diff --git a/src/FSharp.Control.AsyncSeq/AsyncSeq.fs b/src/FSharp.Control.AsyncSeq/AsyncSeq.fs
index f99732b..48d53c5 100644
--- a/src/FSharp.Control.AsyncSeq/AsyncSeq.fs
+++ b/src/FSharp.Control.AsyncSeq/AsyncSeq.fs
@@ -795,14 +795,32 @@ module AsyncSeq =
   // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   // Additional combinators (implemented as async/asyncSeq computations)
 
+  // Optimized mapAsync enumerator that avoids computation builder overhead
+  type private OptimizedMapAsyncEnumerator<'T, 'TResult>(source: IAsyncEnumerator<'T>, f: 'T -> Async<'TResult>) =
+    let mutable disposed = false
+    
+    interface IAsyncEnumerator<'TResult> with
+      member _.MoveNext() = async {
+        let! moveResult = source.MoveNext()
+        match moveResult with
+        | None -> return None
+        | Some value ->
+            let! mapped = f value
+            return Some mapped
+      }
+      
+      member _.Dispose() =
+        if not disposed then
+          disposed <- true
+          source.Dispose()
+
   let mapAsync f (source : AsyncSeq<'T>) : AsyncSeq<'TResult> =
     match source with
     | :? AsyncSeqOp<'T> as source -> source.MapAsync f
     | _ ->
-      asyncSeq {
-        for itm in source do
-        let! v = f itm
-        yield v }
+      { new IAsyncEnumerable<'TResult> with
+          member _.GetEnumerator() = 
+            new OptimizedMapAsyncEnumerator<'T, 'TResult>(source.GetEnumerator(), f) :> IAsyncEnumerator<'TResult> }
 
   let mapiAsync f (source : AsyncSeq<'T>) : AsyncSeq<'TResult> = asyncSeq {
     let i = ref 0L