diff --git a/.changeset/angry-rats-end.md b/.changeset/angry-rats-end.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bfb1668e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/angry-rats-end.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@effect-atom/atom": patch
+---
+
+add `isWaiting` refinement
diff --git a/packages/atom/src/Result.ts b/packages/atom/src/Result.ts
index 64c95b56..f1c3e2c8 100644
--- a/packages/atom/src/Result.ts
+++ b/packages/atom/src/Result.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ const ResultProto = {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ * @category refinements
+ */
+export const isWaiting = <A, E>(result: Result<A, E>): boolean => result.waiting
+
 /**
  * @since 1.0.0
  * @category models