  We summarize recent progress in understanding the role of higher-derivative
terms in the asymptotic safety scenario of gravity. Extending previous
computations based on the functional renormalization group approach by
including a Weyl-squared term in the ansatz for the effective action, further
evidence for the existence of a non-Gaussian fixed point is found. The fixed
point also persists upon including a minimally coupled free scalar field,
providing an explicit example of perturbative counterterms being non-hazardous
for asymptotic safety.
