diff --git a/include/ScalarAccessor.h b/include/ScalarAccessor.h
index 42bd212182725a0fe68c9e00697bfc052034dbf1..2beb4a6b6db3c8deb30dffd3fc37b33368b0b9e4 100644
--- a/include/ScalarAccessor.h
+++ b/include/ScalarAccessor.h
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ namespace ChimeraTK {
       return dataLoss;
     }
 
+    TransferFuture readAsync() {
+      throw ChimeraTK::logic_error("ScalarAccessor::readAsync() is currently not "
+                                   "supported by ApplicationCore!");
+    }
+
    protected:
     friend class InversionOfControlAccessor<ScalarAccessor<UserType>>;