diff --git a/.changeset/empty-islands-pump.md b/.changeset/empty-islands-pump.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6ee5bab20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/empty-islands-pump.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"effect": minor
+---
+
+Add queuing strategy option for Stream.toReadableStream
diff --git a/packages/effect/src/Stream.ts b/packages/effect/src/Stream.ts
index ea1e2b8c12..7e84661c66 100644
--- a/packages/effect/src/Stream.ts
+++ b/packages/effect/src/Stream.ts
@@ -3860,7 +3860,17 @@ export const toQueueOfElements: {
  * @since 2.0.0
  * @category destructors
  */
-export const toReadableStream: <A, E>(self: Stream<A, E>) => ReadableStream<A> = internal.toReadableStream
+export const toReadableStream: {
+  <A>(
+    options?: { readonly strategy?: QueuingStrategy<A> | undefined }
+  ): <E>(
+    self: Stream<A, E>
+  ) => ReadableStream<A>
+  <A, E>(
+    self: Stream<A, E>,
+    options?: { readonly strategy?: QueuingStrategy<A> | undefined }
+  ): ReadableStream<A>
+} = internal.toReadableStream
 
 /**
  * Converts the stream to a `Effect<ReadableStream>`.
@@ -3870,8 +3880,17 @@ export const toReadableStream: <A, E>(self: Stream<A, E>) => ReadableStream<A> =
  * @since 2.0.0
  * @category destructors
  */
-export const toReadableStreamEffect: <A, E, R>(self: Stream<A, E, R>) => Effect.Effect<ReadableStream<A>, never, R> =
-  internal.toReadableStreamEffect
+export const toReadableStreamEffect: {
+  <A>(
+    options?: { readonly strategy?: QueuingStrategy<A> | undefined }
+  ): <E, R>(
+    self: Stream<A, E, R>
+  ) => Effect.Effect<ReadableStream<A>, never, R>
+  <A, E, R>(
+    self: Stream<A, E, R>,
+    options?: { readonly strategy?: QueuingStrategy<A> | undefined }
+  ): Effect.Effect<ReadableStream<A>, never, R>
+} = internal.toReadableStreamEffect
 
 /**
  * Converts the stream to a `ReadableStream` using the provided runtime.
@@ -3882,12 +3901,14 @@ export const toReadableStreamEffect: <A, E, R>(self: Stream<A, E, R>) => Effect.
  * @category destructors
  */
 export const toReadableStreamRuntime: {
-  <XR>(
-    runtime: Runtime<XR>
-  ): <A, E, R extends XR>(self: Stream<A, E, R>) => ReadableStream<A>
+  <A, XR>(
+    runtime: Runtime<XR>,
+    options?: { readonly strategy?: QueuingStrategy<A> | undefined }
+  ): <E, R extends XR>(self: Stream<A, E, R>) => ReadableStream<A>
   <A, E, XR, R extends XR>(
     self: Stream<A, E, R>,
-    runtime: Runtime<XR>
+    runtime: Runtime<XR>,
+    options?: { readonly strategy?: QueuingStrategy<A> | undefined }
   ): ReadableStream<A>
 } = internal.toReadableStreamRuntime
 
diff --git a/packages/effect/src/internal/stream.ts b/packages/effect/src/internal/stream.ts
index 88d77497c6..45e29f1af4 100644
--- a/packages/effect/src/internal/stream.ts
+++ b/packages/effect/src/internal/stream.ts
@@ -6542,63 +6542,103 @@ export const toQueueOfElements = dual<
   ))
 
 /** @internal */
-export const toReadableStream = <A, E>(self: Stream.Stream<A, E>) =>
-  toReadableStreamRuntime(self, Runtime.defaultRuntime)
+export const toReadableStream = dual<
+  <A>(
+    options?: { readonly strategy?: QueuingStrategy<A> | undefined }
+  ) => <E>(self: Stream.Stream<A, E>) => ReadableStream<A>,
+  <A, E>(
+    self: Stream.Stream<A, E>,
+    options?: { readonly strategy?: QueuingStrategy<A> | undefined }
+  ) => ReadableStream<A>
+>(
+  (args) => isStream(args[0]),
+  <A, E>(
+    self: Stream.Stream<A, E>,
+    options?: { readonly strategy?: QueuingStrategy<A> | undefined }
+  ) => toReadableStreamRuntime(self, Runtime.defaultRuntime, options)
+)
 
 /** @internal */
-export const toReadableStreamEffect = <A, E, R>(self: Stream.Stream<A, E, R>) =>
-  Effect.map(Effect.runtime<R>(), (runtime) => toReadableStreamRuntime(self, runtime))
+export const toReadableStreamEffect = dual<
+  <A>(
+    options?: { readonly strategy?: QueuingStrategy<A> | undefined }
+  ) => <E, R>(self: Stream.Stream<A, E, R>) => Effect.Effect<ReadableStream<A>, never, R>,
+  <A, E, R>(
+    self: Stream.Stream<A, E, R>,
+    options?: { readonly strategy?: QueuingStrategy<A> | undefined }
+  ) => Effect.Effect<ReadableStream<A>, never, R>
+>(
+  (args) => isStream(args[0]),
+  <A, E, R>(
+    self: Stream.Stream<A, E, R>,
+    options?: { readonly strategy?: QueuingStrategy<A> | undefined }
+  ) => Effect.map(Effect.runtime<R>(), (runtime) => toReadableStreamRuntime(self, runtime, options))
+)
 
 /** @internal */
 export const toReadableStreamRuntime = dual<
-  <XR>(runtime: Runtime.Runtime<XR>) => <A, E, R extends XR>(self: Stream.Stream<A, E, R>) => ReadableStream<A>,
-  <A, E, XR, R extends XR>(self: Stream.Stream<A, E, R>, runtime: Runtime.Runtime<XR>) => ReadableStream<A>
->(2, <A, E, XR, R extends XR>(self: Stream.Stream<A, E, R>, runtime: Runtime.Runtime<XR>): ReadableStream<A> => {
-  const runSync = Runtime.runSync(runtime)
-  const runFork = Runtime.runFork(runtime)
-
-  let pull: Effect.Effect<void, never, R>
-  let scope: Scope.CloseableScope
-  return new ReadableStream<A>({
-    start(controller) {
-      scope = runSync(Scope.make())
-      pull = pipe(
-        toPull(self),
-        Scope.extend(scope),
-        runSync,
-        Effect.tap((chunk) =>
-          Effect.sync(() => {
-            Chunk.map(chunk, (a) => {
-              controller.enqueue(a)
-            })
-          })
-        ),
-        Effect.tapErrorCause(() => Scope.close(scope, Exit.void)),
-        Effect.catchTags({
-          "None": () =>
-            Effect.sync(() => {
-              controller.close()
-            }),
-          "Some": (error) =>
+  <A, XR>(
+    runtime: Runtime.Runtime<XR>,
+    options?: { readonly strategy?: QueuingStrategy<A> | undefined }
+  ) => <E, R extends XR>(self: Stream.Stream<A, E, R>) => ReadableStream<A>,
+  <A, E, XR, R extends XR>(
+    self: Stream.Stream<A, E, R>,
+    runtime: Runtime.Runtime<XR>,
+    options?: { readonly strategy?: QueuingStrategy<A> | undefined }
+  ) => ReadableStream<A>
+>(
+  (args) => isStream(args[0]),
+  <A, E, XR, R extends XR>(
+    self: Stream.Stream<A, E, R>,
+    runtime: Runtime.Runtime<XR>,
+    options?: { readonly strategy?: QueuingStrategy<A> | undefined }
+  ): ReadableStream<A> => {
+    const runSync = Runtime.runSync(runtime)
+    const runFork = Runtime.runFork(runtime)
+
+    let pull: Effect.Effect<void, never, R>
+    let scope: Scope.CloseableScope
+    return new ReadableStream<A>({
+      start(controller) {
+        scope = runSync(Scope.make())
+        pull = pipe(
+          toPull(self),
+          Scope.extend(scope),
+          runSync,
+          Effect.tap((chunk) =>
             Effect.sync(() => {
-              controller.error(error.value)
+              Chunk.map(chunk, (a) => {
+                controller.enqueue(a)
+              })
             })
-        }),
-        Effect.asVoid
-      )
-    },
-    pull() {
-      return new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
-        runFork(pull, { scope }).addObserver((_) => resolve())
-      })
-    },
-    cancel() {
-      return new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
-        runFork(Scope.close(scope, Exit.void)).addObserver((_) => resolve())
-      })
-    }
-  })
-})
+          ),
+          Effect.tapErrorCause(() => Scope.close(scope, Exit.void)),
+          Effect.catchTags({
+            "None": () =>
+              Effect.sync(() => {
+                controller.close()
+              }),
+            "Some": (error) =>
+              Effect.sync(() => {
+                controller.error(error.value)
+              })
+          }),
+          Effect.asVoid
+        )
+      },
+      pull() {
+        return new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+          runFork(pull, { scope }).addObserver((_) => resolve())
+        })
+      },
+      cancel() {
+        return new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+          runFork(Scope.close(scope, Exit.void)).addObserver((_) => resolve())
+        })
+      }
+    }, options?.strategy)
+  }
+)
 
 /** @internal */
 export const transduce = dual<