diff --git a/ext/fileio/coro.go b/ext/fileio/coro.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ceca3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/fileio/coro.go
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package fileio
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/ncruces/go-sqlite3/internal/util"
+)
+
+// Adapted from: https://research.swtch.com/coro
+
+const errCoroCanceled = util.ErrorString("coroutine canceled")
+
+func coroNew[In, Out any](f func(In, func(Out) In) Out) (resume func(In) (Out, bool), cancel func()) {
+	type msg[T any] struct {
+		panic any
+		val   T
+	}
+
+	cin := make(chan msg[In])
+	cout := make(chan msg[Out])
+	running := true
+	resume = func(in In) (out Out, ok bool) {
+		if !running {
+			return
+		}
+		cin <- msg[In]{val: in}
+		m := <-cout
+		if m.panic != nil {
+			panic(m.panic)
+		}
+		return m.val, running
+	}
+	cancel = func() {
+		if !running {
+			return
+		}
+		e := fmt.Errorf("%w", errCoroCanceled)
+		cin <- msg[In]{panic: e}
+		m := <-cout
+		if m.panic != nil && m.panic != e {
+			panic(m.panic)
+		}
+	}
+	yield := func(out Out) In {
+		cout <- msg[Out]{val: out}
+		m := <-cin
+		if m.panic != nil {
+			panic(m.panic)
+		}
+		return m.val
+	}
+	go func() {
+		defer func() {
+			if running {
+				running = false
+				cout <- msg[Out]{panic: recover()}
+			}
+		}()
+		var out Out
+		m := <-cin
+		if m.panic == nil {
+			out = f(m.val, yield)
+		}
+		running = false
+		cout <- msg[Out]{val: out}
+	}()
+	return resume, cancel
+}
diff --git a/ext/fileio/fsdir.go b/ext/fileio/fsdir.go
index 995da76..4055b29 100644
--- a/ext/fileio/fsdir.go
+++ b/ext/fileio/fsdir.go
@@ -53,13 +53,12 @@ func (d fsdir) Open() (sqlite3.VTabCursor, error) {
 
 type cursor struct {
 	fsdir
-	curr  entry
-	next  chan entry
-	done  chan struct{}
-	base  string
-	rowID int64
-	eof   bool
-	open  bool
+	base   string
+	resume func(struct{}) (entry, bool)
+	cancel func()
+	curr   entry
+	eof    bool
+	rowID  int64
 }
 
 type entry struct {
@@ -69,11 +68,8 @@ type entry struct {
 }
 
 func (c *cursor) Close() error {
-	if c.open {
-		close(c.done)
-		s := <-c.next
-		c.open = false
-		return s.err
+	if c.cancel != nil {
+		c.cancel()
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -96,17 +92,25 @@ func (c *cursor) Filter(idxNum int, idxStr string, arg ...sqlite3.Value) error {
 		c.base = base
 	}
 
-	c.rowID = 0
+	c.resume, c.cancel = coroNew(func(_ struct{}, yield func(entry) struct{}) entry {
+		walkDir := func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
+			yield(entry{d, err, path})
+			return nil
+		}
+		if c.fsys != nil {
+			fs.WalkDir(c.fsys, root, walkDir)
+		} else {
+			filepath.WalkDir(root, walkDir)
+		}
+		return entry{}
+	})
 	c.eof = false
-	c.open = true
-	c.next = make(chan entry)
-	c.done = make(chan struct{})
-	go c.WalkDir(root)
+	c.rowID = 0
 	return c.Next()
 }
 
 func (c *cursor) Next() error {
-	curr, ok := <-c.next
+	curr, ok := c.resume(struct{}{})
 	c.curr = curr
 	c.eof = !ok
 	c.rowID++
@@ -166,22 +170,3 @@ func (c *cursor) Column(ctx *sqlite3.Context, n int) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
-
-func (c *cursor) WalkDir(path string) {
-	defer close(c.next)
-
-	if c.fsys != nil {
-		fs.WalkDir(c.fsys, path, c.WalkDirFunc)
-	} else {
-		filepath.WalkDir(path, c.WalkDirFunc)
-	}
-}
-
-func (c *cursor) WalkDirFunc(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
-	select {
-	case <-c.done:
-		return fs.SkipAll
-	case c.next <- entry{d, err, path}:
-		return nil
-	}
-}
diff --git a/ext/fileio/fsdir_test.go b/ext/fileio/fsdir_test.go
index 1df5623..e199a34 100644
--- a/ext/fileio/fsdir_test.go
+++ b/ext/fileio/fsdir_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func Test_fsdir(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			defer db.Close()
 
-			rows, err := db.Query(`SELECT * FROM fsdir('.', '.') LIMIT 4`)
+			rows, err := db.Query(`SELECT * FROM fsdir('.', '.')`)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}