diff --git a/imports.md b/imports.md
index 6e50d1a..03f0a7b 100644
--- a/imports.md
+++ b/imports.md
@@ -521,6 +521,13 @@ Soon: switch to <code>resource incoming-value { ... }</code></li>
 <li><a name="static_outgoing_value.new_outgoing_value.0"></a> own&lt;<a href="#outgoing_value"><a href="#outgoing_value"><code>outgoing-value</code></a></a>&gt;</li>
 </ul>
 <h4><a name="method_outgoing_value.outgoing_value_write_body"></a><code>[method]outgoing-value.outgoing-value-write-body: func</code></h4>
+<p>Returns a stream for writing the value contents.</p>
+<p>The returned <a href="#output_stream"><code>output-stream</code></a> is a child resource: it must be dropped
+before the parent <a href="#outgoing_value"><code>outgoing-value</code></a> resource is dropped (or finished),
+otherwise the <a href="#outgoing_value"><code>outgoing-value</code></a> drop or <code>finish</code> will trap.</p>
+<p>Returns success on the first call: the <a href="#output_stream"><code>output-stream</code></a> resource for
+this <a href="#outgoing_value"><code>outgoing-value</code></a> may be retrieved at most once. Subsequent calls
+will return error.</p>
 <h5>Params</h5>
 <ul>
 <li><a name="method_outgoing_value.outgoing_value_write_body.self"></a><code>self</code>: borrow&lt;<a href="#outgoing_value"><a href="#outgoing_value"><code>outgoing-value</code></a></a>&gt;</li>
@@ -529,6 +536,19 @@ Soon: switch to <code>resource incoming-value { ... }</code></li>
 <ul>
 <li><a name="method_outgoing_value.outgoing_value_write_body.0"></a> result&lt;own&lt;<a href="#output_stream"><a href="#output_stream"><code>output-stream</code></a></a>&gt;&gt;</li>
 </ul>
+<h4><a name="static_outgoing_value.finish"></a><code>[static]outgoing-value.finish: func</code></h4>
+<p>Finalize an outgoing value. This must be
+called to signal that the outgoing value is complete. If the <a href="#outgoing_value"><code>outgoing-value</code></a>
+is dropped without calling <code>outgoing-value.finalize</code>, the implementation
+should treat the value as corrupted.</p>
+<h5>Params</h5>
+<ul>
+<li><a name="static_outgoing_value.finish.this"></a><code>this</code>: own&lt;<a href="#outgoing_value"><a href="#outgoing_value"><code>outgoing-value</code></a></a>&gt;</li>
+</ul>
+<h5>Return values</h5>
+<ul>
+<li><a name="static_outgoing_value.finish.0"></a> result&lt;_, <a href="#error"><a href="#error"><code>error</code></a></a>&gt;</li>
+</ul>
 <h4><a name="static_incoming_value.incoming_value_consume_sync"></a><code>[static]incoming-value.incoming-value-consume-sync: func</code></h4>
 <h5>Params</h5>
 <ul>
diff --git a/wit/types.wit b/wit/types.wit
index 979b054..ca59724 100644
--- a/wit/types.wit
+++ b/wit/types.wit
@@ -52,7 +52,23 @@ interface types {
   // Soon: switch to `resource value { ... }`
   resource outgoing-value {
     new-outgoing-value: static func() -> outgoing-value;
+
+    /// Returns a stream for writing the value contents.
+    ///
+    /// The returned `output-stream` is a child resource: it must be dropped
+    /// before the parent `outgoing-value` resource is dropped (or finished),
+    /// otherwise the `outgoing-value` drop or `finish` will trap.
+    ///
+    /// Returns success on the first call: the `output-stream` resource for
+    /// this `outgoing-value` may be retrieved at most once. Subsequent calls
+    /// will return error.
     outgoing-value-write-body: func() -> result<output-stream>;
+
+    /// Finalize an outgoing value. This must be
+    /// called to signal that the outgoing value is complete. If the `outgoing-value`
+    /// is dropped without calling `outgoing-value.finalize`, the implementation
+    /// should treat the value as corrupted.
+    finish: static func(this: outgoing-value) -> result<_, error>;
   }
 
   /// A incoming-value is a wrapper around a value. It provides a way to read the value