diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index 2c96b08144b..2dcfb25348f 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -1183,7 +1183,9 @@ fs.futimesSync = function(fd, atime, mtime) {
   validateUint32(fd, 'fd');
   atime = toUnixTimestamp(atime, 'atime');
   mtime = toUnixTimestamp(mtime, 'mtime');
-  binding.futimes(fd, atime, mtime);
+  const ctx = {};
+  binding.futimes(fd, atime, mtime, undefined, ctx);
+  handleErrorFromBinding(ctx);
 };
 
 function writeAll(fd, isUserFd, buffer, offset, length, position, callback) {
diff --git a/src/node_file.cc b/src/node_file.cc
index bf036bc309e..dc9027cd5d9 100644
--- a/src/node_file.cc
+++ b/src/node_file.cc
@@ -1622,20 +1622,27 @@ static void UTimes(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 static void FUTimes(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
 
-  CHECK(args[0]->IsInt32());
-  CHECK(args[1]->IsNumber());
-  CHECK(args[2]->IsNumber());
+  const int argc = args.Length();
+  CHECK_GE(argc, 3);
 
-  const int fd = args[0]->Int32Value();
-  const double atime = static_cast<double>(args[1]->NumberValue());
-  const double mtime = static_cast<double>(args[2]->NumberValue());
+  CHECK(args[0]->IsInt32());
+  const int fd = args[0].As<Int32>()->Value();
+
+  CHECK(args[1]->IsNumber());
+  const double atime = args[1].As<Number>()->Value();
+
+  CHECK(args[2]->IsNumber());
+  const double mtime = args[2].As<Number>()->Value();
 
   FSReqBase* req_wrap = GetReqWrap(env, args[3]);
-  if (req_wrap != nullptr) {
+  if (req_wrap != nullptr) {  // futimes(fd, atime, mtime, req)
     AsyncCall(env, req_wrap, args, "futime", UTF8, AfterNoArgs,
               uv_fs_futime, fd, atime, mtime);
-  } else {
-    SYNC_CALL(futime, 0, fd, atime, mtime);
+  } else {  // futimes(fd, atime, mtime, undefined, ctx)
+    CHECK_EQ(argc, 5);
+    fs_req_wrap req_wrap;
+    SyncCall(env, args[4], &req_wrap, "futime",
+             uv_fs_futime, fd, atime, mtime);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-error-messages.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-error-messages.js
index 27533f122fc..61e51585a02 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-error-messages.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-error-messages.js
@@ -811,3 +811,24 @@ if (!common.isWindows) {
     );
   });
 }
+
+
+// futimes
+if (!common.isAIX) {
+  const validateError = (err) => {
+    assert.strictEqual(err.message, 'EBADF: bad file descriptor, futime');
+    assert.strictEqual(err.errno, uv.UV_EBADF);
+    assert.strictEqual(err.code, 'EBADF');
+    assert.strictEqual(err.syscall, 'futime');
+    return true;
+  };
+
+  common.runWithInvalidFD((fd) => {
+    fs.futimes(fd, new Date(), new Date(), common.mustCall(validateError));
+
+    assert.throws(
+      () => fs.futimesSync(fd, new Date(), new Date()),
+      validateError
+    );
+  });
+}