diff --git a/src/Internal/Workflow/ChildWorkflowStub.php b/src/Internal/Workflow/ChildWorkflowStub.php
index 5c5f890e..614c54d1 100644
--- a/src/Internal/Workflow/ChildWorkflowStub.php
+++ b/src/Internal/Workflow/ChildWorkflowStub.php
@@ -62,6 +62,21 @@ public function getExecution(): PromiseInterface
         return $this->execution->promise();
     }
 
+    public function start(... $args): PromiseInterface
+    {
+        if ($this->request !== null) {
+            throw new \LogicException('Child workflow already has been executed');
+        }
+
+        $this->request = new ExecuteChildWorkflow(
+            $this->workflow,
+            EncodedValues::fromValues($args),
+            $this->getOptionsArray()
+        );
+
+        return $this->request($this->request);
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
diff --git a/src/Workflow.php b/src/Workflow.php
index de4b8c5b..424d149a 100644
--- a/src/Workflow.php
+++ b/src/Workflow.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 use Temporal\Workflow\ChildWorkflowStubInterface;
 use Temporal\Workflow\ContinueAsNewOptions;
 use Temporal\Workflow\ExternalWorkflowStubInterface;
+use Temporal\Workflow\ParentClosePolicy;
 use Temporal\Workflow\ScopedContextInterface;
 use Temporal\Internal\Workflow\WorkflowContext;
 use Temporal\Workflow\WorkflowExecution;
@@ -634,6 +635,7 @@ public static function executeChildWorkflow(
      * This method is equivalent to {@see Workflow::executeChildWorkflow}, but
      * it takes the workflow class as the first argument, and the further api
      * is built on the basis of calls to the methods of the passed workflow.
+     * For starting abandon child workflow {@see Workflow::newUntypedChildWorkflowStub()}.
      *
      * <code>
      *  // Any workflow interface example:
@@ -696,6 +698,23 @@ public static function newChildWorkflowStub(string $class, ChildWorkflowOptions
      *  }
      * </code>
      *
+     * To start abandoned child workflow use `yield` and method `start()`:
+     *
+     * <code>
+     *  #[WorkflowMethod]
+     *  public function handler()
+     *  {
+     *      // ExampleWorkflow proxy
+     *      $workflow = Workflow::newUntypedChildWorkflowStub(
+     *          'WorkflowName',
+     *           ChildWorkflowOptions::new()->withParentClosePolicy(ParentClosePolicy::POLICY_ABANDON)
+     *      );
+     *
+     *      // Start child workflow
+     *      yield $workflow->start(42);
+     *  }
+     * </code>
+     *
      * @param string $name
      * @param ChildWorkflowOptions|null $options
      * @return ChildWorkflowStubInterface
diff --git a/src/Workflow/ChildWorkflowStubInterface.php b/src/Workflow/ChildWorkflowStubInterface.php
index 0d14a8fb..3ee19820 100644
--- a/src/Workflow/ChildWorkflowStubInterface.php
+++ b/src/Workflow/ChildWorkflowStubInterface.php
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ public function getOptions(): ChildWorkflowOptions;
      */
     public function execute(array $args = [], $returnType = null): PromiseInterface;
 
+    /**
+     * @param array $args
+     * @return CompletableResultInterface
+     */
+    public function start(... $args): PromiseInterface;
+
     /**
      * @param string $name
      * @param array $args
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/src/Workflow/AbandonedChildWithTimerWorkflow.php b/tests/Fixtures/src/Workflow/AbandonedChildWithTimerWorkflow.php
index 9339a172..e2251660 100644
--- a/tests/Fixtures/src/Workflow/AbandonedChildWithTimerWorkflow.php
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/src/Workflow/AbandonedChildWithTimerWorkflow.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #[WorkflowInterface]
 class AbandonedChildWithTimerWorkflow
 {
-    #[WorkflowMethod]
+    #[WorkflowMethod('abandoned_workflow')]
     public function wait(int $timeoutInSeconds)
     {
         Workflow::timer($timeoutInSeconds);
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/src/Workflow/ParentWithAbandonedChildWorkflow.php b/tests/Fixtures/src/Workflow/ParentWithAbandonedChildWorkflow.php
index 0a519de5..0f2bb18d 100644
--- a/tests/Fixtures/src/Workflow/ParentWithAbandonedChildWorkflow.php
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/src/Workflow/ParentWithAbandonedChildWorkflow.php
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ class ParentWithAbandonedChildWorkflow
     #[WorkflowMethod]
     public function start(int $childTimeoutInSeconds)
     {
-        $child = Workflow::newChildWorkflowStub(
-            AbandonedChildWithTimerWorkflow::class,
+        $child = Workflow::newUntypedChildWorkflowStub(
+            'abandoned_workflow',
             ChildWorkflowOptions::new()
                 ->withParentClosePolicy(ParentClosePolicy::POLICY_ABANDON)
         );
 
-        $child->wait($childTimeoutInSeconds);
+        yield $child->start($childTimeoutInSeconds);
 
         return 'Welcome from parent';
     }
diff --git a/tests/Functional/Client/AwaitTestCase.php b/tests/Functional/Client/AwaitTestCase.php
index da120bf4..0b4f1a5a 100644
--- a/tests/Functional/Client/AwaitTestCase.php
+++ b/tests/Functional/Client/AwaitTestCase.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 use Temporal\Exception\Failure\ActivityFailure;
 use Temporal\Exception\Failure\ApplicationFailure;
 use Temporal\Exception\Failure\CanceledFailure;
+use Temporal\Testing\WithoutTimeSkipping;
 use Temporal\Tests\Workflow\AggregatedWorkflow;
 use Temporal\Tests\Workflow\LoopWithSignalCoroutinesWorkflow;
 use Temporal\Tests\Workflow\LoopWorkflow;
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@
  */
 class AwaitTestCase extends ClientTestCase
 {
+    use WithoutTimeSkipping;
+
     public function testSimpleAwait()
     {
         $client = $this->createClient();
diff --git a/tests/Functional/Client/ExternalWorkflowTestCase.php b/tests/Functional/Client/ExternalWorkflowTestCase.php
index f69f37b7..d6a17250 100644
--- a/tests/Functional/Client/ExternalWorkflowTestCase.php
+++ b/tests/Functional/Client/ExternalWorkflowTestCase.php
@@ -13,12 +13,15 @@
 
 use Temporal\Exception\Client\WorkflowFailedException;
 use Temporal\Exception\Failure\CanceledFailure;
+use Temporal\Testing\WithoutTimeSkipping;
 use Temporal\Tests\Workflow\LoopKillerWorkflow;
 use Temporal\Tests\Workflow\LoopSignallingWorkflow;
 use Temporal\Tests\Workflow\LoopWorkflow;
 
 class ExternalWorkflowTestCase extends ClientTestCase
 {
+    use WithoutTimeSkipping;
+
     public function testSignalWorkflowExecution()
     {
         $client = $this->createClient();