diff --git a/python/laminardb/_laminardb.pyi b/python/laminardb/_laminardb.pyi
index 839a3b0..778b31e 100644
--- a/python/laminardb/_laminardb.pyi
+++ b/python/laminardb/_laminardb.pyi
@@ -619,6 +619,18 @@ class AsyncStreamSubscription:
         """The subscription schema as a PyArrow Schema."""
         ...
 
+    def next(self) -> QueryResult | None:
+        """Blocking wait for the next batch."""
+        ...
+
+    def next_timeout(self, timeout_ms: int) -> QueryResult | None:
+        """Blocking wait for the next batch with a timeout in milliseconds."""
+        ...
+
+    def try_next(self) -> QueryResult | None:
+        """Non-blocking poll for the next batch."""
+        ...
+
     def cancel(self) -> None:
         """Cancel the subscription."""
         ...
diff --git a/src/stream_subscription.rs b/src/stream_subscription.rs
index 0121857..656c717 100644
--- a/src/stream_subscription.rs
+++ b/src/stream_subscription.rs
@@ -214,6 +214,63 @@ impl AsyncStreamSubscription {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Blocking wait for the next batch.
+    fn next(&self, py: Python<'_>) -> PyResult<Option<QueryResult>> {
+        let has_sub = self.inner.lock().is_some();
+        if !has_sub {
+            return Ok(None);
+        }
+
+        py.allow_threads(|| {
+            let _rt = runtime().enter();
+            let mut guard = self.inner.lock();
+            let sub = guard.as_mut().unwrap();
+            match sub.next().into_pyresult()? {
+                Some(batch) => Ok(Some(QueryResult::from_batch(batch))),
+                None => Ok(None),
+            }
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Blocking wait for the next batch with a timeout in milliseconds.
+    ///
+    /// Returns None if the timeout expires without data.
+    fn next_timeout(&self, py: Python<'_>, timeout_ms: u64) -> PyResult<Option<QueryResult>> {
+        let has_sub = self.inner.lock().is_some();
+        if !has_sub {
+            return Ok(None);
+        }
+
+        let timeout = Duration::from_millis(timeout_ms);
+        py.allow_threads(|| {
+            let _rt = runtime().enter();
+            let mut guard = self.inner.lock();
+            let sub = guard.as_mut().unwrap();
+            match sub.next_timeout(timeout).into_pyresult()? {
+                Some(batch) => Ok(Some(QueryResult::from_batch(batch))),
+                None => Ok(None),
+            }
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Non-blocking poll for the next batch.
+    fn try_next(&self, py: Python<'_>) -> PyResult<Option<QueryResult>> {
+        let has_sub = self.inner.lock().is_some();
+        if !has_sub {
+            return Ok(None);
+        }
+
+        py.allow_threads(|| {
+            let _rt = runtime().enter();
+            let mut guard = self.inner.lock();
+            let sub = guard.as_mut().unwrap();
+            match sub.try_next().into_pyresult()? {
+                Some(batch) => Ok(Some(QueryResult::from_batch(batch))),
+                None => Ok(None),
+            }
+        })
+    }
+
     /// Cancel the subscription.
     fn cancel(&self, py: Python<'_>) -> PyResult<()> {
         py.allow_threads(|| {
diff --git a/tests/test_shutdown.py b/tests/test_shutdown.py
index 7a1717d..a504140 100644
--- a/tests/test_shutdown.py
+++ b/tests/test_shutdown.py
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ def test_shutdown_after_close_raises(self, tmp_path):
 
 class TestCancelQuery:
     def test_cancel_query_invalid_id(self, db):
-        # Cancelling a non-existent query is a no-op (no error raised)
-        db.cancel_query(999999)
+        with pytest.raises(laminardb.SchemaError, match="not found"):
+            db.cancel_query(999999)
 
     def test_cancel_query_after_close_raises(self, tmp_path):
         conn = laminardb.open(str(tmp_path / "test.db"))
diff --git a/tests/test_stream_subscription.py b/tests/test_stream_subscription.py
index bb4ebb3..e5a63d2 100644
--- a/tests/test_stream_subscription.py
+++ b/tests/test_stream_subscription.py
@@ -136,3 +136,38 @@ async def test_async_schema_after_cancel_raises(self, conn):
         sub.cancel()
         with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="cancelled"):
             _ = sub.schema
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_async_try_next_no_data(self, conn):
+        sub = await conn.subscribe_stream_async("filtered")
+        # No data inserted yet, try_next should return None
+        result = sub.try_next()
+        assert result is None
+        sub.cancel()
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_async_try_next_after_cancel(self, conn):
+        sub = await conn.subscribe_stream_async("filtered")
+        sub.cancel()
+        result = sub.try_next()
+        assert result is None
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_async_next_timeout_no_data(self, conn):
+        sub = await conn.subscribe_stream_async("filtered")
+        # No data inserted, timeout raises SubscriptionError
+        with pytest.raises(laminardb.SubscriptionError, match="timeout"):
+            sub.next_timeout(100)
+        sub.cancel()
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_async_subscribe_stream_with_data(self, conn):
+        sub = await conn.subscribe_stream_async("filtered")
+        conn.insert("events", {"id": 1, "msg": "hello"})
+        # Use next_timeout so we don't block forever
+        result = sub.next_timeout(2000)
+        if result is not None:
+            assert result.num_rows > 0
+        else:
+            pytest.skip("data did not arrive within timeout")
+        sub.cancel()