diff --git a/google/cloud/storage/_experimental/asyncio/async_read_object_stream.py b/google/cloud/storage/_experimental/asyncio/async_read_object_stream.py
index b14c55227..96e9f154a 100644
--- a/google/cloud/storage/_experimental/asyncio/async_read_object_stream.py
+++ b/google/cloud/storage/_experimental/asyncio/async_read_object_stream.py
@@ -145,7 +145,11 @@ async def recv(self) -> _storage_v2.BidiReadObjectResponse:
         """
         if not self._is_stream_open:
             raise ValueError("Stream is not open")
-        return await self.socket_like_rpc.recv()
+        response = await self.socket_like_rpc.recv()
+        # Update read_handle if present in response
+        if response and response.read_handle:
+            self.read_handle = response.read_handle
+        return response
 
     @property
     def is_stream_open(self) -> bool:
diff --git a/tests/unit/asyncio/test_async_read_object_stream.py b/tests/unit/asyncio/test_async_read_object_stream.py
index ea91b2251..ae5a48d76 100644
--- a/tests/unit/asyncio/test_async_read_object_stream.py
+++ b/tests/unit/asyncio/test_async_read_object_stream.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
 from google.cloud import _storage_v2
 
+from google.cloud.storage._experimental.asyncio import async_read_object_stream
 from google.cloud.storage._experimental.asyncio.async_read_object_stream import (
     _AsyncReadObjectStream,
 )
@@ -273,3 +274,49 @@ async def test_recv_without_open_should_raise_error(
 
     # assert
     assert str(exc.value) == "Stream is not open"
+
+@mock.patch("google.cloud.storage._experimental.asyncio.async_read_object_stream.AsyncBidiRpc")
+@mock.patch("google.cloud.storage._experimental.asyncio.async_grpc_client.AsyncGrpcClient.grpc_client")
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_recv_updates_read_handle_on_refresh(mock_client, mock_cls_async_bidi_rpc):
+    """
+    Verify that the `recv` method correctly updates the stream's handle
+    when a new one is provided in a server response.
+    """
+    # Arrange
+    socket_like_rpc = AsyncMock()
+    mock_cls_async_bidi_rpc.return_value = socket_like_rpc
+    socket_like_rpc.open = AsyncMock()
+
+    initial_handle = _storage_v2.BidiReadHandle(handle=b"initial-handle-token")
+    response_with_initial_handle = _storage_v2.BidiReadObjectResponse(read_handle=initial_handle)
+    response_without_handle = _storage_v2.BidiReadObjectResponse(read_handle=None)
+
+    refreshed_handle = _storage_v2.BidiReadHandle(handle=b"new-refreshed-handle-token")
+    response_with_refreshed_handle = _storage_v2.BidiReadObjectResponse(read_handle=refreshed_handle)
+
+    socket_like_rpc.recv.side_effect = [
+        response_with_initial_handle,
+        response_without_handle,
+        response_with_refreshed_handle,
+    ]
+
+    starting_handle = _storage_v2.BidiReadHandle(handle=b"starting-handle-token")
+    stream = async_read_object_stream._AsyncReadObjectStream(
+        client=mock_client,
+        bucket_name=_TEST_BUCKET_NAME,
+        object_name=_TEST_OBJECT_NAME,
+        read_handle=starting_handle,
+    )
+
+    # Act & Assert
+    assert stream.read_handle == starting_handle
+
+    await stream.open()
+    assert stream.read_handle == initial_handle
+
+    await stream.recv()
+    assert stream.read_handle == initial_handle
+
+    await stream.recv()
+    assert stream.read_handle == refreshed_handle