diff --git a/google/cloud/storage/internal/async/writer_connection_resumed.cc b/google/cloud/storage/internal/async/writer_connection_resumed.cc
index 0dd2a6ace9897..18bbb08f35e6d 100644
--- a/google/cloud/storage/internal/async/writer_connection_resumed.cc
+++ b/google/cloud/storage/internal/async/writer_connection_resumed.cc
@@ -441,16 +441,36 @@ class AsyncWriterConnectionResumedState
       return SetError(std::move(lk), std::move(res).status());
     }
     // Regular resume attempt succeeded. Check state.
-    auto state = impl_->PersistedState();
-    if (absl::holds_alternative<google::storage::v2::Object>(state)) {
-      // Found finalized object (maybe finalized concurrently or resumed).
-      return SetFinalized(std::move(lk), absl::get<google::storage::v2::Object>(
-                                             std::move(state)));
+    std::int64_t persisted_offset = 0;
+    absl::optional<google::storage::v2::ObjectChecksums> checksums;
+
+    if (res->first_response.has_resource()) {
+      if (!res->first_response.has_write_handle()) {
+        // Found finalized object (maybe finalized concurrently or resumed).
+        return SetFinalized(std::move(lk),
+                            std::move(*res->first_response.mutable_resource()));
+      }
+      auto const& resource = res->first_response.resource();
+      persisted_offset = resource.size();
+      if (resource.has_checksums()) {
+        checksums = resource.checksums();
+      }
+    } else if (res->first_response.has_persisted_size()) {
+      persisted_offset = res->first_response.persisted_size();
+      if (res->first_response.has_persisted_data_checksums()) {
+        checksums = res->first_response.persisted_data_checksums();
+      }
+    } else {
+      auto state = impl_->PersistedState();
+      if (absl::holds_alternative<google::storage::v2::Object>(state)) {
+        // Found finalized object (maybe finalized concurrently or resumed).
+        return SetFinalized(
+            std::move(lk),
+            absl::get<google::storage::v2::Object>(std::move(state)));
+      }
+      persisted_offset = absl::get<std::int64_t>(state);
+      checksums = impl_->PersistedChecksums();
     }
-    // Regular resume succeeded, object not finalized. Continue writing.
-    auto persisted_offset = absl::get<std::int64_t>(state);
-
-    auto checksums = impl_->PersistedChecksums();
 
     auto hash = hash_function_;
     if (checksums && checksums->has_crc32c()) {
diff --git a/google/cloud/storage/internal/async/writer_connection_resumed_test.cc b/google/cloud/storage/internal/async/writer_connection_resumed_test.cc
index dcebb80ac8c63..07543ed643638 100644
--- a/google/cloud/storage/internal/async/writer_connection_resumed_test.cc
+++ b/google/cloud/storage/internal/async/writer_connection_resumed_test.cc
@@ -733,6 +733,235 @@ TEST(WriterConnectionResumed, ResetWriteOffsetOnResume) {
   EXPECT_THAT(write.get(), StatusIs(StatusCode::kOk));
 }
 
+TEST(WriterConnectionResumed, ResumeUsesSizeFromFirstResponse) {
+  AsyncSequencer<bool> sequencer;
+  auto mock = std::make_unique<MockAsyncWriterConnection>();
+  auto* mock_ptr = mock.get();
+
+  auto initial_request = google::storage::v2::BidiWriteObjectRequest{};
+  google::storage::v2::BidiWriteObjectResponse first_response;
+  first_response.mutable_write_handle()->set_handle("initial-handle");
+
+  auto mock_hash =
+      std::make_shared<google::cloud::storage::testing::MockHashFunction>();
+  EXPECT_CALL(*mock_hash, Update(::testing::An<std::int64_t>(),
+                                 ::testing::An<absl::Cord const&>(),
+                                 ::testing::An<std::uint32_t>()))
+      .WillRepeatedly(Return(Status()));
+
+  EXPECT_CALL(*mock_ptr, PersistedState)
+      .WillOnce(Return(MakePersistedState(0)));
+
+  auto const payload = TestPayload(2048);
+
+  EXPECT_CALL(*mock_ptr, Flush(_)).WillOnce([&](auto) {
+    return sequencer.PushBack("Flush").then([](auto f) {
+      if (f.get()) return Status{};
+      return TransientError();
+    });
+  });
+
+  MockFactory mock_factory;
+  auto mock_stream =
+      std::make_unique<google::cloud::mocks::MockAsyncStreamingReadWriteRpc<
+          google::storage::v2::BidiWriteObjectRequest,
+          google::storage::v2::BidiWriteObjectResponse>>();
+  auto* mock_stream_ptr = mock_stream.get();
+
+  EXPECT_CALL(mock_factory, Call(_))
+      .WillOnce([&](google::storage::v2::BidiWriteObjectRequest const&) {
+        WriteObject::WriteResult result;
+        result.stream = std::move(mock_stream);
+        result.first_response.mutable_write_handle()->set_handle("new-handle");
+        result.first_response.set_persisted_size(2048);
+        return sequencer.PushBack("Factory").then(
+            [r = std::move(result)](auto) mutable {
+              return StatusOr<WriteObject::WriteResult>(std::move(r));
+            });
+      });
+
+  EXPECT_CALL(*mock_stream_ptr, Write(_, _))
+      .WillOnce([&](google::storage::v2::BidiWriteObjectRequest const& request,
+                    grpc::WriteOptions) {
+        EXPECT_EQ(request.write_offset(), 2048);
+        return sequencer.PushBack("StateLookupWrite").then([](auto) {
+          return true;
+        });
+      })
+      .WillOnce([&](google::storage::v2::BidiWriteObjectRequest const& request,
+                    grpc::WriteOptions) {
+        EXPECT_TRUE(GetContent(request.checksummed_data()).empty());
+        EXPECT_TRUE(request.flush());
+        return sequencer.PushBack("GhostWrite").then([](auto) { return true; });
+      });
+
+  google::storage::v2::BidiWriteObjectResponse read_response;
+  read_response.set_persisted_size(2048);
+  EXPECT_CALL(*mock_stream_ptr, Read)
+      .WillOnce([&, read_response]() {
+        return sequencer.PushBack("StreamRead1").then([read_response](auto) {
+          return absl::make_optional(read_response);
+        });
+      })
+      .WillOnce([&, read_response]() {
+        return sequencer.PushBack("StreamRead2").then([read_response](auto) {
+          return absl::make_optional(read_response);
+        });
+      });
+
+  EXPECT_CALL(*mock_stream_ptr, Finish)
+      .WillOnce(Return(make_ready_future(Status{})));
+  EXPECT_CALL(*mock_stream_ptr, Cancel).WillRepeatedly(Return());
+
+  auto connection = MakeWriterConnectionResumed(
+      mock_factory.AsStdFunction(), std::move(mock), initial_request, mock_hash,
+      first_response, Options{});
+
+  auto write = connection->Write(payload);
+
+  auto next = sequencer.PopFrontWithName();
+  EXPECT_EQ(next.second, "Flush");
+  next.first.set_value(false);
+
+  next = sequencer.PopFrontWithName();
+  EXPECT_EQ(next.second, "Factory");
+  next.first.set_value(true);
+
+  next = sequencer.PopFrontWithName();
+  EXPECT_EQ(next.second, "StateLookupWrite");
+  next.first.set_value(true);
+
+  next = sequencer.PopFrontWithName();
+  EXPECT_EQ(next.second, "StreamRead1");
+  next.first.set_value(true);
+
+  next = sequencer.PopFrontWithName();
+  EXPECT_EQ(next.second, "GhostWrite");
+  next.first.set_value(true);
+
+  next = sequencer.PopFrontWithName();
+  EXPECT_EQ(next.second, "StreamRead2");
+  next.first.set_value(true);
+
+  EXPECT_THAT(write.get(), StatusIs(StatusCode::kOk));
+}
+
+TEST(WriterConnectionResumed, ResumeUsesChecksumsFromFirstResponse) {
+  AsyncSequencer<bool> sequencer;
+  auto mock = std::make_unique<MockAsyncWriterConnection>();
+  auto* mock_ptr = mock.get();
+
+  auto initial_request = google::storage::v2::BidiWriteObjectRequest{};
+  google::storage::v2::BidiWriteObjectResponse first_response;
+  first_response.mutable_write_handle()->set_handle("initial-handle");
+
+  auto mock_hash =
+      std::make_shared<google::cloud::storage::testing::MockHashFunction>();
+  EXPECT_CALL(*mock_hash, Update(::testing::An<std::int64_t>(),
+                                 ::testing::An<absl::Cord const&>(),
+                                 ::testing::An<std::uint32_t>()))
+      .WillRepeatedly(Return(Status()));
+
+  EXPECT_CALL(*mock_ptr, PersistedState)
+      .WillOnce(Return(MakePersistedState(0)));
+
+  auto const payload = TestPayload(2048);
+
+  EXPECT_CALL(*mock_ptr, Flush(_)).WillOnce([&](auto) {
+    return sequencer.PushBack("Flush").then([](auto f) {
+      if (f.get()) return Status{};
+      return TransientError();
+    });
+  });
+
+  MockFactory mock_factory;
+  auto mock_stream =
+      std::make_unique<google::cloud::mocks::MockAsyncStreamingReadWriteRpc<
+          google::storage::v2::BidiWriteObjectRequest,
+          google::storage::v2::BidiWriteObjectResponse>>();
+  auto* mock_stream_ptr = mock_stream.get();
+
+  EXPECT_CALL(mock_factory, Call(_))
+      .WillOnce([&](google::storage::v2::BidiWriteObjectRequest const&) {
+        WriteObject::WriteResult result;
+        result.stream = std::move(mock_stream);
+        result.first_response.mutable_write_handle()->set_handle("new-handle");
+        result.first_response.set_persisted_size(2048);
+        // Set checksums in response!
+        result.first_response.mutable_persisted_data_checksums()->set_crc32c(
+            12345);
+        return sequencer.PushBack("Factory").then(
+            [r = std::move(result)](auto) mutable {
+              return StatusOr<WriteObject::WriteResult>(std::move(r));
+            });
+      });
+
+  EXPECT_CALL(*mock_stream_ptr, Write(_, _))
+      .WillOnce([&](google::storage::v2::BidiWriteObjectRequest const& request,
+                    grpc::WriteOptions) {
+        EXPECT_EQ(request.write_offset(), 2048);
+        return sequencer.PushBack("StateLookupWrite").then([](auto) {
+          return true;
+        });
+      })
+      .WillOnce([&](google::storage::v2::BidiWriteObjectRequest const& request,
+                    grpc::WriteOptions) {
+        EXPECT_TRUE(GetContent(request.checksummed_data()).empty());
+        EXPECT_TRUE(request.flush());
+        return sequencer.PushBack("GhostWrite").then([](auto) { return true; });
+      });
+
+  google::storage::v2::BidiWriteObjectResponse read_response;
+  read_response.set_persisted_size(2048);
+  EXPECT_CALL(*mock_stream_ptr, Read)
+      .WillOnce([&, read_response]() {
+        return sequencer.PushBack("StreamRead1").then([read_response](auto) {
+          return absl::make_optional(read_response);
+        });
+      })
+      .WillOnce([&, read_response]() {
+        return sequencer.PushBack("StreamRead2").then([read_response](auto) {
+          return absl::make_optional(read_response);
+        });
+      });
+
+  EXPECT_CALL(*mock_stream_ptr, Finish)
+      .WillOnce(Return(make_ready_future(Status{})));
+  EXPECT_CALL(*mock_stream_ptr, Cancel).WillRepeatedly(Return());
+
+  auto connection = MakeWriterConnectionResumed(
+      mock_factory.AsStdFunction(), std::move(mock), initial_request, mock_hash,
+      first_response, Options{});
+
+  auto write = connection->Write(payload);
+
+  auto next = sequencer.PopFrontWithName();
+  EXPECT_EQ(next.second, "Flush");
+  next.first.set_value(false);
+
+  next = sequencer.PopFrontWithName();
+  EXPECT_EQ(next.second, "Factory");
+  next.first.set_value(true);
+
+  next = sequencer.PopFrontWithName();
+  EXPECT_EQ(next.second, "StateLookupWrite");
+  next.first.set_value(true);
+
+  next = sequencer.PopFrontWithName();
+  EXPECT_EQ(next.second, "StreamRead1");
+  next.first.set_value(true);
+
+  next = sequencer.PopFrontWithName();
+  EXPECT_EQ(next.second, "GhostWrite");
+  next.first.set_value(true);
+
+  next = sequencer.PopFrontWithName();
+  EXPECT_EQ(next.second, "StreamRead2");
+  next.first.set_value(true);
+
+  EXPECT_THAT(write.get(), StatusIs(StatusCode::kOk));
+}
+
 }  // namespace
 GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_INLINE_NAMESPACE_END
 }  // namespace storage_internal