diff --git a/packages/daemon/src/guest.js b/packages/daemon/src/guest.js
index 5eac205f60..4964352925 100644
--- a/packages/daemon/src/guest.js
+++ b/packages/daemon/src/guest.js
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ export const makeGuestMaker = ({
     const external = Far('EndoGuest', {
       ...guest,
       followChanges: () => makeIteratorRef(guest.followChanges()),
+      followMessages: () => makeIteratorRef(guest.followMessages()),
     });
     const internal = harden({
       receive,
diff --git a/packages/daemon/src/host.js b/packages/daemon/src/host.js
index 1d66d45700..05bcc1a789 100644
--- a/packages/daemon/src/host.js
+++ b/packages/daemon/src/host.js
@@ -579,6 +579,7 @@ export const makeHostMaker = ({
     const external = Far('EndoHost', {
       ...host,
       followChanges: () => makeIteratorRef(host.followChanges()),
+      followMessages: () => makeIteratorRef(host.followMessages()),
     });
     const internal = harden({ receive, respond, petStore });
 
diff --git a/packages/daemon/src/mail.js b/packages/daemon/src/mail.js
index 79c8fe4187..d56a526271 100644
--- a/packages/daemon/src/mail.js
+++ b/packages/daemon/src/mail.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import { makePromiseKit } from '@endo/promise-kit';
 import { makeChangeTopic } from './pubsub.js';
-import { makeIteratorRef } from './reader-ref.js';
 import { assertPetName } from './pet-name.js';
 
 const { quote: q } = assert;
@@ -88,24 +87,21 @@ export const makeMailboxMaker = ({
     const listMessages = async () => harden(Array.from(dubAndFilterMessages()));
 
     /** @type {import('./types.js').Mail['followMessages']} */
-    const followMessages = async () =>
-      makeIteratorRef(
-        (async function* currentAndSubsequentMessages() {
-          const subsequentRequests = messagesTopic.subscribe();
-          for (const message of messages.values()) {
-            const dubbedMessage = dubMessage(message);
-            if (dubbedMessage !== undefined) {
-              yield dubbedMessage;
-            }
-          }
-          for await (const message of subsequentRequests) {
-            const dubbedMessage = dubMessage(message);
-            if (dubbedMessage !== undefined) {
-              yield dubbedMessage;
-            }
-          }
-        })(),
-      );
+    const followMessages = async function* currentAndSubsequentMessages() {
+      const subsequentRequests = messagesTopic.subscribe();
+      for (const message of messages.values()) {
+        const dubbedMessage = dubMessage(message);
+        if (dubbedMessage !== undefined) {
+          yield dubbedMessage;
+        }
+      }
+      for await (const message of subsequentRequests) {
+        const dubbedMessage = dubMessage(message);
+        if (dubbedMessage !== undefined) {
+          yield dubbedMessage;
+        }
+      }
+    };
 
     /**
      * @param {object} partialMessage
@@ -444,7 +440,6 @@ export const makeMailboxMaker = ({
 
     return harden({
       petStore: mailStore,
-      // Mail
       listMessages,
       followMessages,
       request,
diff --git a/packages/daemon/src/types.d.ts b/packages/daemon/src/types.d.ts
index 2d5f69e9aa..4f3c53f4aa 100644
--- a/packages/daemon/src/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/daemon/src/types.d.ts
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ export interface Mail {
   petStore: PetStore;
   // Mail operations:
   listMessages(): Promise<Array<Message>>;
-  followMessages(): Promise<FarRef<Reader<Message>>>;
+  followMessages(): AsyncGenerator<Message, undefined, undefined>;
   resolve(messageNumber: number, resolutionName: string): Promise<void>;
   reject(messageNumber: number, message?: string): Promise<void>;
   adopt(