diff --git a/google/cloud/bigtable/data/_sync/cross_sync/cross_sync.py b/google/cloud/bigtable/data/_sync/cross_sync/cross_sync.py
index 24776aabd..dceff5a62 100644
--- a/google/cloud/bigtable/data/_sync/cross_sync/cross_sync.py
+++ b/google/cloud/bigtable/data/_sync/cross_sync/cross_sync.py
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ class CrossSync(metaclass=MappingMeta):
 
     # provide aliases for common async functions and types
     sleep = asyncio.sleep
-    wait = asyncio.wait
     retry_target = retries.retry_target_async
     retry_target_stream = retries.retry_target_stream_async
     Retry = retries.AsyncRetry
@@ -147,6 +146,20 @@ async def gather_partials(
             *awaitable_list, return_exceptions=return_exceptions
         )
 
+    @staticmethod
+    async def wait(
+        futures: Sequence[CrossSync.Future[T]], timeout: float | None = None
+    ) -> tuple[set[CrossSync.Future[T]], set[CrossSync.Future[T]]]:
+        """
+        abstraction over asyncio.wait
+
+        Return:
+            - a tuple of (done, pending) sets of futures
+        """
+        if not futures:
+            return set(), set()
+        return await asyncio.wait(futures, timeout=timeout)
+
     @staticmethod
     async def event_wait(
         event: CrossSync.Event,
@@ -224,7 +237,6 @@ class _Sync_Impl(metaclass=MappingMeta):
         is_async = False
 
         sleep = time.sleep
-        wait = concurrent.futures.wait
         next = next
         retry_target = retries.retry_target
         retry_target_stream = retries.retry_target_stream
@@ -279,6 +291,17 @@ def gather_partials(
                     results_list.append(future.result())
             return results_list
 
+        @staticmethod
+        def wait(
+            futures: Sequence[CrossSync._Sync_Impl.Future[T]],
+            timeout: float | None = None,
+        ) -> tuple[
+            set[CrossSync._Sync_Impl.Future[T]], set[CrossSync._Sync_Impl.Future[T]]
+        ]:
+            if not futures:
+                return set(), set()
+            return concurrent.futures.wait(futures, timeout=timeout)
+
         @staticmethod
         def create_task(
             fn: Callable[..., T],
diff --git a/tests/unit/data/_sync/test_cross_sync.py b/tests/unit/data/_sync/test_cross_sync.py
index 9c3022f6c..903207694 100644
--- a/tests/unit/data/_sync/test_cross_sync.py
+++ b/tests/unit/data/_sync/test_cross_sync.py
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ def cs_async(self):
         [
             ("is_async", True, False),
             ("sleep", asyncio.sleep, time.sleep),
-            ("wait", asyncio.wait, concurrent.futures.wait),
             (
                 "retry_target",
                 api_core.retry.retry_target_async,
@@ -237,6 +236,98 @@ async def coro(i):
             for coro in found_args:
                 await coro
 
+    def test_wait(self, cs_sync):
+        """
+        Test sync version of CrossSync.wait()
+
+        If future is complete, it should be in the first (complete) set
+        """
+        future = concurrent.futures.Future()
+        future.set_result(1)
+        s1, s2 = cs_sync.wait([future])
+        assert s1 == {future}
+        assert s2 == set()
+
+    def test_wait_timeout(self, cs_sync):
+        """
+        If timeout occurs, future should be in the second (incomplete) set
+        """
+        future = concurrent.futures.Future()
+        timeout = 0.1
+        start_time = time.monotonic()
+        s1, s2 = cs_sync.wait([future], timeout)
+        end_time = time.monotonic()
+        assert abs((end_time - start_time) - timeout) < 0.01
+        assert s1 == set()
+        assert s2 == {future}
+
+    def test_wait_passthrough(self, cs_sync):
+        """
+        sync version of CrossSync.wait() should pass through to concurrent.futures.wait()
+        """
+        future = object()
+        timeout = object()
+        with mock.patch.object(concurrent.futures, "wait", mock.Mock()) as wait:
+            result = cs_sync.wait([future], timeout)
+            assert wait.call_count == 1
+            assert wait.call_args == (([future],), {"timeout": timeout})
+            assert result == wait.return_value
+
+    def test_wait_empty_input(self, cs_sync):
+        """
+        If no futures are provided, return empty sets
+        """
+        s1, s2 = cs_sync.wait([])
+        assert s1 == set()
+        assert s2 == set()
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_wait_async(self, cs_async):
+        """
+        Test async version of CrossSync.wait()
+        """
+        future = asyncio.Future()
+        future.set_result(1)
+        s1, s2 = await cs_async.wait([future])
+        assert s1 == {future}
+        assert s2 == set()
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_wait_async_timeout(self, cs_async):
+        """
+        If timeout occurs, future should be in the second (incomplete) set
+        """
+        future = asyncio.Future()
+        timeout = 0.1
+        start_time = time.monotonic()
+        s1, s2 = await cs_async.wait([future], timeout)
+        end_time = time.monotonic()
+        assert abs((end_time - start_time) - timeout) < 0.01
+        assert s1 == set()
+        assert s2 == {future}
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_wait_async_passthrough(self, cs_async):
+        """
+        async version of CrossSync.wait() should pass through to asyncio.wait()
+        """
+        future = object()
+        timeout = object()
+        with mock.patch.object(asyncio, "wait", AsyncMock()) as wait:
+            result = await cs_async.wait([future], timeout)
+            assert wait.call_count == 1
+            assert wait.call_args == (([future],), {"timeout": timeout})
+            assert result == wait.return_value
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_wait_async_empty_input(self, cs_async):
+        """
+        If no futures are provided, return empty sets
+        """
+        s1, s2 = await cs_async.wait([])
+        assert s1 == set()
+        assert s2 == set()
+
     def test_event_wait_passthrough(self, cs_sync):
         """
         Test sync version of CrossSync.event_wait()