diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index 3c0bef6cf506..92934139dc20 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ function bindSignalToReq(req, signal, callback) {
   let aborted = false;
   const onAbort = () => {
     aborted = true;
+    req.cancel();
     callback(new AbortError(undefined, { cause: signal.reason }));
   };
   kResistStopPropagation ??= require('internal/event_target').kResistStopPropagation;
diff --git a/src/node_file.cc b/src/node_file.cc
index b2e765346cf1..699110f7b965 100644
--- a/src/node_file.cc
+++ b/src/node_file.cc
@@ -758,6 +758,12 @@ void NewFSReqCallback(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   new FSReqCallback(binding_data, args.This(), args[0]->IsTrue());
 }
 
+void CancelFSReq(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
+  FSReqBase* req_wrap;
+  ASSIGN_OR_RETURN_UNWRAP(&req_wrap, args.This());
+  req_wrap->Cancel();
+}
+
 FSReqAfterScope::FSReqAfterScope(FSReqBase* wrap, uv_fs_t* req)
     : wrap_(wrap),
       req_(req),
@@ -4618,6 +4624,7 @@ static void CreatePerIsolateProperties(IsolateData* isolate_data,
   fst->InstanceTemplate()->SetInternalFieldCount(
       FSReqBase::kInternalFieldCount);
   fst->Inherit(AsyncWrap::GetConstructorTemplate(isolate_data));
+  SetProtoMethod(isolate, fst, "cancel", CancelFSReq);
   SetConstructorFunction(isolate, target, "FSReqCallback", fst);
 
   // Create FunctionTemplate for FileHandleReadWrap. There’s no need
@@ -4734,6 +4741,7 @@ void RegisterExternalReferences(ExternalReferenceRegistry* registry) {
   registry->Register(HandleToFd);
 #endif
   registry->Register(NewFSReqCallback);
+  registry->Register(CancelFSReq);
 
   registry->Register(FileHandle::New);
   registry->Register(FileHandle::Close);