diff --git a/examples/texec_example.c b/examples/texec_example.c
index 8fbd8c8..fc902c5 100644
--- a/examples/texec_example.c
+++ b/examples/texec_example.c
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ int main(void) {
 
   int ret = 0;
   if (st == TEXEC_STATUS_OK) {
-    texec_task_handle_wait(handle);
-
     int result = -1;
     st = texec_task_handle_result(handle, &result);
     if (st == TEXEC_STATUS_OK) {
diff --git a/include/texec/task_handle.h b/include/texec/task_handle.h
index e98828b..455bf54 100644
--- a/include/texec/task_handle.h
+++ b/include/texec/task_handle.h
@@ -12,10 +12,14 @@ typedef struct texec_task_handle texec_task_handle_t;
 texec_status_t texec_task_handle_retain(texec_task_handle_t* h);
 void texec_task_handle_release(texec_task_handle_t* h);
 
-void texec_task_handle_wait(texec_task_handle_t* h);
+texec_status_t texec_task_handle_try_result(texec_task_handle_t* h, int* out_result);
+texec_status_t texec_task_handle_result(texec_task_handle_t* h, int* out_result);
 bool texec_task_handle_is_done(texec_task_handle_t* h);
 
-texec_status_t texec_task_handle_result(texec_task_handle_t* h, int* out_result);
+static inline texec_status_t texec_task_handle_wait(texec_task_handle_t* h) {
+  int result;
+  return texec_task_handle_result(h, &result);
+}
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/src/task_handle.c b/src/task_handle.c
index 6efb51b..d0c1caf 100644
--- a/src/task_handle.c
+++ b/src/task_handle.c
@@ -44,6 +44,19 @@ static inline texec_status_t task_handle_unlock_return(texec_task_handle_t* h, t
   return st;
 }
 
+static inline texec_status_t task_handle_get_result(texec_task_handle_t* h, int* out_result, bool block)
+{
+  if (!h || !out_result) return TEXEC_STATUS_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+  mtx_lock(&h->mtx);
+  while (!h->done) {
+    if (!block) return task_handle_unlock_return(h, TEXEC_STATUS_NOT_READY);
+    cnd_wait(&h->cv, &h->mtx);
+  }
+  *out_result = h->result;
+  mtx_unlock(&h->mtx);
+  return TEXEC_STATUS_OK;
+}
+
 texec_task_handle_t* texec_task_handle_create(const texec_allocator_t* alloc) {
   texec_task_handle_t* h = texec_allocate(alloc, sizeof(*h), _Alignof(texec_task_handle_t));
   if (!task_handle_init(h, alloc)) {
@@ -108,30 +121,18 @@ void texec_task_handle_release(texec_task_handle_t* h) {
   }
 }
 
-void texec_task_handle_wait(texec_task_handle_t* h) {
-  if (!h) return;
+texec_status_t texec_task_handle_result(texec_task_handle_t* h, int* out_result) {
+  return task_handle_get_result(h, out_result, true);
+}
 
-  mtx_lock(&h->mtx);
-  while (!h->done) {
-    cnd_wait(&h->cv, &h->mtx);
-  }
-  mtx_unlock(&h->mtx);
+texec_status_t texec_task_handle_try_result(texec_task_handle_t* h, int* out_result) {
+  return task_handle_get_result(h, out_result, false);
 }
 
 bool texec_task_handle_is_done(texec_task_handle_t* h) {
   if (!h) return false;
-
   mtx_lock(&h->mtx);
   const bool done = h->done;
   mtx_unlock(&h->mtx);
   return done;
 }
-
-texec_status_t texec_task_handle_result(texec_task_handle_t* h, int* out_result) {
-  if (!h || !out_result) return TEXEC_STATUS_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
-  mtx_lock(&h->mtx);
-  if (!h->done) return task_handle_unlock_return(h, TEXEC_STATUS_NOT_READY);
-  *out_result = h->result;
-  mtx_unlock(&h->mtx);
-  return TEXEC_STATUS_OK;
-}