diff --git a/.changeset/plenty-donkeys-hear.md b/.changeset/plenty-donkeys-hear.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc63de4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/plenty-donkeys-hear.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@effect-rx/rx": patch
+---
+
+make effect/stream creation lazy
diff --git a/packages/rx/src/Rx.ts b/packages/rx/src/Rx.ts
index 8f9e491..b6bd9c9 100644
--- a/packages/rx/src/Rx.ts
+++ b/packages/rx/src/Rx.ts
@@ -271,13 +271,13 @@ export const state = <A>(
 
 function makeEffect<E, A>(
   ctx: Context,
-  effect: Effect.Effect<never, E, A>,
+  create: Rx.Read<Effect.Effect<never, E, A>>,
   runCallback = Effect.runCallback
 ): Result.Result<E, A> {
   const previous = ctx.self<Result.Result<E, A>>()
 
   const cancel = runCallback(
-    effect,
+    create(ctx),
     function(exit) {
       if (!Exit.isInterrupted(exit)) {
         ctx.setSelf(Result.fromExit(exit))
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ function makeEffect<E, A>(
 
 function makeEffectRuntime<R, E, A, RE>(
   ctx: Context,
-  effect: Effect.Effect<R, E, A>,
+  create: Rx.Read<Effect.Effect<R, E, A>>,
   runtime: RxRuntime<RE, R>
 ): Result.Result<E, A> {
   const previous = ctx.self<Result.Result<E, A>>()
@@ -307,24 +307,26 @@ function makeEffectRuntime<R, E, A, RE>(
     return runtimeResult as any
   }
 
-  return makeEffect(ctx, effect as any, Runtime.runCallback(runtimeResult.value))
+  return makeEffect(ctx, create as any, Runtime.runCallback(runtimeResult.value))
 }
 
 function makeScoped<R, E, A, RE>(
   ctx: Context,
-  effect: Effect.Effect<R, E, A>,
+  create: Rx.Read<Effect.Effect<R, E, A>>,
   options?: { readonly runtime?: RxRuntime<RE, R> }
-) {
-  const scope = Effect.runSync(Scope.make())
-  ctx.addFinalizer(() => Effect.runFork(Scope.close(scope, Exit.unit)))
-  const scopedEffect = Effect.provideService(
-    effect,
-    Scope.Scope,
-    scope
-  )
+): Result.Result<E, A> {
+  function createScoped(ctx: Context) {
+    const scope = Effect.runSync(Scope.make())
+    ctx.addFinalizer(() => Effect.runFork(Scope.close(scope, Exit.unit)))
+    return Effect.provideService(
+      create(ctx),
+      Scope.Scope,
+      scope
+    )
+  }
   return options?.runtime
-    ? makeEffectRuntime(ctx, scopedEffect, options.runtime)
-    : makeEffect(ctx, scopedEffect as Effect.Effect<never, E, A>)
+    ? makeEffectRuntime(ctx, createScoped, options.runtime)
+    : makeEffect(ctx, createScoped as any)
 }
 
 /**
@@ -342,10 +344,9 @@ export const effect: {
   options?: { readonly runtime?: RxRuntime<RE, R> }
 ) =>
   readable<Result.Result<E, A>>(function(get) {
-    const effect = create(get)
     return options?.runtime
-      ? makeEffectRuntime(get, effect, options.runtime)
-      : makeEffect(get, effect as Effect.Effect<never, E, A>)
+      ? makeEffectRuntime(get, create, options.runtime)
+      : makeEffect(get, create as any)
   })
 
 /**
@@ -363,7 +364,7 @@ export const scoped: {
   options?: { readonly runtime?: RxRuntime<RE, R> }
 ) =>
   readable<Result.Result<E, A>>(function(get) {
-    return makeScoped(get, create(get), options)
+    return makeScoped(get, create, options)
   })
 
 /**
@@ -400,8 +401,8 @@ export const effectFn: {
       return Result.initial()
     }
     return options?.runtime
-      ? makeEffectRuntime(get, effect, options.runtime)
-      : makeEffect(get, effect as Effect.Effect<never, E, A>)
+      ? makeEffectRuntime(get, (_) => effect, options.runtime)
+      : makeEffect(get, (_) => effect as Effect.Effect<never, E, A>)
   }, function(ctx, arg) {
     ctx.set(argRx, [ctx.get(argRx)[0] + 1, arg])
   })
@@ -434,7 +435,7 @@ export const scopedFn: {
     if (effect === undefined) {
       return Result.initial()
     }
-    return makeScoped(get, effect, options)
+    return makeScoped(get, (_) => effect, options)
   }, function(ctx, arg) {
     ctx.set(argRx, [ctx.get(argRx)[0] + 1, arg])
   })
@@ -475,14 +476,14 @@ export const runtime: {
 
 function makeStream<E, A>(
   ctx: Context,
-  stream: Stream.Stream<never, E, A>,
+  create: Rx.Read<Stream.Stream<never, E, A>>,
   runCallback = Effect.runCallback
 ): Result.Result<E | NoSuchElementException, A> {
   const previous = ctx.self<Result.Result<E | NoSuchElementException, A>>()
 
   const cancel = runCallback(
     Stream.runForEach(
-      stream,
+      create(ctx),
       (a) => Effect.sync(() => ctx.setSelf(Result.waiting(Result.success(a))))
     ),
     (exit) => {
@@ -512,7 +513,7 @@ function makeStream<E, A>(
 
 function makeStreamRuntime<R, E, A, RE>(
   ctx: Context,
-  stream: Stream.Stream<R, E, A>,
+  create: Rx.Read<Stream.Stream<R, E, A>>,
   runtime: RxRuntime<RE, R>
 ): Result.Result<E | NoSuchElementException, A> {
   const previous = ctx.self<Result.Result<E | NoSuchElementException, A>>()
@@ -525,7 +526,7 @@ function makeStreamRuntime<R, E, A, RE>(
     return runtimeResult as any
   }
 
-  return makeStream(ctx, stream as any, Runtime.runCallback(runtimeResult.value))
+  return makeStream(ctx, create as any, Runtime.runCallback(runtimeResult.value))
 }
 
 /**
@@ -545,10 +546,9 @@ export const stream: {
   options?: { readonly runtime?: RxRuntime<RE, R> }
 ) =>
   readable<Result.Result<E | NoSuchElementException, A>>(function(get) {
-    const stream = create(get)
     return options?.runtime
-      ? makeStreamRuntime(get, stream, options.runtime)
-      : makeStream(get, stream as Stream.Stream<never, E, A>)
+      ? makeStreamRuntime(get, create, options.runtime)
+      : makeStream(get, create as any)
   })
 
 /**
@@ -579,8 +579,8 @@ export const streamFn: {
       return Result.initial()
     }
     return options?.runtime
-      ? makeStreamRuntime(get, stream, options.runtime)
-      : makeStream(get, stream as Stream.Stream<never, E, A>)
+      ? makeStreamRuntime(get, (_) => stream, options.runtime)
+      : makeStream(get, (_) => stream as Stream.Stream<never, E, A>)
   }, function(ctx, arg) {
     ctx.set(argRx, [ctx.get(argRx)[0] + 1, arg])
   })
@@ -668,8 +668,8 @@ export const streamPull: {
       )
     )
     return options?.runtime
-      ? makeEffectRuntime(get, pull, options.runtime)
-      : makeEffect(get, pull as any)
+      ? makeEffectRuntime(get, (_) => pull, options.runtime)
+      : makeEffect(get, (_) => pull as any)
   }, function(ctx, _) {
     ctx.refreshSelf()
   }, function(refresh) {