diff --git a/src/FSharp.Control.TaskSeq.Test/FSharp.Control.TaskSeq.Test.fsproj b/src/FSharp.Control.TaskSeq.Test/FSharp.Control.TaskSeq.Test.fsproj
index 209204e5..e18b3a0e 100644
--- a/src/FSharp.Control.TaskSeq.Test/FSharp.Control.TaskSeq.Test.fsproj
+++ b/src/FSharp.Control.TaskSeq.Test/FSharp.Control.TaskSeq.Test.fsproj
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     <Compile Include="TaskSeq.Map.Tests.fs" />
     <Compile Include="TaskSeq.OfXXX.Tests.fs" />
     <Compile Include="TaskSeq.Pick.Tests.fs" />
+    <Compile Include="TaskSeq.Tail.Tests.fs" />
     <Compile Include="TaskSeq.ToXXX.Tests.fs" />
     <Compile Include="TaskSeq.Zip.Tests.fs" />
     <Compile Include="TaskSeq.Tests.CE.fs" />
diff --git a/src/FSharp.Control.TaskSeq.Test/TaskSeq.Last.Tests.fs b/src/FSharp.Control.TaskSeq.Test/TaskSeq.Last.Tests.fs
index 9fdae2f5..31085217 100644
--- a/src/FSharp.Control.TaskSeq.Test/TaskSeq.Last.Tests.fs
+++ b/src/FSharp.Control.TaskSeq.Test/TaskSeq.Last.Tests.fs
@@ -15,19 +15,19 @@ open FSharp.Control
 module EmptySeq =
 
     [<Theory; ClassData(typeof<TestEmptyVariants>)>]
-    let ``TaskSeq-last throws on empty sequences`` variant = task {
+    let ``TaskSeq-last throws`` variant = task {
         fun () -> Gen.getEmptyVariant variant |> TaskSeq.last |> Task.ignore
         |> should throwAsyncExact typeof<ArgumentException>
     }
 
     [<Theory; ClassData(typeof<TestEmptyVariants>)>]
-    let ``TaskSeq-tryLast returns None on empty sequences`` variant = task {
+    let ``TaskSeq-tryLast returns None`` variant = task {
         let! nothing = Gen.getEmptyVariant variant |> TaskSeq.tryLast
         nothing |> should be None'
     }
 
     [<Fact>]
-    let ``TaskSeq-last throws on empty sequences, but side effect is executed`` () = task {
+    let ``TaskSeq-last executes side effect`` () = task {
         let mutable x = 0
 
         fun () -> taskSeq { do x <- x + 1 } |> TaskSeq.last |> Task.ignore
@@ -37,10 +37,21 @@ module EmptySeq =
         x |> should equal 1
     }
 
+    [<Fact>]
+    let ``TaskSeq-tryLast executes side effect`` () = task {
+        let mutable x = 0
+
+        let! nothing = taskSeq { do x <- x + 1 } |> TaskSeq.tryLast
+        nothing |> should be None'
+
+        // side effect must have run!
+        x |> should equal 1
+    }
+
 
 module Immutable =
     [<Theory; ClassData(typeof<TestImmTaskSeq>)>]
-    let ``TaskSeq-last gets the last item in a longer sequence`` variant = task {
+    let ``TaskSeq-last gets the last item`` variant = task {
         let ts = Gen.getSeqImmutable variant
 
         let! last = TaskSeq.last ts
@@ -62,7 +73,7 @@ module Immutable =
     }
 
     [<Theory; ClassData(typeof<TestImmTaskSeq>)>]
-    let ``TaskSeq-tryLast gets the last item in a longer sequence`` variant = task {
+    let ``TaskSeq-tryLast gets the last item`` variant = task {
         let ts = Gen.getSeqImmutable variant
 
         let! last = TaskSeq.tryLast ts
@@ -86,7 +97,7 @@ module Immutable =
 
 module SideEffects =
     [<Fact>]
-    let ``TaskSeq-last gets the only item in a singleton sequence, with change`` () = task {
+    let ``TaskSeq-last executes side effect after first item`` () = task {
         let mutable x = 42
 
         let one = taskSeq {
@@ -102,7 +113,7 @@ module SideEffects =
     }
 
     [<Fact>]
-    let ``TaskSeq-tryLast gets the only item in a singleton sequence, with change`` () = task {
+    let ``TaskSeq-tryLast executes side effect after first item`` () = task {
         let mutable x = 42
 
         let one = taskSeq {
@@ -120,7 +131,7 @@ module SideEffects =
     }
 
     [<Theory; ClassData(typeof<TestSideEffectTaskSeq>)>]
-    let ``TaskSeq-last gets the last item in a longer sequence, with change`` variant = task {
+    let ``TaskSeq-last gets the last item`` variant = task {
         let ts = Gen.getSeqWithSideEffect variant
 
         let! ten = TaskSeq.last ts
@@ -132,7 +143,7 @@ module SideEffects =
     }
 
     [<Theory; ClassData(typeof<TestSideEffectTaskSeq>)>]
-    let ``TaskSeq-tryLast gets the last item in a longer sequence, with change`` variant = task {
+    let ``TaskSeq-tryLast gets the last item`` variant = task {
         let ts = Gen.getSeqWithSideEffect variant
 
         let! ten = TaskSeq.tryLast ts
diff --git a/src/FSharp.Control.TaskSeq.Test/TaskSeq.Tail.Tests.fs b/src/FSharp.Control.TaskSeq.Test/TaskSeq.Tail.Tests.fs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee38b1ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/FSharp.Control.TaskSeq.Test/TaskSeq.Tail.Tests.fs
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+module TaskSeq.Tests.Tail
+
+open System
+open Xunit
+open FsUnit.Xunit
+open FsToolkit.ErrorHandling
+
+open FSharp.Control
+
+//
+// TaskSeq.tail
+// TaskSeq.tryTail
+//
+
+module EmptySeq =
+
+    [<Theory; ClassData(typeof<TestEmptyVariants>)>]
+    let ``TaskSeq-tail throws`` variant = task {
+        fun () -> Gen.getEmptyVariant variant |> TaskSeq.tail |> Task.ignore
+        |> should throwAsyncExact typeof<ArgumentException>
+    }
+
+    [<Theory; ClassData(typeof<TestEmptyVariants>)>]
+    let ``TaskSeq-tryTail returns None`` variant = task {
+        let! nothing = Gen.getEmptyVariant variant |> TaskSeq.tryTail
+        nothing |> should be None'
+    }
+
+    [<Fact>]
+    let ``TaskSeq-tail executes side effect`` () = task {
+        let mutable x = 0
+
+        fun () -> taskSeq { do x <- x + 1 } |> TaskSeq.tail |> Task.ignore
+        |> should throwAsyncExact typeof<ArgumentException>
+
+        // side effect must have run!
+        x |> should equal 1
+    }
+
+    [<Fact>]
+    let ``TaskSeq-tryTail executes side effect`` () = task {
+        let mutable x = 0
+
+        let! nothing = taskSeq { do x <- x + 1 } |> TaskSeq.tryTail
+        nothing |> should be None'
+
+        // side effect must have run!
+        x |> should equal 1
+    }
+
+
+module Immutable =
+    let verifyTail tail =
+        tail
+        |> TaskSeq.toArrayAsync
+        |> Task.map (should equal [| 2..10 |])
+
+    [<Theory; ClassData(typeof<TestImmTaskSeq>)>]
+    let ``TaskSeq-tail gets the tail items`` variant = task {
+        let ts = Gen.getSeqImmutable variant
+
+        let! tail = TaskSeq.tail ts
+        do! verifyTail tail
+
+        let! tail = TaskSeq.tail ts //immutable, so re-iteration does not change outcome
+        do! verifyTail tail
+    }
+
+    [<Theory; ClassData(typeof<TestImmTaskSeq>)>]
+    let ``TaskSeq-tryTail gets the tail item`` variant = task {
+        let ts = Gen.getSeqImmutable variant
+
+        match! TaskSeq.tryTail ts with
+        | Some tail -> do! verifyTail tail
+        | x -> do x |> should not' (be None')
+
+    }
+
+    [<Fact>]
+    let ``TaskSeq-tail return empty from a singleton sequence`` () = task {
+        let ts = taskSeq { yield 42 }
+
+        let! tail = TaskSeq.tail ts
+        do! verifyEmpty tail
+    }
+
+    [<Fact>]
+    let ``TaskSeq-tryTail gets the only item in a singleton sequence`` () = task {
+        let ts = taskSeq { yield 42 }
+
+        match! TaskSeq.tryTail ts with
+        | Some tail -> do! verifyEmpty tail
+        | x -> do x |> should not' (be None')
+    }
+
+
+module SideEffects =
+    [<Fact>]
+    let ``TaskSeq-tail does not execute side effect after the first item in singleton`` () = task {
+        let mutable x = 42
+
+        let one = taskSeq {
+            yield x
+            x <- x + 1 // <--- we should never get here
+        }
+
+        let! _ = one |> TaskSeq.tail
+        let! _ = one |> TaskSeq.tail // side effect, re-iterating!
+
+        x |> should equal 42
+    }
+
+    [<Fact>]
+    let ``TaskSeq-tryTail does not execute execute side effect after first item in singleton`` () = task {
+        let mutable x = 42
+
+        let one = taskSeq {
+            yield x
+            x <- x + 1 // <--- we should never get here
+        }
+
+        let! _ = one |> TaskSeq.tryTail
+        let! _ = one |> TaskSeq.tryTail
+
+        // side effect, reiterating causes it to execute again!
+        x |> should equal 42
+
+    }
+
+    [<Fact>]
+    let ``TaskSeq-tail executes side effect partially`` () = task {
+        let mutable x = 42
+
+        let ts = taskSeq {
+            x <- x + 1 // <--- executed on tail, but not materializing rest
+            yield 1
+            x <- x + 1 // <--- not executed on tail, but on materializing rest
+            yield 2
+            x <- x + 1 // <--- id
+        }
+
+        let! tail1 = ts |> TaskSeq.tail
+        x |> should equal 43 // test side effect runs 1x
+
+        let! tail2 = ts |> TaskSeq.tail
+        x |> should equal 44 // test side effect ran again only 1x
+
+        let! len = TaskSeq.length tail1
+        x |> should equal 46 // now 2nd & 3rd side effect runs, but not the first
+        len |> should equal 1
+
+        let! len = TaskSeq.length tail2
+        x |> should equal 48 // now again 2nd & 3rd side effect runs, but not the first
+        len |> should equal 1
+    }
+
+    [<Fact>]
+    let ``TaskSeq-tryTail executes side effect partially`` () = task {
+        let mutable x = 42
+
+        let ts = taskSeq {
+            x <- x + 1 // <--- executed on tail, but not materializing rest
+            yield 1
+            x <- x + 1 // <--- not executed on tail, but on materializing rest
+            yield 2
+            x <- x + 1 // <--- id
+        }
+
+        let! tail1 = ts |> TaskSeq.tryTail
+        x |> should equal 43 // test side effect runs 1x
+
+        let! tail2 = ts |> TaskSeq.tryTail
+        x |> should equal 44 // test side effect ran again only 1x
+
+        let! len = TaskSeq.length tail1.Value
+        x |> should equal 46 // now 2nd side effect runs, but not the first
+        len |> should equal 1
+
+        let! len = TaskSeq.length tail2.Value
+        x |> should equal 48 // now again 2nd side effect runs, but not the first
+        len |> should equal 1
+    }
diff --git a/src/FSharp.Control.TaskSeq/TaskSeq.fs b/src/FSharp.Control.TaskSeq/TaskSeq.fs
index 3a3b66a3..f66d7e94 100644
--- a/src/FSharp.Control.TaskSeq/TaskSeq.fs
+++ b/src/FSharp.Control.TaskSeq/TaskSeq.fs
@@ -215,6 +215,13 @@ module TaskSeq =
         | None -> return Internal.raiseEmptySeq ()
     }
 
+    let tryTail source = Internal.tryTail source
+
+    let tail source = task {
+        match! Internal.tryTail source with
+        | Some result -> return result
+        | None -> return Internal.raiseEmptySeq ()
+    }
     let tryItem index source = Internal.tryItem index source
 
     let item index source = task {
diff --git a/src/FSharp.Control.TaskSeq/TaskSeq.fsi b/src/FSharp.Control.TaskSeq/TaskSeq.fsi
index 7f09fda3..fce10970 100644
--- a/src/FSharp.Control.TaskSeq/TaskSeq.fsi
+++ b/src/FSharp.Control.TaskSeq/TaskSeq.fsi
@@ -232,21 +232,30 @@ module TaskSeq =
     val collectSeqAsync: binder: ('T -> #Task<'SeqU>) -> source: taskSeq<'T> -> taskSeq<'U> when 'SeqU :> seq<'U>
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Returns the first element of the <see cref="taskSeq" />, or <see cref="None" /> if the sequence is empty.
+    /// Returns the first element of the task sequence from <paramref name="source" />, or <see cref="None" /> if the sequence is empty.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">Thrown when the sequence is empty.</exception>
     val tryHead: source: taskSeq<'T> -> Task<'T option>
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Returns the first element of the <see cref="taskSeq" />.
+    /// Returns the first elementof the task sequence from <paramref name="source" />
     /// </summary>
     /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">Thrown when the sequence is empty.</exception>
     val head: source: taskSeq<'T> -> Task<'T>
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Returns the last element of the <see cref="taskSeq" />, or <see cref="None" /> if the sequence is empty.
+    /// Returns the whole task sequence from <paramref name="source" />, minus its first element, or <see cref="None" /> if the sequence is empty.
+    /// </summary>
+    val tryTail: source: taskSeq<'T> -> Task<taskSeq<'T> option>
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns the whole task sequence from <paramref name="source" />, minus its first element.
     /// </summary>
     /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">Thrown when the sequence is empty.</exception>
+    val tail: source: taskSeq<'T> -> Task<taskSeq<'T>>
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns the last element of the task sequence from <paramref name="source" />, or <see cref="None" /> if the sequence is empty.
+    /// </summary>
     val tryLast: source: taskSeq<'T> -> Task<'T option>
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/FSharp.Control.TaskSeq/TaskSeqInternal.fs b/src/FSharp.Control.TaskSeq/TaskSeqInternal.fs
index 115436ef..f0bcec9d 100644
--- a/src/FSharp.Control.TaskSeq/TaskSeqInternal.fs
+++ b/src/FSharp.Control.TaskSeq/TaskSeqInternal.fs
@@ -338,11 +338,30 @@ module internal TaskSeqInternal =
 
     let tryHead (source: taskSeq<_>) = task {
         use e = source.GetAsyncEnumerator(CancellationToken())
-        let mutable go = true
-        let! step = e.MoveNextAsync()
-        go <- step
 
-        if go then return Some e.Current else return None
+        match! e.MoveNextAsync() with
+        | true -> return Some e.Current
+        | false -> return None
+    }
+
+    let tryTail (source: taskSeq<_>) = task {
+        use e = source.GetAsyncEnumerator(CancellationToken())
+
+        match! e.MoveNextAsync() with
+        | false -> return None
+        | true ->
+            return
+                taskSeq {
+                    let mutable go = true
+                    let! step = e.MoveNextAsync()
+                    go <- step
+
+                    while go do
+                        yield e.Current
+                        let! step = e.MoveNextAsync()
+                        go <- step
+                }
+                |> Some
     }
 
     let tryItem index (source: taskSeq<_>) = task {
diff --git a/src/FSharp.Control.TaskSeq/Utils.fs b/src/FSharp.Control.TaskSeq/Utils.fs
index fa9b2b69..ecc2f685 100644
--- a/src/FSharp.Control.TaskSeq/Utils.fs
+++ b/src/FSharp.Control.TaskSeq/Utils.fs
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ module Task =
         }
 
     /// Bind a Task<'T>
-    let inline bind binder (task: Task<'T>) : Task<'U> = TaskBuilder.task { return! binder task }
+    let inline bind binder (task: Task<'T>) : Task<'U> =
+        TaskBuilder.task {
+            let! t = task
+            return! binder t
+        }
 
     /// Create a task from a value
     let inline fromResult (value: 'U) : Task<'U> = TaskBuilder.task { return value }