diff --git a/google/cloud/storage/_experimental/asyncio/async_write_object_stream.py b/google/cloud/storage/_experimental/asyncio/async_write_object_stream.py
index b84dea5a4..6d1fd5b31 100644
--- a/google/cloud/storage/_experimental/asyncio/async_write_object_stream.py
+++ b/google/cloud/storage/_experimental/asyncio/async_write_object_stream.py
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ async def send(
                 The request message to send. This is typically used to specify
                 the read offset and limit.
         """
-        raise NotImplementedError(
-            "send() is not implemented yet in _AsyncWriteObjectStream"
-        )
+        if not self._is_stream_open:
+            raise ValueError("Stream is not open")
+        await self.socket_like_rpc.send(bidi_write_object_request)
 
     async def recv(self) -> _storage_v2.BidiWriteObjectResponse:
         """Receives a response from the stream.
@@ -174,9 +174,9 @@ async def recv(self) -> _storage_v2.BidiWriteObjectResponse:
             :class:`~google.cloud._storage_v2.types.BidiWriteObjectResponse`:
                 The response message from the server.
         """
-        raise NotImplementedError(
-            "recv() is not implemented yet in _AsyncWriteObjectStream"
-        )
+        if not self._is_stream_open:
+            raise ValueError("Stream is not open")
+        return await self.socket_like_rpc.recv()
 
     @property
     def is_stream_open(self) -> bool:
diff --git a/tests/unit/asyncio/test_async_write_object_stream.py b/tests/unit/asyncio/test_async_write_object_stream.py
index ad83669c3..7fa2123c5 100644
--- a/tests/unit/asyncio/test_async_write_object_stream.py
+++ b/tests/unit/asyncio/test_async_write_object_stream.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ async def instantiate_write_obj_stream(mock_client, mock_cls_async_bidi_rpc, ope
     socket_like_rpc = AsyncMock()
     mock_cls_async_bidi_rpc.return_value = socket_like_rpc
     socket_like_rpc.open = AsyncMock()
+    socket_like_rpc.send = AsyncMock()
     socket_like_rpc.close = AsyncMock()
 
     mock_response = mock.MagicMock(spec=_storage_v2.BidiWriteObjectResponse)
@@ -313,11 +314,77 @@ async def test_close_without_open_should_raise_error(
 @mock.patch(
     "google.cloud.storage._experimental.asyncio.async_write_object_stream.AsyncBidiRpc"
 )
-async def test_unimplemented_methods_raise_error(mock_async_bidi_rpc, mock_client):
-    """Test that unimplemented methods (send, recv) raise NotImplementedError."""
-    stream = _AsyncWriteObjectStream(mock_client, BUCKET, OBJECT)
-    with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError):
-        await stream.send(_storage_v2.BidiWriteObjectRequest())
+async def test_send(mock_cls_async_bidi_rpc, mock_client):
+    """Test that send calls the underlying rpc's send method."""
+    # Arrange
+    write_obj_stream = await instantiate_write_obj_stream(
+        mock_client, mock_cls_async_bidi_rpc, open=True
+    )
+
+    # Act
+    bidi_write_object_request = _storage_v2.BidiWriteObjectRequest()
+    await write_obj_stream.send(bidi_write_object_request)
+
+    # Assert
+    write_obj_stream.socket_like_rpc.send.assert_called_once_with(
+        bidi_write_object_request
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@mock.patch(
+    "google.cloud.storage._experimental.asyncio.async_write_object_stream.AsyncBidiRpc"
+)
+async def test_send_without_open_should_raise_error(
+    mock_cls_async_bidi_rpc, mock_client
+):
+    """Test that sending on a stream that is not open raises a ValueError."""
+    # Arrange
+    write_obj_stream = await instantiate_write_obj_stream(
+        mock_client, mock_cls_async_bidi_rpc, open=False
+    )
+
+    # Act & Assert
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Stream is not open"):
+        await write_obj_stream.send(_storage_v2.BidiWriteObjectRequest())
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@mock.patch(
+    "google.cloud.storage._experimental.asyncio.async_write_object_stream.AsyncBidiRpc"
+)
+async def test_recv(mock_cls_async_bidi_rpc, mock_client):
+    """Test that recv calls the underlying rpc's recv method."""
+    # Arrange
+    write_obj_stream = await instantiate_write_obj_stream(
+        mock_client, mock_cls_async_bidi_rpc, open=True
+    )
+    bidi_write_object_response = _storage_v2.BidiWriteObjectResponse()
+    write_obj_stream.socket_like_rpc.recv = AsyncMock(
+        return_value=bidi_write_object_response
+    )
+
+    # Act
+    response = await write_obj_stream.recv()
+
+    # Assert
+    write_obj_stream.socket_like_rpc.recv.assert_called_once()
+    assert response == bidi_write_object_response
+
 
-    with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError):
-        await stream.recv()
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@mock.patch(
+    "google.cloud.storage._experimental.asyncio.async_write_object_stream.AsyncBidiRpc"
+)
+async def test_recv_without_open_should_raise_error(
+    mock_cls_async_bidi_rpc, mock_client
+):
+    """Test that receiving on a stream that is not open raises a ValueError."""
+    # Arrange
+    write_obj_stream = await instantiate_write_obj_stream(
+        mock_client, mock_cls_async_bidi_rpc, open=False
+    )
+
+    # Act & Assert
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Stream is not open"):
+        await write_obj_stream.recv()