diff --git a/lua/frecency/async_finder.lua b/lua/frecency/async_finder.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2bd2a5d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/frecency/async_finder.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+local a = require "plenary.async"
+local log = require "plenary.log"
+
+---@class AsyncFinder: TelescopeFinder
+---@field closed boolean
+---@field entries FrecencyEntry[]
+---@field rx { recv: fun(): table }
+---@operator call():nil
+local AsyncFinder = {}
+
+---@param fs FrecencyFS
+---@param path string
+---@param entry_maker fun(file: FrecencyFile): FrecencyEntry
+---@param initial_results FrecencyFile[]
+---@return AsyncFinder
+AsyncFinder.new = function(fs, path, entry_maker, initial_results)
+  local self = setmetatable({ closed = false, entries = {} }, {
+    __index = AsyncFinder,
+    __call = function(self, ...)
+      return self:_find(...)
+    end,
+  })
+  for i, file in ipairs(initial_results) do
+    local entry = entry_maker(file)
+    entry.index = i
+    table.insert(self.entries, entry)
+  end
+  local it = vim.F.nil_wrap(fs:scan_dir(path))
+  local index = #initial_results
+  local count = 0
+  local tx, rx = a.control.channel.mpsc()
+  self.rx = rx
+  a.run(function()
+    for name in it do
+      if self.closed then
+        break
+      end
+      index = index + 1
+      count = count + 1
+      ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: missing-fields
+      local entry = entry_maker { path = vim.fs.joinpath(path, name), score = 0 }
+      if entry then
+        entry.index = index
+        table.insert(self.entries, entry)
+        tx.send(entry)
+        if count % 1000 == 0 then
+          a.util.sleep(0)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    self:close()
+    tx.send(nil)
+  end)
+  return self
+end
+
+---@param prompt string
+---@param process_result fun(entry: FrecencyEntry): nil
+---@param process_complete fun(): nil
+function AsyncFinder:_find(prompt, process_result, process_complete)
+  for _, entry in ipairs(self.entries) do
+    if process_result(entry) then
+      return
+    end
+  end
+  local count = 0
+  local last_index = self.entries[#self.entries].index
+  while true do
+    if self.closed then
+      break
+    end
+    local entry = self.rx.recv()
+    if entry then
+      if entry.index > last_index then
+        if process_result(entry) then
+          return
+        end
+        count = count + 1
+      end
+    else
+      break
+    end
+  end
+  process_complete()
+end
+
+function AsyncFinder:close()
+  self.closed = true
+end
+
+return AsyncFinder
diff --git a/lua/frecency/finder.lua b/lua/frecency/finder.lua
index 6f207acd..c824f2d5 100644
--- a/lua/frecency/finder.lua
+++ b/lua/frecency/finder.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+local AsyncFinder = require "frecency.async_finder"
 local finders = require "telescope.finders"
 local log = require "plenary.log"
 
@@ -39,33 +40,7 @@ function Finder:start(filepath_formatter, initial_results, opts)
     }
   end
   log.debug { finder = opts }
-  return finders.new_dynamic { entry_maker = entry_maker, fn = self:create_fn(initial_results, opts.workspace) }
-end
-
----@private
----@param initial_results table
----@param path string
----@return fun(prompt: string?): table[]
-function Finder:create_fn(initial_results, path)
-  local it = vim.F.nil_wrap(self.fs:scan_dir(path))
-  local results = vim.deepcopy(initial_results)
-  local called = 0
-  ---@param _ string?
-  ---@return table[]
-  return function(_)
-    called = called + 1
-    log.debug { called = called }
-    local count = 0
-    for name in it do
-      table.insert(results, { path = vim.fs.joinpath(path, name), score = 0 })
-      count = count + 1
-      if count >= self.config.chunk_size then
-        break
-      end
-    end
-    log.debug(("dynamic results: %d"):format(#results))
-    return results
-  end
+  return AsyncFinder.new(self.fs, opts.workspace, entry_maker, initial_results)
 end
 
 return Finder