diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/frontend/lowering/lower-stream.ts b/packages/compiler/src/frontend/lowering/lower-stream.ts
index 72bea5dd7..b519ce378 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/frontend/lowering/lower-stream.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/frontend/lowering/lower-stream.ts
@@ -3947,11 +3947,13 @@ function lowerDynIterableSource(
     const syncId = frame.local("sync", BOOL, false);
     const nextId = frame.local("next", DYN, false);
     const stepId = frame.local("step", DYN, true);
+    const valueId = frame.local("value", DYN, true);
     const activeId = frame.local("active", BOOL, true);
     const closeId = frame.local("close", DYN, false);
     const it = (): IrExpr => varRef(itId, DYN, loc);
     const sync = (): IrExpr => varRef(syncId, BOOL, loc);
     const step = (): IrExpr => varRef(stepId, DYN, loc);
+    const value = (): IrExpr => varRef(valueId, DYN, loc);
     const get = (obj: IrExpr, name: string): IrExpr => ({
       kind: "dynKeyGet",
       value: obj,
@@ -4011,6 +4013,7 @@ function lowerDynIterableSource(
       },
       { kind: "varDecl", localId: nextId, init: get(it(), "next"), loc },
       { kind: "varDecl", localId: stepId, init: dynUndefinedExpr(loc), loc },
+      { kind: "varDecl", localId: valueId, init: dynUndefinedExpr(loc), loc },
       { kind: "varDecl", localId: activeId, init: boolLit(false, loc), loc },
       {
         kind: "tryCatch",
@@ -4055,9 +4058,48 @@ function lowerDynIterableSource(
                 loc,
               },
               setActive(true),
+              { kind: "assign", localId: valueId, value: get(step(), "value"), loc },
+              // for await over a sync iterator awaits each value
+              // (CreateAsyncFromSyncIterator): a promise or a thenable
+              // passes on its result, and a rejection closes the iterator
+              {
+                kind: "if",
+                cond: {
+                  kind: "logical",
+                  op: "&&",
+                  left: sync(),
+                  right: {
+                    kind: "logical",
+                    op: "||",
+                    left: { kind: "dynTest", test: "promise", value: value(), type: BOOL, loc },
+                    right: {
+                      kind: "logical",
+                      op: "&&",
+                      left: {
+                        kind: "dynTest",
+                        test: "nullish",
+                        negated: true,
+                        value: value(),
+                        type: BOOL,
+                        loc,
+                      },
+                      right: { kind: "dynTest", test: "object", value: value(), type: BOOL, loc },
+                      type: BOOL,
+                      loc,
+                    },
+                    type: BOOL,
+                    loc,
+                  },
+                  type: BOOL,
+                  loc,
+                },
+                then: [{ kind: "assign", localId: valueId, value: awaitDyn(value()), loc }],
+                else_: null,
+                loc,
+              },
               {
                 kind: "exprStmt",
-                expr: { kind: "yieldExpr", value: get(step(), "value"), type: VOID, loc },
+                expr: { kind: "yieldExpr", value: value(), type: VOID, loc },
                 loc,
               },
             ],
diff --git a/tests/corpus/7504-pipeline-untyped-source-errors.mjs b/tests/corpus/7504-pipeline-untyped-source-errors.mjs
index 9c677c011..3ee984547 100644
--- a/tests/corpus/7504-pipeline-untyped-source-errors.mjs
+++ b/tests/corpus/7504-pipeline-untyped-source-errors.mjs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // pipeline() over untyped iterable sources: a destination that fails closes
 // the source, backpressure waits for drain, an abort signal stops the pump,
-// and async generator and Map sources reach object-mode destinations.
+// async generator and Map sources reach object-mode destinations, and a
+// sync source's promise values are awaited.
 import { pipeline, Writable, PassThrough } from "node:stream";
 import { pipeline as pipelineP } from "node:stream/promises";
 
@@ -88,3 +89,27 @@ await new Promise((resolve) => {
     (err) => { console.log("map done", err); resolve(undefined); },
   );
 });
+
+// sync sources whose values are promises: each value is awaited, as
+// for await over a sync iterator does, and a rejection closes the source
+await pipelineP(
+  pick([Promise.resolve("p1"), "p2", new Promise((r) => setTimeout(() => r("p3"), 1))]),
+  new Writable({ write(c, _e, cb) { console.log("byte write", String(c)); cb(); } }),
+);
+function* promised() {
+  try {
+    yield Promise.resolve({ n: 1 });
+    yield Promise.reject(new Error("value rejected"));
+    yield "never";
+  } finally {
+    console.log("promised finally");
+  }
+}
+try {
+  await pipelineP(
+    pick(promised()),
+    new Writable({ objectMode: true, write(c, _e, cb) { console.log("object write", JSON.stringify(c)); cb(); } }),
+  );
+} catch (err) {
+  console.log("promised rejected", err.message);
+}