+    eval_async_code(JsCode::Source(src.into()), args.to_vec())
+}
+
 fn polyfill_script(seed: impl AsRef<[u8]>) -> String {
     let seed = hex_fmt::HexFmt(seed);
     alloc::format!(