diff --git a/packages/store/__tests__/index.test.ts b/packages/store/__tests__/index.test.ts
index ec3a774..f77df6c 100644
--- a/packages/store/__tests__/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/store/__tests__/index.test.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe("Store utilities", () => {
 
   describe("synced", () => {
     it("should sync with localStorage", async () => {
-      const store = synced({
+      const store = await synced({
         key: "testKey",
         storage: localStorageProvider,
         defaultValue: "default",
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ describe("Store utilities", () => {
 
     it("should load existing value from localStorage", async () => {
       localStorage.setItem("testKey", JSON.stringify("existing"))
-      const store = synced({
+      const store = await synced({
         key: "testKey",
         storage: localStorageProvider,
         defaultValue: "default",
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe("Store utilities", () => {
 
   describe("getter", () => {
     it("should return current store value", async () => {
-      const store = synced({
+      const store = await synced({
         key: "test",
         storage: localStorageProvider,
         defaultValue: "initial",
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ describe("Store utilities", () => {
   describe("withGetter", () => {
     it("should add getter to writable store", async () => {
       const store = withGetter(
-        synced({
+        await synced({
           key: "test",
           storage: localStorageProvider,
           defaultValue: "initial",
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ describe("Store utilities", () => {
   describe("throttled", () => {
     it("should throttle updates", async () => {
       const mockFn = vi.fn()
-      const store = synced({
+      const store = await synced({
         key: "test",
         storage: localStorageProvider,
         defaultValue: 0,
diff --git a/packages/store/src/synced.ts b/packages/store/src/synced.ts
index 77c6819..23cd902 100644
--- a/packages/store/src/synced.ts
+++ b/packages/store/src/synced.ts
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@ export interface SyncConfig<T> {
   storage: StorageProvider
 }
 
-export const sync = <T>({key, store, storage}: SyncConfig<T>) => {
-  storage.get(key).then((value: T | undefined) => {
-    if (value !== undefined) {
-      store.set(value)
-    }
-  })
+export type Synced<T> = Writable<T> & {ready: Promise<void>}
+
+export const sync = async <T>({key, store, storage}: SyncConfig<T>) => {
+  const storedValue = await storage.get(key)
+
+  if (storedValue !== undefined) {
+    store.set(storedValue)
+  }
 
   store.subscribe(async (value: T) => {
     await storage.set(key, value)
@@ -36,9 +38,10 @@ export interface SyncedConfig<T> {
 }
 
 export const synced = <T>({key, storage, defaultValue}: SyncedConfig<T>) => {
-  const store = writable<T>(defaultValue)
+  const store = writable<T>(defaultValue) as Synced<T>
 
-  sync({key, store, storage})
+  const syncPromise = sync({key, store, storage})
+  store.ready = syncPromise
 
   return store
 }