diff --git a/acb.h b/acb.h
index 9886f18d..3524eac2 100644
--- a/acb.h
+++ b/acb.h
@@ -754,6 +754,7 @@ void acb_rising_ui_bs(acb_t y, const acb_t x, ulong n, long prec);
 void acb_rising_ui_rs(acb_t y, const acb_t x, ulong n, ulong m, long prec);
 void acb_rising_ui_rec(acb_t y, const acb_t x, ulong n, long prec);
 void acb_rising_ui(acb_t z, const acb_t x, ulong n, long prec);
+void acb_rising(acb_t z, const acb_t x, const acb_t n, long prec);
 
 void acb_rising2_ui_bs(acb_t u, acb_t v, const acb_t x, ulong n, long prec);
 void acb_rising2_ui_rs(acb_t u, acb_t v, const acb_t x, ulong n, ulong m, long prec);
diff --git a/acb/rising_ui.c b/acb/rising_ui.c
index 6cc41421..b6a04eb8 100644
--- a/acb/rising_ui.c
+++ b/acb/rising_ui.c
@@ -28,6 +28,40 @@
 void
 acb_rising_ui(acb_t y, const acb_t x, ulong n, long prec)
 {
-    acb_rising_ui_rec(y, x, n, prec);
+    if (n < FLINT_MAX(prec, 100))
+    {
+        acb_rising_ui_rec(y, x, n, prec);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        acb_t t;
+        acb_init(t);
+        acb_add_ui(t, x, n, prec);
+        acb_gamma(t, t, prec);
+        acb_rgamma(y, x, prec);
+        acb_mul(y, y, t, prec);
+        acb_clear(t);
+    }
+}
+
+void
+acb_rising(acb_t y, const acb_t x, const acb_t n, long prec)
+{
+    if (acb_is_int(n) && arf_sgn(arb_midref(acb_realref(n))) >= 0 &&
+        arf_cmpabs_ui(arb_midref(acb_realref(n)), FLINT_MAX(prec, 100)) < 0)
+    {
+        acb_rising_ui_rec(y, x,
+            arf_get_si(arb_midref(acb_realref(n)), ARF_RND_DOWN), prec);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        acb_t t;
+        acb_init(t);
+        acb_add(t, x, n, prec);
+        acb_gamma(t, t, prec);
+        acb_rgamma(y, x, prec);
+        acb_mul(y, y, t, prec);
+        acb_clear(t);
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/arb.h b/arb.h
index de2fdd9c..dcc02ef8 100644
--- a/arb.h
+++ b/arb.h
@@ -644,6 +644,7 @@ void arb_rising_ui_rs(arb_t y, const arb_t x, ulong n, ulong m, long prec);
 void arb_rising_ui_rec(arb_t y, const arb_t x, ulong n, long prec);
 void arb_rising_ui(arb_t z, const arb_t x, ulong n, long prec);
 void arb_rising_fmpq_ui(arb_t y, const fmpq_t x, ulong n, long prec);
+void arb_rising(arb_t z, const arb_t x, const arb_t n, long prec);
 
 void arb_rising2_ui_rs(arb_t u, arb_t v, const arb_t x, ulong n, ulong m, long prec);
 void arb_rising2_ui_bs(arb_t u, arb_t v, const arb_t x, ulong n, long prec);
diff --git a/arb/rising_ui.c b/arb/rising_ui.c
index ea355747..dbe24920 100644
--- a/arb/rising_ui.c
+++ b/arb/rising_ui.c
@@ -28,6 +28,40 @@
 void
 arb_rising_ui(arb_t y, const arb_t x, ulong n, long prec)
 {
-    arb_rising_ui_rec(y, x, n, prec);
+    if (n < FLINT_MAX(prec, 100))
+    {
+        arb_rising_ui_rec(y, x, n, prec);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        arb_t t;
+        arb_init(t);
+        arb_add_ui(t, x, n, prec);
+        arb_gamma(t, t, prec);
+        arb_rgamma(y, x, prec);
+        arb_mul(y, y, t, prec);
+        arb_clear(t);
+    }
+}
+
+void
+arb_rising(arb_t y, const arb_t x, const arb_t n, long prec)
+{
+    if (arb_is_int(n) && arf_sgn(arb_midref(n)) >= 0 &&
+        arf_cmpabs_ui(arb_midref(n), FLINT_MAX(prec, 100)) < 0)
+    {
+        arb_rising_ui_rec(y, x,
+            arf_get_si(arb_midref(n), ARF_RND_DOWN), prec);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        arb_t t;
+        arb_init(t);
+        arb_add(t, x, n, prec);
+        arb_gamma(t, t, prec);
+        arb_rgamma(y, x, prec);
+        arb_mul(y, y, t, prec);
+        arb_clear(t);
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/doc/source/acb.rst b/doc/source/acb.rst
index 05541768..7eecfe0d 100644
--- a/doc/source/acb.rst
+++ b/doc/source/acb.rst
@@ -570,14 +570,14 @@ Rising factorials
 
 .. function:: void acb_rising_ui(acb_t z, const acb_t x, ulong n, long prec)
 
+.. function:: void acb_rising(acb_t z, const acb_t x, const acb_t n, long prec)
+
     Computes the rising factorial `z = x (x+1) (x+2) \cdots (x+n-1)`.
 
     The *bs* version uses binary splitting. The *rs* version uses rectangular
     splitting. The *rec* version uses either *bs* or *rs* depending
-    on the input.
-    The default version is currently identical to the *rec* version.
-    In a future version, it will use the gamma function or asymptotic
-    series when this is more efficient.
+    on the input. The default version uses the gamma function unless
+    *n* is a small integer.
 
     The *rs* version takes an optional *step* parameter for tuning
     purposes (to use the default step length, pass zero).
diff --git a/doc/source/arb.rst b/doc/source/arb.rst
index d52a8b52..f1313e0d 100644
--- a/doc/source/arb.rst
+++ b/doc/source/arb.rst
@@ -985,14 +985,14 @@ Gamma function and factorials
 
 .. function:: void arb_rising_ui(arb_t z, const arb_t x, ulong n, long prec)
 
+.. function:: void arb_rising(arb_t z, const arb_t x, const arb_t n, long prec)
+
     Computes the rising factorial `z = x (x+1) (x+2) \cdots (x+n-1)`.
 
     The *bs* version uses binary splitting. The *rs* version uses rectangular
     splitting. The *rec* version uses either *bs* or *rs* depending
-    on the input.
-    The default version is currently identical to the *rec* version.
-    In a future version, it will use the gamma function or asymptotic
-    series when this is more efficient.
+    on the input. The default version uses the gamma function unless
+    *n* is a small integer.
 
     The *rs* version takes an optional *step* parameter for tuning
     purposes (to use the default step length, pass zero).