diff --git a/src/Zomp.SyncMethodGenerator/AsyncToSyncRewriter.cs b/src/Zomp.SyncMethodGenerator/AsyncToSyncRewriter.cs
index e70c067..ba8d0be 100644
--- a/src/Zomp.SyncMethodGenerator/AsyncToSyncRewriter.cs
+++ b/src/Zomp.SyncMethodGenerator/AsyncToSyncRewriter.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ internal sealed class AsyncToSyncRewriter(SemanticModel semanticModel) : CSharpS
     private const string IAsyncEnumerator = "System.Collections.Generic.IAsyncEnumerator";
     private const string FromResult = "FromResult";
     private const string Delay = "Delay";
+    private const string CompletedTask = "CompletedTask";
     private static readonly HashSet<string> Drops = [IProgressInterface, CancellationTokenType];
     private static readonly HashSet<string> InterfacesToDrop = [IProgressInterface, IAsyncResultInterface];
     private static readonly Dictionary<string, string?> Replacements = new()
@@ -498,11 +499,31 @@ bool IsValidParameter(ParameterSyntax ps)
         return @base;
     }
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public override SyntaxNode? VisitImplicitObjectCreationExpression(ImplicitObjectCreationExpressionSyntax node)
+    {
+        var @base = base.VisitImplicitObjectCreationExpression(node);
+        var symbol = GetSymbol(node);
+
+        if (TryReplaceObjectCreation(node, symbol, out var replacement))
+        {
+            return replacement;
+        }
+
+        return @base;
+    }
+
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public override SyntaxNode? VisitObjectCreationExpression(ObjectCreationExpressionSyntax node)
     {
         var @base = (ObjectCreationExpressionSyntax)base.VisitObjectCreationExpression(node)!;
         var symbol = GetSymbol(node);
+
+        if (TryReplaceObjectCreation(node, symbol, out var replacement))
+        {
+            return replacement;
+        }
+
         if (symbol is null
             or { ContainingType.IsGenericType: true }
             or INamedTypeSymbol { IsGenericType: true })
@@ -1158,6 +1179,7 @@ private static bool ShouldRemoveType(ITypeSymbol symbol)
 
     private static bool ShouldRemoveArgument(ISymbol symbol) => symbol switch
     {
+        IPropertySymbol { Name: CompletedTask } ps => ps.Type.ToString() is TaskType or ValueTaskType,
         IMethodSymbol ms =>
             IsSpecialMethod(ms) == SpecialMethod.None
                 && ((ShouldRemoveType(ms.ReturnType) && ms.MethodKind != MethodKind.LocalFunction)
@@ -1201,6 +1223,20 @@ private static TypeSyntax GetReturnType(TypeSyntax returnType, INamedTypeSymbol
 
     private static string Global(string type) => $"global::{type}";
 
+    private static bool TryReplaceObjectCreation(BaseObjectCreationExpressionSyntax node, ISymbol? symbol, out SyntaxNode? replacement)
+    {
+        if (symbol is IMethodSymbol { ReceiverType: INamedTypeSymbol { Name: "ValueTask", IsGenericType: true } type }
+            && GetNameWithoutTypeParams(type) is ValueTaskType
+            && node.ArgumentList is { Arguments: [var singleArg] })
+        {
+            replacement = singleArg.Expression;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        replacement = default;
+        return false;
+    }
+
     private static InvocationExpressionSyntax UnwrapExtension(InvocationExpressionSyntax ies, bool isMemory, IMethodSymbol reducedFrom, ExpressionSyntax expression)
     {
         var arguments = ies.ArgumentList.Arguments;
@@ -1514,14 +1550,25 @@ private bool ShouldRemoveArrowExpression(ArrowExpressionClauseSyntax? arrowNulla
         MemberAccessExpressionSyntax mae => ShouldRemoveArgument(mae.Name),
         PostfixUnaryExpressionSyntax pue => ShouldRemoveArgument(pue.Operand),
         PrefixUnaryExpressionSyntax pue => ShouldRemoveArgument(pue.Operand),
-        ObjectCreationExpressionSyntax oe => ShouldRemoveArgument(oe.Type),
+        ObjectCreationExpressionSyntax oe => ShouldRemoveArgument(oe.Type) || ShouldRemoveObjectCreation(oe),
+        ImplicitObjectCreationExpressionSyntax oe => ShouldRemoveObjectCreation(oe),
         ConditionalAccessExpressionSyntax cae => ShouldRemoveArgument(cae.Expression),
         AwaitExpressionSyntax ae => ShouldRemoveArgument(ae.Expression),
         AssignmentExpressionSyntax ae => ShouldRemoveArgument(ae.Right),
         GenericNameSyntax gn => HasSymbolAndShouldBeRemoved(gn),
+        LiteralExpressionSyntax le => ShouldRemoveLiteral(le),
         _ => false,
     };
 
+    private bool ShouldRemoveLiteral(LiteralExpressionSyntax literalExpression)
+        => literalExpression.Token.IsKind(SyntaxKind.DefaultKeyword)
+           && semanticModel.GetTypeInfo(literalExpression).Type is INamedTypeSymbol { Name: "ValueTask", IsGenericType: false } t
+           && t.ToString() == ValueTaskType;
+
+    private bool ShouldRemoveObjectCreation(BaseObjectCreationExpressionSyntax oe)
+        => GetSymbol(oe) is IMethodSymbol { ReceiverType: INamedTypeSymbol { Name: "ValueTask", IsGenericType: false } type }
+           && type.ToString() is ValueTaskType;
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Keeps track of nested directives.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/tests/Generator.Tests/Snapshots/UnitTests.DropUnawaitedCompletedValueTask#DoSomethingAsync.g.verified.cs b/tests/Generator.Tests/Snapshots/UnitTests.DropUnawaitedCompletedValueTask#DoSomethingAsync.g.verified.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6230c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Generator.Tests/Snapshots/UnitTests.DropUnawaitedCompletedValueTask#DoSomethingAsync.g.verified.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+//HintName: Test.Class.DoSomethingAsync.g.cs
+public static void DoSomething() { }
diff --git a/tests/Generator.Tests/Snapshots/UnitTests.KeepDefaultValueTaskWithResult#ReturnDefault.g.verified.cs b/tests/Generator.Tests/Snapshots/UnitTests.KeepDefaultValueTaskWithResult#ReturnDefault.g.verified.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78aabf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Generator.Tests/Snapshots/UnitTests.KeepDefaultValueTaskWithResult#ReturnDefault.g.verified.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+//HintName: Test.Class.ReturnDefault.g.cs
+public static int ReturnDefault() => default;
diff --git a/tests/Generator.Tests/Snapshots/UnitTests.ReturnValueTaskInstance#ReturnAsync.g.verified.cs b/tests/Generator.Tests/Snapshots/UnitTests.ReturnValueTaskInstance#ReturnAsync.g.verified.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24f7972
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Generator.Tests/Snapshots/UnitTests.ReturnValueTaskInstance#ReturnAsync.g.verified.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+//HintName: Test.Class.ReturnAsync.g.cs
+public static int Return() { return 1; }
diff --git a/tests/Generator.Tests/UnitTests.cs b/tests/Generator.Tests/UnitTests.cs
index 060f663..07cb056 100644
--- a/tests/Generator.Tests/UnitTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Generator.Tests/UnitTests.cs
@@ -106,6 +106,37 @@ public async Task ExecAsync(CancellationToken ct)
     public Task DropUnawaitedCompletedTask(string statement) => $"""
 [Zomp.SyncMethodGenerator.CreateSyncVersion]
 public static Task DoSomethingAsync() {statement}
+""".Verify(disableUnique: true);
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("{ return default; }")]
+    [InlineData("{ return new(); }")]
+    [InlineData("{ return new ValueTask(); }")]
+#if NETCOREAPP1_0_OR_GREATER
+    [InlineData("{ return ValueTask.CompletedTask; }")]
+    [InlineData("{ return ValueTask.CompletedTask; Console.WriteLine(\"123\"); }")]
+    [InlineData("=> ValueTask.CompletedTask;")]
+#endif
+    public Task DropUnawaitedCompletedValueTask(string statement) => $"""
+[Zomp.SyncMethodGenerator.CreateSyncVersion]
+public static ValueTask DoSomethingAsync() {statement}
+""".Verify(disableUnique: true);
+
+    [Fact]
+    public Task KeepDefaultValueTaskWithResult() => $"""
+[Zomp.SyncMethodGenerator.CreateSyncVersion]
+public static ValueTask<int> ReturnDefault() => default;
+""".Verify();
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("{ return new(1); }")]
+    [InlineData("{ return new ValueTask<int>(1); }")]
+#if NETCOREAPP1_0_OR_GREATER
+    [InlineData("{ return ValueTask.FromResult(1); }")]
+#endif
+    public Task ReturnValueTaskInstance(string statement) => $"""
+[Zomp.SyncMethodGenerator.CreateSyncVersion]
+public static ValueTask<int> ReturnAsync() {statement}
 """.Verify(disableUnique: true);
 
     [Fact]