diff --git a/lib/internal/fs/cp/cp-sync.js b/lib/internal/fs/cp/cp-sync.js
index 1e922b7805fc8c..9e67ae6335ec46 100644
--- a/lib/internal/fs/cp/cp-sync.js
+++ b/lib/internal/fs/cp/cp-sync.js
@@ -81,15 +81,12 @@ function getStats(src, dest, opts) {
 
 function onFile(srcStat, destStat, src, dest, opts) {
   if (!destStat) return copyFile(srcStat, src, dest, opts);
-  return mayCopyFile(srcStat, src, dest, opts);
-}
 
-// TODO(@anonrig): Move this function to C++.
-function mayCopyFile(srcStat, src, dest, opts) {
   if (opts.force) {
-    unlinkSync(dest);
-    return copyFile(srcStat, src, dest, opts);
-  } else if (opts.errorOnExist) {
+    return fsBinding.cpSyncOverrideFile(src, dest, opts.mode, opts.preserveTimestamps);
+  }
+
+  if (opts.errorOnExist) {
     throw new ERR_FS_CP_EEXIST({
       message: `${dest} already exists`,
       path: dest,
diff --git a/src/env-inl.h b/src/env-inl.h
index 9b8d8f6ab070ff..8e72e0500ee656 100644
--- a/src/env-inl.h
+++ b/src/env-inl.h
@@ -775,6 +775,13 @@ inline void Environment::ThrowError(
   isolate()->ThrowException(fun(OneByteString(isolate(), errmsg), {}));
 }
 
+inline void Environment::ThrowStdErrException(std::error_code error_code,
+                                              const char* syscall,
+                                              const char* path) {
+  ThrowErrnoException(
+      error_code.value(), syscall, error_code.message().c_str(), path);
+}
+
 inline void Environment::ThrowErrnoException(int errorno,
                                              const char* syscall,
                                              const char* message,
diff --git a/src/env.h b/src/env.h
index b428f5937b96fd..657c619a329b48 100644
--- a/src/env.h
+++ b/src/env.h
@@ -830,6 +830,9 @@ class Environment final : public MemoryRetainer {
   inline void ThrowError(const char* errmsg);
   inline void ThrowTypeError(const char* errmsg);
   inline void ThrowRangeError(const char* errmsg);
+  inline void ThrowStdErrException(std::error_code error_code,
+                                   const char* syscall,
+                                   const char* path = nullptr);
   inline void ThrowErrnoException(int errorno,
                                   const char* syscall = nullptr,
                                   const char* message = nullptr,
diff --git a/src/node_file.cc b/src/node_file.cc
index 56b7a94ecdfe42..ba8a1c464d5799 100644
--- a/src/node_file.cc
+++ b/src/node_file.cc
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include "uv.h"
 #include "v8-fast-api-calls.h"
 
+#include <cstdio>
 #include <filesystem>
 
 #if defined(__MINGW32__) || defined(_MSC_VER)
@@ -3350,6 +3351,72 @@ static void CpSyncCheckPaths(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   }
 }
 
+static void CpSyncOverrideFile(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
+  Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
+  Isolate* isolate = env->isolate();
+
+  CHECK_EQ(args.Length(), 4);  // src, dest, mode, preserveTimestamps
+
+  BufferValue src(isolate, args[0]);
+  CHECK_NOT_NULL(*src);
+  ToNamespacedPath(env, &src);
+
+  BufferValue dest(isolate, args[1]);
+  CHECK_NOT_NULL(*dest);
+  ToNamespacedPath(env, &dest);
+
+  int mode;
+  if (!GetValidFileMode(env, args[2], UV_FS_COPYFILE).To(&mode)) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  bool preserve_timestamps = args[3]->IsTrue();
+
+  THROW_IF_INSUFFICIENT_PERMISSIONS(
+      env, permission::PermissionScope::kFileSystemRead, src.ToStringView());
+  THROW_IF_INSUFFICIENT_PERMISSIONS(
+      env, permission::PermissionScope::kFileSystemWrite, dest.ToStringView());
+
+  std::error_code error;
+
+  if (!std::filesystem::remove(*dest, error)) {
+    return env->ThrowStdErrException(error, "unlink", *dest);
+  }
+
+  if (mode == 0) {
+    // if no mode is specified use the faster std::filesystem API
+    if (!std::filesystem::copy_file(*src, *dest, error)) {
+      return env->ThrowStdErrException(error, "cp", *dest);
+    }
+  } else {
+    uv_fs_t req;
+    auto cleanup = OnScopeLeave([&req]() { uv_fs_req_cleanup(&req); });
+    auto result = uv_fs_copyfile(nullptr, &req, *src, *dest, mode, nullptr);
+    if (is_uv_error(result)) {
+      return env->ThrowUVException(result, "cp", nullptr, *src, *dest);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (preserve_timestamps) {
+    uv_fs_t req;
+    auto cleanup = OnScopeLeave([&req]() { uv_fs_req_cleanup(&req); });
+    int result = uv_fs_stat(nullptr, &req, *src, nullptr);
+    if (is_uv_error(result)) {
+      return env->ThrowUVException(result, "stat", nullptr, *src);
+    }
+
+    const uv_stat_t* const s = static_cast<const uv_stat_t*>(req.ptr);
+    const double source_atime = s->st_atim.tv_sec + s->st_atim.tv_nsec / 1e9;
+    const double source_mtime = s->st_mtim.tv_sec + s->st_mtim.tv_nsec / 1e9;
+
+    int utime_result =
+        uv_fs_utime(nullptr, &req, *dest, source_atime, source_mtime, nullptr);
+    if (is_uv_error(utime_result)) {
+      return env->ThrowUVException(utime_result, "utime", nullptr, *dest);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 BindingData::FilePathIsFileReturnType BindingData::FilePathIsFile(
     Environment* env, const std::string& file_path) {
   THROW_IF_INSUFFICIENT_PERMISSIONS(
@@ -3689,6 +3756,7 @@ static void CreatePerIsolateProperties(IsolateData* isolate_data,
   SetMethod(isolate, target, "mkdtemp", Mkdtemp);
 
   SetMethod(isolate, target, "cpSyncCheckPaths", CpSyncCheckPaths);
+  SetMethod(isolate, target, "cpSyncOverrideFile", CpSyncOverrideFile);
 
   StatWatcher::CreatePerIsolateProperties(isolate_data, target);
   BindingData::CreatePerIsolateProperties(isolate_data, target);
@@ -3801,6 +3869,7 @@ void RegisterExternalReferences(ExternalReferenceRegistry* registry) {
   registry->Register(CopyFile);
 
   registry->Register(CpSyncCheckPaths);
+  registry->Register(CpSyncOverrideFile);
 
   registry->Register(Chmod);
   registry->Register(FChmod);
diff --git a/typings/internalBinding/fs.d.ts b/typings/internalBinding/fs.d.ts
index e666725d39ac77..c413c6969fe888 100644
--- a/typings/internalBinding/fs.d.ts
+++ b/typings/internalBinding/fs.d.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ declare namespace InternalFSBinding {
   function copyFile(src: StringOrBuffer, dest: StringOrBuffer, mode: number, usePromises: typeof kUsePromises): Promise<void>;
 
   function cpSyncCheckPaths(src: StringOrBuffer, dest: StringOrBuffer, dereference: boolean, recursive: boolean): void;
+  function cpSyncOverrideFile(src: StringOrBuffer, dest: StringOrBuffer, mode: number, preserveTimestamps: boolean): void;
 
   function fchmod(fd: number, mode: number, req: FSReqCallback): void;
   function fchmod(fd: number, mode: number): void;
@@ -260,6 +261,7 @@ export interface FsBinding {
   close: typeof InternalFSBinding.close;
   copyFile: typeof InternalFSBinding.copyFile;
   cpSyncCheckPaths: typeof InternalFSBinding.cpSyncCheckPaths;
+  cpSyncOverrideFile: typeof InternalFSBinding.cpSyncOverrideFile;
   fchmod: typeof InternalFSBinding.fchmod;
   fchown: typeof InternalFSBinding.fchown;
   fdatasync: typeof InternalFSBinding.fdatasync;