diff --git a/src/gleam/javascript/promise.gleam b/src/gleam/javascript/promise.gleam
index 9f65347..f9e6907 100644
--- a/src/gleam/javascript/promise.gleam
+++ b/src/gleam/javascript/promise.gleam
@@ -120,6 +120,26 @@ pub fn try_await(
   })
 }
 
+/// Run a promise returning function on the value of a result, returning a
+/// promise.
+///
+/// The function is only called if the value is `Ok`, and the returned promise
+/// becomes the new value. If the result is `Error`, the error is returned
+/// wrapped in a resolved promise.
+///
+/// This is a convenience function for when you have a synchronous `Result` and
+/// want to chain into an asynchronous operation without first lifting the
+/// result into a promise.
+pub fn try_sync(
+  result: Result(a, b),
+  then: fn(a) -> Promise(Result(c, b)),
+) -> Promise(Result(c, b)) {
+  case result {
+    Ok(value) -> then(value)
+    Error(reason) -> resolve(Error(reason))
+  }
+}
+
 /// Chain an asynchronous operation onto an array of promises, so it runs after the
 /// promises have resolved.
 ///
diff --git a/test/gleam/javascript/promise_test.gleam b/test/gleam/javascript/promise_test.gleam
index f669899..9af0a5f 100644
--- a/test/gleam/javascript/promise_test.gleam
+++ b/test/gleam/javascript/promise_test.gleam
@@ -129,6 +129,30 @@ pub fn try_await_error_test() -> Promise(Result(Int, Int)) {
   })
 }
 
+pub fn try_sync_ok_ok_test() -> Promise(Result(Int, Int)) {
+  Ok(1)
+  |> promise.try_sync(fn(a) { promise.resolve(Ok(a + 1)) })
+  |> promise.tap(fn(a) {
+    let assert Ok(2) = a
+  })
+}
+
+pub fn try_sync_ok_error_test() -> Promise(Result(Int, Int)) {
+  Ok(1)
+  |> promise.try_sync(fn(a) { promise.resolve(Error(a + 1)) })
+  |> promise.tap(fn(a) {
+    let assert Error(2) = a
+  })
+}
+
+pub fn try_sync_error_test() -> Promise(Result(Int, Int)) {
+  Error(1)
+  |> promise.try_sync(fn(a) { promise.resolve(Ok(a + 1)) })
+  |> promise.tap(fn(a) {
+    let assert Error(1) = a
+  })
+}
+
 pub fn rescue_healthy_test() {
   promise.resolve(1)
   |> promise.rescue(fn(_) { 100 })