diff --git a/cli/tests/unit/streams_test.ts b/cli/tests/unit/streams_test.ts
index 3460e8ecd3..e496b5c4f3 100644
--- a/cli/tests/unit/streams_test.ts
+++ b/cli/tests/unit/streams_test.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,28 @@ function longStream() {
   }).pipeThrough(new TextEncoderStream());
 }
 
+// Long stream with Lorem Ipsum text.
+// deno-lint-ignore no-explicit-any
+function longAsyncStream(completion?: Deferred<any>) {
+  let currentTimeout: number | undefined = undefined;
+  return new ReadableStream({
+    async start(controller) {
+      for (let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
+        await new Promise((r) => currentTimeout = setTimeout(r, 1));
+        currentTimeout = undefined;
+        controller.enqueue(LOREM);
+      }
+      controller.close();
+    },
+    cancel(reason) {
+      completion?.resolve(reason);
+      if (currentTimeout !== undefined) {
+        clearTimeout(currentTimeout);
+      }
+    },
+  }).pipeThrough(new TextEncoderStream());
+}
+
 // Empty stream, closes either immediately or on a call to pull.
 function emptyStream(onPull: boolean) {
   return new ReadableStream({
@@ -104,6 +126,20 @@ function emptyChunkStream() {
   });
 }
 
+// Try to blow up any recursive reads. Note that because of the use of Array.shift in
+// ReadableStream, this might not actually be able to complete with larger values of
+// length.
+function veryLongTinyPacketStream(length: number) {
+  return new ReadableStream({
+    start(controller) {
+      for (let i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+        controller.enqueue(new Uint8Array([1]));
+      }
+      controller.close();
+    },
+  });
+}
+
 // Creates a stream with the given number of packets, a configurable delay between packets, and a final
 // action (either "Throw" or "Close").
 function makeStreamWithCount(
@@ -179,6 +215,14 @@ Deno.test(async function readableStreamCloseWithoutRead() {
   assertEquals(await cancel, "resource closed");
 });
 
+// Close the stream without reading anything
+Deno.test(async function readableStreamCloseWithoutRead2() {
+  const cancel = deferred();
+  const rid = resourceForReadableStream(longAsyncStream(cancel));
+  core.ops.op_close(rid);
+  assertEquals(await cancel, "resource closed");
+});
+
 Deno.test(async function readableStreamPartial() {
   const rid = resourceForReadableStream(helloWorldStream());
   const buffer = new Uint8Array(5);
@@ -197,6 +241,20 @@ Deno.test(async function readableStreamLongReadAll() {
   core.ops.op_close(rid);
 });
 
+Deno.test(async function readableStreamLongAsyncReadAll() {
+  const rid = resourceForReadableStream(longAsyncStream());
+  const buffer = await core.ops.op_read_all(rid);
+  assertEquals(buffer.length, LOREM.length * 100);
+  core.ops.op_close(rid);
+});
+
+Deno.test(async function readableStreamVeryLongReadAll() {
+  const rid = resourceForReadableStream(veryLongTinyPacketStream(10000));
+  const buffer = await core.ops.op_read_all(rid);
+  assertEquals(buffer.length, 10000);
+  core.ops.op_close(rid);
+});
+
 Deno.test(async function readableStreamLongByPiece() {
   const rid = resourceForReadableStream(longStream());
   let total = 0;
diff --git a/ext/web/06_streams.js b/ext/web/06_streams.js
index 6d2a552320..7f43d3fc27 100644
--- a/ext/web/06_streams.js
+++ b/ext/web/06_streams.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const {
   op_readable_stream_resource_get_sink,
   op_readable_stream_resource_write_error,
   op_readable_stream_resource_write_buf,
+  op_readable_stream_resource_write_sync,
   op_readable_stream_resource_close,
   op_readable_stream_resource_await_close,
 } = core.ensureFastOps();
@@ -704,6 +705,121 @@ function isReadableStreamDisturbed(stream) {
   return stream[_disturbed];
 }
 
+/**
+ * @param {Error | string | undefined} error
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+function extractStringErrorFromError(error) {
+  if (typeof error == "string") {
+    return error;
+  }
+  const message = error?.message;
+  const stringMessage = typeof message == "string" ? message : String(message);
+  return stringMessage;
+}
+
+// We don't want to leak resources associated with our sink, even if something bad happens
+const READABLE_STREAM_SOURCE_REGISTRY = new SafeFinalizationRegistry(
+  (external) => {
+    op_readable_stream_resource_close(external);
+  },
+);
+
+class ResourceStreamResourceSink {
+  external;
+  constructor(external) {
+    this.external = external;
+    READABLE_STREAM_SOURCE_REGISTRY.register(this, external, this);
+  }
+  close() {
+    if (this.external === undefined) {
+      return;
+    }
+    READABLE_STREAM_SOURCE_REGISTRY.unregister(this);
+    op_readable_stream_resource_close(this.external);
+    this.external = undefined;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {ReadableStreamDefaultReader<Uint8Array>} reader
+ * @param {any} sink
+ * @param {Uint8Array} chunk
+ */
+function readableStreamWriteChunkFn(reader, sink, chunk) {
+  // Empty chunk. Re-read.
+  if (chunk.length == 0) {
+    readableStreamReadFn(reader, sink);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const res = op_readable_stream_resource_write_sync(sink.external, chunk);
+  if (res == 0) {
+    // Closed
+    reader.cancel("resource closed");
+    sink.close();
+  } else if (res == 1) {
+    // Successfully written (synchronous). Re-read.
+    readableStreamReadFn(reader, sink);
+  } else if (res == 2) {
+    // Full. If the channel is full, we perform an async await until we can write, and then return
+    // to a synchronous loop.
+    (async () => {
+      if (
+        await op_readable_stream_resource_write_buf(
+          sink.external,
+          chunk,
+        )
+      ) {
+        readableStreamReadFn(reader, sink);
+      } else {
+        reader.cancel("resource closed");
+        sink.close();
+      }
+    })();
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {ReadableStreamDefaultReader<Uint8Array>} reader
+ * @param {any} sink
+ */
+function readableStreamReadFn(reader, sink) {
+  // The ops here look like op_write_all/op_close, but we're not actually writing to a
+  // real resource.
+  let reentrant = true;
+  let gotChunk = undefined;
+  readableStreamDefaultReaderRead(reader, {
+    chunkSteps(chunk) {
+      // If the chunk has non-zero length, write it
+      if (reentrant) {
+        gotChunk = chunk;
+      } else {
+        readableStreamWriteChunkFn(reader, sink, chunk);
+      }
+    },
+    closeSteps() {
+      sink.close();
+    },
+    errorSteps(error) {
+      const success = op_readable_stream_resource_write_error(
+        sink.external,
+        extractStringErrorFromError(error),
+      );
+      // We don't cancel the reader if there was an error reading. We'll let the downstream
+      // consumer close the resource after it receives the error.
+      if (!success) {
+        reader.cancel("resource closed");
+      }
+      sink.close();
+    },
+  });
+  reentrant = false;
+  if (gotChunk) {
+    readableStreamWriteChunkFn(reader, sink, gotChunk);
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Create a new resource that wraps a ReadableStream. The resource will support
  * read operations, and those read operations will be fed by the output of the
@@ -726,51 +842,14 @@ function resourceForReadableStream(stream) {
     () => {},
   );
 
-  // The ops here look like op_write_all/op_close, but we're not actually writing to a
-  // real resource.
-  (async () => {
-    try {
-      // This allocation is freed in the finally block below, guaranteeing it won't leak
-      const sink = op_readable_stream_resource_get_sink(rid);
-      try {
-        while (true) {
-          let value;
-          try {
-            const read = await reader.read();
-            value = read.value;
-            if (read.done) {
-              break;
-            }
-          } catch (err) {
-            const message = err?.message;
-            const success = (message && (typeof message == "string"))
-              ? await op_readable_stream_resource_write_error(sink, message)
-              : await op_readable_stream_resource_write_error(
-                sink,
-                String(err),
-              );
-            // We don't cancel the reader if there was an error reading. We'll let the downstream
-            // consumer close the resource after it receives the error.
-            if (!success) {
-              reader.cancel("resource closed");
-            }
-            break;
-          }
-          // If the chunk has non-zero length, write it
-          if (value.length > 0) {
-            if (!await op_readable_stream_resource_write_buf(sink, value)) {
-              reader.cancel("resource closed");
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      } finally {
-        op_readable_stream_resource_close(sink);
-      }
-    } catch (err) {
-      // Something went terribly wrong with this stream -- log and continue
-      console.error("Unexpected internal error on stream", err);
-    }
-  })();
+  // This allocation is freed when readableStreamReadFn is completed
+  const sink = new ResourceStreamResourceSink(
+    op_readable_stream_resource_get_sink(rid),
+  );
+
+  // Trigger the first read
+  readableStreamReadFn(reader, sink);
+
   return rid;
 }
 
diff --git a/ext/web/lib.rs b/ext/web/lib.rs
index 88937efb2c..ebdb6b39e1 100644
--- a/ext/web/lib.rs
+++ b/ext/web/lib.rs
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ deno_core::extension!(deno_web,
     stream_resource::op_readable_stream_resource_get_sink,
     stream_resource::op_readable_stream_resource_write_error,
     stream_resource::op_readable_stream_resource_write_buf,
+    stream_resource::op_readable_stream_resource_write_sync,
     stream_resource::op_readable_stream_resource_close,
     stream_resource::op_readable_stream_resource_await_close,
   ],
diff --git a/ext/web/stream_resource.rs b/ext/web/stream_resource.rs
index 1ee6ff963a..e19954fdca 100644
--- a/ext/web/stream_resource.rs
+++ b/ext/web/stream_resource.rs
@@ -313,6 +313,10 @@ impl BoundedBufferChannel {
     self.inner().write_error(error)
   }
 
+  pub fn can_write(&self) -> bool {
+    self.inner().can_write()
+  }
+
   pub fn poll_read_ready(&self, cx: &mut Context) -> Poll<()> {
     self.inner().poll_read_ready(cx)
   }
@@ -471,18 +475,35 @@ pub fn op_readable_stream_resource_write_buf(
   }
 }
 
-#[op2(async)]
+/// Write to the channel synchronously, returning 0 if the channel was closed, 1 if we wrote
+/// successfully, 2 if the channel was full and we need to block.
+#[op2]
+pub fn op_readable_stream_resource_write_sync(
+  sender: *const c_void,
+  #[buffer] buffer: JsBuffer,
+) -> u32 {
+  let sender = get_sender(sender);
+  if sender.can_write() {
+    if sender.closed() {
+      0
+    } else {
+      sender.write(buffer.into_parts()).unwrap();
+      1
+    }
+  } else {
+    2
+  }
+}
+
+#[op2(fast)]
 pub fn op_readable_stream_resource_write_error(
   sender: *const c_void,
   #[string] error: String,
-) -> impl Future<Output = bool> {
+) -> bool {
   let sender = get_sender(sender);
-  async move {
-    // We can always write an error, no polling required
-    // TODO(mmastrac): we can remove async from this method
-    sender.write_error(type_error(Cow::Owned(error)));
-    !sender.closed()
-  }
+  // We can always write an error, no polling required
+  sender.write_error(type_error(Cow::Owned(error)));
+  !sender.closed()
 }
 
 #[op2(fast)]