diff --git a/doc/api/cli.md b/doc/api/cli.md
index f61824f10876aa..b6a16378a99255 100644
--- a/doc/api/cli.md
+++ b/doc/api/cli.md
@@ -894,8 +894,8 @@ added: REPLACEME
 
 > Stability: 1 - Experimental
 
-Enables the use of AsyncLocalStorage backed by AsyncContextFrame rather than
-the default implementation which relies on async\_hooks. This new model is
+Enables the use of [`AsyncLocalStorage`][] backed by `AsyncContextFrame` rather
+than the default implementation which relies on async\_hooks. This new model is
 implemented very differently and so could have differences in how context data
 flows within the application. As such, it is presently recommended to be sure
 your application behaviour is unaffected by this change before using it in
@@ -3472,6 +3472,7 @@ node --stack-trace-limit=12 -p -e "Error.stackTraceLimit" # prints 12
 [`--print`]: #-p---print-script
 [`--redirect-warnings`]: #--redirect-warningsfile
 [`--require`]: #-r---require-module
+[`AsyncLocalStorage`]: async_context.md#class-asynclocalstorage
 [`Buffer`]: buffer.md#class-buffer
 [`CRYPTO_secure_malloc_init`]: https://www.openssl.org/docs/man3.0/man3/CRYPTO_secure_malloc_init.html
 [`NODE_OPTIONS`]: #node_optionsoptions
diff --git a/lib/async_hooks.js b/lib/async_hooks.js
index 27b1d3ebc3c4f0..f6d52a83fd004a 100644
--- a/lib/async_hooks.js
+++ b/lib/async_hooks.js
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ module.exports = {
   // Public API
   get AsyncLocalStorage() {
     return AsyncContextFrame.enabled ?
-      require('internal/async_local_storage/native') :
+      require('internal/async_local_storage/async_context_frame') :
       require('internal/async_local_storage/async_hooks');
   },
   createHook,
diff --git a/lib/internal/async_context_frame.js b/lib/internal/async_context_frame.js
index cd4f61b11554dc..fbf094e113375c 100644
--- a/lib/internal/async_context_frame.js
+++ b/lib/internal/async_context_frame.js
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 'use strict';
 
+const {
+  ObjectSetPrototypeOf,
+} = primordials;
+
 const {
   getContinuationPreservedEmbedderData,
   setContinuationPreservedEmbedderData,
@@ -7,28 +11,17 @@ const {
 
 let enabled_;
 
-class AsyncContextFrame extends Map {
-  constructor(store, data) {
-    super(AsyncContextFrame.current());
-    this.set(store, data);
-  }
-
+class ActiveAsyncContextFrame {
   static get enabled() {
-    enabled_ ??= require('internal/options')
-      .getOptionValue('--experimental-async-context-frame');
-    return enabled_;
+    return true;
   }
 
   static current() {
-    if (this.enabled) {
-      return getContinuationPreservedEmbedderData();
-    }
+    return getContinuationPreservedEmbedderData();
   }
 
   static set(frame) {
-    if (this.enabled) {
-      setContinuationPreservedEmbedderData(frame);
-    }
+    setContinuationPreservedEmbedderData(frame);
   }
 
   static exchange(frame) {
@@ -41,6 +34,37 @@ class AsyncContextFrame extends Map {
     const frame = this.current();
     frame?.disable(store);
   }
+}
+
+function checkEnabled() {
+  const enabled = require('internal/options')
+    .getOptionValue('--experimental-async-context-frame');
+
+  // If enabled, swap to active prototype so we don't need to check status
+  // on every interaction with the async context frame.
+  if (enabled) {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-use-before-define
+    ObjectSetPrototypeOf(AsyncContextFrame, ActiveAsyncContextFrame);
+  }
+
+  return enabled;
+}
+
+class AsyncContextFrame extends Map {
+  constructor(store, data) {
+    super(AsyncContextFrame.current());
+    this.set(store, data);
+  }
+
+  static get enabled() {
+    enabled_ ??= checkEnabled();
+    return enabled_;
+  }
+
+  static current() {}
+  static set(frame) {}
+  static exchange(frame) {}
+  static disable(store) {}
 
   disable(store) {
     this.delete(store);
diff --git a/lib/internal/async_local_storage/native.js b/lib/internal/async_local_storage/async_context_frame.js
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/internal/async_local_storage/native.js
rename to lib/internal/async_local_storage/async_context_frame.js
diff --git a/lib/internal/process/task_queues.js b/lib/internal/process/task_queues.js
index 3cec1000a0ca67..c7194977ba9db0 100644
--- a/lib/internal/process/task_queues.js
+++ b/lib/internal/process/task_queues.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ const { AsyncResource } = require('async_hooks');
 
 const AsyncContextFrame = require('internal/async_context_frame');
 
-const async_context_frame = Symbol('asyncContextFrame');
+const async_context_frame = Symbol('kAsyncContextFrame');
 
 // *Must* match Environment::TickInfo::Fields in src/env.h.
 const kHasTickScheduled = 0;
diff --git a/lib/internal/timers.js b/lib/internal/timers.js
index 1432e9f33d44ac..3519ecb425eaa8 100644
--- a/lib/internal/timers.js
+++ b/lib/internal/timers.js
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ let debug = require('internal/util/debuglog').debuglog('timer', (fn) => {
 
 const AsyncContextFrame = require('internal/async_context_frame');
 
-const async_context_frame = Symbol('asyncContextFrame');
+const async_context_frame = Symbol('kAsyncContextFrame');
 
 // *Must* match Environment::ImmediateInfo::Fields in src/env.h.
 const kCount = 0;
diff --git a/src/api/async_resource.cc b/src/api/async_resource.cc
index 9b826a35a28185..2ea5d1269875eb 100644
--- a/src/api/async_resource.cc
+++ b/src/api/async_resource.cc
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ AsyncResource::AsyncResource(Isolate* isolate,
 
 AsyncResource::~AsyncResource() {
   CHECK_NOT_NULL(env_);
-  env_->RemoveAsyncResourceContextFrame(reinterpret_cast<std::uintptr_t>(this));
   EmitAsyncDestroy(env_, async_context_);
+  env_->RemoveAsyncResourceContextFrame(reinterpret_cast<std::uintptr_t>(this));
 }
 
 MaybeLocal<Value> AsyncResource::MakeCallback(Local<Function> callback,