diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Management.Deployment/PackageCatalog.cpp b/src/Microsoft.Management.Deployment/PackageCatalog.cpp
index 04d2bd8e85..2924108a81 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Management.Deployment/PackageCatalog.cpp
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Management.Deployment/PackageCatalog.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Management::Deployment::implementation
     }
     winrt::Windows::Foundation::IAsyncOperation<winrt::Microsoft::Management::Deployment::FindPackagesResult> PackageCatalog::FindPackagesAsync(winrt::Microsoft::Management::Deployment::FindPackagesOptions options)
     {
+        co_await resume_background();
         co_return FindPackages(options);
     }