diff --git a/fused-effects-exceptions.cabal b/fused-effects-exceptions.cabal
--- a/fused-effects-exceptions.cabal
+++ b/fused-effects-exceptions.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                fused-effects-exceptions
-version:             0.1.0.0
+version:             0.1.1.0
 synopsis:            Handle exceptions thrown in IO with fused-effects.
 description:         Provides an effect that enables catching exceptions thrown from impure computations such as 'IO'.
 homepage:            https://github.com/patrickt/fused-effects-exceptions#readme
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   build-depends:       base >= 4.7 && < 5
                      , fused-effects >= 0.3 && <1
                      , safe-exceptions >= 0.1 && <1
+                     , unliftio-core >= 0.1.2 && <1
 
 source-repository head
   type:     git
diff --git a/src/Control/Effect/Catch.hs b/src/Control/Effect/Catch.hs
--- a/src/Control/Effect/Catch.hs
+++ b/src/Control/Effect/Catch.hs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   , catch
   , catchSync
   , runCatch
+  , withCatch
   , CatchC (..)
   ) where
 
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
 import qualified Control.Exception as Exc
 import           Control.Exception.Safe (isSyncException)
 import           Control.Monad.IO.Class
+import           Control.Monad.IO.Unlift
 
 data Catch m k
   = forall output e . Exc.Exception e => CatchIO (m output) (e -> m output) (output -> k)
@@ -60,12 +62,17 @@
       -- since we want to preserve async behavior
       else liftIO (Exc.throw e)
 
--- | Evaulate a 'Catch' effect.
+-- | Evaluate a 'Catch' effect.
 runCatch :: (forall x . m x -> IO x)
          -> CatchC m a
          -> m a
 runCatch handler = runReader (Handler handler) . runCatchC
 
+-- | Evaluate a 'Catch' effect, using 'MonadUnliftIO' to infer a correct
+-- unlifting function.
+withCatch :: MonadUnliftIO m => CatchC m a -> m a
+withCatch c = withRunInIO (\f -> runHandler (Handler f) c)
+
 newtype Handler m = Handler (forall x . m x -> IO x)
 
 runHandler :: Handler m -> CatchC m a -> IO a
@@ -73,6 +80,10 @@
 
 newtype CatchC m a = CatchC { runCatchC :: ReaderC (Handler m) m a }
   deriving (Functor, Applicative, Monad, MonadIO)
+
+instance MonadUnliftIO m => MonadUnliftIO (CatchC m) where
+  askUnliftIO = CatchC . ReaderC $ \(Handler h) ->
+    withUnliftIO $ \u -> pure (UnliftIO $ \r -> unliftIO u (runCatch h r))
 
 instance (Carrier sig m, MonadIO m) => Carrier (Catch :+: sig) (CatchC m) where
   eff (L (CatchIO act cleanup k)) = do