diff --git a/library/std/src/fs/tests.rs b/library/std/src/fs/tests.rs
index 6d0b261dcadcf..42f3ccc340b27 100644
--- a/library/std/src/fs/tests.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/fs/tests.rs
@@ -2301,6 +2301,57 @@ fn test_fs_set_times() {
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_fs_set_times_on_dir() {
+    #[cfg(target_vendor = "apple")]
+    use crate::os::darwin::fs::FileTimesExt;
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    use crate::os::windows::fs::FileTimesExt;
+
+    let tmp = tmpdir();
+    let dir_path = tmp.join("testdir");
+    fs::create_dir(&dir_path).unwrap();
+
+    let mut times = FileTimes::new();
+    let accessed = SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_secs(12345);
+    let modified = SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_secs(54321);
+    times = times.set_accessed(accessed).set_modified(modified);
+
+    #[cfg(any(windows, target_vendor = "apple"))]
+    let created = SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_secs(32123);
+    #[cfg(any(windows, target_vendor = "apple"))]
+    {
+        times = times.set_created(created);
+    }
+
+    match fs::set_times(&dir_path, times) {
+        // Allow unsupported errors on platforms which don't support setting times.
+        #[cfg(not(any(
+            windows,
+            all(
+                unix,
+                not(any(
+                    target_os = "android",
+                    target_os = "redox",
+                    target_os = "espidf",
+                    target_os = "horizon"
+                ))
+            )
+        )))]
+        Err(e) if e.kind() == ErrorKind::Unsupported => return,
+        Err(e) => panic!("error setting directory times: {e:?}"),
+        Ok(_) => {}
+    }
+
+    let metadata = fs::metadata(&dir_path).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(metadata.accessed().unwrap(), accessed);
+    assert_eq!(metadata.modified().unwrap(), modified);
+    #[cfg(any(windows, target_vendor = "apple"))]
+    {
+        assert_eq!(metadata.created().unwrap(), created);
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_fs_set_times_follows_symlink() {
     #[cfg(target_vendor = "apple")]
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/fs/windows.rs b/library/std/src/sys/fs/windows.rs
index fc8aec2f3f7c4..74854cdeb498d 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/fs/windows.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/fs/windows.rs
@@ -1556,7 +1556,7 @@ pub fn set_perm(p: &WCStr, perm: FilePermissions) -> io::Result<()> {
 
 pub fn set_times(p: &WCStr, times: FileTimes) -> io::Result<()> {
     let mut opts = OpenOptions::new();
-    opts.write(true);
+    opts.access_mode(c::FILE_WRITE_ATTRIBUTES);
     opts.custom_flags(c::FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS);
     let file = File::open_native(p, &opts)?;
     file.set_times(times)
@@ -1564,7 +1564,7 @@ pub fn set_times(p: &WCStr, times: FileTimes) -> io::Result<()> {
 
 pub fn set_times_nofollow(p: &WCStr, times: FileTimes) -> io::Result<()> {
     let mut opts = OpenOptions::new();
-    opts.write(true);
+    opts.access_mode(c::FILE_WRITE_ATTRIBUTES);
     // `FILE_FLAG_OPEN_REPARSE_POINT` for no_follow behavior
     opts.custom_flags(c::FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS | c::FILE_FLAG_OPEN_REPARSE_POINT);
     let file = File::open_native(p, &opts)?;