diff --git a/src/addons/mod/workshop/assessment/accumulative/accumulative.module.ts b/src/addons/mod/workshop/assessment/accumulative/accumulative.module.ts
index ae072947fa1..e093a89b7f7 100644
--- a/src/addons/mod/workshop/assessment/accumulative/accumulative.module.ts
+++ b/src/addons/mod/workshop/assessment/accumulative/accumulative.module.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
 import { APP_INITIALIZER, NgModule } from '@angular/core';
 import { AddonWorkshopAssessmentStrategyDelegate } from '../../services/assessment-strategy-delegate';
 import { CoreSharedModule } from '@/core/shared.module';
-import { getAssessmentStrategyHandlerInstance } from '@addons/mod/workshop/assessment/accumulative/services/handler';
+import {
+    AddonModWorkshopAssessmentStrategyAccumulativeHandler,
+} from '@addons/mod/workshop/assessment/accumulative/services/handler-lazy';
 
 @NgModule({
     imports: [
@@ -26,7 +28,12 @@ import { getAssessmentStrategyHandlerInstance } from '@addons/mod/workshop/asses
             provide: APP_INITIALIZER,
             multi: true,
             useValue: () => {
-                AddonWorkshopAssessmentStrategyDelegate.registerHandler(getAssessmentStrategyHandlerInstance());
+                // TODO use async instances
+                // AddonWorkshopAssessmentStrategyDelegate.registerHandler(getAssessmentStrategyHandlerInstance());
+
+                AddonWorkshopAssessmentStrategyDelegate.registerHandler(
+                    AddonModWorkshopAssessmentStrategyAccumulativeHandler.instance,
+                );
             },
         },
     ],
diff --git a/src/addons/mod/workshop/assessment/comments/comments.module.ts b/src/addons/mod/workshop/assessment/comments/comments.module.ts
index 33d72d4b505..c6820effed8 100644
--- a/src/addons/mod/workshop/assessment/comments/comments.module.ts
+++ b/src/addons/mod/workshop/assessment/comments/comments.module.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 import { CoreSharedModule } from '@/core/shared.module';
 import { APP_INITIALIZER, NgModule } from '@angular/core';
 import { AddonWorkshopAssessmentStrategyDelegate } from '../../services/assessment-strategy-delegate';
-import { getAssessmentStrategyHandlerInstance } from './services/handler';
+import { AddonModWorkshopAssessmentStrategyCommentsHandler } from '@addons/mod/workshop/assessment/comments/services/handler-lazy';
 
 @NgModule({
     imports: [
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ import { getAssessmentStrategyHandlerInstance } from './services/handler';
             provide: APP_INITIALIZER,
             multi: true,
             useValue: () => {
-                AddonWorkshopAssessmentStrategyDelegate.registerHandler(getAssessmentStrategyHandlerInstance());
+                // TODO use async instances
+                // AddonWorkshopAssessmentStrategyDelegate.registerHandler(getAssessmentStrategyHandlerInstance());
+
+                AddonWorkshopAssessmentStrategyDelegate.registerHandler(AddonModWorkshopAssessmentStrategyCommentsHandler.instance);
             },
         },
     ],
diff --git a/src/addons/mod/workshop/assessment/numerrors/numerrors.module.ts b/src/addons/mod/workshop/assessment/numerrors/numerrors.module.ts
index 3fdcc9df2f6..9a4f7d42b3e 100644
--- a/src/addons/mod/workshop/assessment/numerrors/numerrors.module.ts
+++ b/src/addons/mod/workshop/assessment/numerrors/numerrors.module.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
 import { CoreSharedModule } from '@/core/shared.module';
 import { APP_INITIALIZER, NgModule } from '@angular/core';
 import { AddonWorkshopAssessmentStrategyDelegate } from '../../services/assessment-strategy-delegate';
-import { getAssessmentStrategyHandlerInstance } from './services/handler';
+import {
+    AddonModWorkshopAssessmentStrategyNumErrorsHandler,
+} from '@addons/mod/workshop/assessment/numerrors/services/handler-lazy';
 
 @NgModule({
     imports: [
@@ -26,7 +28,12 @@ import { getAssessmentStrategyHandlerInstance } from './services/handler';
             provide: APP_INITIALIZER,
             multi: true,
             useValue: () => {
-                AddonWorkshopAssessmentStrategyDelegate.registerHandler(getAssessmentStrategyHandlerInstance());
+                // TODO use async instances
+                // AddonWorkshopAssessmentStrategyDelegate.registerHandler(getAssessmentStrategyHandlerInstance());
+
+                AddonWorkshopAssessmentStrategyDelegate.registerHandler(
+                    AddonModWorkshopAssessmentStrategyNumErrorsHandler.instance,
+                );
             },
         },
     ],
diff --git a/src/addons/mod/workshop/assessment/rubric/rubric.module.ts b/src/addons/mod/workshop/assessment/rubric/rubric.module.ts
index 62328560e70..54b49a97592 100644
--- a/src/addons/mod/workshop/assessment/rubric/rubric.module.ts
+++ b/src/addons/mod/workshop/assessment/rubric/rubric.module.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 import { CoreSharedModule } from '@/core/shared.module';
 import { APP_INITIALIZER, NgModule } from '@angular/core';
 import { AddonWorkshopAssessmentStrategyDelegate } from '../../services/assessment-strategy-delegate';
-import { getAssessmentStrategyHandlerInstance } from './services/handler';
+import { AddonModWorkshopAssessmentStrategyRubricHandler } from '@addons/mod/workshop/assessment/rubric/services/handler-lazy';
 
 @NgModule({
     imports: [
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ import { getAssessmentStrategyHandlerInstance } from './services/handler';
             provide: APP_INITIALIZER,
             multi: true,
             useValue: () => {
-                AddonWorkshopAssessmentStrategyDelegate.registerHandler(getAssessmentStrategyHandlerInstance());
+                // TODO use async instances
+                // AddonWorkshopAssessmentStrategyDelegate.registerHandler(getAssessmentStrategyHandlerInstance());
+
+                AddonWorkshopAssessmentStrategyDelegate.registerHandler(AddonModWorkshopAssessmentStrategyRubricHandler.instance);
             },
         },
     ],
diff --git a/src/addons/mod/workshop/workshop.module.ts b/src/addons/mod/workshop/workshop.module.ts
index 930ba20883a..ee1bda50d35 100644
--- a/src/addons/mod/workshop/workshop.module.ts
+++ b/src/addons/mod/workshop/workshop.module.ts
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ import { AddonModWorkshopIndexLinkHandler } from './services/handlers/index-link
 import { AddonModWorkshopListLinkHandler } from './services/handlers/list-link';
 import { AddonModWorkshopModuleHandler } from './services/handlers/module';
 import { ADDON_MOD_WORKSHOP_COMPONENT, ADDON_MOD_WORKSHOP_PAGE_NAME } from '@addons/mod/workshop/constants';
-import { getCronHandlerInstance } from '@addons/mod/workshop/services/handlers/sync-cron';
-import { getPrefetchHandlerInstance } from '@addons/mod/workshop/services/handlers/prefetch';
+import { AddonModWorkshopPrefetchHandler } from '@addons/mod/workshop/services/handlers/prefetch-lazy';
+import { AddonModWorkshopSyncCronHandler } from '@addons/mod/workshop/services/handlers/sync-cron-lazy';
 
 /**
  * Get workshop services.
@@ -85,9 +85,13 @@ const routes: Routes = [
             provide: APP_INITIALIZER,
             multi: true,
             useValue: () => {
+                // TODO use async instances
+                // CoreCourseModulePrefetchDelegate.registerHandler(getPrefetchHandlerInstance());
+                // CoreCronDelegate.register(getCronHandlerInstance());
+
                 CoreCourseModuleDelegate.registerHandler(AddonModWorkshopModuleHandler.instance);
-                CoreCourseModulePrefetchDelegate.registerHandler(getPrefetchHandlerInstance());
-                CoreCronDelegate.register(getCronHandlerInstance());
+                CoreCourseModulePrefetchDelegate.registerHandler(AddonModWorkshopPrefetchHandler.instance);
+                CoreCronDelegate.register(AddonModWorkshopSyncCronHandler.instance);
                 CoreContentLinksDelegate.registerHandler(AddonModWorkshopIndexLinkHandler.instance);
                 CoreContentLinksDelegate.registerHandler(AddonModWorkshopListLinkHandler.instance);
 
diff --git a/src/core/features/native/services/native.ts b/src/core/features/native/services/native.ts
index 2f2bfc59bd0..60945027b16 100644
--- a/src/core/features/native/services/native.ts
+++ b/src/core/features/native/services/native.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { makeSingleton } from '@singletons';
 import { CorePlatform } from '@services/platform';
-import { AsyncInstance, asyncInstance } from '@/core/utils/async-instance';
+import { AsyncInstance, AsyncObject, asyncInstance } from '@/core/utils/async-instance';
 
 /**
  * Native plugin manager.
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { AsyncInstance, asyncInstance } from '@/core/utils/async-instance';
 @Injectable({ providedIn: 'root' })
 export class CoreNativeService {
 
-    private plugins: Partial<Record<keyof MoodleAppPlugins, AsyncInstance>> = {};
+    private plugins: Partial<Record<keyof MoodleAppPlugins, AsyncInstance<AsyncObject>>> = {};
     private mocks: Partial<Record<keyof MoodleAppPlugins, MoodleAppPlugins[keyof MoodleAppPlugins]>> = {};
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/core/utils/async-instance.ts b/src/core/utils/async-instance.ts
index 40352cb1cba..187f64c1962 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/async-instance.ts
+++ b/src/core/utils/async-instance.ts
@@ -14,19 +14,19 @@
 
 import { CorePromisedValue } from '@classes/promised-value';
 
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-types
-type AsyncObject = object;
-
 /**
  * Create a wrapper to hold an asynchronous instance.
  *
  * @param lazyConstructor Constructor to use the first time the instance is needed.
  * @returns Asynchronous instance wrapper.
  */
-function createAsyncInstanceWrapper<TEagerInstance extends AsyncObject, TInstance extends TEagerInstance>(
-    lazyConstructor?: () => TInstance | Promise<TInstance>,
-): AsyncInstanceWrapper<TEagerInstance, TInstance> {
-    let promisedInstance: CorePromisedValue<TInstance> | null = null;
+function createAsyncInstanceWrapper<
+    TLazyInstance extends TEagerInstance,
+    TEagerInstance extends AsyncObject = Partial<TLazyInstance>
+>(
+    lazyConstructor?: () => TLazyInstance | Promise<TLazyInstance>,
+): AsyncInstanceWrapper<TLazyInstance, TEagerInstance> {
+    let promisedInstance: CorePromisedValue<TLazyInstance> | null = null;
     let eagerInstance: TEagerInstance;
 
     return {
@@ -90,20 +90,36 @@ function createAsyncInstanceWrapper<TEagerInstance extends AsyncObject, TInstanc
     };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Check whether the given value is a method.
+ *
+ * @param value Value.
+ * @returns Whether the given value is a method.
+ */
+function isMethod(value: unknown): value is (...args: unknown[]) => unknown {
+    return typeof value === 'function';
+}
+
 /**
  * Asynchronous instance wrapper.
  */
-export interface AsyncInstanceWrapper<TEagerInstance extends AsyncObject, TInstance extends TEagerInstance> {
-    instance?: TInstance;
+export interface AsyncInstanceWrapper<
+    TLazyInstance extends TEagerInstance,
+    TEagerInstance extends AsyncObject = Partial<TLazyInstance>
+> {
+    instance?: TLazyInstance;
     eagerInstance?: TEagerInstance;
-    getInstance(): Promise<TInstance>;
-    getProperty<P extends keyof TInstance>(property: P): Promise<TInstance[P]>;
-    setInstance(instance: TInstance): void;
+    getInstance(): Promise<TLazyInstance>;
+    getProperty<P extends keyof TLazyInstance>(property: P): Promise<TLazyInstance[P]>;
+    setInstance(instance: TLazyInstance): void;
     setEagerInstance(eagerInstance: TEagerInstance): void;
-    setLazyConstructor(lazyConstructor: () => TInstance | Promise<TInstance>): void;
+    setLazyConstructor(lazyConstructor: () => TLazyInstance | Promise<TLazyInstance>): void;
     resetInstance(): void;
 }
 
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-types
+export type AsyncObject = object;
+
 /**
  * Asynchronous version of a method.
  */
@@ -121,9 +137,9 @@ export type AsyncMethod<T> =
  * All methods are converted to their asynchronous version, and properties are available asynchronously using
  * the getProperty method.
  */
-export type AsyncInstance<TEagerInstance extends AsyncObject = AsyncObject, TInstance extends TEagerInstance = TEagerInstance> =
-    AsyncInstanceWrapper<TEagerInstance, TInstance> & TEagerInstance & {
-        [k in keyof TInstance]: AsyncMethod<TInstance[k]>;
+export type AsyncInstance<TLazyInstance extends TEagerInstance, TEagerInstance extends AsyncObject = Partial<TLazyInstance>> =
+    AsyncInstanceWrapper<TLazyInstance, TEagerInstance> & {
+        [k in keyof TLazyInstance]: AsyncMethod<TLazyInstance[k]>;
     };
 
 /**
@@ -133,10 +149,10 @@ export type AsyncInstance<TEagerInstance extends AsyncObject = AsyncObject, TIns
  * @param lazyConstructor Constructor to use the first time the instance is needed.
  * @returns Asynchronous instance.
  */
-export function asyncInstance<TEagerInstance extends AsyncObject, TInstance extends TEagerInstance = TEagerInstance>(
-    lazyConstructor?: () => TInstance | Promise<TInstance>,
-): AsyncInstance<TEagerInstance, TInstance> {
-    const wrapper = createAsyncInstanceWrapper<TEagerInstance, TInstance>(lazyConstructor);
+export function asyncInstance<TLazyInstance extends TEagerInstance, TEagerInstance extends AsyncObject = Partial<TLazyInstance>>(
+    lazyConstructor?: () => TLazyInstance | Promise<TLazyInstance>,
+): AsyncInstance<TLazyInstance, TEagerInstance> {
+    const wrapper = createAsyncInstanceWrapper<TLazyInstance, TEagerInstance>(lazyConstructor);
 
     return new Proxy(wrapper, {
         get: (target, property, receiver) => {
@@ -144,8 +160,12 @@ export function asyncInstance<TEagerInstance extends AsyncObject, TInstance exte
                 return Reflect.get(target, property, receiver);
             }
 
-            if (wrapper.instance && property in wrapper.instance) {
-                return Reflect.get(wrapper.instance, property, receiver);
+            if (wrapper.instance) {
+                const value = Reflect.get(wrapper.instance, property, receiver);
+
+                return isMethod(value)
+                    ? async (...args: unknown[]) => value.call(wrapper.instance, ...args)
+                    : value;
             }
 
             if (wrapper.eagerInstance && property in wrapper.eagerInstance) {
@@ -154,9 +174,14 @@ export function asyncInstance<TEagerInstance extends AsyncObject, TInstance exte
 
             return async (...args: unknown[]) => {
                 const instance = await wrapper.getInstance();
+                const method = Reflect.get(instance, property, receiver);
+
+                if (!isMethod(method)) {
+                    throw new Error(`'${property.toString()}' is not a function`);
+                }
 
-                return instance[property](...args);
+                return method.call(instance, ...args);
             };
         },
-    }) as AsyncInstance<TEagerInstance, TInstance>;
+    }) as AsyncInstance<TLazyInstance, TEagerInstance>;
 }
diff --git a/src/core/utils/tests/async-instance.test.ts b/src/core/utils/tests/async-instance.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c17f29b6891
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/utils/tests/async-instance.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+// (C) Copyright 2015 Moodle Pty Ltd.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+import { AsyncInstance, asyncInstance } from '@/core/utils/async-instance';
+import { expectAnyType, expectSameTypes } from '@/testing/utils';
+
+describe('AsyncInstance', () => {
+
+    it('initializes instances lazily', async () => {
+        const asyncService = asyncInstance(() => new LazyService());
+
+        expect(asyncService.instance).toBe(undefined);
+        expect(await asyncService.hello()).toEqual('Hi there!');
+        expect(asyncService.instance).toBeInstanceOf(LazyService);
+    });
+
+    it('does not initialize instance for eager properties', async () => {
+        const asyncService = asyncInstance(() => new LazyService());
+
+        asyncService.setEagerInstance(new EagerService());
+
+        expect(asyncService.instance).toBeUndefined();
+        expect(asyncService.answer).toEqual(42);
+        expect(asyncService.instance).toBeUndefined();
+        expect(await asyncService.hello()).toEqual('Hi there!');
+        expect(asyncService.instance).toBeInstanceOf(LazyService);
+    });
+
+    it('preserves undefined properties after initialization', async () => {
+        const asyncService = asyncInstance(() => new LazyService()) as { thisDoesNotExist?: () => Promise<void>};
+
+        await expect(asyncService.thisDoesNotExist?.()).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(Error);
+
+        expect(asyncService.thisDoesNotExist).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
+    it('restricts types hierarchy', () => {
+        type GetInstances<T> = T extends AsyncInstance<infer TLazyInstance, infer TEagerInstance>
+            ? { eager: TEagerInstance; lazy: TLazyInstance }
+            : never;
+        type GetEagerInstance<T> = GetInstances<T>['eager'];
+        type GetLazyInstance<T> = GetInstances<T>['lazy'];
+
+        expectSameTypes<GetLazyInstance<AsyncInstance<LazyService>>, LazyService>(true);
+        expectSameTypes<GetEagerInstance<AsyncInstance<LazyService>>, Partial<LazyService>>(true);
+
+        expectSameTypes<GetLazyInstance<AsyncInstance<LazyService, EagerService>>, LazyService>(true);
+        expectSameTypes<GetEagerInstance<AsyncInstance<LazyService, EagerService>>, EagerService>(true);
+
+        // @ts-expect-error LazyService should extend FakeEagerService.
+        expectAnyType<AsyncInstance<LazyService, FakeEagerService>>();
+    });
+
+    it('makes methods asynchronous', () => {
+        expectSameTypes<AsyncInstance<LazyService>['hello'], () => Promise<string>>(true);
+        expectSameTypes<AsyncInstance<LazyService>['goodbye'], () => Promise<string>>(true);
+    });
+
+});
+
+class EagerService {
+
+    answer = 42;
+
+}
+
+class FakeEagerService {
+
+    answer = '42';
+
+}
+
+class LazyService extends EagerService {
+
+    hello(): string {
+        return 'Hi there!';
+    }
+
+    async goodbye(): Promise<string> {
+        return 'Sayonara!';
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/core/utils/types.ts b/src/core/utils/types.ts
index ff4aa5dba0c..d0131a35e0a 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/types.ts
+++ b/src/core/utils/types.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
 export type Constructor<T> = { new(...args: any[]): T };
 
+/**
+ * Helper type to infer whether two types are exactly the same.
+ */
+export type Equal<X, Y> = (<T>() => T extends X ? 1 : 2) extends <T>() => T extends Y ? 1 : 2 ? true : false;
+
 /**
  * Helper type to flatten complex types.
  */
diff --git a/src/testing/utils.ts b/src/testing/utils.ts
index 2a54ef6748c..092adaf135f 100644
--- a/src/testing/utils.ts
+++ b/src/testing/utils.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import { CoreIonLoadingElement } from '@classes/ion-loading';
 import { BrowserAnimationsModule } from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
 import { DefaultUrlSerializer, UrlSerializer } from '@angular/router';
 import { CoreUtils, CoreUtilsProvider } from '@services/utils/utils';
+import { Equal } from '@/core/utils/types';
 
 abstract class WrapperComponent<U> {
 
@@ -421,3 +422,12 @@ export function mockTranslate(translations: Record<string, string> = {}): void {
         },
     });
 }
+
+export function expectSameTypes<A, B>(equal: Equal<A, B>): () => void {
+    return () => expect(equal).toBe(true);
+}
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+export function expectAnyType<T>(): () => void {
+    return () => expect(true).toBe(true);
+}