diff --git a/src/execution/__tests__/stream-test.ts b/src/execution/__tests__/stream-test.ts
index 2a14b6cf90..d75f280277 100644
--- a/src/execution/__tests__/stream-test.ts
+++ b/src/execution/__tests__/stream-test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { describe, it } from 'mocha';
 import { expectJSON } from '../../__testUtils__/expectJSON.js';
 
 import type { PromiseOrValue } from '../../jsutils/PromiseOrValue.js';
+import { promiseWithResolvers } from '../../jsutils/promiseWithResolvers.js';
 
 import type { DocumentNode } from '../../language/ast.js';
 import { parse } from '../../language/parser.js';
@@ -129,14 +130,6 @@ async function completeAsync(
   return Promise.all(promises);
 }
 
-function createResolvablePromise<T>(): [Promise<T>, (value?: T) => void] {
-  let resolveFn;
-  const promise = new Promise<T>((resolve) => {
-    resolveFn = resolve;
-  });
-  return [promise, resolveFn as unknown as (value?: T) => void];
-}
-
 describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
   it('Can stream a list field', async () => {
     const document = parse('{ scalarList @stream(initialCount: 1) }');
@@ -1564,7 +1557,8 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
     ]);
   });
   it('Returns payloads in correct order when parent deferred fragment resolves slower than stream', async () => {
-    const [slowFieldPromise, resolveSlowField] = createResolvablePromise();
+    const { promise: slowFieldPromise, resolve: resolveSlowField } =
+      promiseWithResolvers();
     const document = parse(`
       query { 
         nestedObject {
@@ -1655,9 +1649,12 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
     });
   });
   it('Can @defer fields that are resolved after async iterable is complete', async () => {
-    const [slowFieldPromise, resolveSlowField] = createResolvablePromise();
-    const [iterableCompletionPromise, resolveIterableCompletion] =
-      createResolvablePromise();
+    const { promise: slowFieldPromise, resolve: resolveSlowField } =
+      promiseWithResolvers();
+    const {
+      promise: iterableCompletionPromise,
+      resolve: resolveIterableCompletion,
+    } = promiseWithResolvers();
 
     const document = parse(`
     query { 
@@ -1697,7 +1694,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
     });
 
     const result2Promise = iterator.next();
-    resolveIterableCompletion();
+    resolveIterableCompletion(null);
     const result2 = await result2Promise;
     expectJSON(result2).toDeepEqual({
       value: {
@@ -1741,9 +1738,12 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
     });
   });
   it('Can @defer fields that are resolved before async iterable is complete', async () => {
-    const [slowFieldPromise, resolveSlowField] = createResolvablePromise();
-    const [iterableCompletionPromise, resolveIterableCompletion] =
-      createResolvablePromise();
+    const { promise: slowFieldPromise, resolve: resolveSlowField } =
+      promiseWithResolvers();
+    const {
+      promise: iterableCompletionPromise,
+      resolve: resolveIterableCompletion,
+    } = promiseWithResolvers();
 
     const document = parse(`
     query { 
@@ -1819,7 +1819,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
       done: false,
     });
     const result4Promise = iterator.next();
-    resolveIterableCompletion();
+    resolveIterableCompletion(null);
     const result4 = await result4Promise;
     expectJSON(result4).toDeepEqual({
       value: { hasNext: false },
diff --git a/src/execution/execute.ts b/src/execution/execute.ts
index 926d517820..d5aca82871 100644
--- a/src/execution/execute.ts
+++ b/src/execution/execute.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { addPath, pathToArray } from '../jsutils/Path.js';
 import { promiseForObject } from '../jsutils/promiseForObject.js';
 import type { PromiseOrValue } from '../jsutils/PromiseOrValue.js';
 import { promiseReduce } from '../jsutils/promiseReduce.js';
+import { promiseWithResolvers } from '../jsutils/promiseWithResolvers.js';
 
 import type { GraphQLFormattedError } from '../error/GraphQLError.js';
 import { GraphQLError } from '../error/GraphQLError.js';
@@ -2239,11 +2240,9 @@ class DeferredFragmentRecord {
     this._exeContext.subsequentPayloads.add(this);
     this.isCompleted = false;
     this.data = null;
-    this.promise = new Promise<ObjMap<unknown> | null>((resolve) => {
-      this._resolve = (promiseOrValue) => {
-        resolve(promiseOrValue);
-      };
-    }).then((data) => {
+    const { promise, resolve } = promiseWithResolvers<ObjMap<unknown> | null>();
+    this._resolve = resolve;
+    this.promise = promise.then((data) => {
       this.data = data;
       this.isCompleted = true;
     });
@@ -2290,11 +2289,9 @@ class StreamItemsRecord {
     this._exeContext.subsequentPayloads.add(this);
     this.isCompleted = false;
     this.items = null;
-    this.promise = new Promise<Array<unknown> | null>((resolve) => {
-      this._resolve = (promiseOrValue) => {
-        resolve(promiseOrValue);
-      };
-    }).then((items) => {
+    const { promise, resolve } = promiseWithResolvers<Array<unknown> | null>();
+    this._resolve = resolve;
+    this.promise = promise.then((items) => {
       this.items = items;
       this.isCompleted = true;
     });
diff --git a/src/jsutils/__tests__/promiseWithResolvers-test.ts b/src/jsutils/__tests__/promiseWithResolvers-test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..453a6fb68d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/jsutils/__tests__/promiseWithResolvers-test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import { describe, it } from 'mocha';
+
+import { expectPromise } from '../../__testUtils__/expectPromise.js';
+
+import { promiseWithResolvers } from '../promiseWithResolvers.js';
+
+describe('promiseWithResolvers', () => {
+  it('resolves values', async () => {
+    const { promise, resolve } = promiseWithResolvers();
+    resolve('foo');
+    expect(await expectPromise(promise).toResolve()).to.equal('foo');
+  });
+
+  it('rejects values', async () => {
+    const { promise, reject } = promiseWithResolvers();
+    const error = new Error('rejected');
+    reject(error);
+    await expectPromise(promise).toRejectWith('rejected');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/jsutils/promiseWithResolvers.ts b/src/jsutils/promiseWithResolvers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5a5eeaccd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/jsutils/promiseWithResolvers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import type { PromiseOrValue } from './PromiseOrValue.js';
+
+/**
+ * Based on Promise.withResolvers proposal
+ * https://github.com/tc39/proposal-promise-with-resolvers
+ */
+export function promiseWithResolvers<T>(): {
+  promise: Promise<T>;
+  resolve: (value: T | PromiseOrValue<T>) => void;
+  reject: (reason?: any) => void;
+} {
+  // these are assigned synchronously within the Promise constructor
+  let resolve!: (value: T | PromiseOrValue<T>) => void;
+  let reject!: (reason?: any) => void;
+  const promise = new Promise<T>((res, rej) => {
+    resolve = res;
+    reject = rej;
+  });
+  return { promise, resolve, reject };
+}