diff --git a/google/cloud/storage/_experimental/asyncio/_utils.py b/google/cloud/storage/_experimental/asyncio/_utils.py
index 32d83a586..170a0cfae 100644
--- a/google/cloud/storage/_experimental/asyncio/_utils.py
+++ b/google/cloud/storage/_experimental/asyncio/_utils.py
@@ -33,3 +33,9 @@ def raise_if_no_fast_crc32c():
             "C extension is required for faster data integrity checks."
             "For more information, see https://github.com/googleapis/python-crc32c."
         )
+
+
+def update_write_handle_if_exists(obj, response):
+    """Update the write_handle attribute of an object if it exists in the response."""
+    if hasattr(response, "write_handle") and response.write_handle is not None:
+        obj.write_handle = response.write_handle
diff --git a/google/cloud/storage/_experimental/asyncio/async_appendable_object_writer.py b/google/cloud/storage/_experimental/asyncio/async_appendable_object_writer.py
index c961fbefb..eda21019d 100644
--- a/google/cloud/storage/_experimental/asyncio/async_appendable_object_writer.py
+++ b/google/cloud/storage/_experimental/asyncio/async_appendable_object_writer.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 from google_crc32c import Checksum
 from google.api_core import exceptions
 
-from ._utils import raise_if_no_fast_crc32c
+from . import _utils
 from google.cloud import _storage_v2
 from google.cloud.storage._experimental.asyncio.async_grpc_client import (
     AsyncGrpcClient,
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def __init__(
                 servers. Default is `_DEFAULT_FLUSH_INTERVAL_BYTES`.
                 Must be a multiple of `_MAX_CHUNK_SIZE_BYTES`.
         """
-        raise_if_no_fast_crc32c()
+        _utils.raise_if_no_fast_crc32c()
         self.client = client
         self.bucket_name = bucket_name
         self.object_name = object_name
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ async def state_lookup(self) -> int:
             )
         )
         response = await self.write_obj_stream.recv()
+        _utils.update_write_handle_if_exists(self, response)
         self.persisted_size = response.persisted_size
         return self.persisted_size
 
@@ -253,6 +254,7 @@ async def append(self, data: bytes) -> None:
 
             if is_last_chunk:
                 response = await self.write_obj_stream.recv()
+                _utils.update_write_handle_if_exists(self, response)
                 self.persisted_size = response.persisted_size
                 self.offset = self.persisted_size
                 self.bytes_appended_since_last_flush = 0
@@ -295,6 +297,7 @@ async def flush(self) -> int:
             )
         )
         response = await self.write_obj_stream.recv()
+        _utils.update_write_handle_if_exists(self, response)
         self.persisted_size = response.persisted_size
         self.offset = self.persisted_size
         return self.persisted_size
@@ -351,6 +354,7 @@ async def finalize(self) -> _storage_v2.Object:
             _storage_v2.BidiWriteObjectRequest(finish_write=True)
         )
         response = await self.write_obj_stream.recv()
+        _utils.update_write_handle_if_exists(self, response)
         self.object_resource = response.resource
         self.persisted_size = self.object_resource.size
         await self.write_obj_stream.close()
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 731b18e45..682438dea 100644
--- a/google/cloud/storage/_experimental/asyncio/async_write_object_stream.py
+++ b/google/cloud/storage/_experimental/asyncio/async_write_object_stream.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 """
 from typing import Optional
+from . import _utils
 from google.cloud import _storage_v2
 from google.cloud.storage._experimental.asyncio.async_grpc_client import AsyncGrpcClient
 from google.cloud.storage._experimental.asyncio.async_abstract_object_stream import (
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@ async def requests_done(self):
         """Signals that all requests have been sent."""
 
         await self.socket_like_rpc.send(None)
-        await self.socket_like_rpc.recv()
+        _utils.update_write_handle_if_exists(self, await self.socket_like_rpc.recv())
 
     async def send(
         self, bidi_write_object_request: _storage_v2.BidiWriteObjectRequest
@@ -218,7 +219,9 @@ async def recv(self) -> _storage_v2.BidiWriteObjectResponse:
         """
         if not self._is_stream_open:
             raise ValueError("Stream is not open")
-        return await self.socket_like_rpc.recv()
+        response = await self.socket_like_rpc.recv()
+        _utils.update_write_handle_if_exists(self, response)
+        return response
 
     @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 619d5f7e6..92ba2925a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/asyncio/test_async_write_object_stream.py
+++ b/tests/unit/asyncio/test_async_write_object_stream.py
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@
 BUCKET = "my-bucket"
 OBJECT = "my-object"
 GENERATION = 12345
-WRITE_HANDLE = b"test-handle"
-WRITE_HANDLE_PROTO = _storage_v2.BidiWriteHandle(handle=WRITE_HANDLE)
+WRITE_HANDLE_BYTES = b"test-handle"
+NEW_WRITE_HANDLE_BYTES = b"new-test-handle"
+WRITE_HANDLE_PROTO = _storage_v2.BidiWriteHandle(handle=WRITE_HANDLE_BYTES)
+NEW_WRITE_HANDLE_PROTO = _storage_v2.BidiWriteHandle(handle=NEW_WRITE_HANDLE_BYTES)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -151,7 +153,9 @@ async def test_open_for_new_object(mock_async_bidi_rpc, mock_client):
 @mock.patch(
     "google.cloud.storage._experimental.asyncio.async_write_object_stream.AsyncBidiRpc"
 )
-async def test_open_for_new_object_with_generation_zero(mock_async_bidi_rpc, mock_client):
+async def test_open_for_new_object_with_generation_zero(
+    mock_async_bidi_rpc, mock_client
+):
     """Test opening a stream for a new object."""
     # Arrange
     socket_like_rpc = mock.AsyncMock()
@@ -487,3 +491,95 @@ async def test_requests_done(mock_cls_async_bidi_rpc, mock_client):
     # Assert
     write_obj_stream.socket_like_rpc.send.assert_called_once_with(None)
     write_obj_stream.socket_like_rpc.recv.assert_called_once()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@mock.patch(
+    "google.cloud.storage._experimental.asyncio.async_write_object_stream.AsyncBidiRpc"
+)
+async def test_open_for_existing_object_with_none_size(
+    mock_async_bidi_rpc, mock_client
+):
+    """Test opening a stream for an existing object where size is None."""
+    # Arrange
+    socket_like_rpc = mock.AsyncMock()
+    mock_async_bidi_rpc.return_value = socket_like_rpc
+    socket_like_rpc.open = mock.AsyncMock()
+
+    mock_response = mock.MagicMock(spec=_storage_v2.BidiWriteObjectResponse)
+    mock_response.resource = mock.MagicMock(spec=_storage_v2.Object)
+    mock_response.resource.size = None
+    mock_response.resource.generation = GENERATION
+    mock_response.write_handle = WRITE_HANDLE_PROTO
+    socket_like_rpc.recv = mock.AsyncMock(return_value=mock_response)
+
+    stream = _AsyncWriteObjectStream(
+        mock_client, BUCKET, OBJECT, generation_number=GENERATION
+    )
+
+    # Act
+    await stream.open()
+
+    # Assert
+    assert stream.persisted_size == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@mock.patch(
+    "google.cloud.storage._experimental.asyncio.async_write_object_stream.AsyncBidiRpc"
+)
+async def test_recv_updates_write_handle(mock_cls_async_bidi_rpc, mock_client):
+    """Test that recv updates the write_handle if present in the response."""
+    # Arrange
+    write_obj_stream = await instantiate_write_obj_stream(
+        mock_client, mock_cls_async_bidi_rpc, open=True
+    )
+
+    assert write_obj_stream.write_handle == WRITE_HANDLE_PROTO  # Initial handle
+
+    # GCS can periodicallly update write handle in their responses.
+    bidi_write_object_response = _storage_v2.BidiWriteObjectResponse(
+        write_handle=NEW_WRITE_HANDLE_PROTO
+    )
+    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
+    # asserts that new write handle has been updated.
+    assert write_obj_stream.write_handle == NEW_WRITE_HANDLE_PROTO
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@mock.patch(
+    "google.cloud.storage._experimental.asyncio.async_write_object_stream.AsyncBidiRpc"
+)
+async def test_requests_done_updates_write_handle(mock_cls_async_bidi_rpc, mock_client):
+    """Test that requests_done updates the write_handle if present in the response."""
+    # Arrange
+    write_obj_stream = await instantiate_write_obj_stream(
+        mock_client, mock_cls_async_bidi_rpc, open=True
+    )
+    assert write_obj_stream.write_handle == WRITE_HANDLE_PROTO  # Initial handle
+
+    # new_write_handle = b"new-test-handle"
+    bidi_write_object_response = _storage_v2.BidiWriteObjectResponse(
+        write_handle=NEW_WRITE_HANDLE_PROTO
+    )
+    write_obj_stream.socket_like_rpc.send = AsyncMock()
+    write_obj_stream.socket_like_rpc.recv = AsyncMock(
+        return_value=bidi_write_object_response
+    )
+
+    # Act
+    await write_obj_stream.requests_done()
+
+    # Assert
+    write_obj_stream.socket_like_rpc.send.assert_called_once_with(None)
+    write_obj_stream.socket_like_rpc.recv.assert_called_once()
+    assert write_obj_stream.write_handle == NEW_WRITE_HANDLE_PROTO