diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 944694a6d7..6cdb4f551f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1505,6 +1505,7 @@ version = "0.146.0"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "base64-simd",
+ "bytes",
  "deno_bench_util",
  "deno_console",
  "deno_core",
@@ -1512,6 +1513,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "deno_webidl",
  "encoding_rs",
  "flate2",
+ "futures",
  "serde",
  "tokio",
  "uuid",
diff --git a/cli/tests/integration/js_unit_tests.rs b/cli/tests/integration/js_unit_tests.rs
index c8039f89c8..f54280b23c 100644
--- a/cli/tests/integration/js_unit_tests.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/integration/js_unit_tests.rs
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ util::unit_test_factory!(
     signal_test,
     stat_test,
     stdio_test,
+    streams_test,
     structured_clone_test,
     symlink_test,
     sync_test,
diff --git a/cli/tests/unit/serve_test.ts b/cli/tests/unit/serve_test.ts
index 68d03e8463..f0a5b430be 100644
--- a/cli/tests/unit/serve_test.ts
+++ b/cli/tests/unit/serve_test.ts
@@ -693,24 +693,30 @@ function createStreamTest(count: number, delay: number, action: string) {
       onError: createOnErrorCb(ac),
     });
 
-    await listeningPromise;
-    const resp = await fetch(`http://127.0.0.1:${servePort}/`);
-    const text = await resp.text();
+    try {
+      await listeningPromise;
+      const resp = await fetch(`http://127.0.0.1:${servePort}/`);
+      if (action == "Throw") {
+        try {
+          await resp.text();
+          fail();
+        } catch (_) {
+          // expected
+        }
+      } else {
+        const text = await resp.text();
 
-    ac.abort();
-    await server.finished;
-    let expected = "";
-    if (action == "Throw" && count < 2 && delay < 1000) {
-      // NOTE: This is specific to the current implementation. In some cases where a stream errors, we
-      // don't send the first packet.
-      expected = "";
-    } else {
-      for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-        expected += `a${i}`;
+        let expected = "";
+        for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+          expected += `a${i}`;
+        }
+
+        assertEquals(text, expected);
       }
+    } finally {
+      ac.abort();
+      await server.finished;
     }
-
-    assertEquals(text, expected);
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/cli/tests/unit/streams_test.ts b/cli/tests/unit/streams_test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4a573c9344
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/unit/streams_test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,299 @@
+// Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
+import { fail } from "https://deno.land/std@v0.42.0/testing/asserts.ts";
+import { assertEquals, Deferred, deferred } from "./test_util.ts";
+
+const {
+  core,
+  resourceForReadableStream,
+  // @ts-expect-error TypeScript (as of 3.7) does not support indexing namespaces by symbol
+} = Deno[Deno.internal];
+
+const LOREM =
+  "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.";
+
+// Hello world, with optional close
+// deno-lint-ignore no-explicit-any
+function helloWorldStream(close?: boolean, completion?: Deferred<any>) {
+  return new ReadableStream({
+    start(controller) {
+      controller.enqueue("hello, world");
+      if (close == true) {
+        controller.close();
+      }
+    },
+    cancel(reason) {
+      completion?.resolve(reason);
+    },
+  }).pipeThrough(new TextEncoderStream());
+}
+
+// Hello world, with optional close
+function errorStream(type: "string" | "controller" | "TypeError") {
+  return new ReadableStream({
+    start(controller) {
+      controller.enqueue("hello, world");
+    },
+    pull(controller) {
+      if (type == "string") {
+        throw "Uh oh (string)!";
+      }
+      if (type == "TypeError") {
+        throw TypeError("Uh oh (TypeError)!");
+      }
+      controller.error("Uh oh (controller)!");
+    },
+  }).pipeThrough(new TextEncoderStream());
+}
+
+// Long stream with Lorem Ipsum text.
+function longStream() {
+  return new ReadableStream({
+    start(controller) {
+      for (let i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          controller.enqueue(LOREM);
+          if (i == 3) {
+            controller.close();
+          }
+        }, i * 100);
+      }
+    },
+  }).pipeThrough(new TextEncoderStream());
+}
+
+// Empty stream, closes either immediately or on a call to pull.
+function emptyStream(onPull: boolean) {
+  return new ReadableStream({
+    start(controller) {
+      if (!onPull) {
+        controller.close();
+      }
+    },
+    pull(controller) {
+      if (onPull) {
+        controller.close();
+      }
+    },
+  }).pipeThrough(new TextEncoderStream());
+}
+
+// Include an empty chunk
+function emptyChunkStream() {
+  return new ReadableStream({
+    start(controller) {
+      controller.enqueue(new Uint8Array([1]));
+      controller.enqueue(new Uint8Array([]));
+      controller.enqueue(new Uint8Array([2]));
+      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(
+  count: number,
+  delay: number,
+  action: "Throw" | "Close",
+): ReadableStream {
+  function doAction(controller: ReadableStreamDefaultController, i: number) {
+    if (i == count) {
+      if (action == "Throw") {
+        controller.error(new Error("Expected error!"));
+      } else {
+        controller.close();
+      }
+    } else {
+      controller.enqueue(String.fromCharCode("a".charCodeAt(0) + i));
+
+      if (delay == 0) {
+        doAction(controller, i + 1);
+      } else {
+        setTimeout(() => doAction(controller, i + 1), delay);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return new ReadableStream({
+    start(controller) {
+      if (delay == 0) {
+        doAction(controller, 0);
+      } else {
+        setTimeout(() => doAction(controller, 0), delay);
+      }
+    },
+  }).pipeThrough(new TextEncoderStream());
+}
+
+// Normal stream operation
+Deno.test(async function readableStream() {
+  const rid = resourceForReadableStream(helloWorldStream());
+  const buffer = new Uint8Array(1024);
+  const nread = await core.ops.op_read(rid, buffer);
+  assertEquals(nread, 12);
+  core.ops.op_close(rid);
+});
+
+// Close the stream after reading everything
+Deno.test(async function readableStreamClose() {
+  const cancel = deferred();
+  const rid = resourceForReadableStream(helloWorldStream(false, cancel));
+  const buffer = new Uint8Array(1024);
+  const nread = await core.ops.op_read(rid, buffer);
+  assertEquals(nread, 12);
+  core.ops.op_close(rid);
+  assertEquals(await cancel, undefined);
+});
+
+// Close the stream without reading everything
+Deno.test(async function readableStreamClosePartialRead() {
+  const cancel = deferred();
+  const rid = resourceForReadableStream(helloWorldStream(false, cancel));
+  const buffer = new Uint8Array(5);
+  const nread = await core.ops.op_read(rid, buffer);
+  assertEquals(nread, 5);
+  core.ops.op_close(rid);
+  assertEquals(await cancel, undefined);
+});
+
+// Close the stream without reading anything
+Deno.test(async function readableStreamCloseWithoutRead() {
+  const cancel = deferred();
+  const rid = resourceForReadableStream(helloWorldStream(false, cancel));
+  core.ops.op_close(rid);
+  assertEquals(await cancel, undefined);
+});
+
+Deno.test(async function readableStreamPartial() {
+  const rid = resourceForReadableStream(helloWorldStream());
+  const buffer = new Uint8Array(5);
+  const nread = await core.ops.op_read(rid, buffer);
+  assertEquals(nread, 5);
+  const buffer2 = new Uint8Array(1024);
+  const nread2 = await core.ops.op_read(rid, buffer2);
+  assertEquals(nread2, 7);
+  core.ops.op_close(rid);
+});
+
+Deno.test(async function readableStreamLongReadAll() {
+  const rid = resourceForReadableStream(longStream());
+  const buffer = await core.ops.op_read_all(rid);
+  assertEquals(buffer.length, LOREM.length * 4);
+  core.ops.op_close(rid);
+});
+
+Deno.test(async function readableStreamLongByPiece() {
+  const rid = resourceForReadableStream(longStream());
+  let total = 0;
+  for (let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
+    const length = await core.ops.op_read(rid, new Uint8Array(16));
+    total += length;
+    if (length == 0) {
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  assertEquals(total, LOREM.length * 4);
+  core.ops.op_close(rid);
+});
+
+for (
+  const type of [
+    "string",
+    "TypeError",
+    "controller",
+  ] as ("string" | "TypeError" | "controller")[]
+) {
+  Deno.test(`readableStreamError_${type}`, async function () {
+    const rid = resourceForReadableStream(errorStream(type));
+    assertEquals(12, await core.ops.op_read(rid, new Uint8Array(16)));
+    try {
+      await core.ops.op_read(rid, new Uint8Array(1));
+      fail();
+    } catch (e) {
+      assertEquals(e.message, `Uh oh (${type})!`);
+    }
+    core.ops.op_close(rid);
+  });
+}
+
+Deno.test(async function readableStreamEmptyOnStart() {
+  const rid = resourceForReadableStream(emptyStream(true));
+  const buffer = new Uint8Array(1024);
+  const nread = await core.ops.op_read(rid, buffer);
+  assertEquals(nread, 0);
+  core.ops.op_close(rid);
+});
+
+Deno.test(async function readableStreamEmptyOnPull() {
+  const rid = resourceForReadableStream(emptyStream(false));
+  const buffer = new Uint8Array(1024);
+  const nread = await core.ops.op_read(rid, buffer);
+  assertEquals(nread, 0);
+  core.ops.op_close(rid);
+});
+
+Deno.test(async function readableStreamEmptyReadAll() {
+  const rid = resourceForReadableStream(emptyStream(false));
+  const buffer = await core.ops.op_read_all(rid);
+  assertEquals(buffer.length, 0);
+  core.ops.op_close(rid);
+});
+
+Deno.test(async function readableStreamWithEmptyChunk() {
+  const rid = resourceForReadableStream(emptyChunkStream());
+  const buffer = await core.ops.op_read_all(rid);
+  assertEquals(buffer, new Uint8Array([1, 2]));
+  core.ops.op_close(rid);
+});
+
+Deno.test(async function readableStreamWithEmptyChunkOneByOne() {
+  const rid = resourceForReadableStream(emptyChunkStream());
+  assertEquals(1, await core.ops.op_read(rid, new Uint8Array(1)));
+  assertEquals(1, await core.ops.op_read(rid, new Uint8Array(1)));
+  assertEquals(0, await core.ops.op_read(rid, new Uint8Array(1)));
+  core.ops.op_close(rid);
+});
+
+for (const count of [0, 1, 2, 3]) {
+  for (const delay of [0, 1, 10]) {
+    // Creating a stream that errors in start will throw
+    if (delay > 0) {
+      createStreamTest(count, delay, "Throw");
+    }
+    createStreamTest(count, delay, "Close");
+  }
+}
+
+function createStreamTest(
+  count: number,
+  delay: number,
+  action: "Throw" | "Close",
+) {
+  Deno.test(`streamCount${count}Delay${delay}${action}`, async () => {
+    let rid;
+    try {
+      rid = resourceForReadableStream(
+        makeStreamWithCount(count, delay, action),
+      );
+      for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+        const buffer = new Uint8Array(1);
+        await core.ops.op_read(rid, buffer);
+      }
+      if (action == "Throw") {
+        try {
+          const buffer = new Uint8Array(1);
+          assertEquals(1, await core.ops.op_read(rid, buffer));
+          fail();
+        } catch (e) {
+          // We expect this to be thrown
+          assertEquals(e.message, "Expected error!");
+        }
+      } else {
+        const buffer = new Uint8Array(1);
+        assertEquals(0, await core.ops.op_read(rid, buffer));
+      }
+    } finally {
+      core.ops.op_close(rid);
+    }
+  });
+}
diff --git a/cli/tests/unit_node/http_test.ts b/cli/tests/unit_node/http_test.ts
index a361ff2571..706c672f14 100644
--- a/cli/tests/unit_node/http_test.ts
+++ b/cli/tests/unit_node/http_test.ts
@@ -141,8 +141,7 @@ Deno.test("[node/http] chunked response", async () => {
   }
 });
 
-// TODO(kt3k): This test case exercises the workaround for https://github.com/denoland/deno/issues/17194
-// This should be removed when #17194 is resolved.
+// Test empty chunks: https://github.com/denoland/deno/issues/17194
 Deno.test("[node/http] empty chunk in the middle of response", async () => {
   const promise = deferred<void>();
 
diff --git a/ext/http/00_serve.js b/ext/http/00_serve.js
index 3447f48e21..265b797066 100644
--- a/ext/http/00_serve.js
+++ b/ext/http/00_serve.js
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ import {
 import {
   Deferred,
   getReadableStreamResourceBacking,
-  readableStreamClose,
   readableStreamForRid,
   ReadableStreamPrototype,
+  resourceForReadableStream,
 } from "ext:deno_web/06_streams.js";
 import { listen, TcpConn } from "ext:deno_net/01_net.js";
 import { listenTls } from "ext:deno_net/02_tls.js";
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ const {
   Error,
   ObjectPrototypeIsPrototypeOf,
   PromisePrototypeCatch,
-  SafeSet,
-  SafeSetIterator,
-  SetPrototypeAdd,
-  SetPrototypeDelete,
   Symbol,
   SymbolFor,
   TypeError,
@@ -61,7 +57,6 @@ const {
   op_http_set_promise_complete,
   op_http_set_response_body_bytes,
   op_http_set_response_body_resource,
-  op_http_set_response_body_stream,
   op_http_set_response_body_text,
   op_http_set_response_header,
   op_http_set_response_headers,
@@ -339,7 +334,6 @@ class InnerRequest {
 
 class CallbackContext {
   abortController;
-  responseBodies;
   scheme;
   fallbackHost;
   serverRid;
@@ -352,7 +346,6 @@ class CallbackContext {
       { once: true },
     );
     this.abortController = new AbortController();
-    this.responseBodies = new SafeSet();
     this.serverRid = args[0];
     this.scheme = args[1];
     this.fallbackHost = args[2];
@@ -379,23 +372,24 @@ class ServeHandlerInfo {
   }
 }
 
-function fastSyncResponseOrStream(req, respBody) {
+function fastSyncResponseOrStream(req, respBody, status) {
   if (respBody === null || respBody === undefined) {
     // Don't set the body
-    return null;
+    op_http_set_promise_complete(req, status);
+    return;
   }
 
   const stream = respBody.streamOrStatic;
   const body = stream.body;
 
   if (ObjectPrototypeIsPrototypeOf(Uint8ArrayPrototype, body)) {
-    op_http_set_response_body_bytes(req, body);
-    return null;
+    op_http_set_response_body_bytes(req, body, status);
+    return;
   }
 
   if (typeof body === "string") {
-    op_http_set_response_body_text(req, body);
-    return null;
+    op_http_set_response_body_text(req, body, status);
+    return;
   }
 
   // At this point in the response it needs to be a stream
@@ -408,115 +402,16 @@ function fastSyncResponseOrStream(req, respBody) {
       req,
       resourceBacking.rid,
       resourceBacking.autoClose,
+      status,
+    );
+  } else {
+    const rid = resourceForReadableStream(stream);
+    op_http_set_response_body_resource(
+      req,
+      rid,
+      true,
+      status,
     );
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  return stream;
-}
-
-async function asyncResponse(responseBodies, req, status, stream) {
-  const reader = stream.getReader();
-  let responseRid;
-  let closed = false;
-  let timeout;
-
-  try {
-    // IMPORTANT: We get a performance boost from this optimization, but V8 is very
-    // sensitive to the order and structure. Benchmark any changes to this code.
-
-    // Optimize for streams that are done in zero or one packets. We will not
-    // have to allocate a resource in this case.
-    const { value: value1, done: done1 } = await reader.read();
-    if (done1) {
-      closed = true;
-      // Exit 1: no response body at all, extreme fast path
-      // Reader will be closed by finally block
-      return;
-    }
-
-    // The second value cannot block indefinitely, as someone may be waiting on a response
-    // of the first packet that may influence this packet. We set this timeout arbitrarily to 250ms
-    // and we race it.
-    let timeoutPromise;
-    timeout = setTimeout(() => {
-      responseRid = op_http_set_response_body_stream(req);
-      SetPrototypeAdd(responseBodies, responseRid);
-      op_http_set_promise_complete(req, status);
-      // TODO(mmastrac): if this promise fails before we get to the await below, it crashes
-      // the process with an error:
-      //
-      // 'Uncaught (in promise) BadResource: failed to write'.
-      //
-      // To avoid this, we're going to swallow errors here and allow the code later in the
-      // file to re-throw them in a way that doesn't appear to be an uncaught promise rejection.
-      timeoutPromise = PromisePrototypeCatch(
-        core.writeAll(responseRid, value1),
-        () => null,
-      );
-    }, 250);
-    const { value: value2, done: done2 } = await reader.read();
-
-    if (timeoutPromise) {
-      await timeoutPromise;
-      if (done2) {
-        closed = true;
-        // Exit 2(a): read 2 is EOS, and timeout resolved.
-        // Reader will be closed by finally block
-        // Response stream will be closed by finally block.
-        return;
-      }
-
-      // Timeout resolved, value1 written but read2 is not EOS. Carry value2 forward.
-    } else {
-      clearTimeout(timeout);
-      timeout = undefined;
-
-      if (done2) {
-        // Exit 2(b): read 2 is EOS, and timeout did not resolve as we read fast enough.
-        // Reader will be closed by finally block
-        // No response stream
-        closed = true;
-        op_http_set_response_body_bytes(req, value1);
-        return;
-      }
-
-      responseRid = op_http_set_response_body_stream(req);
-      SetPrototypeAdd(responseBodies, responseRid);
-      op_http_set_promise_complete(req, status);
-      // Write our first packet
-      await core.writeAll(responseRid, value1);
-    }
-
-    await core.writeAll(responseRid, value2);
-    while (true) {
-      const { value, done } = await reader.read();
-      if (done) {
-        closed = true;
-        break;
-      }
-      await core.writeAll(responseRid, value);
-    }
-  } catch (error) {
-    closed = true;
-    try {
-      await reader.cancel(error);
-    } catch {
-      // Pass
-    }
-  } finally {
-    if (!closed) {
-      readableStreamClose(reader);
-    }
-    if (timeout !== undefined) {
-      clearTimeout(timeout);
-    }
-    if (responseRid) {
-      core.tryClose(responseRid);
-      SetPrototypeDelete(responseBodies, responseRid);
-    } else {
-      op_http_set_promise_complete(req, status);
-    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -528,7 +423,6 @@ async function asyncResponse(responseBodies, req, status, stream) {
  * This function returns a promise that will only reject in the case of abnormal exit.
  */
 function mapToCallback(context, callback, onError) {
-  const responseBodies = context.responseBodies;
   const signal = context.abortController.signal;
   const hasCallback = callback.length > 0;
   const hasOneCallback = callback.length === 1;
@@ -591,15 +485,7 @@ function mapToCallback(context, callback, onError) {
       }
     }
 
-    // Attempt to respond quickly to this request, otherwise extract the stream
-    const stream = fastSyncResponseOrStream(req, inner.body);
-    if (stream !== null) {
-      // Handle the stream asynchronously
-      await asyncResponse(responseBodies, req, status, stream);
-    } else {
-      op_http_set_promise_complete(req, status);
-    }
-
+    fastSyncResponseOrStream(req, inner.body, status);
     innerRequest?.close();
   };
 }
@@ -755,10 +641,6 @@ function serveHttpOn(context, callback) {
       }
       PromisePrototypeCatch(callback(req), promiseErrorHandler);
     }
-
-    for (const streamRid of new SafeSetIterator(context.responseBodies)) {
-      core.tryClose(streamRid);
-    }
   })();
 
   return {
diff --git a/ext/http/http_next.rs b/ext/http/http_next.rs
index 2e9b315ca1..60ef83b0f7 100644
--- a/ext/http/http_next.rs
+++ b/ext/http/http_next.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ use crate::request_properties::HttpPropertyExtractor;
 use crate::response_body::Compression;
 use crate::response_body::ResponseBytes;
 use crate::response_body::ResponseBytesInner;
-use crate::response_body::V8StreamHttpResponseBody;
 use crate::slab::slab_drop;
 use crate::slab::slab_get;
 use crate::slab::slab_init;
@@ -30,6 +29,7 @@ use deno_core::task::JoinHandle;
 use deno_core::v8;
 use deno_core::AsyncRefCell;
 use deno_core::AsyncResult;
+use deno_core::BufView;
 use deno_core::ByteString;
 use deno_core::CancelFuture;
 use deno_core::CancelHandle;
@@ -573,6 +573,7 @@ fn ensure_vary_accept_encoding(hmap: &mut HeaderMap) {
 fn set_response(
   slab_id: SlabId,
   length: Option<usize>,
+  status: u16,
   response_fn: impl FnOnce(Compression) -> ResponseBytesInner,
 ) {
   let mut http = slab_get(slab_id);
@@ -583,7 +584,14 @@ fn set_response(
     length,
     response.headers_mut(),
   );
-  response.body_mut().initialize(response_fn(compression))
+  response.body_mut().initialize(response_fn(compression));
+
+  // The Javascript code should never provide a status that is invalid here (see 23_response.js), so we
+  // will quitely ignore invalid values.
+  if let Ok(code) = StatusCode::from_u16(status) {
+    *response.status_mut() = code;
+  }
+  http.complete();
 }
 
 #[op2(fast)]
@@ -592,6 +600,7 @@ pub fn op_http_set_response_body_resource(
   #[smi] slab_id: SlabId,
   #[smi] stream_rid: ResourceId,
   auto_close: bool,
+  status: u16,
 ) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
   // If the stream is auto_close, we will hold the last ref to it until the response is complete.
   let resource = if auto_close {
@@ -603,6 +612,7 @@ pub fn op_http_set_response_body_resource(
   set_response(
     slab_id,
     resource.size_hint().1.map(|s| s as usize),
+    status,
     move |compression| {
       ResponseBytesInner::from_resource(compression, resource, auto_close)
     },
@@ -611,43 +621,35 @@ pub fn op_http_set_response_body_resource(
   Ok(())
 }
 
-#[op2(fast)]
-#[smi]
-pub fn op_http_set_response_body_stream(
-  state: &mut OpState,
-  #[smi] slab_id: SlabId,
-) -> Result<ResourceId, AnyError> {
-  // TODO(mmastrac): what should this channel size be?
-  let (tx, rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(1);
-  set_response(slab_id, None, |compression| {
-    ResponseBytesInner::from_v8(compression, rx)
-  });
-
-  Ok(state.resource_table.add(V8StreamHttpResponseBody::new(tx)))
-}
-
 #[op2(fast)]
 pub fn op_http_set_response_body_text(
   #[smi] slab_id: SlabId,
   #[string] text: String,
+  status: u16,
 ) {
   if !text.is_empty() {
-    set_response(slab_id, Some(text.len()), |compression| {
+    set_response(slab_id, Some(text.len()), status, |compression| {
       ResponseBytesInner::from_vec(compression, text.into_bytes())
     });
+  } else {
+    op_http_set_promise_complete::call(slab_id, status);
   }
 }
 
-#[op2(fast)]
+// Skipping `fast` because we prefer an owned buffer here.
+#[op2]
 pub fn op_http_set_response_body_bytes(
   #[smi] slab_id: SlabId,
-  #[buffer] buffer: &[u8],
+  #[buffer] buffer: JsBuffer,
+  status: u16,
 ) {
   if !buffer.is_empty() {
-    set_response(slab_id, Some(buffer.len()), |compression| {
-      ResponseBytesInner::from_slice(compression, buffer)
+    set_response(slab_id, Some(buffer.len()), status, |compression| {
+      ResponseBytesInner::from_bufview(compression, BufView::from(buffer))
     });
-  };
+  } else {
+    op_http_set_promise_complete::call(slab_id, status);
+  }
 }
 
 #[op2(async)]
diff --git a/ext/http/lib.rs b/ext/http/lib.rs
index 8060b5a1e8..e0c5c89d02 100644
--- a/ext/http/lib.rs
+++ b/ext/http/lib.rs
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ deno_core::extension!(
     http_next::op_http_set_promise_complete,
     http_next::op_http_set_response_body_bytes,
     http_next::op_http_set_response_body_resource,
-    http_next::op_http_set_response_body_stream,
     http_next::op_http_set_response_body_text,
     http_next::op_http_set_response_header,
     http_next::op_http_set_response_headers,
diff --git a/ext/http/response_body.rs b/ext/http/response_body.rs
index 3697b2732f..bd9d6f4332 100644
--- a/ext/http/response_body.rs
+++ b/ext/http/response_body.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
-use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::future::Future;
 use std::io::Write;
@@ -11,18 +10,12 @@ use brotli::enc::encode::BrotliEncoderParameter;
 use brotli::ffi::compressor::BrotliEncoderState;
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use bytes::BytesMut;
-use deno_core::error::bad_resource;
 use deno_core::error::AnyError;
 use deno_core::futures::ready;
 use deno_core::futures::FutureExt;
-use deno_core::AsyncRefCell;
 use deno_core::AsyncResult;
 use deno_core::BufView;
-use deno_core::CancelHandle;
-use deno_core::CancelTryFuture;
-use deno_core::RcRef;
 use deno_core::Resource;
-use deno_core::WriteOutcome;
 use flate2::write::GzEncoder;
 use http::HeaderMap;
 use hyper1::body::Body;
@@ -126,8 +119,8 @@ pub enum Compression {
 pub enum ResponseStream {
   /// A resource stream, piped in fast mode.
   Resource(ResourceBodyAdapter),
-  /// A JS-backed stream, written in JS and transported via pipe.
-  V8Stream(tokio::sync::mpsc::Receiver<BufView>),
+  #[cfg(test)]
+  TestChannel(tokio::sync::mpsc::Receiver<BufView>),
 }
 
 #[derive(Default)]
@@ -217,13 +210,6 @@ impl ResponseBytesInner {
     }
   }
 
-  pub fn from_v8(
-    compression: Compression,
-    rx: tokio::sync::mpsc::Receiver<BufView>,
-  ) -> Self {
-    Self::from_stream(compression, ResponseStream::V8Stream(rx))
-  }
-
   pub fn from_resource(
     compression: Compression,
     stm: Rc<dyn Resource>,
@@ -235,12 +221,12 @@ impl ResponseBytesInner {
     )
   }
 
-  pub fn from_slice(compression: Compression, bytes: &[u8]) -> Self {
+  pub fn from_bufview(compression: Compression, buf: BufView) -> Self {
     match compression {
       Compression::GZip => {
         let mut writer =
           GzEncoder::new(Vec::new(), flate2::Compression::fast());
-        writer.write_all(bytes).unwrap();
+        writer.write_all(&buf).unwrap();
         Self::Bytes(BufView::from(writer.finish().unwrap()))
       }
       Compression::Brotli => {
@@ -251,11 +237,11 @@ impl ResponseBytesInner {
         // (~4MB)
         let mut writer =
           brotli::CompressorWriter::new(Vec::new(), 65 * 1024, 6, 22);
-        writer.write_all(bytes).unwrap();
+        writer.write_all(&buf).unwrap();
         writer.flush().unwrap();
         Self::Bytes(BufView::from(writer.into_inner()))
       }
-      _ => Self::Bytes(BufView::from(bytes.to_vec())),
+      _ => Self::Bytes(buf),
     }
   }
 
@@ -368,14 +354,16 @@ impl PollFrame for ResponseStream {
   ) -> std::task::Poll<ResponseStreamResult> {
     match &mut *self {
       ResponseStream::Resource(res) => Pin::new(res).poll_frame(cx),
-      ResponseStream::V8Stream(res) => Pin::new(res).poll_frame(cx),
+      #[cfg(test)]
+      ResponseStream::TestChannel(rx) => Pin::new(rx).poll_frame(cx),
     }
   }
 
   fn size_hint(&self) -> SizeHint {
     match self {
       ResponseStream::Resource(res) => res.size_hint(),
-      ResponseStream::V8Stream(res) => res.size_hint(),
+      #[cfg(test)]
+      ResponseStream::TestChannel(_) => SizeHint::default(),
     }
   }
 }
@@ -414,6 +402,7 @@ impl PollFrame for ResourceBodyAdapter {
   }
 }
 
+#[cfg(test)]
 impl PollFrame for tokio::sync::mpsc::Receiver<BufView> {
   fn poll_frame(
     mut self: Pin<&mut Self>,
@@ -761,52 +750,6 @@ impl PollFrame for BrotliResponseStream {
   }
 }
 
-/// A response body object that can be passed to V8. This body will feed byte buffers to a channel which
-/// feed's hyper's HTTP response.
-pub struct V8StreamHttpResponseBody(
-  AsyncRefCell<Option<tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender<BufView>>>,
-  CancelHandle,
-);
-
-impl V8StreamHttpResponseBody {
-  pub fn new(sender: tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender<BufView>) -> Self {
-    Self(AsyncRefCell::new(Some(sender)), CancelHandle::default())
-  }
-}
-
-impl Resource for V8StreamHttpResponseBody {
-  fn name(&self) -> Cow<str> {
-    "responseBody".into()
-  }
-
-  fn write(
-    self: Rc<Self>,
-    buf: BufView,
-  ) -> AsyncResult<deno_core::WriteOutcome> {
-    let cancel_handle = RcRef::map(&self, |this| &this.1);
-    Box::pin(
-      async move {
-        let nwritten = buf.len();
-
-        let res = RcRef::map(self, |this| &this.0).borrow().await;
-        if let Some(tx) = res.as_ref() {
-          tx.send(buf)
-            .await
-            .map_err(|_| bad_resource("failed to write"))?;
-          Ok(WriteOutcome::Full { nwritten })
-        } else {
-          Err(bad_resource("failed to write"))
-        }
-      }
-      .try_or_cancel(cancel_handle),
-    )
-  }
-
-  fn close(self: Rc<Self>) {
-    self.1.cancel();
-  }
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
   use super::*;
@@ -892,7 +835,7 @@ mod tests {
       expected.extend(v);
     }
     let (tx, rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(1);
-    let underlying = ResponseStream::V8Stream(rx);
+    let underlying = ResponseStream::TestChannel(rx);
     let mut resp = GZipResponseStream::new(underlying);
     let handle = tokio::task::spawn(async move {
       for chunk in v {
@@ -934,7 +877,7 @@ mod tests {
       expected.extend(v);
     }
     let (tx, rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(1);
-    let underlying = ResponseStream::V8Stream(rx);
+    let underlying = ResponseStream::TestChannel(rx);
     let mut resp = BrotliResponseStream::new(underlying);
     let handle = tokio::task::spawn(async move {
       for chunk in v {
diff --git a/ext/web/06_streams.js b/ext/web/06_streams.js
index 01f84aa2cf..0849d221d1 100644
--- a/ext/web/06_streams.js
+++ b/ext/web/06_streams.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
+// deno-lint-ignore-file camelcase
 
 // @ts-check
 /// <reference path="../webidl/internal.d.ts" />
@@ -7,7 +8,17 @@
 /// <reference lib="esnext" />
 
 const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
-const ops = core.ops;
+const internals = globalThis.__bootstrap.internals;
+const {
+  op_arraybuffer_was_detached,
+  op_transfer_arraybuffer,
+  op_readable_stream_resource_allocate,
+  op_readable_stream_resource_get_sink,
+  op_readable_stream_resource_write_error,
+  op_readable_stream_resource_write_buf,
+  op_readable_stream_resource_close,
+  op_readable_stream_resource_await_close,
+} = core.ensureFastOps();
 import * as webidl from "ext:deno_webidl/00_webidl.js";
 import { structuredClone } from "ext:deno_web/02_structured_clone.js";
 import {
@@ -61,6 +72,7 @@ const {
   SafeWeakMap,
   // TODO(lucacasonato): add SharedArrayBuffer to primordials
   // SharedArrayBufferPrototype,
+  String,
   Symbol,
   SymbolAsyncIterator,
   SymbolIterator,
@@ -218,7 +230,7 @@ function isDetachedBuffer(O) {
     return false;
   }
   return ArrayBufferPrototypeGetByteLength(O) === 0 &&
-    ops.op_arraybuffer_was_detached(O);
+    op_arraybuffer_was_detached(O);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -244,7 +256,7 @@ function canTransferArrayBuffer(O) {
  * @returns {ArrayBufferLike}
  */
 function transferArrayBuffer(O) {
-  return ops.op_transfer_arraybuffer(O);
+  return op_transfer_arraybuffer(O);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -695,6 +707,68 @@ function isReadableStreamDisturbed(stream) {
   return stream[_disturbed];
 }
 
+/**
+ * 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
+ * ReadableStream source.
+ * @param {ReadableStream<Uint8Array>} stream
+ * @returns {number}
+ */
+function resourceForReadableStream(stream) {
+  const reader = acquireReadableStreamDefaultReader(stream);
+
+  // Allocate the resource
+  const rid = op_readable_stream_resource_allocate();
+
+  // Close the Reader we get from the ReadableStream when the resource is closed, ignoring any errors
+  PromisePrototypeCatch(
+    PromisePrototypeThen(
+      op_readable_stream_resource_await_close(rid),
+      () => reader.cancel(),
+    ),
+    () => {},
+  );
+
+  // 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;
+            if (message) {
+              await op_readable_stream_resource_write_error(sink, err.message);
+            } else {
+              await op_readable_stream_resource_write_error(sink, String(err));
+            }
+            break;
+          }
+          // If the chunk has non-zero length, write it
+          if (value.length > 0) {
+            await op_readable_stream_resource_write_buf(sink, value);
+          }
+        }
+      } 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);
+    }
+  })();
+  return rid;
+}
+
 const DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE = 64 * 1024; // 64 KiB
 
 // A finalization registry to clean up underlying resources that are GC'ed.
@@ -6454,6 +6528,8 @@ webidl.converters.StreamPipeOptions = webidl
     { key: "signal", converter: webidl.converters.AbortSignal },
   ]);
 
+internals.resourceForReadableStream = resourceForReadableStream;
+
 export {
   // Non-Public
   _state,
@@ -6482,6 +6558,7 @@ export {
   ReadableStreamPrototype,
   readableStreamTee,
   readableStreamThrowIfErrored,
+  resourceForReadableStream,
   TransformStream,
   TransformStreamDefaultController,
   WritableStream,
diff --git a/ext/web/Cargo.toml b/ext/web/Cargo.toml
index dbc2df8c09..b923bc95ef 100644
--- a/ext/web/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ext/web/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@ path = "lib.rs"
 [dependencies]
 async-trait.workspace = true
 base64-simd = "0.8"
+bytes.workspace = true
 deno_core.workspace = true
 encoding_rs.workspace = true
 flate2.workspace = true
+futures.workspace = true
 serde = "1.0.149"
 tokio.workspace = true
 uuid = { workspace = true, features = ["serde"] }
diff --git a/ext/web/lib.rs b/ext/web/lib.rs
index 374815804c..88937efb2c 100644
--- a/ext/web/lib.rs
+++ b/ext/web/lib.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ mod blob;
 mod compression;
 mod hr_timer_lock;
 mod message_port;
+mod stream_resource;
 mod timers;
 
 use deno_core::error::range_error;
@@ -90,6 +91,12 @@ deno_core::extension!(deno_web,
     op_cancel_handle,
     op_sleep,
     op_transfer_arraybuffer,
+    stream_resource::op_readable_stream_resource_allocate,
+    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_close,
+    stream_resource::op_readable_stream_resource_await_close,
   ],
   esm = [
     "00_infra.js",
diff --git a/ext/web/stream_resource.rs b/ext/web/stream_resource.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4c2a756483
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/web/stream_resource.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,274 @@
+// Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
+use deno_core::anyhow::Error;
+use deno_core::error::type_error;
+use deno_core::error::AnyError;
+use deno_core::op2;
+use deno_core::AsyncRefCell;
+use deno_core::AsyncResult;
+use deno_core::BufView;
+use deno_core::CancelFuture;
+use deno_core::CancelHandle;
+use deno_core::JsBuffer;
+use deno_core::OpState;
+use deno_core::RcLike;
+use deno_core::RcRef;
+use deno_core::Resource;
+use deno_core::ResourceId;
+use futures::stream::Peekable;
+use futures::Stream;
+use futures::StreamExt;
+use std::borrow::Cow;
+use std::cell::RefCell;
+use std::ffi::c_void;
+use std::future::Future;
+use std::pin::Pin;
+use std::rc::Rc;
+use std::task::Context;
+use std::task::Poll;
+use std::task::Waker;
+use tokio::sync::mpsc::Receiver;
+use tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender;
+
+type SenderCell = RefCell<Option<Sender<Result<BufView, Error>>>>;
+
+// This indirection allows us to more easily integrate the fast streams work at a later date
+#[repr(transparent)]
+struct ChannelStreamAdapter<C>(C);
+
+impl<C> Stream for ChannelStreamAdapter<C>
+where
+  C: ChannelBytesRead,
+{
+  type Item = Result<BufView, AnyError>;
+  fn poll_next(
+    mut self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+    cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+  ) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
+    self.0.poll_recv(cx)
+  }
+}
+
+pub trait ChannelBytesRead: Unpin + 'static {
+  fn poll_recv(
+    &mut self,
+    cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+  ) -> Poll<Option<Result<BufView, AnyError>>>;
+}
+
+impl ChannelBytesRead for tokio::sync::mpsc::Receiver<Result<BufView, Error>> {
+  fn poll_recv(
+    &mut self,
+    cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+  ) -> Poll<Option<Result<BufView, AnyError>>> {
+    self.poll_recv(cx)
+  }
+}
+
+#[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
+struct ReadableStreamResource {
+  reader: AsyncRefCell<
+    Peekable<ChannelStreamAdapter<Receiver<Result<BufView, Error>>>>,
+  >,
+  cancel_handle: CancelHandle,
+  data: ReadableStreamResourceData,
+}
+
+impl ReadableStreamResource {
+  pub fn cancel_handle(self: &Rc<Self>) -> impl RcLike<CancelHandle> {
+    RcRef::map(self, |s| &s.cancel_handle).clone()
+  }
+
+  async fn read(self: Rc<Self>, limit: usize) -> Result<BufView, AnyError> {
+    let cancel_handle = self.cancel_handle();
+    let peekable = RcRef::map(self, |this| &this.reader);
+    let mut peekable = peekable.borrow_mut().await;
+    match Pin::new(&mut *peekable)
+      .peek_mut()
+      .or_cancel(cancel_handle)
+      .await?
+    {
+      None => Ok(BufView::empty()),
+      // Take the actual error since we only have a reference to it
+      Some(Err(_)) => Err(peekable.next().await.unwrap().err().unwrap()),
+      Some(Ok(bytes)) => {
+        if bytes.len() <= limit {
+          // We can safely take the next item since we peeked it
+          return peekable.next().await.unwrap();
+        }
+        // The remainder of the bytes after we split it is still left in the peek buffer
+        let ret = bytes.split_to(limit);
+        Ok(ret)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+impl Resource for ReadableStreamResource {
+  fn name(&self) -> Cow<str> {
+    Cow::Borrowed("readableStream")
+  }
+
+  fn read(self: Rc<Self>, limit: usize) -> AsyncResult<BufView> {
+    Box::pin(ReadableStreamResource::read(self, limit))
+  }
+}
+
+// TODO(mmastrac): Move this to deno_core
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default)]
+pub struct CompletionHandle {
+  inner: Rc<RefCell<CompletionHandleInner>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default)]
+struct CompletionHandleInner {
+  complete: bool,
+  success: bool,
+  waker: Option<Waker>,
+}
+
+impl CompletionHandle {
+  pub fn complete(&self, success: bool) {
+    let mut mut_self = self.inner.borrow_mut();
+    mut_self.complete = true;
+    mut_self.success = success;
+    if let Some(waker) = mut_self.waker.take() {
+      drop(mut_self);
+      waker.wake();
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+impl Future for CompletionHandle {
+  type Output = bool;
+
+  fn poll(
+    self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+    cx: &mut std::task::Context<'_>,
+  ) -> std::task::Poll<Self::Output> {
+    let mut mut_self = self.inner.borrow_mut();
+    if mut_self.complete {
+      return std::task::Poll::Ready(mut_self.success);
+    }
+
+    mut_self.waker = Some(cx.waker().clone());
+    std::task::Poll::Pending
+  }
+}
+
+fn sender_closed() -> Error {
+  type_error("sender closed")
+}
+
+/// Allocate a resource that wraps a ReadableStream.
+#[op2(fast)]
+#[smi]
+pub fn op_readable_stream_resource_allocate(state: &mut OpState) -> ResourceId {
+  let (tx, rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(1);
+  let tx = RefCell::new(Some(tx));
+  let completion = CompletionHandle::default();
+  let tx = Box::new(tx);
+  let resource = ReadableStreamResource {
+    cancel_handle: Default::default(),
+    reader: AsyncRefCell::new(ChannelStreamAdapter(rx).peekable()),
+    data: ReadableStreamResourceData {
+      tx: Box::into_raw(tx),
+      completion,
+    },
+  };
+  state.resource_table.add(resource)
+}
+
+#[op2(fast)]
+pub fn op_readable_stream_resource_get_sink(
+  state: &mut OpState,
+  #[smi] rid: ResourceId,
+) -> *const c_void {
+  let Ok(resource) = state.resource_table.get::<ReadableStreamResource>(rid) else {
+    return std::ptr::null();
+  };
+  resource.data.tx as _
+}
+
+fn get_sender(sender: *const c_void) -> Option<Sender<Result<BufView, Error>>> {
+  // SAFETY: We know this is a valid v8::External
+  unsafe {
+    (sender as *const SenderCell)
+      .as_ref()
+      .and_then(|r| r.borrow_mut().as_ref().cloned())
+  }
+}
+
+fn drop_sender(sender: *const c_void) {
+  // SAFETY: We know this is a valid v8::External
+  unsafe {
+    assert!(!sender.is_null());
+    _ = Box::from_raw(sender as *mut SenderCell);
+  }
+}
+
+#[op2(async)]
+pub fn op_readable_stream_resource_write_buf(
+  sender: *const c_void,
+  #[buffer] buffer: JsBuffer,
+) -> impl Future<Output = Result<(), Error>> {
+  let sender = get_sender(sender);
+  async move {
+    let sender = sender.ok_or_else(sender_closed)?;
+    sender
+      .send(Ok(buffer.into()))
+      .await
+      .map_err(|_| sender_closed())?;
+    Ok(())
+  }
+}
+
+#[op2(async)]
+pub fn op_readable_stream_resource_write_error(
+  sender: *const c_void,
+  #[string] error: String,
+) -> impl Future<Output = Result<(), Error>> {
+  let sender = get_sender(sender);
+  async move {
+    let sender = sender.ok_or_else(sender_closed)?;
+    sender
+      .send(Err(type_error(Cow::Owned(error))))
+      .await
+      .map_err(|_| sender_closed())?;
+    Ok(())
+  }
+}
+
+#[op2(fast)]
+#[smi]
+pub fn op_readable_stream_resource_close(sender: *const c_void) {
+  drop_sender(sender);
+}
+
+#[op2(async)]
+pub fn op_readable_stream_resource_await_close(
+  state: &mut OpState,
+  #[smi] rid: ResourceId,
+) -> impl Future<Output = ()> {
+  let completion = state
+    .resource_table
+    .get::<ReadableStreamResource>(rid)
+    .ok()
+    .map(|r| r.data.completion.clone());
+
+  async move {
+    if let Some(completion) = completion {
+      completion.await;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+struct ReadableStreamResourceData {
+  tx: *const SenderCell,
+  completion: CompletionHandle,
+}
+
+impl Drop for ReadableStreamResourceData {
+  fn drop(&mut self) {
+    self.completion.complete(true);
+  }
+}