diff --git a/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt b/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
index 3794aecb06..7283f7a413 100644
--- a/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
+++ b/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ virtual RabbitMQ.Client.TcpClientAdapter.ReceiveTimeout.set -> void
 ~RabbitMQ.Client.IChannel.BasicConsumeAsync(string queue, bool autoAck, string consumerTag, bool noLocal, bool exclusive, System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string, object> arguments, RabbitMQ.Client.IAsyncBasicConsumer consumer, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(System.Threading.CancellationToken)) -> System.Threading.Tasks.Task<string>
 ~RabbitMQ.Client.IChannel.BasicGetAsync(string queue, bool autoAck, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(System.Threading.CancellationToken)) -> System.Threading.Tasks.ValueTask<RabbitMQ.Client.BasicGetResult>
 ~RabbitMQ.Client.IChannel.BasicQosAsync(uint prefetchSize, ushort prefetchCount, bool global, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(System.Threading.CancellationToken)) -> System.Threading.Tasks.Task
-~RabbitMQ.Client.IChannel.BasicRejectAsync(ulong deliveryTag, bool requeue, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(System.Threading.CancellationToken)) -> System.Threading.Tasks.Task
+~RabbitMQ.Client.IChannel.BasicRejectAsync(ulong deliveryTag, bool requeue, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(System.Threading.CancellationToken)) -> System.Threading.Tasks.ValueTask
 ~RabbitMQ.Client.IChannel.CloseAsync(RabbitMQ.Client.ShutdownEventArgs reason, bool abort, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(System.Threading.CancellationToken)) -> System.Threading.Tasks.Task
 ~RabbitMQ.Client.IChannel.CloseAsync(ushort replyCode, string replyText, bool abort, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(System.Threading.CancellationToken)) -> System.Threading.Tasks.Task
 ~RabbitMQ.Client.IChannel.ConfirmSelectAsync(System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(System.Threading.CancellationToken)) -> System.Threading.Tasks.Task
diff --git a/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/client/api/IChannel.cs b/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/client/api/IChannel.cs
index 434c0c60c7..39415f6abc 100644
--- a/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/client/api/IChannel.cs
+++ b/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/client/api/IChannel.cs
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ Task BasicQosAsync(uint prefetchSize, ushort prefetchCount, bool global,
         /// <param name="deliveryTag">The delivery tag.</param>
         /// <param name="requeue">If set to <c>true</c>, requeue rejected messages.</param>
         /// <param name="cancellationToken">CancellationToken for this operation.</param>
-        Task BasicRejectAsync(ulong deliveryTag, bool requeue,
+        ValueTask BasicRejectAsync(ulong deliveryTag, bool requeue,
             CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/client/framing/Channel.cs b/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/client/framing/Channel.cs
index 4736181234..a54422ae2b 100644
--- a/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/client/framing/Channel.cs
+++ b/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/client/framing/Channel.cs
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ public override ValueTask BasicNackAsync(ulong deliveryTag, bool multiple, bool
             return ModelSendAsync(method, cancellationToken);
         }
 
-        public override Task BasicRejectAsync(ulong deliveryTag, bool requeue,
+        public override ValueTask BasicRejectAsync(ulong deliveryTag, bool requeue,
             CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             var method = new BasicReject(deliveryTag, requeue);
-            return ModelSendAsync(method, cancellationToken).AsTask();
+            return ModelSendAsync(method, cancellationToken);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/client/impl/AutorecoveringChannel.cs b/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/client/impl/AutorecoveringChannel.cs
index 87a68e18e1..5dd3047fb5 100644
--- a/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/client/impl/AutorecoveringChannel.cs
+++ b/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/client/impl/AutorecoveringChannel.cs
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ public ValueTask BasicAckAsync(ulong deliveryTag, bool multiple, CancellationTok
         public ValueTask BasicNackAsync(ulong deliveryTag, bool multiple, bool requeue, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
             => InnerChannel.BasicNackAsync(deliveryTag, multiple, requeue, cancellationToken);
 
-        public Task BasicRejectAsync(ulong deliveryTag, bool requeue, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        public ValueTask BasicRejectAsync(ulong deliveryTag, bool requeue, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
             => InnerChannel.BasicRejectAsync(deliveryTag, requeue, cancellationToken);
 
         public async Task BasicCancelAsync(string consumerTag, bool noWait, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
diff --git a/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/client/impl/ChannelBase.cs b/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/client/impl/ChannelBase.cs
index 979b0285e6..261fe2b3c9 100644
--- a/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/client/impl/ChannelBase.cs
+++ b/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/client/impl/ChannelBase.cs
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ public abstract ValueTask BasicAckAsync(ulong deliveryTag, bool multiple,
         public abstract ValueTask BasicNackAsync(ulong deliveryTag, bool multiple, bool requeue,
             CancellationToken cancellationToken);
 
-        public abstract Task BasicRejectAsync(ulong deliveryTag, bool requeue,
+        public abstract ValueTask BasicRejectAsync(ulong deliveryTag, bool requeue,
             CancellationToken cancellationToken);
 
         public async Task BasicCancelAsync(string consumerTag, bool noWait,
diff --git a/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/client/impl/RecoveryAwareChannel.cs b/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/client/impl/RecoveryAwareChannel.cs
index b2d44c824d..6eb456ffb2 100644
--- a/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/client/impl/RecoveryAwareChannel.cs
+++ b/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/client/impl/RecoveryAwareChannel.cs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public override ValueTask BasicNackAsync(ulong deliveryTag, bool multiple, bool
             }
         }
 
-        public override Task BasicRejectAsync(ulong deliveryTag, bool requeue,
+        public override ValueTask BasicRejectAsync(ulong deliveryTag, bool requeue,
             CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             ulong realTag = deliveryTag - ActiveDeliveryTagOffset;
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public override Task BasicRejectAsync(ulong deliveryTag, bool requeue,
             }
             else
             {
-                return Task.CompletedTask;
+                return default;
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/projects/Test/Common/TestConnectionRecoveryBase.cs b/projects/Test/Common/TestConnectionRecoveryBase.cs
index 19e403a49a..cf27d06d13 100644
--- a/projects/Test/Common/TestConnectionRecoveryBase.cs
+++ b/projects/Test/Common/TestConnectionRecoveryBase.cs
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ public RejectingBasicConsumer(IChannel channel, ushort totalMessageCount, TaskCo
 
             public override Task PostHandleDeliveryAsync(ulong deliveryTag)
             {
-                return Channel.BasicRejectAsync(deliveryTag, false);
+                return Channel.BasicRejectAsync(deliveryTag, false).AsTask();
             }
         }