diff --git a/packages/typescript/src/api/async/api.ts b/packages/typescript/src/api/async/api.ts
index 208313dac3502..1427586fc6e91 100644
--- a/packages/typescript/src/api/async/api.ts
+++ b/packages/typescript/src/api/async/api.ts
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ export interface TranspileOutput {
 }
 
 // @sync-only-start
-// export { all } from "./generatorSupport.ts";
-// import {all, type ExecutedGeneratorsResults, type APIRequestGenerator} from "./generatorSupport.ts";
+// export { all, defer } from "./generatorSupport.ts";
+// import {executeRequestGenerators, type ExecutedGeneratorsResults, type APIRequestGenerator} from "./generatorSupport.ts";
 // @sync-only-end
 
 export class API<FromLSP extends boolean = false> implements FormatDiagnosticsHost {
@@ -260,12 +260,7 @@ export class API<FromLSP extends boolean = false> implements FormatDiagnosticsHo
     // @sync-skip-block-end
     // @sync-only-start
     // batch<T extends readonly APIRequestGenerator[]>(...requestGenerators: T): ExecutedGeneratorsResults<T> {
-    //     const batches = all(...requestGenerators);
-    //     let state = batches.next();
-    //     while (!state.done) {
-    //         state = batches.next(this.client.batchRequests(state.value).responses);
-    //     }
-    //     return state.value;
+    //     return executeRequestGenerators(requestGenerators, requests => this.client.batchRequests(requests).responses);
     // }
     // @sync-only-end
 
diff --git a/packages/typescript/src/api/sync/api.ts b/packages/typescript/src/api/sync/api.ts
index 4ec27f4805f98..f5916b651031c 100644
--- a/packages/typescript/src/api/sync/api.ts
+++ b/packages/typescript/src/api/sync/api.ts
@@ -237,11 +237,11 @@ export interface TranspileOutput {
     sourceMapText?: string;
 }
 
-export { all } from "./generatorSupport.ts";
+export { all, defer } from "./generatorSupport.ts";
 import {
-    all,
     type APIRequestGenerator,
     type ExecutedGeneratorsResults,
+    executeRequestGenerators,
 } from "./generatorSupport.ts";
 
 export class API<FromLSP extends boolean = false> implements FormatDiagnosticsHost {
@@ -288,12 +288,7 @@ export class API<FromLSP extends boolean = false> implements FormatDiagnosticsHo
     }
 
     batch<T extends readonly APIRequestGenerator[]>(...requestGenerators: T): ExecutedGeneratorsResults<T> {
-        const batches = all(...requestGenerators);
-        let state = batches.next();
-        while (!state.done) {
-            state = batches.next(this.client.batchRequests(state.value).responses);
-        }
-        return state.value;
+        return executeRequestGenerators(requestGenerators, requests => this.client.batchRequests(requests).responses);
     }
 
     private get ensureInitialized(): {
diff --git a/packages/typescript/src/api/sync/generatorSupport.ts b/packages/typescript/src/api/sync/generatorSupport.ts
index 97f89abcaafa7..f60220cfd871c 100644
--- a/packages/typescript/src/api/sync/generatorSupport.ts
+++ b/packages/typescript/src/api/sync/generatorSupport.ts
@@ -22,82 +22,145 @@ export function apiRequest<Method extends keyof APIMethodInfo>(
 export function* apiRequest(method: PropertyKey, params: unknown): Generator<{ method: PropertyKey; params: unknown; }, unknown, unknown> {
     return yield { method, params };
 }
-export type APIRequestGenerator<Return = any> = Generator<APIRequest | readonly APIRequest[], Return, any>;
+const deferredGeneratorMarker: unique symbol = Symbol();
+interface DeferredAPIRequest {
+    readonly deferred: UndeferredAPIRequestGenerator;
+}
+type APIRequestGeneratorYield = APIRequest | readonly APIRequest[] | DeferredAPIRequest;
+export type UndeferredAPIRequestGenerator<Return = any> = Generator<APIRequestGeneratorYield, Return, any>;
+export type DeferredAPIRequestGenerator = Generator<DeferredAPIRequest, void, unknown> & { readonly [deferredGeneratorMarker]: true; };
+export type APIRequestGenerator<Return = any> = UndeferredAPIRequestGenerator<Return> | DeferredAPIRequestGenerator;
 type GeneratorReturn<T> = T extends Generator<any, infer R, any> ? R : never;
-export type ExecutedGeneratorsResults<T extends readonly APIRequestGenerator[]> = {
-    [K in keyof T]: GeneratorReturn<T[K]>;
-};
+export type ExecutedGeneratorsResults<T extends readonly APIRequestGenerator[]> = number extends T["length"] ? GeneratorReturn<Exclude<T[number], DeferredAPIRequestGenerator>>[]
+    : T extends readonly [infer Head extends APIRequestGenerator, ...infer Tail extends readonly APIRequestGenerator[]] ? Head extends DeferredAPIRequestGenerator ? ExecutedGeneratorsResults<Tail> : [GeneratorReturn<Head>, ...ExecutedGeneratorsResults<Tail>]
+    : [];
 
 interface GeneratorResponse {
     result: unknown;
     error?: string | undefined;
 }
 
-export function all<const T extends readonly APIRequestGenerator[]>(
-    ...requestGenerators: T
-): Generator<APIRequest[], ExecutedGeneratorsResults<T>, readonly GeneratorResponse[]>;
-export function* all<T extends readonly APIRequestGenerator[]>(
-    ...requestGenerators: T
-): Generator<APIRequest[], ExecutedGeneratorsResults<T>, readonly GeneratorResponse[]> {
-    const results: any[] = [];
-    const requestObjects: (APIRequest | readonly APIRequest[] | undefined)[] = [];
-    const completedIndices = new Set<number>();
-    for (let i = 0; i < requestGenerators.length; i++) {
-        const state = requestGenerators[i].next();
+interface RequestRunnerOptions {
+    executeDeferred?: boolean;
+    getDeduplicationKey?: (request: APIRequest) => string | undefined;
+}
+
+function createRequestRunner<T extends readonly APIRequestGenerator[]>(requestGenerators: T, options: RequestRunnerOptions = {}) {
+    const registeredGenerators = new Set<APIRequestGenerator>();
+    const requestsByGenerator = new Map<APIRequestGenerator, APIRequestGeneratorYield>();
+    const resultsByGenerator = new Map<APIRequestGenerator, unknown>();
+    for (const generator of requestGenerators) {
+        addGenerator(generator);
+    }
+    const requestRounds = runRequestRounds();
+    return { requestRounds, getResults };
+
+    function advanceGenerator(generator: APIRequestGenerator, value?: unknown, error?: string): void {
+        let state = error === undefined
+            ? generator.next(value)
+            : generator.throw(new Error(error));
+        while (!state.done && isDeferredAPIRequest(state.value) && options.executeDeferred) {
+            addGenerator(state.value.deferred);
+            state = generator.next();
+        }
         if (state.done) {
-            results[i] = state.value;
-            completedIndices.add(i);
+            requestsByGenerator.delete(generator);
+            resultsByGenerator.set(generator, state.value);
         }
         else {
-            requestObjects[i] = state.value;
+            requestsByGenerator.set(generator, state.value);
         }
     }
-    while (completedIndices.size < requestGenerators.length) {
-        const requests: APIRequest[] = [];
-        const responseIndices: (number | readonly number[] | undefined)[] = [];
-        const responseIndexByDeduplicationKey = new Map<string, number>();
-        const addRequest = (request: APIRequest): number => {
-            const deduplicationKey = getRequestDeduplicationKey(request);
-            let responseIndex = deduplicationKey === undefined ? undefined : responseIndexByDeduplicationKey.get(deduplicationKey);
-            if (responseIndex === undefined) {
-                responseIndex = requests.length;
-                requests.push(request);
-                if (deduplicationKey !== undefined) responseIndexByDeduplicationKey.set(deduplicationKey, responseIndex);
-            }
-            return responseIndex;
-        };
-        for (let i = 0; i < requestGenerators.length; i++) {
-            if (completedIndices.has(i)) continue;
 
-            const request = requestObjects[i]!;
-            responseIndices[i] = isRequestGroup(request) ? request.map(addRequest) : addRequest(request);
-        }
+    function addGenerator(generator: APIRequestGenerator): void {
+        if (registeredGenerators.has(generator)) throw new Error("Cannot execute the same generator instance more than once");
+        registeredGenerators.add(generator);
+        advanceGenerator(generator);
+    }
 
-        const responses = yield requests;
-        for (let i = 0; i < requestGenerators.length; i++) {
-            if (completedIndices.has(i)) continue;
-
-            const requestGenerator = requestGenerators[i];
-            const responseIndex = responseIndices[i]!;
-            let state: IteratorResult<APIRequest | readonly APIRequest[], any>;
-            if (typeof responseIndex === "number") {
-                const result = responses[responseIndex];
-                state = result.error
-                    ? requestGenerator.throw(new Error(result.error))
-                    : requestGenerator.next(result.result);
+    function* runRequestRounds(): Generator<APIRequest[] | DeferredAPIRequest, void, readonly GeneratorResponse[]> {
+        while (requestsByGenerator.size) {
+            for (const generator of registeredGenerators) {
+                let request = requestsByGenerator.get(generator);
+                while (request && isDeferredAPIRequest(request)) {
+                    yield request;
+                    advanceGenerator(generator);
+                    request = requestsByGenerator.get(generator);
+                }
             }
-            else {
-                state = requestGenerator.next(responseIndex.map(index => responses[index]));
+            if (!requestsByGenerator.size) break;
+
+            const requests: APIRequest[] = [];
+            const responseIndexByDeduplicationKey = new Map<string, number>();
+            const addRequest = (request: APIRequest): number => {
+                const deduplicationKey = options.getDeduplicationKey?.(request);
+                let responseIndex = deduplicationKey === undefined ? undefined : responseIndexByDeduplicationKey.get(deduplicationKey);
+                if (responseIndex === undefined) {
+                    responseIndex = requests.length;
+                    requests.push(request);
+                    if (deduplicationKey !== undefined) responseIndexByDeduplicationKey.set(deduplicationKey, responseIndex);
+                }
+                return responseIndex;
+            };
+            // TODO: Use Iterator.prototype.filter when target >= ES2025
+            const roundGenerators = [...registeredGenerators].filter(generator => requestsByGenerator.has(generator));
+            const responseIndices = new Map<APIRequestGenerator, number | readonly number[]>();
+            for (const generator of roundGenerators) {
+                const request = requestsByGenerator.get(generator) as APIRequest | readonly APIRequest[];
+                responseIndices.set(generator, isRequestGroup(request) ? request.map(addRequest) : addRequest(request));
             }
-            if (state.done) {
-                results[i] = state.value;
-                completedIndices.add(i);
-                requestObjects[i] = undefined;
+
+            const responses = yield requests;
+            for (const generator of roundGenerators) {
+                const responseIndex = responseIndices.get(generator)!;
+                if (typeof responseIndex === "number") {
+                    const result = responses[responseIndex];
+                    advanceGenerator(generator, result.result, result.error || undefined);
+                }
+                else {
+                    advanceGenerator(generator, responseIndex.map(index => responses[index]));
+                }
             }
-            else requestObjects[i] = state.value;
         }
     }
-    return results as any[] as ExecutedGeneratorsResults<T>;
+
+    function getResults(): ExecutedGeneratorsResults<T> {
+        return requestGenerators
+            .filter(generator => !isDeferredGenerator(generator))
+            .map(generator => resultsByGenerator.get(generator)) as ExecutedGeneratorsResults<T>;
+    }
+}
+
+export function all<const T extends readonly APIRequestGenerator[]>(
+    ...requestGenerators: T
+): UndeferredAPIRequestGenerator<ExecutedGeneratorsResults<T>>;
+export function* all<T extends readonly APIRequestGenerator[]>(
+    ...requestGenerators: T
+): UndeferredAPIRequestGenerator<ExecutedGeneratorsResults<T>> {
+    const { requestRounds, getResults } = createRequestRunner(requestGenerators);
+    yield* requestRounds;
+    return getResults();
+}
+
+export function executeRequestGenerators<T extends readonly APIRequestGenerator[]>(
+    requestGenerators: T,
+    executeRequests: (requests: APIRequest[]) => readonly GeneratorResponse[],
+): ExecutedGeneratorsResults<T> {
+    const { requestRounds, getResults } = createRequestRunner(requestGenerators, { executeDeferred: true, getDeduplicationKey: getRequestDeduplicationKey });
+    let state = requestRounds.next();
+    while (!state.done) {
+        if (isDeferredAPIRequest(state.value)) throw new Error("Unexpected deferred request");
+        state = requestRounds.next(executeRequests(state.value));
+    }
+    return getResults();
+}
+
+function isDeferredAPIRequest(request: APIRequestGeneratorYield): request is DeferredAPIRequest {
+    return !Array.isArray(request) && "deferred" in request;
+}
+
+function isDeferredGenerator(generator: APIRequestGenerator): generator is DeferredAPIRequestGenerator {
+    return deferredGeneratorMarker in generator;
 }
 
 function isRequestGroup(request: APIRequest | readonly APIRequest[]): request is readonly APIRequest[] {
@@ -112,3 +175,11 @@ function getRequestDeduplicationKey(request: APIRequest): string | undefined {
             return undefined;
     }
 }
+
+export function defer(gen: UndeferredAPIRequestGenerator): DeferredAPIRequestGenerator {
+    const deferred = (function* (): Generator<DeferredAPIRequest, void, unknown> {
+        yield { deferred: gen };
+    })() as DeferredAPIRequestGenerator;
+    Object.defineProperty(deferred, deferredGeneratorMarker, { value: true });
+    return deferred;
+}
diff --git a/packages/typescript/test/sync/api-generators.test.ts b/packages/typescript/test/sync/api-generators.test.ts
index 546bc5a0d38fc..fb6aa3ad3d0e9 100644
--- a/packages/typescript/test/sync/api-generators.test.ts
+++ b/packages/typescript/test/sync/api-generators.test.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
     all,
     type API,
     type ConditionalType,
+    defer,
     type IndexedAccessType,
     type IndexInfo,
     type InterfaceType,
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ import {
     describe,
     test,
 } from "node:test";
+import { executeRequestGenerators } from "../../src/api/sync/generatorSupport.ts";
 import { spawnAPI } from "./api.testUtils.ts";
 
 const parityFiles = {
@@ -364,12 +366,16 @@ function runParityBatch(api: API, cases: readonly ParityCase[]): void {
 }
 
 function* observeRequestBatches<Result>(
-    requestGenerator: Generator<APIRequest | readonly APIRequest[], Result, any>,
+    requestGenerator: Generator<any, Result, any>,
     requestBatches: string[][],
-): Generator<APIRequest | readonly APIRequest[], Result, any> {
+): Generator<any, Result, any> {
     let state = requestGenerator.next();
     while (!state.done) {
         const request = state.value;
+        if (!Array.isArray(request) && "deferred" in request) {
+            state = requestGenerator.next(yield request);
+            continue;
+        }
         const requests = Array.isArray(request) ? request : [request as APIRequest];
         requestBatches.push(requests.map(current => current.method));
         state = requestGenerator.next(yield request);
@@ -417,7 +423,7 @@ describe("API - generator batching", () => {
             assert.deepEqual([...config.fileNames].sort(), ["/src/bind.ts", "/src/index.ts", "/src/models.ts", "/src/suggestions.ts", "/src/syntax.ts"]);
             assert.match(outputText, /const value = ['"]ok['"]/);
             assert.deepEqual(requestBatches, [
-                ["initialize"],
+                ["initialize", "initialize"],
                 ["parseCommandLine", "readConfigFile"],
                 ["readConfigFile", "parseJsonConfigFileContent"],
                 ["parseJsonConfigFileContent", "transpileModule"],
@@ -489,33 +495,301 @@ describe("API - generator batching", () => {
         }
     });
 
-    test("all deduplicates only initialize requests within a batch round", () => {
+    test("executes deferred generators without returning their results", () => {
         const api = spawnAPI();
         const requestBatches: string[][] = [];
+        function* runConcurrentRequests() {
+            yield* defer(api.parseCommandLine.gen(["--strict"]));
+            yield* defer(api.readConfigFile.gen("/tsconfig.json"));
+            return yield* all(
+                api.parseCommandLine.gen(["--target", "esnext"]),
+                api.readConfigFile.gen("/base.json"),
+            );
+        }
 
         try {
-            const [[firstCommandLine, secondCommandLine, config]] = api.batch(observeRequestBatches(
-                all(
-                    api.parseCommandLine.gen(["--strict"]),
-                    api.parseCommandLine.gen(["--strict"]),
-                    api.readConfigFile.gen("/tsconfig.json"),
-                ),
-                requestBatches,
-            ));
-
+            const [[[commandLine, config]]] = api.batch(observeRequestBatches(all(runConcurrentRequests()), requestBatches));
+            assert.equal(commandLine.options.target, 99);
+            assert.deepEqual(config.config, {});
             assert.deepEqual(requestBatches, [
-                ["initialize"],
-                ["parseCommandLine", "parseCommandLine", "readConfigFile"],
+                ["initialize", "initialize"],
+                ["parseCommandLine", "readConfigFile"],
             ]);
-            assert.equal(firstCommandLine.options.strict, true);
-            assert.equal(secondCommandLine.options.strict, true);
+
+            const [onlyConfig] = api.batch(
+                defer(api.parseCommandLine.gen(["--strict"])),
+                api.readConfigFile.gen("/tsconfig.json"),
+            );
+            assert.deepEqual(onlyConfig.config, {});
+        }
+        finally {
+            api.close();
+        }
+    });
+
+    test("waits for deferred work spawned after a request", () => {
+        const api = spawnAPI();
+        const events: string[] = [];
+        function* backgroundWork() {
+            events.push("started");
+            yield* api.parseCommandLine.gen(["--strict"]);
+            events.push("completed");
+        }
+        function* foregroundWork() {
+            const config = yield* api.readConfigFile.gen("/tsconfig.json");
+            yield* defer(backgroundWork());
+            events.push("foreground completed");
+            return config;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            const [config] = api.batch(foregroundWork());
+            assert.deepEqual(config.config, {});
+            assert.deepEqual(events, ["started", "foreground completed", "completed"]);
+        }
+        finally {
+            api.close();
+        }
+    });
+
+    test("does not block on deferred work from a nested all", () => {
+        const api = spawnAPI();
+        const events: string[] = [];
+        function* backgroundWork() {
+            yield* api.readConfigFile.gen("/base.json");
+            yield* api.readConfigFile.gen("/tsconfig.json");
+            yield* api.readConfigFile.gen("/base.json");
+            events.push("background completed");
+        }
+        function* nestedWork() {
+            yield* defer(backgroundWork());
+            return yield* api.parseCommandLine.gen(["--strict"]);
+        }
+        function* foregroundWork() {
+            const [commandLine] = yield* all(nestedWork());
+            events.push("nested all completed");
+            const config = yield* api.readConfigFile.gen("/tsconfig.json");
+            events.push("foreground completed");
+            return { commandLine, config };
+        }
+
+        try {
+            api.parseCommandLine([]);
+            const [{ commandLine, config }] = api.batch(foregroundWork());
+            assert.equal(commandLine.options.strict, true);
+            assert.deepEqual(config.config, {});
+            assert.deepEqual(events, ["nested all completed", "foreground completed", "background completed"]);
+        }
+        finally {
+            api.close();
+        }
+    });
+
+    test("omits deferred results in any batch position", () => {
+        const api = spawnAPI();
+        let synchronousWorkCompleted = false;
+        function* synchronousWork() {
+            synchronousWorkCompleted = true;
+            return "ignored";
+        }
+
+        try {
+            const [commandLine, config] = api.batch(
+                api.parseCommandLine.gen(["--strict"]),
+                defer(api.readConfigFile.gen("/base.json")),
+                api.readConfigFile.gen("/tsconfig.json"),
+                defer(synchronousWork()),
+            );
+            assert.equal(commandLine.options.strict, true);
             assert.deepEqual(config.config, {});
+            assert.equal(synchronousWorkCompleted, true);
+        }
+        finally {
+            api.close();
+        }
+    });
+
+    test("throws request errors into deferred generators", () => {
+        const api = spawnAPI();
+        const events: string[] = [];
+        function* requestWithCleanup(): Generator<APIRequest, void, APIResponse["result"]> {
+            try {
+                yield { method: "unknown", params: null } as unknown as APIRequest;
+            }
+            catch {
+                events.push("caught");
+            }
+            finally {
+                events.push("finally");
+            }
+        }
+
+        try {
+            assert.deepEqual(api.batch(defer(requestWithCleanup())), []);
+            assert.deepEqual(events, ["caught", "finally"]);
         }
         finally {
             api.close();
         }
     });
 
+    test("batch execution deduplicates only initialize requests within a round", () => {
+        const requestBatches: string[][] = [];
+        function* request(method: string): Generator<APIRequest, APIResponse["result"], APIResponse["result"]> {
+            return yield { method, params: null } as unknown as APIRequest;
+        }
+
+        const results = executeRequestGenerators(
+            [request("initialize"), request("initialize"), request("other"), request("other")],
+            requests => {
+                requestBatches.push(requests.map(request => request.method));
+                return requests.map(request => ({ result: request.method }));
+            },
+        );
+
+        assert.deepEqual(requestBatches, [["initialize", "other", "other"]]);
+        assert.deepEqual(results, ["initialize", "initialize", "other", "other"]);
+    });
+
+    test("does not execute an empty request round", () => {
+        let executions = 0;
+        function* completed(value: string) {
+            return value;
+        }
+
+        assert.deepEqual(
+            executeRequestGenerators([], () => {
+                executions++;
+                return [];
+            }),
+            [],
+        );
+        assert.deepEqual(
+            executeRequestGenerators([completed("first"), completed("second")], () => {
+                executions++;
+                return [];
+            }),
+            ["first", "second"],
+        );
+        assert.equal(executions, 0);
+    });
+
+    test("maps deduplicated responses back into request groups", () => {
+        const requestBatches: string[][] = [];
+        function* groupedRequests(): Generator<readonly APIRequest[], readonly string[], readonly { result: string; }[]> {
+            const responses = yield [
+                { method: "initialize", params: null },
+                { method: "other", params: null },
+                { method: "initialize", params: null },
+            ] as unknown as readonly APIRequest[];
+            return responses.map(response => response.result);
+        }
+        function* initializeRequest(): Generator<APIRequest, string, string> {
+            return yield { method: "initialize", params: null } as unknown as APIRequest;
+        }
+
+        const results = executeRequestGenerators([groupedRequests(), initializeRequest()], requests => {
+            requestBatches.push(requests.map(request => request.method));
+            return requests.map((request, index) => ({ result: `${request.method}:${index}` }));
+        });
+
+        assert.deepEqual(requestBatches, [["initialize", "other"]]);
+        assert.deepEqual(results, [["initialize:0", "other:1", "initialize:0"], "initialize:0"]);
+    });
+
+    test("isolates handled errors from other generators in the same round", () => {
+        const requestBatches: string[][] = [];
+        function* recoveringRequest(): Generator<APIRequest, string, string> {
+            try {
+                yield { method: "bad", params: null } as unknown as APIRequest;
+            }
+            catch {
+                return yield { method: "recovery", params: null } as unknown as APIRequest;
+            }
+            return "unexpected";
+        }
+        function* successfulRequest(): Generator<APIRequest, string, string> {
+            return yield { method: "good", params: null } as unknown as APIRequest;
+        }
+
+        const results = executeRequestGenerators([recoveringRequest(), successfulRequest()], requests => {
+            requestBatches.push(requests.map(request => request.method));
+            return requests.map(request => request.method as string === "bad" ? { result: undefined, error: "failed" } : { result: request.method });
+        });
+
+        assert.deepEqual(requestBatches, [["bad", "good"], ["recovery"]]);
+        assert.deepEqual(results, ["recovery", "good"]);
+    });
+
+    test("executes recursively deferred generators", () => {
+        const events: string[] = [];
+        function* grandchild() {
+            yield { method: "grandchild", params: null } as unknown as APIRequest;
+            events.push("grandchild completed");
+        }
+        function* child() {
+            yield* defer(grandchild());
+            yield { method: "child", params: null } as unknown as APIRequest;
+            events.push("child completed");
+        }
+        function* parent() {
+            yield* defer(child());
+            yield { method: "parent", params: null } as unknown as APIRequest;
+            events.push("parent completed");
+        }
+
+        executeRequestGenerators([parent()], requests => requests.map(request => ({ result: request.method })));
+
+        assert.deepEqual(events, ["parent completed", "child completed", "grandchild completed"]);
+    });
+
+    test("surfaces deferred errors after the parent completes", () => {
+        const events: string[] = [];
+        function* background() {
+            yield { method: "background", params: null } as unknown as APIRequest;
+        }
+        function* parent() {
+            yield* defer(background());
+            events.push("parent completed");
+        }
+
+        assert.throws(
+            () => executeRequestGenerators([parent()], requests => requests.map(() => ({ result: undefined, error: "deferred failure" }))),
+            /deferred failure/,
+        );
+        assert.deepEqual(events, ["parent completed"]);
+    });
+
+    test("appends deferred work after the parent request", () => {
+        const requestBatches: string[][] = [];
+        function* background() {
+            yield { method: "background", params: null } as unknown as APIRequest;
+        }
+        function* parent() {
+            yield* defer(background());
+            yield { method: "parent", params: null } as unknown as APIRequest;
+        }
+
+        executeRequestGenerators([parent()], requests => {
+            requestBatches.push(requests.map(request => request.method));
+            return requests.map(request => ({ result: request.method }));
+        });
+
+        assert.deepEqual(requestBatches, [["parent", "background"]]);
+    });
+
+    test("rejects repeated generator instances", () => {
+        function* request(): Generator<APIRequest, string, string> {
+            return yield { method: "request", params: null } as unknown as APIRequest;
+        }
+        const generator = request();
+
+        assert.throws(
+            () => executeRequestGenerators([generator, generator], requests => requests.map(request => ({ result: request.method }))),
+            /same generator instance more than once/,
+        );
+    });
+
     test("yields source file metadata requests on cache misses", () => {
         const api = spawnAPI();
         try {