diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/ruff/RUF029.py b/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/ruff/RUF029.py
index 3993a506538cc..47651079fa321 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/ruff/RUF029.py
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/ruff/RUF029.py
@@ -78,3 +78,13 @@ async def test():
 async def test() -> str:
     vals = [str(val) for val in await async_func(1)]
     return ",".join(vals)
+
+
+from fastapi import FastAPI
+
+app = FastAPI()
+
+
+@app.post("/count")
+async def fastapi_route(): # Ok: FastApi routes can be async without actually using await
+    return 1
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/ruff/rules/unused_async.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/ruff/rules/unused_async.rs
index f0bc106b98ebc..b3b78c2755447 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/ruff/rules/unused_async.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/ruff/rules/unused_async.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ use ruff_python_ast::identifier::Identifier;
 use ruff_python_ast::visitor::source_order;
 use ruff_python_ast::{self as ast, AnyNodeRef, Expr, Stmt};
 use ruff_python_semantic::analyze::function_type::is_stub;
+use ruff_python_semantic::Modules;
 
 use crate::checkers::ast::Checker;
+use crate::rules::fastapi::rules::is_fastapi_route;
 
 /// ## What it does
 /// Checks for functions declared `async` that do not await or otherwise use features requiring the
@@ -173,6 +175,12 @@ pub(crate) fn unused_async(
         return;
     }
 
+    if checker.semantic().seen_module(Modules::FASTAPI)
+        && is_fastapi_route(function_def, checker.semantic())
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
     let found_await_or_async = {
         let mut visitor = AsyncExprVisitor::default();
         source_order::walk_body(&mut visitor, body);