diff --git a/src/functions.jl b/src/functions.jl
index 4e80446c2..e6fb2502e 100644
--- a/src/functions.jl
+++ b/src/functions.jl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export ClimaODEFunction, ForwardEulerODEFunction
 
 abstract type AbstractClimaODEFunction <: DiffEqBase.AbstractODEFunction{true} end
 
-Base.@kwdef struct ClimaODEFunction{TL, TE, TI, L, D, PE, PI} <: AbstractClimaODEFunction
+Base.@kwdef struct ClimaODEFunction{TL, TE, TI, L, D, PE, PI, CC} <: AbstractClimaODEFunction
     T_lim!::TL = nothing # nothing or (uₜ, u, p, t) -> ...
     T_exp!::TE = nothing # nothing or (uₜ, u, p, t) -> ...
     T_imp!::TI = nothing # nothing or (uₜ, u, p, t) -> ...
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Base.@kwdef struct ClimaODEFunction{TL, TE, TI, L, D, PE, PI} <: AbstractClimaOD
     dss!::D = (u, p, t) -> nothing
     post_explicit!::PE = (u, p, t) -> nothing
     post_implicit!::PI = (u, p, t) -> nothing
+    comms_context::CC = nothing
 end
 
 # Don't wrap a AbstractClimaODEFunction in an ODEFunction (makes ODEProblem work).
diff --git a/src/solvers/imex_ark.jl b/src/solvers/imex_ark.jl
index 2b3e27360..ffabd0eb0 100644
--- a/src/solvers/imex_ark.jl
+++ b/src/solvers/imex_ark.jl
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ function step_u!(integrator, cache::IMEXARKCache)
     (; u, p, t, dt, alg) = integrator
     (; f) = integrator.sol.prob
     (; post_explicit!, post_implicit!) = f
+    (; comms_context) = f
     (; T_lim!, T_exp!, T_imp!, lim!, dss!) = f
     (; tableau, newtons_method) = alg
     (; a_exp, b_exp, a_imp, b_imp, c_exp, c_imp) = tableau
@@ -147,11 +148,21 @@ function step_u!(integrator, cache::IMEXARKCache)
         end
 
         if !all(iszero, a_exp[:, i]) || !iszero(b_exp[i])
-            if !isnothing(T_lim!)
-                T_lim!(T_lim[i], U, p, t_exp)
-            end
-            if !isnothing(T_exp!)
-                T_exp!(T_exp[i], U, p, t_exp)
+            if !isnothing(T_lim!) && !isnothing(T_lim!) && !isnothing(comms_context)
+                dev = ClimaComms.device(comms_context)
+                ClimaComms.@sync dev begin
+                    @async begin
+                        T_lim!(T_lim[i], U, p, t_exp)
+                        nothing
+                    end
+                    @async begin
+                        T_exp!(T_exp[i], U, p, t_exp)
+                        nothing
+                    end
+                end
+            else
+                isnothing(T_lim!) || T_lim!(T_lim[i], U, p, t_exp)
+                isnothing(T_exp!) || T_exp!(T_exp[i], U, p, t_exp)
             end
         end
     end
diff --git a/src/solvers/imex_ssprk.jl b/src/solvers/imex_ssprk.jl
index 646889ba0..6f870068f 100644
--- a/src/solvers/imex_ssprk.jl
+++ b/src/solvers/imex_ssprk.jl
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ function step_u!(integrator, cache::IMEXSSPRKCache)
     (; u, p, t, dt, alg) = integrator
     (; f) = integrator.sol.prob
     (; post_explicit!, post_implicit!) = f
+    (; comms_context) = f
     (; T_lim!, T_exp!, T_imp!, lim!, dss!) = f
     (; tableau, newtons_method) = alg
     (; a_imp, b_imp, c_exp, c_imp) = tableau
@@ -153,11 +154,21 @@ function step_u!(integrator, cache::IMEXSSPRKCache)
         end
 
         if !iszero(β[i])
-            if !isnothing(T_lim!)
-                T_lim!(T_lim, U, p, t_exp)
-            end
-            if !isnothing(T_exp!)
-                T_exp!(T_exp, U, p, t_exp)
+            if !isnothing(T_lim!) && !isnothing(T_lim!) && !isnothing(comms_context)
+                dev = ClimaComms.device(comms_context)
+                ClimaComms.@sync dev begin
+                    @async begin
+                        T_lim!(T_lim, U, p, t_exp)
+                        nothing
+                    end
+                    @async begin
+                        T_exp!(T_exp, U, p, t_exp)
+                        nothing
+                    end
+                end
+            else
+                isnothing(T_lim!) || T_lim!(T_lim, U, p, t_exp)
+                isnothing(T_exp!) || T_exp!(T_exp, U, p, t_exp)
             end
         end
     end