diff --git a/src/HidLibrary/HidAsyncState.cs b/src/HidLibrary/HidAsyncState.cs
index c7379e9..0bf889e 100644
--- a/src/HidLibrary/HidAsyncState.cs
+++ b/src/HidLibrary/HidAsyncState.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 namespace HidLibrary
 {
+#if !NETCOREAPP1_0_OR_GREATER
+    // data provided to delegate BeginInvoke callbacks
+    // no longer needed for .NET Core and later (includes .NET 5 and above) since BeginInvoke and EndInvoke delegate
+    // calls are not supported, and Task<> is used instead
+
     public class HidAsyncState
     {
         private readonly object _callerDelegate;
@@ -14,4 +19,5 @@ public HidAsyncState(object callerDelegate, object callbackDelegate)
         public object CallerDelegate { get { return _callerDelegate; } }
         public object CallbackDelegate { get { return _callbackDelegate; } }
     }
+#endif
 }
diff --git a/src/HidLibrary/HidDevice.cs b/src/HidLibrary/HidDevice.cs
index 03299ff..91cf14e 100644
--- a/src/HidLibrary/HidDevice.cs
+++ b/src/HidLibrary/HidDevice.cs
@@ -146,17 +146,26 @@ public void Read(ReadCallback callback)
 
         public void Read(ReadCallback callback, int timeout)
         {
+#if NETCOREAPP1_0_OR_GREATER
+            // start new task with Read() and call callback afterwards
+            Task<HidDeviceData> readTask = Task.Run(() => Read(timeout));
+            readTask.ContinueWith(task => callback.Invoke(task.Result));
+#else
+            // Note: delegate BeginInvoke calls are not supported in .NET Core and later (includes .NET 5 and above),
+            // see e.g. https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/migrating-delegate-begininvoke-calls-for-net-core/
+
             var readDelegate = new ReadDelegate(Read);
             var asyncState = new HidAsyncState(readDelegate, callback);
             readDelegate.BeginInvoke(timeout, EndRead, asyncState);
+#endif
         }
 
         public async Task<HidDeviceData> ReadAsync(int timeout = 0)
         {
-            var readDelegate = new ReadDelegate(Read);
-#if NET20 || NET35 || NET5_0_OR_GREATER
-            return await Task<HidDeviceData>.Factory.StartNew(() => readDelegate.Invoke(timeout));
+#if NET20 || NET35 || NETCOREAPP1_0_OR_GREATER
+            return await Task<HidDeviceData>.Factory.StartNew(() => Read(timeout));
 #else
+            var readDelegate = new ReadDelegate(Read);
             return await Task<HidDeviceData>.Factory.FromAsync(readDelegate.BeginInvoke, readDelegate.EndInvoke, timeout, null);
 #endif
         }
@@ -178,17 +187,23 @@ public void ReadReport(ReadReportCallback callback)
 
         public void ReadReport(ReadReportCallback callback, int timeout)
         {
+#if NETCOREAPP1_0_OR_GREATER
+            // start new task with ReadReport() and call callback afterwards
+            Task<HidReport> readReportTask = Task.Run(() => ReadReport(timeout));
+            readReportTask.ContinueWith(task => callback.Invoke(task.Result));
+#else
             var readReportDelegate = new ReadReportDelegate(ReadReport);
             var asyncState = new HidAsyncState(readReportDelegate, callback);
             readReportDelegate.BeginInvoke(timeout, EndReadReport, asyncState);
+#endif
         }
 
         public async Task<HidReport> ReadReportAsync(int timeout = 0)
         {
-            var readReportDelegate = new ReadReportDelegate(ReadReport);
-#if NET20 || NET35 || NET5_0_OR_GREATER
-            return await Task<HidReport>.Factory.StartNew(() => readReportDelegate.Invoke(timeout));
+#if NET20 || NET35 || NETCOREAPP1_0_OR_GREATER
+            return await Task<HidReport>.Factory.StartNew(() => ReadReport(timeout));
 #else
+            var readReportDelegate = new ReadReportDelegate(ReadReport);
             return await Task<HidReport>.Factory.FromAsync(readReportDelegate.BeginInvoke, readReportDelegate.EndInvoke, timeout, null);
 #endif
         }
@@ -361,17 +376,23 @@ public void Write(byte[] data, WriteCallback callback)
 
         public void Write(byte[] data, WriteCallback callback, int timeout)
         {
+#if NETCOREAPP1_0_OR_GREATER
+            // start new task with Write() and call callback afterwards
+            Task<bool> writeTask = Task.Run(() => Write(data, timeout));
+            writeTask.ContinueWith(task => callback.Invoke(task.Result));
+#else
             var writeDelegate = new WriteDelegate(Write);
             var asyncState = new HidAsyncState(writeDelegate, callback);
             writeDelegate.BeginInvoke(data, timeout, EndWrite, asyncState);
+#endif
         }
 
         public async Task<bool> WriteAsync(byte[] data, int timeout = 0)
         {
-            var writeDelegate = new WriteDelegate(Write);
-#if NET20 || NET35 || NET5_0_OR_GREATER
-            return await Task<bool>.Factory.StartNew(() => writeDelegate.Invoke(data, timeout));
+#if NET20 || NET35 || NETCOREAPP1_0_OR_GREATER
+            return await Task<bool>.Factory.StartNew(() => Write(data, timeout));
 #else
+            var writeDelegate = new WriteDelegate(Write);
             return await Task<bool>.Factory.FromAsync(writeDelegate.BeginInvoke, writeDelegate.EndInvoke, data, timeout, null);
 #endif
         }
@@ -393,9 +414,15 @@ public void WriteReport(HidReport report, WriteCallback callback)
 
         public void WriteReport(HidReport report, WriteCallback callback, int timeout)
         {
+#if NETCOREAPP1_0_OR_GREATER
+            // start new task with WriteReport() and call callback afterwards
+            Task<bool> writeReportTask = Task.Run(() => WriteReport(report, timeout));
+            writeReportTask.ContinueWith(task => callback.Invoke(task.Result));
+#else
             var writeReportDelegate = new WriteReportDelegate(WriteReport);
             var asyncState = new HidAsyncState(writeReportDelegate, callback);
             writeReportDelegate.BeginInvoke(report, timeout, EndWriteReport, asyncState);
+#endif
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -419,10 +446,10 @@ public bool WriteReportSync(HidReport report)
 
         public async Task<bool> WriteReportAsync(HidReport report, int timeout = 0)
         {
-            var writeReportDelegate = new WriteReportDelegate(WriteReport);
-#if NET20 || NET35 || NET5_0_OR_GREATER
-            return await Task<bool>.Factory.StartNew(() => writeReportDelegate.Invoke(report, timeout));
+#if NET20 || NET35 || NETCOREAPP1_0_OR_GREATER
+            return await Task<bool>.Factory.StartNew(() => WriteReport(report, timeout));
 #else
+            var writeReportDelegate = new WriteReportDelegate(WriteReport);
             return await Task<bool>.Factory.FromAsync(writeReportDelegate.BeginInvoke, writeReportDelegate.EndInvoke, report, timeout, null);
 #endif
         }
@@ -465,6 +492,11 @@ public bool WriteFeatureData(byte[] data)
             return success;
         }
 
+#if !NETCOREAPP1_0_OR_GREATER
+        // callbacks provided to delegate BeginInvoke
+        // no longer needed for .NET Core and later (includes .NET 5 and above) since BeginInvoke and EndInvoke
+        // delegate calls are not supported, and Task<> is used instead
+
         protected static void EndRead(IAsyncResult ar)
         {
             var hidAsyncState = (HidAsyncState)ar.AsyncState;
@@ -504,6 +536,7 @@ private static void EndWriteReport(IAsyncResult ar)
 
             if ((callbackDelegate != null)) callbackDelegate.Invoke(result);
         }
+#endif
 
         private byte[] CreateInputBuffer()
         {
diff --git a/src/HidLibrary/HidDeviceEventMonitor.cs b/src/HidLibrary/HidDeviceEventMonitor.cs
index ada9df1..53b654f 100644
--- a/src/HidLibrary/HidDeviceEventMonitor.cs
+++ b/src/HidLibrary/HidDeviceEventMonitor.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public HidDeviceEventMonitor(HidDevice device)
 
         public void Init()
         {
-#if NET20 || NET35 || NET5_0_OR_GREATER
+#if NET20 || NET35 || NETCOREAPP1_0_OR_GREATER
             Task task = Task.Factory.StartNew(() => DeviceEventMonitor());
 #else
              var eventMonitor = new Action(DeviceEventMonitor);
diff --git a/src/HidLibrary/HidFastReadDevice.cs b/src/HidLibrary/HidFastReadDevice.cs
index 8f384d6..f7d6b22 100644
--- a/src/HidLibrary/HidFastReadDevice.cs
+++ b/src/HidLibrary/HidFastReadDevice.cs
@@ -34,17 +34,23 @@ public void FastRead(ReadCallback callback)
 
         public void FastRead(ReadCallback callback, int timeout)
         {
+#if NETCOREAPP1_0_OR_GREATER
+            // start new task with FastRead() and call callback afterwards
+            Task<HidDeviceData> readTask = Task.Run(() => FastRead(timeout));
+            readTask.ContinueWith(task => callback.Invoke(task.Result));
+#else
             var readDelegate = new ReadDelegate(FastRead);
             var asyncState = new HidAsyncState(readDelegate, callback);
             readDelegate.BeginInvoke(timeout, EndRead, asyncState);
+#endif
         }
 
         public async Task<HidDeviceData> FastReadAsync(int timeout = 0)
         {
-            var readDelegate = new ReadDelegate(FastRead);
-#if NET20 || NET35 || NET5_0_OR_GREATER
-            return await Task<HidDeviceData>.Factory.StartNew(() => readDelegate.Invoke(timeout));
+#if NET20 || NET35 || NETCOREAPP1_0_OR_GREATER
+            return await Task<HidDeviceData>.Factory.StartNew(() => FastRead(timeout));
 #else
+            var readDelegate = new ReadDelegate(FastRead);
             return await Task<HidDeviceData>.Factory.FromAsync(readDelegate.BeginInvoke, readDelegate.EndInvoke, timeout, null);
 #endif
         }
@@ -66,17 +72,23 @@ public void FastReadReport(ReadReportCallback callback)
 
         public void FastReadReport(ReadReportCallback callback, int timeout)
         {
+#if NETCOREAPP1_0_OR_GREATER
+            // start new task with FastReadReport() and call callback afterwards
+            Task<HidReport> readReportTask = Task.Run(() => FastReadReport(timeout));
+            readReportTask.ContinueWith(task => callback.Invoke(task.Result));
+#else
             var readReportDelegate = new ReadReportDelegate(FastReadReport);
             var asyncState = new HidAsyncState(readReportDelegate, callback);
             readReportDelegate.BeginInvoke(timeout, EndReadReport, asyncState);
+#endif
         }
 
         public async Task<HidReport> FastReadReportAsync(int timeout = 0)
         {
-            var readReportDelegate = new ReadReportDelegate(FastReadReport);
-#if NET20 || NET35 || NET5_0_OR_GREATER
-            return await Task<HidReport>.Factory.StartNew(() => readReportDelegate.Invoke(timeout));
+#if NET20 || NET35 || NETCOREAPP1_0_OR_GREATER
+            return await Task<HidReport>.Factory.StartNew(() => FastReadReport(timeout));
 #else
+            var readReportDelegate = new ReadReportDelegate(FastReadReport);
             return await Task<HidReport>.Factory.FromAsync(readReportDelegate.BeginInvoke, readReportDelegate.EndInvoke, timeout, null);
 #endif
         }