diff --git a/.changeset/wise-kiwis-tan.md b/.changeset/wise-kiwis-tan.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0dd75dca8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wise-kiwis-tan.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+"effect": minor
+---
+
+The `FiberRef<A>` is now a subtype of `Effect<A>`. This change simplifies handling of deferred values, removing the need for explicit call `FiberRef.get`.
+
+```typescript
+import { Effect, FiberRef } from "effect"
+
+Effect.gen(function* () {
+  const fiberRef = yield* FiberRef.make("value")
+
+  const before = yield* FiberRef.get(fiberRef)
+  const after = yield* fiberRef
+})
+```
diff --git a/packages/effect/dtslint/Unify.ts b/packages/effect/dtslint/Unify.ts
index 87baa5d34e..175fe08137 100644
--- a/packages/effect/dtslint/Unify.ts
+++ b/packages/effect/dtslint/Unify.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type * as Deferred from "effect/Deferred"
 import type * as Effect from "effect/Effect"
 import * as Either from "effect/Either"
 import type * as Exit from "effect/Exit"
+import type * as FiberRef from "effect/FiberRef"
 import type * as Micro from "effect/Micro"
 import type * as Option from "effect/Option"
 import type * as RcRef from "effect/RcRef"
@@ -72,8 +73,13 @@ export type DeferredUnify = Unify.Unify<
   | Deferred.Deferred<1, 2>
   | Deferred.Deferred<"a", "b">
 >
+// $ExpectType FiberRef<1> | FiberRef<"a">
+export type FiberRefUnify = Unify.Unify<
+  | FiberRef.FiberRef<1>
+  | FiberRef.FiberRef<"a">
+>
 
-// $ExpectType 0 | Option<string | number> | Ref<1> | SynchronizedRef<1> | SubscriptionRef<1> | Deferred<1, 2> | Deferred<"a", "b"> | Ref<"A"> | SynchronizedRef<"A"> | SubscriptionRef<"A"> | Either<1 | "A", 0 | "E"> | Effect<1 | "A", 0 | "E", "R" | "R1"> | RcRef<1 | "A", 0 | "E">
+// $ExpectType 0 | Option<string | number> | Ref<1> | SynchronizedRef<1> | SubscriptionRef<1> | Deferred<1, 2> | Deferred<"a", "b"> | Ref<"A"> | SynchronizedRef<"A"> | SubscriptionRef<"A"> | FiberRef<12> | FiberRef<"a2"> | Either<1 | "A", 0 | "E"> | Effect<1 | "A", 0 | "E", "R" | "R1"> | RcRef<1 | "A", 0 | "E">
 export type AllUnify = Unify.Unify<
   | Either.Either<1, 0>
   | Either.Either<"A", "E">
@@ -91,5 +97,7 @@ export type AllUnify = Unify.Unify<
   | RcRef.RcRef<"A", "E">
   | Deferred.Deferred<1, 2>
   | Deferred.Deferred<"a", "b">
+  | FiberRef.FiberRef<12>
+  | FiberRef.FiberRef<"a2">
   | 0
 >
diff --git a/packages/effect/src/FiberRef.ts b/packages/effect/src/FiberRef.ts
index 463858adbc..ae95e146b0 100644
--- a/packages/effect/src/FiberRef.ts
+++ b/packages/effect/src/FiberRef.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import type * as LogLevel from "./LogLevel.js"
 import type * as LogSpan from "./LogSpan.js"
 import type * as MetricLabel from "./MetricLabel.js"
 import type * as Option from "./Option.js"
-import type { Pipeable } from "./Pipeable.js"
 import type * as Request from "./Request.js"
 import type * as RuntimeFlags from "./RuntimeFlags.js"
 import * as Scheduler from "./Scheduler.js"
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ import type * as Scope from "./Scope.js"
 import type * as Supervisor from "./Supervisor.js"
 import type * as Tracer from "./Tracer.js"
 import type * as Types from "./Types.js"
+import type * as Unify from "./Unify.js"
 
 /**
  * @since 2.0.0
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export type FiberRefTypeId = typeof FiberRefTypeId
  * @since 2.0.0
  * @category model
  */
-export interface FiberRef<in out A> extends Variance<A>, Pipeable {
+export interface FiberRef<in out A> extends Effect.Effect<A>, Variance<A> {
   /** @internal */
   readonly initial: A
   /** @internal */
@@ -56,6 +56,25 @@ export interface FiberRef<in out A> extends Variance<A>, Pipeable {
   readonly fork: unknown
   /** @internal */
   join(oldValue: A, newValue: A): A
+  readonly [Unify.typeSymbol]?: unknown
+  readonly [Unify.unifySymbol]?: FiberRefUnify<this>
+  readonly [Unify.ignoreSymbol]?: FiberRefUnifyIgnore
+}
+
+/**
+ * @category models
+ * @since 3.8.0
+ */
+export interface FiberRefUnify<A extends { [Unify.typeSymbol]?: any }> extends Effect.EffectUnify<A> {
+  FiberRef?: () => Extract<A[Unify.typeSymbol], FiberRef<any>>
+}
+
+/**
+ * @category models
+ * @since 3.8.0
+ */
+export interface FiberRefUnifyIgnore extends Effect.EffectUnifyIgnore {
+  Effect?: true
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/effect/src/internal/core.ts b/packages/effect/src/internal/core.ts
index 8216dfcd93..4b3350fba3 100644
--- a/packages/effect/src/internal/core.ts
+++ b/packages/effect/src/internal/core.ts
@@ -1955,18 +1955,22 @@ export const fiberRefUnsafeMakePatch = <Value, Patch>(
     readonly fork: Patch
     readonly join?: ((oldV: Value, newV: Value) => Value) | undefined
   }
-): FiberRef.FiberRef<Value> => ({
-  [FiberRefTypeId]: fiberRefVariance,
-  initial,
-  diff: (oldValue, newValue) => options.differ.diff(oldValue, newValue),
-  combine: (first, second) => options.differ.combine(first as Patch, second as Patch),
-  patch: (patch) => (oldValue) => options.differ.patch(patch as Patch, oldValue),
-  fork: options.fork,
-  join: options.join ?? ((_, n) => n),
-  pipe() {
-    return pipeArguments(this, arguments)
+): FiberRef.FiberRef<Value> => {
+  const _fiberRef = {
+    ...CommitPrototype,
+    [FiberRefTypeId]: fiberRefVariance,
+    initial,
+    commit() {
+      return fiberRefGet(this)
+    },
+    diff: (oldValue: Value, newValue: Value) => options.differ.diff(oldValue, newValue),
+    combine: (first: Patch, second: Patch) => options.differ.combine(first, second),
+    patch: (patch: Patch) => (oldValue: Value) => options.differ.patch(patch, oldValue),
+    fork: options.fork,
+    join: options.join ?? ((_, n) => n)
   }
-})
+  return _fiberRef
+}
 
 /** @internal */
 export const fiberRefUnsafeMakeRuntimeFlags = (
diff --git a/packages/effect/test/FiberRef.test.ts b/packages/effect/test/FiberRef.test.ts
index 9f8e928d13..41534de743 100644
--- a/packages/effect/test/FiberRef.test.ts
+++ b/packages/effect/test/FiberRef.test.ts
@@ -361,4 +361,10 @@ describe("FiberRef", () => {
       const result = yield* $(Deferred.await(deferred))
       assert.isTrue(result)
     }))
+  it.scoped("is subtype of Effect", () =>
+    Effect.gen(function*() {
+      const fiberRef = yield* FiberRef.make(initial)
+      const result = yield* fiberRef
+      assert.strictEqual(result, initial)
+    }))
 })