diff --git a/include/boost/capy/io/any_write_stream.hpp b/include/boost/capy/io/any_write_stream.hpp
index de9d37f10..efe681d23 100644
--- a/include/boost/capy/io/any_write_stream.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/capy/io/any_write_stream.hpp
@@ -400,23 +400,25 @@ any_write_stream::write_some(CB buffers)
         }
 
         bool
-        await_ready() const noexcept
+        await_ready()
         {
-            return ba_.to_span().empty();
-        }
+            // An empty write never touches the underlying stream
+            if(ba_.to_span().empty())
+                return true;
 
-        std::coroutine_handle<>
-        await_suspend(std::coroutine_handle<> h, io_env const* env)
-        {
             self_->vt_->construct_awaitable(
                 self_->stream_,
                 self_->cached_awaitable_,
                 ba_.to_span());
             self_->awaitable_active_ = true;
 
-            if(self_->vt_->await_ready(self_->cached_awaitable_))
-                return h;
+            return self_->vt_->await_ready(
+                self_->cached_awaitable_);
+        }
 
+        std::coroutine_handle<>
+        await_suspend(std::coroutine_handle<> h, io_env const* env)
+        {
             return self_->vt_->await_suspend(
                 self_->cached_awaitable_, h, env);
         }
diff --git a/test/unit/io/any_read_stream.cpp b/test/unit/io/any_read_stream.cpp
index 3e1b5675f..6671f7025 100644
--- a/test/unit/io/any_read_stream.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/io/any_read_stream.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,29 @@ struct pending_read_stream
         { return pending_read_awaitable{counter_}; }
 };
 
+// Reports readiness without consulting the io_env, like a stream
+// whose data is already in user-space memory.
+struct ready_read_awaitable
+{
+    int* suspended_;
+    bool await_ready() const noexcept { return true; }
+    std::coroutine_handle<> await_suspend(std::coroutine_handle<>, io_env const*)
+    {
+        ++(*suspended_);
+        return std::noop_coroutine();
+    }
+    io_result<std::size_t> await_resume()
+        { return {std::error_code(), 7}; }
+};
+
+struct ready_read_stream
+{
+    int* suspended_;
+    ready_read_awaitable read_some(
+        MutableBufferSequence auto)
+        { return ready_read_awaitable{suspended_}; }
+};
+
 // Reports not-ready, then resumes the awaiting coroutine from
 // await_suspend. This exercises the type-erased await_suspend
 // thunk, which the always-ready test mocks never reach.
@@ -497,6 +520,25 @@ class any_read_stream_test
         BOOST_TEST(r.success);
     }
 
+    void
+    testReadyStreamSkipsSuspension()
+    {
+        // A concrete awaitable that reports readiness completes the
+        // erased read without suspending the coroutine: the wrapper
+        // forwards await_ready and never calls await_suspend.
+        int suspended = 0;
+        ready_read_stream rs{&suspended};
+        any_read_stream ars(&rs);
+
+        char buf[8];
+        auto aw = ars.read_some(mutable_buffer(buf, sizeof(buf)));
+        BOOST_TEST(aw.await_ready());
+        auto [ec, n] = aw.await_resume();
+        BOOST_TEST(!ec);
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ(n, 7u);
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ(suspended, 0);
+    }
+
     void
     testDestroyWithActiveAwaitable()
     {
@@ -598,6 +640,7 @@ class any_read_stream_test
         testTrichotomyEofAfterDrain();
         testTrichotomyEmptyBufferExhausted();
         testReadSomeManyBuffers();
+        testReadyStreamSkipsSuspension();
         testDestroyWithActiveAwaitable();
         testMoveAssignWithActiveAwaitable();
         testMoveAssignOwning();
diff --git a/test/unit/io/any_write_stream.cpp b/test/unit/io/any_write_stream.cpp
index 282b19796..1d0884681 100644
--- a/test/unit/io/any_write_stream.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/io/any_write_stream.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,29 @@ struct pending_write_stream
         { return pending_write_awaitable{counter_}; }
 };
 
+// Reports readiness without consulting the io_env, like a stream
+// whose data is already in user-space memory.
+struct ready_write_awaitable
+{
+    int* suspended_;
+    bool await_ready() const noexcept { return true; }
+    std::coroutine_handle<> await_suspend(std::coroutine_handle<>, io_env const*)
+    {
+        ++(*suspended_);
+        return std::noop_coroutine();
+    }
+    io_result<std::size_t> await_resume()
+        { return {std::error_code(), 7}; }
+};
+
+struct ready_write_stream
+{
+    int* suspended_;
+    ready_write_awaitable write_some(
+        ConstBufferSequence auto)
+        { return ready_write_awaitable{suspended_}; }
+};
+
 // Move constructor throws so owning construction fails after storage
 // is allocated but before the stream is constructed.
 struct throwing_move_write_stream
@@ -437,11 +460,30 @@ class any_write_stream_test
         BOOST_TEST(r.success);
     }
 
+    void
+    testReadyStreamSkipsSuspension()
+    {
+        // A concrete awaitable that reports readiness completes the
+        // erased write without suspending the coroutine: the wrapper
+        // forwards await_ready and never calls await_suspend.
+        int suspended = 0;
+        ready_write_stream rs{&suspended};
+        any_write_stream aws(&rs);
+
+        char const data[] = "x";
+        auto aw = aws.write_some(const_buffer(data, 1));
+        BOOST_TEST(aw.await_ready());
+        auto [ec, n] = aw.await_resume();
+        BOOST_TEST(!ec);
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ(n, 7u);
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ(suspended, 0);
+    }
+
     void
     testDestroyWithActiveAwaitable()
     {
-        // Flat vtable, construct-in-await_suspend variant:
-        // await_suspend constructs the inner awaitable.
+        // await_ready constructs the inner awaitable; a pending
+        // stream then suspends through await_suspend.
         int destroyed = 0;
         pending_write_stream ps{&destroyed};
         {
@@ -496,6 +538,7 @@ class any_write_stream_test
         testWriteSomeManyBuffers();
         testTrichotomySuccess();
         testTrichotomyError();
+        testReadyStreamSkipsSuspension();
         testDestroyWithActiveAwaitable();
         testMoveAssignWithActiveAwaitable();
         testMoveAssignOwning();