diff --git a/e2e/generator-mock/__tests__/generatorMock.test.js b/e2e/generator-mock/__tests__/generatorMock.test.js
index f34730b014c3..8da54d3f63f6 100644
--- a/e2e/generator-mock/__tests__/generatorMock.test.js
+++ b/e2e/generator-mock/__tests__/generatorMock.test.js
@@ -12,3 +12,7 @@ const methods = require('../index');
 test('mock works with generator', () => {
   expect(methods.generatorMethod).toBeDefined();
 });
+
+test('mock works with asyncGenerator', () => {
+  expect(methods.asyncGeneratorMethod).toBeDefined();
+});
diff --git a/e2e/generator-mock/index.js b/e2e/generator-mock/index.js
index 03da7dc17eda..9bc2c6208c40 100644
--- a/e2e/generator-mock/index.js
+++ b/e2e/generator-mock/index.js
@@ -9,4 +9,9 @@ function* generatorMethod() {
   yield 42;
 }
 
+async function* asyncGeneratorMethod() {
+  yield 42;
+}
+
 module.exports.generatorMethod = generatorMethod;
+module.exports.asyncGeneratorMethod = asyncGeneratorMethod;
diff --git a/packages/jest-mock/src/index.ts b/packages/jest-mock/src/index.ts
index 2ed41294e06b..382074187b25 100644
--- a/packages/jest-mock/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-mock/src/index.ts
@@ -304,7 +304,8 @@ function getType(ref?: unknown): MockFunctionMetadataType | null {
   if (
     typeName === 'Function' ||
     typeName === 'AsyncFunction' ||
-    typeName === 'GeneratorFunction'
+    typeName === 'GeneratorFunction' ||
+    typeName === 'AsyncGeneratorFunction'
   ) {
     return 'function';
   } else if (Array.isArray(ref)) {
@@ -347,7 +348,8 @@ function isReadonlyProp(object: any, prop: string): boolean {
     return (
       typeName === 'Function' ||
       typeName === 'AsyncFunction' ||
-      typeName === 'GeneratorFunction'
+      typeName === 'GeneratorFunction' ||
+      typeName === 'AsyncGeneratorFunction'
     );
   }