diff --git a/doc/api/stream.md b/doc/api/stream.md
index d530ed0d62a9e3..5cc312abb42ccb 100644
--- a/doc/api/stream.md
+++ b/doc/api/stream.md
@@ -1861,7 +1861,7 @@ failure, this can cause event listener leaks and swallowed errors.
 added: REPLACEME
 -->
 
-* `streams` {Stream[]}
+* `streams` {Stream[]|Iterable[]|AsyncIterable[]|Function[]}
 * Returns: {stream.Duplex}
 
 Combines two or more streams into a `Duplex` stream that writes to the
@@ -1875,6 +1875,9 @@ when passing streams to `stream.pipeline`, typically the first stream is
 a readable stream and the last a writable stream, forming a closed
 circuit.
 
+If passed a `Function` it must be a factory method taking a `source`
+`Iterable`.
+
 ```mjs
 import { compose, Transform } from 'stream';
 
@@ -1884,11 +1887,11 @@ const removeSpaces = new Transform({
   }
 });
 
-const toUpper = new Transform({
-  transform(chunk, encoding, callback) {
-    callback(null, String(chunk).toUpperCase());
+async function* toUpper(source) {
+  for await (const chunk of source) {
+    yield String(chunk).toUpperCase();
   }
-});
+}
 
 let res = '';
 for await (const buf of compose(removeSpaces, toUpper).end('hello world')) {
@@ -1898,6 +1901,48 @@ for await (const buf of compose(removeSpaces, toUpper).end('hello world')) {
 console.log(res); // prints 'HELLOWORLD'
 ```
 
+`stream.compose` can be used to convert async iterables, generators and
+functions into streams.
+
+* `AsyncIterable` converts into a readable `Duplex`. Cannot yield
+  `null`.
+* `AsyncGeneratorFunction` converts into a readable/writable transform `Duplex`.
+  Must take a source `AsyncIterable` as first parameter. Cannot yield
+  `null`.
+* `AsyncFunction` converts into a writable `Duplex`. Must return
+  either `null` or `undefined`.
+
+```mjs
+import { compose } from 'stream';
+import { finished } from 'stream/promises';
+
+// Convert AsyncIterable into readable Duplex.
+const s1 = compose(async function*() {
+  yield 'Hello';
+  yield 'World';
+}());
+
+// Convert AsyncGenerator into transform Duplex.
+const s2 = compose(async function*(source) {
+  for await (const chunk of source) {
+    yield String(chunk).toUpperCase();
+  }
+});
+
+let res = '';
+
+// Convert AsyncFunction into writable Duplex.
+const s3 = compose(async function(source) {
+  for await (const chunk of source) {
+    res += chunk;
+  }
+});
+
+await finished(compose(s1, s2, s3));
+
+console.log(res); // prints 'HELLOWORLD'
+```
+
 ### `stream.Readable.from(iterable, [options])`
 <!-- YAML
 added:
diff --git a/lib/stream.js b/lib/stream.js
index 5201991bf1194a..b84efb0fd8862d 100644
--- a/lib/stream.js
+++ b/lib/stream.js
@@ -30,16 +30,10 @@ const {
 } = require('internal/util');
 
 const pipeline = require('internal/streams/pipeline');
-const _compose = require('internal/streams/compose');
+const compose = require('internal/streams/compose');
 const { destroyer } = require('internal/streams/destroy');
 const eos = require('internal/streams/end-of-stream');
 const internalBuffer = require('internal/buffer');
-const { isNodeStream } = require('internal/streams/utils');
-const {
-  codes: {
-    ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE,
-  },
-} = require('internal/errors');
 
 const promises = require('stream/promises');
 
@@ -54,21 +48,7 @@ const { addAbortSignal } = require('internal/streams/add-abort-signal');
 Stream.addAbortSignal = addAbortSignal;
 Stream.finished = eos;
 Stream.destroy = destroyer;
-
-Stream.compose = function compose(...streams) {
-  // TODO (ronag): Remove this once async function API
-  // has been discussed.
-  for (let n = 0; n < streams.length; ++n) {
-    if (!isNodeStream(streams[n])) {
-      throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE(
-        `streams[${n}]`,
-        streams[n],
-        'must be stream'
-      );
-    }
-  }
-  return _compose(...streams);
-};
+Stream.compose = compose;
 
 ObjectDefineProperty(Stream, 'promises', {
   configurable: true,