diff --git a/api/src/main/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/api/FaultTolerance.java b/api/src/main/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/api/FaultTolerance.java
index fd145e5f..3ffbc172 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/api/FaultTolerance.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/api/FaultTolerance.java
@@ -226,6 +226,34 @@ default Runnable adaptRunnable(Runnable action) {
         return () -> run(action);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Casts this {@link FaultTolerance} object so that it guards actions of a different type.
+     * Since the type of the action is only used in fallback, this is usually safe; if this
+     * {@code FaultTolerance} object contains a fallback, this method throws an exception.
+     * <p>
+     * Note that this method may only be used to cast <em>synchronous</em> {@code FaultTolerance}.
+     * If this {@code FaultTolerance} object guards asynchronous actions, this method throws
+     * an exception.
+     *
+     * @param <U> type of value of the guarded action
+     */
+    <U> FaultTolerance<U> cast();
+
+    /**
+     * Casts this {@link FaultTolerance} object so that it guards actions of a different type.
+     * Since the type of the action is only used in fallback, this is usually safe; if this
+     * {@code FaultTolerance} object contains a fallback, this method throws an exception.
+     * <p>
+     * Note that this method may only be used to cast <em>asynchronous</em> {@code FaultTolerance}
+     * of given type (such as {@code CompletionStage} or {@code Uni}). If this {@code FaultTolerance}
+     * object guards synchronous actions or asynchronous actions of different type, this method
+     * throws an exception.
+     *
+     * @param asyncType the asynchronous type, such as {@code CompletionStage} or {@code Uni}
+     * @param <U> type of value of the guarded action
+     */
+    <U> FaultTolerance<U> castAsync(Class<?> asyncType);
+
     /**
      * A builder for configuring fault tolerance strategies. A fault tolerance strategy is included in the resulting
      * set if the corresponding {@code with[Strategy]} method is called. Each strategy has its own builder to configure
diff --git a/implementation/core/src/main/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/core/apiimpl/FaultToleranceImpl.java b/implementation/core/src/main/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/core/apiimpl/FaultToleranceImpl.java
index 08a68b81..c861b288 100644
--- a/implementation/core/src/main/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/core/apiimpl/FaultToleranceImpl.java
+++ b/implementation/core/src/main/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/core/apiimpl/FaultToleranceImpl.java
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ public final class FaultToleranceImpl<V, S, T> implements FaultTolerance<T> {
     private final FaultToleranceStrategy<S> strategy;
     private final AsyncSupport<V, T> asyncSupport;
     private final EventHandlers eventHandlers;
+    private final boolean hasFallback;
 
     // Circuit breakers created using the programmatic API are registered with `CircuitBreakerMaintenance`
     // in two phases:
@@ -94,10 +95,12 @@ public final class FaultToleranceImpl<V, S, T> implements FaultTolerance<T> {
     // but that instance is never used. The useful `FaultTolerance` instance is held by the actual bean instance,
     // which is created lazily, on the first method invocation on the client proxy.
 
-    FaultToleranceImpl(FaultToleranceStrategy<S> strategy, AsyncSupport<V, T> asyncSupport, EventHandlers eventHandlers) {
+    FaultToleranceImpl(FaultToleranceStrategy<S> strategy, AsyncSupport<V, T> asyncSupport,
+            EventHandlers eventHandlers, boolean hasFallback) {
         this.strategy = strategy;
         this.asyncSupport = asyncSupport;
         this.eventHandlers = eventHandlers;
+        this.hasFallback = hasFallback;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -130,6 +133,33 @@ public void run(Runnable action) {
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public <U> FaultTolerance<U> cast() {
+        if (asyncSupport != null) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("This FaultTolerance object guards synchronous actions, use `castAsync()`");
+        }
+        if (hasFallback) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("This FaultTolerance object contains fallback, cannot cast");
+        }
+        return (FaultTolerance<U>) this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public <U> FaultTolerance<U> castAsync(Class<?> asyncType) {
+        if (asyncSupport == null) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("This FaultTolerance object guards synchronous actions, use `cast()`");
+        }
+        AsyncSupport<V, T> asyncSupport = AsyncSupportRegistry.get(new Class[0], asyncType);
+        if (this.asyncSupport != asyncSupport) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("This FaultTolerance object guards actions that "
+                    + this.asyncSupport.doesDescription() + ", cannot cast to " + asyncType);
+        }
+        if (hasFallback) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("This FaultTolerance object contains fallback, cannot cast");
+        }
+        return (FaultTolerance<U>) this;
+    }
+
     public static final class BuilderImpl<T, R> implements Builder<T, R> {
         private final BuilderEagerDependencies eagerDependencies;
         private final Supplier<BuilderLazyDependencies> lazyDependencies;
@@ -257,13 +287,13 @@ private FaultTolerance<T> build(BuilderLazyDependencies lazyDependencies) {
 
         private FaultTolerance<T> buildSync(BuilderLazyDependencies lazyDependencies, EventHandlers eventHandlers) {
             FaultToleranceStrategy<T> strategy = buildSyncStrategy(lazyDependencies);
-            return new FaultToleranceImpl<>(strategy, (AsyncSupport<T, T>) null, eventHandlers);
+            return new FaultToleranceImpl<>(strategy, (AsyncSupport<T, T>) null, eventHandlers, fallbackBuilder != null);
         }
 
         private <V> FaultTolerance<T> buildAsync(BuilderLazyDependencies lazyDependencies, EventHandlers eventHandlers) {
             FaultToleranceStrategy<CompletionStage<V>> strategy = buildAsyncStrategy(lazyDependencies);
             AsyncSupport<V, T> asyncSupport = AsyncSupportRegistry.get(new Class[0], asyncType);
-            return new FaultToleranceImpl<>(strategy, asyncSupport, eventHandlers);
+            return new FaultToleranceImpl<>(strategy, asyncSupport, eventHandlers, fallbackBuilder != null);
         }
 
         private FaultToleranceStrategy<T> buildSyncStrategy(BuilderLazyDependencies lazyDependencies) {
diff --git a/implementation/core/src/main/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/core/apiimpl/LazyFaultTolerance.java b/implementation/core/src/main/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/core/apiimpl/LazyFaultTolerance.java
index 6d925e6f..c65ca6f3 100644
--- a/implementation/core/src/main/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/core/apiimpl/LazyFaultTolerance.java
+++ b/implementation/core/src/main/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/core/apiimpl/LazyFaultTolerance.java
@@ -38,6 +38,18 @@ public void run(Runnable action) {
         instance().run(action);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public <U> FaultTolerance<U> cast() {
+        // TODO breaks laziness
+        return instance().cast();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public <U> FaultTolerance<U> castAsync(Class<?> asyncType) {
+        // TODO breaks laziness
+        return instance().castAsync(asyncType);
+    }
+
     private FaultTolerance<T> instance() {
         FaultTolerance<T> instance = this.instance;
         if (instance == null) {
diff --git a/implementation/mutiny/src/test/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/mutiny/test/MutinyFaultToleranceCastTest.java b/implementation/mutiny/src/test/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/mutiny/test/MutinyFaultToleranceCastTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..63640e3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/implementation/mutiny/src/test/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/mutiny/test/MutinyFaultToleranceCastTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+package io.smallrye.faulttolerance.mutiny.test;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatCode;
+
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletionStage;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.Future;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+import org.eclipse.microprofile.faulttolerance.exceptions.BulkheadException;
+import org.eclipse.microprofile.faulttolerance.exceptions.CircuitBreakerOpenException;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import io.smallrye.faulttolerance.api.FaultTolerance;
+import io.smallrye.faulttolerance.api.RateLimitException;
+import io.smallrye.faulttolerance.core.util.TestException;
+import io.smallrye.faulttolerance.core.util.party.Party;
+import io.smallrye.faulttolerance.mutiny.api.MutinyFaultTolerance;
+import io.smallrye.mutiny.Uni;
+import io.smallrye.mutiny.helpers.test.UniAssertSubscriber;
+
+public class MutinyFaultToleranceCastTest {
+    private ExecutorService executor;
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    public void setUp() {
+        executor = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(6);
+    }
+
+    @AfterEach
+    public void tearDown() throws InterruptedException {
+        executor.shutdownNow();
+        executor.awaitTermination(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void castingCircuitBreaker() throws Exception {
+        FaultTolerance<Uni<String>> guardedString = MutinyFaultTolerance.<String> create()
+                .withCircuitBreaker().requestVolumeThreshold(6).done()
+                .build();
+        FaultTolerance<Uni<Integer>> guardedInteger = guardedString.castAsync(Uni.class);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            guardedString.call(this::stringAction)
+                    .subscribe().withSubscriber(new UniAssertSubscriber<>())
+                    .awaitFailure(Duration.ofSeconds(10))
+                    .assertFailedWith(TestException.class);
+
+            guardedInteger.call(this::integerAction)
+                    .subscribe().withSubscriber(new UniAssertSubscriber<>())
+                    .awaitFailure(Duration.ofSeconds(10))
+                    .assertFailedWith(TestException.class);
+        }
+
+        guardedString.call(this::stringAction)
+                .subscribe().withSubscriber(new UniAssertSubscriber<>())
+                .awaitFailure(Duration.ofSeconds(10))
+                .assertFailedWith(CircuitBreakerOpenException.class);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void castingBulkhead() throws Exception {
+        FaultTolerance<Uni<String>> guardedString = MutinyFaultTolerance.<String> create()
+                .withBulkhead().limit(6).queueSize(2).done()
+                .withThreadOffload(true)
+                .build();
+        FaultTolerance<Uni<Integer>> guardedInteger = guardedString.castAsync(Uni.class);
+
+        Party party = Party.create(6);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+            guardedString.call(() -> {
+                party.participant().attend();
+                return Uni.createFrom().item("ignored");
+            }).subscribe().asCompletionStage();
+            guardedInteger.call(() -> {
+                party.participant().attend();
+                return Uni.createFrom().item(42);
+            }).subscribe().asCompletionStage();
+        }
+
+        party.organizer().waitForAll();
+
+        guardedString.call(() -> Uni.createFrom().item("value"))
+                .subscribe().withSubscriber(new UniAssertSubscriber<>())
+                .awaitFailure(Duration.ofSeconds(10))
+                .assertFailedWith(BulkheadException.class);
+
+        party.organizer().disband();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void castingRateLimit() throws Exception {
+        FaultTolerance<Uni<String>> guardedString = MutinyFaultTolerance.<String> create()
+                .withRateLimit().limit(6).window(1, ChronoUnit.MINUTES).done()
+                .withThreadOffload(true)
+                .build();
+        FaultTolerance<Uni<Integer>> guardedInteger = guardedString.castAsync(Uni.class);
+
+        List<Future<?>> futures = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            futures.add(executor.submit(() -> {
+                return guardedString.call(() -> Uni.createFrom().item("ignored")).await().indefinitely();
+            }));
+            futures.add(executor.submit(() -> {
+                return guardedInteger.call(() -> Uni.createFrom().item(42)).await().indefinitely();
+            }));
+        }
+
+        for (Future<?> future : futures) {
+            future.get();
+        }
+
+        guardedString.call(() -> Uni.createFrom().item("value"))
+                .subscribe().withSubscriber(new UniAssertSubscriber<>())
+                .awaitFailure(Duration.ofSeconds(10))
+                .assertFailedWith(RateLimitException.class);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void castingFallback() {
+        FaultTolerance<Uni<String>> guarded = MutinyFaultTolerance.<String> create()
+                .withFallback().handler(() -> Uni.createFrom().item("fallback")).done()
+                .build();
+
+        assertThatCode(() -> guarded.castAsync(Uni.class)).isExactlyInstanceOf(IllegalStateException.class);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void castingToSync() {
+        FaultTolerance<Uni<String>> guarded = MutinyFaultTolerance.<String> create().build();
+
+        assertThatCode(guarded::cast).isExactlyInstanceOf(IllegalStateException.class);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void castingToDifferentAsync() {
+        FaultTolerance<Uni<String>> guarded = MutinyFaultTolerance.<String> create().build();
+
+        assertThatCode(() -> guarded.castAsync(CompletionStage.class)).isExactlyInstanceOf(IllegalStateException.class);
+    }
+
+    public Uni<String> stringAction() {
+        return Uni.createFrom().failure(new TestException());
+    }
+
+    public Uni<Integer> integerAction() {
+        return Uni.createFrom().failure(new TestException());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/implementation/standalone/src/test/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/standalone/test/StandaloneFaultToleranceCastAsyncTest.java b/implementation/standalone/src/test/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/standalone/test/StandaloneFaultToleranceCastAsyncTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..208651e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/implementation/standalone/src/test/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/standalone/test/StandaloneFaultToleranceCastAsyncTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+package io.smallrye.faulttolerance.standalone.test;
+
+import static java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture.completedFuture;
+import static java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture.failedFuture;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatCode;
+
+import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletionStage;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.Future;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+import org.eclipse.microprofile.faulttolerance.exceptions.BulkheadException;
+import org.eclipse.microprofile.faulttolerance.exceptions.CircuitBreakerOpenException;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import io.smallrye.faulttolerance.api.FaultTolerance;
+import io.smallrye.faulttolerance.api.RateLimitException;
+import io.smallrye.faulttolerance.core.util.TestException;
+import io.smallrye.faulttolerance.core.util.party.Party;
+
+public class StandaloneFaultToleranceCastAsyncTest {
+    private ExecutorService executor;
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    public void setUp() {
+        executor = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(6);
+    }
+
+    @AfterEach
+    public void tearDown() throws InterruptedException {
+        executor.shutdownNow();
+        executor.awaitTermination(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void castingAsyncCircuitBreaker() throws Exception {
+        FaultTolerance<CompletionStage<String>> guardedString = FaultTolerance.<String> createAsync()
+                .withCircuitBreaker().requestVolumeThreshold(6).done()
+                .build();
+        FaultTolerance<CompletionStage<Integer>> guardedInteger = guardedString.castAsync(CompletionStage.class);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            assertThat(guardedString.call(this::stringAction))
+                    .failsWithin(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                    .withThrowableOfType(ExecutionException.class) // caused by AssertJ calling future.get()
+                    .withCauseExactlyInstanceOf(TestException.class);
+
+            assertThat(guardedInteger.call(this::integerAction))
+                    .failsWithin(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                    .withThrowableOfType(ExecutionException.class) // caused by AssertJ calling future.get()
+                    .withCauseExactlyInstanceOf(TestException.class);
+        }
+
+        assertThat(guardedString.call(this::stringAction))
+                .failsWithin(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                .withThrowableOfType(ExecutionException.class) // caused by AssertJ calling future.get()
+                .withCauseExactlyInstanceOf(CircuitBreakerOpenException.class);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void castingAsyncBulkhead() throws Exception {
+        FaultTolerance<CompletionStage<String>> guardedString = FaultTolerance.<String> createAsync()
+                .withBulkhead().limit(6).queueSize(2).done()
+                .withThreadOffload(true)
+                .build();
+        FaultTolerance<CompletionStage<Integer>> guardedInteger = guardedString.castAsync(CompletionStage.class);
+
+        Party party = Party.create(6);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+            guardedString.call(() -> {
+                party.participant().attend();
+                return completedFuture("ignored");
+            });
+            guardedInteger.call(() -> {
+                party.participant().attend();
+                return completedFuture(42);
+            });
+        }
+
+        party.organizer().waitForAll();
+
+        assertThat(guardedString.call(() -> completedFuture("value")))
+                .failsWithin(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                .withThrowableOfType(ExecutionException.class)
+                .withCauseExactlyInstanceOf(BulkheadException.class);
+
+        party.organizer().disband();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void castingAsyncRateLimit() throws Exception {
+        FaultTolerance<CompletionStage<String>> guardedString = FaultTolerance.<String> createAsync()
+                .withRateLimit().limit(6).window(1, ChronoUnit.MINUTES).done()
+                .withThreadOffload(true)
+                .build();
+        FaultTolerance<CompletionStage<Integer>> guardedInteger = guardedString.castAsync(CompletionStage.class);
+
+        List<Future<?>> futures = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            futures.add(executor.submit(() -> {
+                return guardedString.call(() -> completedFuture("ignored")).toCompletableFuture().get();
+            }));
+            futures.add(executor.submit(() -> {
+                return guardedInteger.call(() -> completedFuture(42)).toCompletableFuture().get();
+            }));
+        }
+
+        for (Future<?> future : futures) {
+            future.get();
+        }
+
+        assertThat(guardedString.call(() -> completedFuture("value")))
+                .failsWithin(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                .withThrowableOfType(ExecutionException.class)
+                .withCauseExactlyInstanceOf(RateLimitException.class);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void castingAsyncFallback() {
+        FaultTolerance<CompletionStage<String>> guarded = FaultTolerance.<String> createAsync()
+                .withFallback().handler(() -> completedFuture("fallback")).done()
+                .build();
+
+        assertThatCode(() -> guarded.castAsync(CompletionStage.class)).isExactlyInstanceOf(IllegalStateException.class);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void castingToSync() {
+        FaultTolerance<CompletionStage<String>> guarded = FaultTolerance.<String> createAsync().build();
+
+        assertThatCode(guarded::cast).isExactlyInstanceOf(IllegalStateException.class);
+    }
+
+    public CompletionStage<String> stringAction() {
+        return failedFuture(new TestException());
+    }
+
+    public CompletionStage<Integer> integerAction() {
+        return failedFuture(new TestException());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/implementation/standalone/src/test/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/standalone/test/StandaloneFaultToleranceCastTest.java b/implementation/standalone/src/test/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/standalone/test/StandaloneFaultToleranceCastTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d0ae37b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/implementation/standalone/src/test/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/standalone/test/StandaloneFaultToleranceCastTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+package io.smallrye.faulttolerance.standalone.test;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatCode;
+
+import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletionStage;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.Future;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+import org.eclipse.microprofile.faulttolerance.exceptions.BulkheadException;
+import org.eclipse.microprofile.faulttolerance.exceptions.CircuitBreakerOpenException;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import io.smallrye.faulttolerance.api.FaultTolerance;
+import io.smallrye.faulttolerance.api.RateLimitException;
+import io.smallrye.faulttolerance.core.util.TestException;
+import io.smallrye.faulttolerance.core.util.party.Party;
+
+public class StandaloneFaultToleranceCastTest {
+    private ExecutorService executor;
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    public void setUp() {
+        executor = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(6);
+    }
+
+    @AfterEach
+    public void tearDown() throws InterruptedException {
+        executor.shutdownNow();
+        executor.awaitTermination(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void castingCircuitBreaker() {
+        FaultTolerance<String> guardedString = FaultTolerance.<String> create()
+                .withCircuitBreaker().requestVolumeThreshold(6).done()
+                .build();
+        FaultTolerance<Integer> guardedInteger = guardedString.cast();
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            assertThatCode(() -> guardedString.call(this::stringAction)).isExactlyInstanceOf(TestException.class);
+            assertThatCode(() -> guardedInteger.call(this::integerAction)).isExactlyInstanceOf(TestException.class);
+        }
+
+        assertThatCode(() -> guardedString.call(this::stringAction)).isExactlyInstanceOf(CircuitBreakerOpenException.class);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void castingBulkhead() throws Exception {
+        FaultTolerance<String> guardedString = FaultTolerance.<String> create()
+                .withBulkhead().limit(6).done()
+                .build();
+        FaultTolerance<Integer> guardedInteger = guardedString.cast();
+
+        Party party = Party.create(6);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            executor.submit(() -> {
+                return guardedString.call(() -> {
+                    party.participant().attend();
+                    return "ignored";
+                });
+            });
+            executor.submit(() -> {
+                return guardedInteger.call(() -> {
+                    party.participant().attend();
+                    return 42;
+                });
+            });
+        }
+
+        party.organizer().waitForAll();
+
+        assertThatCode(() -> guardedString.call(() -> "value")).isExactlyInstanceOf(BulkheadException.class);
+
+        party.organizer().disband();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void castingRateLimit() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
+        FaultTolerance<String> guardedString = FaultTolerance.<String> create()
+                .withRateLimit().limit(6).window(1, ChronoUnit.MINUTES).done()
+                .build();
+        FaultTolerance<Integer> guardedInteger = guardedString.cast();
+
+        List<Future<?>> futures = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            futures.add(executor.submit(() -> {
+                return guardedString.call(() -> "ignored");
+            }));
+            futures.add(executor.submit(() -> {
+                return guardedInteger.call(() -> 42);
+            }));
+        }
+
+        for (Future<?> future : futures) {
+            future.get();
+        }
+
+        assertThatCode(() -> guardedString.call(() -> "value")).isExactlyInstanceOf(RateLimitException.class);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void castingFallback() {
+        FaultTolerance<String> guarded = FaultTolerance.<String> create()
+                .withFallback().handler(() -> "fallback").done()
+                .build();
+        assertThatCode(guarded::cast).isExactlyInstanceOf(IllegalStateException.class);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void castingToAsync() {
+        FaultTolerance<String> guarded = FaultTolerance.<String> create().build();
+        assertThatCode(() -> guarded.castAsync(CompletionStage.class)).isExactlyInstanceOf(IllegalStateException.class);
+    }
+
+    public String stringAction() throws TestException {
+        throw new TestException();
+    }
+
+    public Integer integerAction() throws TestException {
+        throw new TestException();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/testsuite/basic/src/test/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/programmatic/CdiFaultToleranceCopyAsyncTest.java b/testsuite/basic/src/test/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/programmatic/CdiFaultToleranceCopyAsyncTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3367012e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/basic/src/test/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/programmatic/CdiFaultToleranceCopyAsyncTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package io.smallrye.faulttolerance.programmatic;
+
+import io.smallrye.faulttolerance.standalone.test.StandaloneFaultToleranceCastAsyncTest;
+import io.smallrye.faulttolerance.util.FaultToleranceBasicTest;
+
+@FaultToleranceBasicTest
+public class CdiFaultToleranceCopyAsyncTest extends StandaloneFaultToleranceCastAsyncTest {
+}
diff --git a/testsuite/basic/src/test/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/programmatic/CdiFaultToleranceCopyTest.java b/testsuite/basic/src/test/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/programmatic/CdiFaultToleranceCopyTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..00466816
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/basic/src/test/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/programmatic/CdiFaultToleranceCopyTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package io.smallrye.faulttolerance.programmatic;
+
+import io.smallrye.faulttolerance.standalone.test.StandaloneFaultToleranceCastTest;
+import io.smallrye.faulttolerance.util.FaultToleranceBasicTest;
+
+@FaultToleranceBasicTest
+public class CdiFaultToleranceCopyTest extends StandaloneFaultToleranceCastTest {
+}