diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index f47dba6e43debb..5f225a4a97e381 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ function access(path, mode, callback) {
 
   const req = new FSReqCallback();
   req.oncomplete = callback;
-  binding.access(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), mode, req);
+  binding.access(path, mode, req);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -242,8 +242,7 @@ function access(path, mode, callback) {
  * @returns {void}
  */
 function accessSync(path, mode) {
-  path = getValidatedPath(path);
-  binding.access(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), mode);
+  binding.access(getValidatedPath(path), mode);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -291,7 +290,7 @@ function existsSync(path) {
     return false;
   }
 
-  return binding.existsSync(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path));
+  return binding.existsSync(path);
 }
 
 function readFileAfterOpen(err, fd) {
@@ -384,15 +383,10 @@ function readFile(path, options, callback) {
     return;
 
   const flagsNumber = stringToFlags(options.flag, 'options.flag');
-  path = getValidatedPath(path);
-
   const req = new FSReqCallback();
   req.context = context;
   req.oncomplete = readFileAfterOpen;
-  binding.open(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
-               flagsNumber,
-               0o666,
-               req);
+  binding.open(getValidatedPath(path), flagsNumber, 0o666, req);
 }
 
 function tryStatSync(fd, isUserFd) {
@@ -444,7 +438,7 @@ function readFileSync(path, options) {
 
   if (options.encoding === 'utf8' || options.encoding === 'utf-8') {
     if (!isInt32(path)) {
-      path = pathModule.toNamespacedPath(getValidatedPath(path));
+      path = getValidatedPath(path);
     }
     return binding.readFileUtf8(path, stringToFlags(options.flag));
   }
@@ -555,10 +549,7 @@ function open(path, flags, mode, callback) {
   const req = new FSReqCallback();
   req.oncomplete = callback;
 
-  binding.open(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
-               flagsNumber,
-               mode,
-               req);
+  binding.open(path, flagsNumber, mode, req);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -569,10 +560,8 @@ function open(path, flags, mode, callback) {
  * @returns {number}
  */
 function openSync(path, flags, mode) {
-  path = getValidatedPath(path);
-
   return binding.open(
-    pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
+    getValidatedPath(path),
     stringToFlags(flags),
     parseFileMode(mode, 'mode', 0o666),
   );
@@ -593,7 +582,7 @@ function openAsBlob(path, options = kEmptyObject) {
   // To give ourselves flexibility to maybe return the Blob asynchronously,
   // this API returns a Promise.
   path = getValidatedPath(path);
-  return PromiseResolve(createBlobFromFilePath(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), { type }));
+  return PromiseResolve(createBlobFromFilePath(path, { type }));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1010,13 +999,13 @@ function writevSync(fd, buffers, position) {
  */
 function rename(oldPath, newPath, callback) {
   callback = makeCallback(callback);
-  oldPath = getValidatedPath(oldPath, 'oldPath');
-  newPath = getValidatedPath(newPath, 'newPath');
   const req = new FSReqCallback();
   req.oncomplete = callback;
-  binding.rename(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(oldPath),
-                 pathModule.toNamespacedPath(newPath),
-                 req);
+  binding.rename(
+    getValidatedPath(oldPath, 'oldPath'),
+    getValidatedPath(newPath, 'newPath'),
+    req,
+  );
 }
 
 
@@ -1028,11 +1017,9 @@ function rename(oldPath, newPath, callback) {
  * @returns {void}
  */
 function renameSync(oldPath, newPath) {
-  oldPath = getValidatedPath(oldPath, 'oldPath');
-  newPath = getValidatedPath(newPath, 'newPath');
   binding.rename(
-    pathModule.toNamespacedPath(oldPath),
-    pathModule.toNamespacedPath(newPath),
+    getValidatedPath(oldPath, 'oldPath'),
+    getValidatedPath(newPath, 'newPath'),
   );
 }
 
@@ -1126,8 +1113,7 @@ function ftruncate(fd, len = 0, callback) {
  */
 function ftruncateSync(fd, len = 0) {
   validateInteger(len, 'len');
-  len = MathMax(0, len);
-  binding.ftruncate(fd, len);
+  binding.ftruncate(fd, len < 0 ? 0 : len);
 }
 
 function lazyLoadCp() {
@@ -1161,7 +1147,7 @@ function rmdir(path, options, callback) {
   }
 
   callback = makeCallback(callback);
-  path = pathModule.toNamespacedPath(getValidatedPath(path));
+  path = getValidatedPath(path);
 
   if (options?.recursive) {
     emitRecursiveRmdirWarning();
@@ -1209,13 +1195,13 @@ function rmdirSync(path, options) {
     options = validateRmOptionsSync(path, { ...options, force: false }, true);
     if (options !== false) {
       lazyLoadRimraf();
-      return rimrafSync(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), options);
+      return rimrafSync(path, options);
     }
   } else {
     validateRmdirOptions(options);
   }
 
-  binding.rmdir(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path));
+  binding.rmdir(path);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1243,7 +1229,7 @@ function rm(path, options, callback) {
       return callback(err);
     }
     lazyLoadRimraf();
-    return rimraf(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), options, callback);
+    return rimraf(path, options, callback);
   });
 }
 
@@ -1260,11 +1246,11 @@ function rm(path, options, callback) {
  * @returns {void}
  */
 function rmSync(path, options) {
-  path = getValidatedPath(path);
-  options = validateRmOptionsSync(path, options, false);
-
   lazyLoadRimraf();
-  return rimrafSync(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), options);
+  return rimrafSync(
+    getValidatedPath(path),
+    validateRmOptionsSync(path, options, false),
+  );
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1345,8 +1331,12 @@ function mkdir(path, options, callback) {
 
   const req = new FSReqCallback();
   req.oncomplete = callback;
-  binding.mkdir(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
-                parseFileMode(mode, 'mode'), recursive, req);
+  binding.mkdir(
+    path,
+    parseFileMode(mode, 'mode'),
+    recursive,
+    req,
+  );
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1373,7 +1363,7 @@ function mkdirSync(path, options) {
   validateBoolean(recursive, 'options.recursive');
 
   const result = binding.mkdir(
-    pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
+    path,
     parseFileMode(mode, 'mode'),
     recursive,
   );
@@ -1400,7 +1390,7 @@ function readdirSyncRecursive(basePath, options) {
 
   function read(path) {
     const readdirResult = binding.readdir(
-      pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
+      path,
       encoding,
       withFileTypes,
     );
@@ -1452,7 +1442,7 @@ function readdirSyncRecursive(basePath, options) {
  *   recursive?: boolean;
  *   }} [options]
  * @param {(
- *   err?: Error,
+ *   err?: Error;
  *   files?: string[] | Buffer[] | Dirent[];
  *   ) => any} callback
  * @returns {void}
@@ -1482,8 +1472,12 @@ function readdir(path, options, callback) {
       getDirents(path, result, callback);
     };
   }
-  binding.readdir(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), options.encoding,
-                  !!options.withFileTypes, req);
+  binding.readdir(
+    path,
+    options.encoding,
+    !!options.withFileTypes,
+    req,
+  );
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1508,7 +1502,7 @@ function readdirSync(path, options) {
   }
 
   const result = binding.readdir(
-    pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
+    path,
     options.encoding,
     !!options.withFileTypes,
   );
@@ -1524,7 +1518,7 @@ function readdirSync(path, options) {
  * @param {(
  *   err?: Error,
  *   stats?: Stats
- *   ) => any} callback
+ *   ) => any} [callback]
  * @returns {void}
  */
 function fstat(fd, options = { bigint: false }, callback) {
@@ -1560,7 +1554,7 @@ function lstat(path, options = { bigint: false }, callback) {
 
   const req = new FSReqCallback(options.bigint);
   req.oncomplete = callback;
-  binding.lstat(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), options.bigint, req);
+  binding.lstat(path, options.bigint, req);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1579,11 +1573,10 @@ function stat(path, options = { bigint: false }, callback) {
     options = kEmptyObject;
   }
   callback = makeStatsCallback(callback);
-  path = getValidatedPath(path);
 
   const req = new FSReqCallback(options.bigint);
   req.oncomplete = callback;
-  binding.stat(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), options.bigint, req);
+  binding.stat(getValidatedPath(path), options.bigint, req);
 }
 
 function statfs(path, options = { bigint: false }, callback) {
@@ -1601,16 +1594,14 @@ function statfs(path, options = { bigint: false }, callback) {
 
     callback(err, getStatFsFromBinding(stats));
   };
-  binding.statfs(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), options.bigint, req);
+  binding.statfs(getValidatedPath(path), options.bigint, req);
 }
 
 /**
  * Synchronously retrieves the `fs.Stats` for
  * the file descriptor.
  * @param {number} fd
- * @param {{
- *   bigint?: boolean;
- *   }} [options]
+ * @param {{ bigint?: boolean; }} [options]
  * @returns {Stats | undefined}
  */
 function fstatSync(fd, options = { bigint: false }) {
@@ -1632,9 +1623,8 @@ function fstatSync(fd, options = { bigint: false }) {
  * @returns {Stats | undefined}
  */
 function lstatSync(path, options = { bigint: false, throwIfNoEntry: true }) {
-  path = getValidatedPath(path);
   const stats = binding.lstat(
-    pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
+    getValidatedPath(path),
     options.bigint,
     undefined,
     options.throwIfNoEntry,
@@ -1657,9 +1647,8 @@ function lstatSync(path, options = { bigint: false, throwIfNoEntry: true }) {
  * @returns {Stats}
  */
 function statSync(path, options = { bigint: false, throwIfNoEntry: true }) {
-  path = getValidatedPath(path);
   const stats = binding.stat(
-    pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
+    getValidatedPath(path),
     options.bigint,
     undefined,
     options.throwIfNoEntry,
@@ -1671,8 +1660,7 @@ function statSync(path, options = { bigint: false, throwIfNoEntry: true }) {
 }
 
 function statfsSync(path, options = { bigint: false }) {
-  path = getValidatedPath(path);
-  const stats = binding.statfs(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), options.bigint);
+  const stats = binding.statfs(getValidatedPath(path), options.bigint);
   return getStatFsFromBinding(stats);
 }
 
@@ -1690,10 +1678,9 @@ function statfsSync(path, options = { bigint: false }) {
 function readlink(path, options, callback) {
   callback = makeCallback(typeof options === 'function' ? options : callback);
   options = getOptions(options);
-  path = getValidatedPath(path, 'oldPath');
   const req = new FSReqCallback();
   req.oncomplete = callback;
-  binding.readlink(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), options.encoding, req);
+  binding.readlink(getValidatedPath(path), options.encoding, req);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1705,11 +1692,7 @@ function readlink(path, options, callback) {
  */
 function readlinkSync(path, options) {
   options = getOptions(options);
-  path = getValidatedPath(path, 'oldPath');
-  return binding.readlink(
-    pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
-    options.encoding,
-  );
+  return binding.readlink(getValidatedPath(path), options.encoding);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1767,8 +1750,12 @@ function symlink(target, path, type, callback) {
 
         const req = new FSReqCallback();
         req.oncomplete = callback;
-        binding.symlink(destination,
-                        pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), resolvedFlags, req);
+        binding.symlink(
+          destination,
+          path,
+          resolvedFlags,
+          req,
+        );
       });
       return;
     }
@@ -1779,7 +1766,7 @@ function symlink(target, path, type, callback) {
   const flags = stringToSymlinkType(type);
   const req = new FSReqCallback();
   req.oncomplete = callback;
-  binding.symlink(destination, pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), flags, req);
+  binding.symlink(destination, path, flags, req);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1816,7 +1803,7 @@ function symlinkSync(target, path, type) {
 
   binding.symlink(
     preprocessSymlinkDestination(target, type, path),
-    pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
+    path,
     stringToSymlinkType(type),
   );
 }
@@ -1838,9 +1825,7 @@ function link(existingPath, newPath, callback) {
   const req = new FSReqCallback();
   req.oncomplete = callback;
 
-  binding.link(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(existingPath),
-               pathModule.toNamespacedPath(newPath),
-               req);
+  binding.link(existingPath, newPath, req);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1855,8 +1840,8 @@ function linkSync(existingPath, newPath) {
   newPath = getValidatedPath(newPath, 'newPath');
 
   binding.link(
-    pathModule.toNamespacedPath(existingPath),
-    pathModule.toNamespacedPath(newPath),
+    existingPath,
+    newPath,
   );
 }
 
@@ -1868,10 +1853,9 @@ function linkSync(existingPath, newPath) {
  */
 function unlink(path, callback) {
   callback = makeCallback(callback);
-  path = getValidatedPath(path);
   const req = new FSReqCallback();
   req.oncomplete = callback;
-  binding.unlink(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), req);
+  binding.unlink(getValidatedPath(path), req);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1880,8 +1864,7 @@ function unlink(path, callback) {
  * @returns {void}
  */
 function unlinkSync(path) {
-  path = pathModule.toNamespacedPath(getValidatedPath(path));
-  binding.unlink(path);
+  binding.unlink(getValidatedPath(path));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1972,7 +1955,7 @@ function chmod(path, mode, callback) {
 
   const req = new FSReqCallback();
   req.oncomplete = callback;
-  binding.chmod(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), mode, req);
+  binding.chmod(path, mode, req);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1985,10 +1968,7 @@ function chmodSync(path, mode) {
   path = getValidatedPath(path);
   mode = parseFileMode(mode, 'mode');
 
-  binding.chmod(
-    pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
-    mode,
-  );
+  binding.chmod(path, mode);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2006,7 +1986,7 @@ function lchown(path, uid, gid, callback) {
   validateInteger(gid, 'gid', -1, kMaxUserId);
   const req = new FSReqCallback();
   req.oncomplete = callback;
-  binding.lchown(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), uid, gid, req);
+  binding.lchown(path, uid, gid, req);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2020,11 +2000,7 @@ function lchownSync(path, uid, gid) {
   path = getValidatedPath(path);
   validateInteger(uid, 'uid', -1, kMaxUserId);
   validateInteger(gid, 'gid', -1, kMaxUserId);
-  binding.lchown(
-    pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
-    uid,
-    gid,
-  );
+  binding.lchown(path, uid, gid);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2076,7 +2052,7 @@ function chown(path, uid, gid, callback) {
 
   const req = new FSReqCallback();
   req.oncomplete = callback;
-  binding.chown(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), uid, gid, req);
+  binding.chown(path, uid, gid, req);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2091,11 +2067,7 @@ function chownSync(path, uid, gid) {
   path = getValidatedPath(path);
   validateInteger(uid, 'uid', -1, kMaxUserId);
   validateInteger(gid, 'gid', -1, kMaxUserId);
-  binding.chown(
-    pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
-    uid,
-    gid,
-  );
+  binding.chown(path, uid, gid);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2113,10 +2085,12 @@ function utimes(path, atime, mtime, callback) {
 
   const req = new FSReqCallback();
   req.oncomplete = callback;
-  binding.utimes(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
-                 toUnixTimestamp(atime),
-                 toUnixTimestamp(mtime),
-                 req);
+  binding.utimes(
+    path,
+    toUnixTimestamp(atime),
+    toUnixTimestamp(mtime),
+    req,
+  );
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2128,9 +2102,8 @@ function utimes(path, atime, mtime, callback) {
  * @returns {void}
  */
 function utimesSync(path, atime, mtime) {
-  path = getValidatedPath(path);
   binding.utimes(
-    pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
+    getValidatedPath(path),
     toUnixTimestamp(atime),
     toUnixTimestamp(mtime),
   );
@@ -2187,10 +2160,12 @@ function lutimes(path, atime, mtime, callback) {
 
   const req = new FSReqCallback();
   req.oncomplete = callback;
-  binding.lutimes(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
-                  toUnixTimestamp(atime),
-                  toUnixTimestamp(mtime),
-                  req);
+  binding.lutimes(
+    path,
+    toUnixTimestamp(atime),
+    toUnixTimestamp(mtime),
+    req,
+  );
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2202,9 +2177,8 @@ function lutimes(path, atime, mtime, callback) {
  * @returns {void}
  */
 function lutimesSync(path, atime, mtime) {
-  path = getValidatedPath(path);
   binding.lutimes(
-    pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
+    getValidatedPath(path),
     toUnixTimestamp(atime),
     toUnixTimestamp(mtime),
   );
@@ -2347,11 +2321,12 @@ function writeFileSync(path, data, options) {
   // C++ fast path for string data and UTF8 encoding
   if (typeof data === 'string' && (options.encoding === 'utf8' || options.encoding === 'utf-8')) {
     if (!isInt32(path)) {
-      path = pathModule.toNamespacedPath(getValidatedPath(path));
+      path = getValidatedPath(path);
     }
 
     return binding.writeFileUtf8(
-      path, data,
+      path,
+      data,
       stringToFlags(flag),
       parseFileMode(options.mode, 'mode', 0o666),
     );
@@ -2668,7 +2643,7 @@ function realpathSync(p, options) {
 
   // On windows, check that the root exists. On unix there is no need.
   if (isWindows) {
-    const out = binding.lstat(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(base), false, undefined, true /* throwIfNoEntry */);
+    const out = binding.lstat(base, false, undefined, true /* throwIfNoEntry */);
     if (out === undefined) {
       return;
     }
@@ -2710,8 +2685,7 @@ function realpathSync(p, options) {
       // Use stats array directly to avoid creating an fs.Stats instance just
       // for our internal use.
 
-      const baseLong = pathModule.toNamespacedPath(base);
-      const stats = binding.lstat(baseLong, true, undefined, true /* throwIfNoEntry */);
+      const stats = binding.lstat(base, true, undefined, true /* throwIfNoEntry */);
       if (stats === undefined) {
         return;
       }
@@ -2735,8 +2709,8 @@ function realpathSync(p, options) {
         }
       }
       if (linkTarget === null) {
-        binding.stat(baseLong, false, undefined, true);
-        linkTarget = binding.readlink(baseLong, undefined);
+        binding.stat(base, false, undefined, true);
+        linkTarget = binding.readlink(base, undefined);
       }
       resolvedLink = pathModule.resolve(previous, linkTarget);
 
@@ -2753,7 +2727,7 @@ function realpathSync(p, options) {
 
     // On windows, check that the root exists. On unix there is no need.
     if (isWindows && !knownHard.has(base)) {
-      const out = binding.lstat(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(base), false, undefined, true /* throwIfNoEntry */);
+      const out = binding.lstat(base, false, undefined, true /* throwIfNoEntry */);
       if (out === undefined) {
         return;
       }
@@ -2773,9 +2747,8 @@ function realpathSync(p, options) {
  */
 realpathSync.native = (path, options) => {
   options = getOptions(options);
-  path = getValidatedPath(path);
   return binding.realpath(
-    pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
+    getValidatedPath(path),
     options.encoding,
   );
 };
@@ -2939,7 +2912,7 @@ realpath.native = (path, options, callback) => {
   path = getValidatedPath(path);
   const req = new FSReqCallback();
   req.oncomplete = callback;
-  binding.realpath(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), options.encoding, req);
+  binding.realpath(path, options.encoding, req);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -2995,9 +2968,6 @@ function copyFile(src, dest, mode, callback) {
 
   src = getValidatedPath(src, 'src');
   dest = getValidatedPath(dest, 'dest');
-
-  src = pathModule.toNamespacedPath(src);
-  dest = pathModule.toNamespacedPath(dest);
   callback = makeCallback(callback);
 
   const req = new FSReqCallback();
@@ -3014,12 +2984,9 @@ function copyFile(src, dest, mode, callback) {
  * @returns {void}
  */
 function copyFileSync(src, dest, mode) {
-  src = getValidatedPath(src, 'src');
-  dest = getValidatedPath(dest, 'dest');
-
   binding.copyFile(
-    pathModule.toNamespacedPath(src),
-    pathModule.toNamespacedPath(dest),
+    getValidatedPath(src, 'src'),
+    getValidatedPath(dest, 'dest'),
     mode,
   );
 }
@@ -3040,8 +3007,8 @@ function cp(src, dest, options, callback) {
   }
   callback = makeCallback(callback);
   options = validateCpOptions(options);
-  src = pathModule.toNamespacedPath(getValidatedPath(src, 'src'));
-  dest = pathModule.toNamespacedPath(getValidatedPath(dest, 'dest'));
+  src = getValidatedPath(src, 'src');
+  dest = getValidatedPath(dest, 'dest');
   lazyLoadCp();
   cpFn(src, dest, options, callback);
 }
@@ -3056,8 +3023,8 @@ function cp(src, dest, options, callback) {
  */
 function cpSync(src, dest, options) {
   options = validateCpOptions(options);
-  src = pathModule.toNamespacedPath(getValidatedPath(src, 'src'));
-  dest = pathModule.toNamespacedPath(getValidatedPath(dest, 'dest'));
+  src = getValidatedPath(src, 'src');
+  dest = getValidatedPath(dest, 'dest');
   lazyLoadCp();
   cpSyncFn(src, dest, options);
 }
diff --git a/lib/internal/fs/promises.js b/lib/internal/fs/promises.js
index a035a8b5a0a609..4f1931f725bfb8 100644
--- a/lib/internal/fs/promises.js
+++ b/lib/internal/fs/promises.js
@@ -604,10 +604,8 @@ async function readFileHandle(filehandle, options) {
 // All of the functions are defined as async in order to ensure that errors
 // thrown cause promise rejections rather than being thrown synchronously.
 async function access(path, mode = F_OK) {
-  path = getValidatedPath(path);
-
   return await PromisePrototypeThen(
-    binding.access(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), mode, kUsePromises),
+    binding.access(getValidatedPath(path), mode, kUsePromises),
     undefined,
     handleErrorFromBinding,
   );
@@ -615,19 +613,19 @@ async function access(path, mode = F_OK) {
 
 async function cp(src, dest, options) {
   options = validateCpOptions(options);
-  src = pathModule.toNamespacedPath(getValidatedPath(src, 'src'));
-  dest = pathModule.toNamespacedPath(getValidatedPath(dest, 'dest'));
+  src = getValidatedPath(src, 'src');
+  dest = getValidatedPath(dest, 'dest');
   return lazyLoadCpPromises()(src, dest, options);
 }
 
 async function copyFile(src, dest, mode) {
-  src = getValidatedPath(src, 'src');
-  dest = getValidatedPath(dest, 'dest');
   return await PromisePrototypeThen(
-    binding.copyFile(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(src),
-                     pathModule.toNamespacedPath(dest),
-                     mode,
-                     kUsePromises),
+    binding.copyFile(
+      getValidatedPath(src, 'src'),
+      getValidatedPath(dest, 'dest'),
+      mode,
+      kUsePromises,
+    ),
     undefined,
     handleErrorFromBinding,
   );
@@ -640,8 +638,7 @@ async function open(path, flags, mode) {
   const flagsNumber = stringToFlags(flags);
   mode = parseFileMode(mode, 'mode', 0o666);
   return new FileHandle(await PromisePrototypeThen(
-    binding.openFileHandle(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
-                           flagsNumber, mode, kUsePromises),
+    binding.openFileHandle(path, flagsNumber, mode, kUsePromises),
     undefined,
     handleErrorFromBinding,
   ));
@@ -786,9 +783,7 @@ async function rename(oldPath, newPath) {
   oldPath = getValidatedPath(oldPath, 'oldPath');
   newPath = getValidatedPath(newPath, 'newPath');
   return await PromisePrototypeThen(
-    binding.rename(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(oldPath),
-                   pathModule.toNamespacedPath(newPath),
-                   kUsePromises),
+    binding.rename(oldPath, newPath, kUsePromises),
     undefined,
     handleErrorFromBinding,
   );
@@ -810,13 +805,13 @@ async function ftruncate(handle, len = 0) {
 }
 
 async function rm(path, options) {
-  path = pathModule.toNamespacedPath(getValidatedPath(path));
+  path = getValidatedPath(path);
   options = await validateRmOptionsPromise(path, options, false);
   return lazyRimRaf()(path, options);
 }
 
 async function rmdir(path, options) {
-  path = pathModule.toNamespacedPath(getValidatedPath(path));
+  path = getValidatedPath(path);
   options = validateRmdirOptions(options);
 
   if (options.recursive) {
@@ -862,9 +857,12 @@ async function mkdir(path, options) {
   validateBoolean(recursive, 'options.recursive');
 
   return await PromisePrototypeThen(
-    binding.mkdir(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
-                  parseFileMode(mode, 'mode', 0o777), recursive,
-                  kUsePromises),
+    binding.mkdir(
+      path,
+      parseFileMode(mode, 'mode', 0o777),
+      recursive,
+      kUsePromises,
+    ),
     undefined,
     handleErrorFromBinding,
   );
@@ -877,7 +875,7 @@ async function readdirRecursive(originalPath, options) {
       originalPath,
       await PromisePrototypeThen(
         binding.readdir(
-          pathModule.toNamespacedPath(originalPath),
+          originalPath,
           options.encoding,
           !!options.withFileTypes,
           kUsePromises,
@@ -928,7 +926,7 @@ async function readdirRecursive(originalPath, options) {
             direntPath,
             await PromisePrototypeThen(
               binding.readdir(
-                pathModule.toNamespacedPath(direntPath),
+                direntPath,
                 options.encoding,
                 false,
                 kUsePromises,
@@ -953,7 +951,7 @@ async function readdir(path, options) {
   }
   const result = await PromisePrototypeThen(
     binding.readdir(
-      pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
+      path,
       options.encoding,
       !!options.withFileTypes,
       kUsePromises,
@@ -970,8 +968,7 @@ async function readlink(path, options) {
   options = getOptions(options);
   path = getValidatedPath(path, 'oldPath');
   return await PromisePrototypeThen(
-    binding.readlink(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
-                     options.encoding, kUsePromises),
+    binding.readlink(path, options.encoding, kUsePromises),
     undefined,
     handleErrorFromBinding,
   );
@@ -1004,10 +1001,12 @@ async function symlink(target, path, type) {
   target = getValidatedPath(target, 'target');
   path = getValidatedPath(path);
   return await PromisePrototypeThen(
-    binding.symlink(preprocessSymlinkDestination(target, type, path),
-                    pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
-                    stringToSymlinkType(type),
-                    kUsePromises),
+    binding.symlink(
+      preprocessSymlinkDestination(target, type, path),
+      path,
+      stringToSymlinkType(type),
+      kUsePromises,
+    ),
     undefined,
     handleErrorFromBinding,
   );
@@ -1023,10 +1022,8 @@ async function fstat(handle, options = { bigint: false }) {
 }
 
 async function lstat(path, options = { bigint: false }) {
-  path = getValidatedPath(path);
   const result = await PromisePrototypeThen(
-    binding.lstat(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
-                  options.bigint, kUsePromises),
+    binding.lstat(getValidatedPath(path), options.bigint, kUsePromises),
     undefined,
     handleErrorFromBinding,
   );
@@ -1034,10 +1031,8 @@ async function lstat(path, options = { bigint: false }) {
 }
 
 async function stat(path, options = { bigint: false }) {
-  path = getValidatedPath(path);
   const result = await PromisePrototypeThen(
-    binding.stat(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
-                 options.bigint, kUsePromises),
+    binding.stat(getValidatedPath(path), options.bigint, kUsePromises),
     undefined,
     handleErrorFromBinding,
   );
@@ -1045,10 +1040,8 @@ async function stat(path, options = { bigint: false }) {
 }
 
 async function statfs(path, options = { bigint: false }) {
-  path = getValidatedPath(path);
   const result = await PromisePrototypeThen(
-    binding.statfs(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
-                   options.bigint, kUsePromises),
+    binding.statfs(path, options.bigint, kUsePromises),
     undefined,
     handleErrorFromBinding,
   );
@@ -1059,18 +1052,15 @@ async function link(existingPath, newPath) {
   existingPath = getValidatedPath(existingPath, 'existingPath');
   newPath = getValidatedPath(newPath, 'newPath');
   return await PromisePrototypeThen(
-    binding.link(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(existingPath),
-                 pathModule.toNamespacedPath(newPath),
-                 kUsePromises),
+    binding.link(existingPath, newPath, kUsePromises),
     undefined,
     handleErrorFromBinding,
   );
 }
 
 async function unlink(path) {
-  path = getValidatedPath(path);
   return await PromisePrototypeThen(
-    binding.unlink(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), kUsePromises),
+    binding.unlink(getValidatedPath(path), kUsePromises),
     undefined,
     handleErrorFromBinding,
   );
@@ -1089,7 +1079,7 @@ async function chmod(path, mode) {
   path = getValidatedPath(path);
   mode = parseFileMode(mode, 'mode');
   return await PromisePrototypeThen(
-    binding.chmod(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), mode, kUsePromises),
+    binding.chmod(path, mode, kUsePromises),
     undefined,
     handleErrorFromBinding,
   );
@@ -1108,7 +1098,7 @@ async function lchown(path, uid, gid) {
   validateInteger(uid, 'uid', -1, kMaxUserId);
   validateInteger(gid, 'gid', -1, kMaxUserId);
   return await PromisePrototypeThen(
-    binding.lchown(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), uid, gid, kUsePromises),
+    binding.lchown(path, uid, gid, kUsePromises),
     undefined,
     handleErrorFromBinding,
   );
@@ -1129,7 +1119,7 @@ async function chown(path, uid, gid) {
   validateInteger(uid, 'uid', -1, kMaxUserId);
   validateInteger(gid, 'gid', -1, kMaxUserId);
   return await PromisePrototypeThen(
-    binding.chown(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), uid, gid, kUsePromises),
+    binding.chown(path, uid, gid, kUsePromises),
     undefined,
     handleErrorFromBinding,
   );
@@ -1138,10 +1128,12 @@ async function chown(path, uid, gid) {
 async function utimes(path, atime, mtime) {
   path = getValidatedPath(path);
   return await PromisePrototypeThen(
-    binding.utimes(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
-                   toUnixTimestamp(atime),
-                   toUnixTimestamp(mtime),
-                   kUsePromises),
+    binding.utimes(
+      path,
+      toUnixTimestamp(atime),
+      toUnixTimestamp(mtime),
+      kUsePromises,
+    ),
     undefined,
     handleErrorFromBinding,
   );
@@ -1158,12 +1150,13 @@ async function futimes(handle, atime, mtime) {
 }
 
 async function lutimes(path, atime, mtime) {
-  path = getValidatedPath(path);
   return await PromisePrototypeThen(
-    binding.lutimes(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
-                    toUnixTimestamp(atime),
-                    toUnixTimestamp(mtime),
-                    kUsePromises),
+    binding.lutimes(
+      getValidatedPath(path),
+      toUnixTimestamp(atime),
+      toUnixTimestamp(mtime),
+      kUsePromises,
+    ),
     undefined,
     handleErrorFromBinding,
   );
@@ -1171,9 +1164,8 @@ async function lutimes(path, atime, mtime) {
 
 async function realpath(path, options) {
   options = getOptions(options);
-  path = getValidatedPath(path);
   return await PromisePrototypeThen(
-    binding.realpath(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), options.encoding, kUsePromises),
+    binding.realpath(getValidatedPath(path), options.encoding, kUsePromises),
     undefined,
     handleErrorFromBinding,
   );
diff --git a/src/node_blob.cc b/src/node_blob.cc
index aade8bfa2116ed..8afc6d3aa0d76f 100644
--- a/src/node_blob.cc
+++ b/src/node_blob.cc
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "node_errors.h"
 #include "node_external_reference.h"
 #include "node_file.h"
+#include "path.h"
 #include "permission/permission.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "v8.h"
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ void BlobFromFilePath(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
   BufferValue path(env->isolate(), args[0]);
   CHECK_NOT_NULL(*path);
+  ToNamespacedPath(env, &path);
   THROW_IF_INSUFFICIENT_PERMISSIONS(
       env, permission::PermissionScope::kFileSystemRead, path.ToStringView());
   auto entry = DataQueue::CreateFdEntry(env, args[0]);
diff --git a/src/node_file.cc b/src/node_file.cc
index 95bbf0d692b48d..8717148e6090fa 100644
--- a/src/node_file.cc
+++ b/src/node_file.cc
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "node_process-inl.h"
 #include "node_stat_watcher.h"
 #include "node_url.h"
+#include "path.h"
 #include "permission/permission.h"
 #include "util-inl.h"
 
@@ -825,7 +826,6 @@ void AfterMkdirp(uv_fs_t* req) {
     std::string first_path(req_wrap->continuation_data()->first_path());
     if (first_path.empty())
       return req_wrap->Resolve(Undefined(req_wrap->env()->isolate()));
-    node::url::FromNamespacedPath(&first_path);
     Local<Value> path;
     Local<Value> error;
     if (!StringBytes::Encode(req_wrap->env()->isolate(), first_path.c_str(),
@@ -942,6 +942,7 @@ void Access(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 
   BufferValue path(isolate, args[0]);
   CHECK_NOT_NULL(*path);
+  ToNamespacedPath(env, &path);
 
   if (argc > 2) {  // access(path, mode, req)
     FSReqBase* req_wrap_async = GetReqWrap(args, 2);
@@ -998,6 +999,7 @@ static void ExistsSync(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 
   BufferValue path(isolate, args[0]);
   CHECK_NOT_NULL(*path);
+  ToNamespacedPath(env, &path);
   THROW_IF_INSUFFICIENT_PERMISSIONS(
       env, permission::PermissionScope::kFileSystemRead, path.ToStringView());
 
@@ -1028,7 +1030,9 @@ static void InternalModuleStat(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
 
   CHECK(args[0]->IsString());
-  node::Utf8Value path(env->isolate(), args[0]);
+  BufferValue path(env->isolate(), args[0]);
+  CHECK_NOT_NULL(*path);
+  ToNamespacedPath(env, &path);
   THROW_IF_INSUFFICIENT_PERMISSIONS(
       env, permission::PermissionScope::kFileSystemRead, path.ToStringView());
 
@@ -1084,6 +1088,7 @@ static void Stat(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 
   BufferValue path(realm->isolate(), args[0]);
   CHECK_NOT_NULL(*path);
+  ToNamespacedPath(env, &path);
 
   bool use_bigint = args[1]->IsTrue();
   if (!args[2]->IsUndefined()) {  // stat(path, use_bigint, req)
@@ -1131,6 +1136,7 @@ static void LStat(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 
   BufferValue path(realm->isolate(), args[0]);
   CHECK_NOT_NULL(*path);
+  ToNamespacedPath(env, &path);
 
   bool use_bigint = args[1]->IsTrue();
   if (!args[2]->IsUndefined()) {  // lstat(path, use_bigint, req)
@@ -1210,6 +1216,7 @@ static void StatFs(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 
   BufferValue path(realm->isolate(), args[0]);
   CHECK_NOT_NULL(*path);
+  ToNamespacedPath(env, &path);
 
   bool use_bigint = args[1]->IsTrue();
   if (argc > 2) {  // statfs(path, use_bigint, req)
@@ -1268,6 +1275,7 @@ static void Symlink(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 
   BufferValue path(isolate, args[1]);
   CHECK_NOT_NULL(*path);
+  ToNamespacedPath(env, &path);
   THROW_IF_INSUFFICIENT_PERMISSIONS(
       env, permission::PermissionScope::kFileSystemWrite, path.ToStringView());
 
@@ -1302,11 +1310,14 @@ static void Link(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 
   BufferValue src(isolate, args[0]);
   CHECK_NOT_NULL(*src);
+  ToNamespacedPath(env, &src);
 
   const auto src_view = src.ToStringView();
 
   BufferValue dest(isolate, args[1]);
   CHECK_NOT_NULL(*dest);
+  ToNamespacedPath(env, &dest);
+
   const auto dest_view = dest.ToStringView();
 
   if (argc > 2) {  // link(src, dest, req)
@@ -1361,6 +1372,7 @@ static void ReadLink(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 
   BufferValue path(isolate, args[0]);
   CHECK_NOT_NULL(*path);
+  ToNamespacedPath(env, &path);
   THROW_IF_INSUFFICIENT_PERMISSIONS(
       env, permission::PermissionScope::kFileSystemRead, path.ToStringView());
 
@@ -1406,10 +1418,12 @@ static void Rename(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 
   BufferValue old_path(isolate, args[0]);
   CHECK_NOT_NULL(*old_path);
+  ToNamespacedPath(env, &old_path);
   auto view_old_path = old_path.ToStringView();
 
   BufferValue new_path(isolate, args[1]);
   CHECK_NOT_NULL(*new_path);
+  ToNamespacedPath(env, &new_path);
 
   if (argc > 2) {  // rename(old_path, new_path, req)
     FSReqBase* req_wrap_async = GetReqWrap(args, 2);
@@ -1539,6 +1553,7 @@ static void Unlink(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 
   BufferValue path(env->isolate(), args[0]);
   CHECK_NOT_NULL(*path);
+  ToNamespacedPath(env, &path);
 
   if (argc > 1) {  // unlink(path, req)
     FSReqBase* req_wrap_async = GetReqWrap(args, 1);
@@ -1572,6 +1587,7 @@ static void RMDir(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 
   BufferValue path(env->isolate(), args[0]);
   CHECK_NOT_NULL(*path);
+  ToNamespacedPath(env, &path);
   THROW_IF_INSUFFICIENT_PERMISSIONS(
       env, permission::PermissionScope::kFileSystemWrite, path.ToStringView());
 
@@ -1760,6 +1776,8 @@ static void MKDir(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 
   BufferValue path(env->isolate(), args[0]);
   CHECK_NOT_NULL(*path);
+  ToNamespacedPath(env, &path);
+
   THROW_IF_INSUFFICIENT_PERMISSIONS(
       env, permission::PermissionScope::kFileSystemWrite, path.ToStringView());
 
@@ -1790,7 +1808,6 @@ static void MKDir(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
       if (!req_wrap_sync.continuation_data()->first_path().empty()) {
         Local<Value> error;
         std::string first_path(req_wrap_sync.continuation_data()->first_path());
-        node::url::FromNamespacedPath(&first_path);
         MaybeLocal<Value> path = StringBytes::Encode(env->isolate(),
                                                      first_path.c_str(),
                                                      UTF8, &error);
@@ -1816,6 +1833,7 @@ static void RealPath(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 
   BufferValue path(isolate, args[0]);
   CHECK_NOT_NULL(*path);
+  ToNamespacedPath(env, &path);
 
   const enum encoding encoding = ParseEncoding(isolate, args[1], UTF8);
 
@@ -1860,6 +1878,7 @@ static void ReadDir(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 
   BufferValue path(isolate, args[0]);
   CHECK_NOT_NULL(*path);
+  ToNamespacedPath(env, &path);
 
   const enum encoding encoding = ParseEncoding(isolate, args[1], UTF8);
 
@@ -2014,6 +2033,7 @@ static void Open(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 
   BufferValue path(env->isolate(), args[0]);
   CHECK_NOT_NULL(*path);
+  ToNamespacedPath(env, &path);
 
   CHECK(args[1]->IsInt32());
   const int flags = args[1].As<Int32>()->Value();
@@ -2054,6 +2074,7 @@ static void OpenFileHandle(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 
   BufferValue path(realm->isolate(), args[0]);
   CHECK_NOT_NULL(*path);
+  ToNamespacedPath(env, &path);
 
   CHECK(args[1]->IsInt32());
   const int flags = args[1].As<Int32>()->Value();
@@ -2099,9 +2120,11 @@ static void CopyFile(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 
   BufferValue src(isolate, args[0]);
   CHECK_NOT_NULL(*src);
+  ToNamespacedPath(env, &src);
 
   BufferValue dest(isolate, args[1]);
   CHECK_NOT_NULL(*dest);
+  ToNamespacedPath(env, &dest);
 
   if (argc > 3) {  // copyFile(src, dest, flags, req)
     FSReqBase* req_wrap_async = GetReqWrap(args, 3);
@@ -2381,6 +2404,7 @@ static void WriteFileUtf8(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   } else {
     BufferValue path(isolate, args[0]);
     CHECK_NOT_NULL(*path);
+    ToNamespacedPath(env, &path);
     if (CheckOpenPermissions(env, path, flags).IsNothing()) return;
 
     FSReqWrapSync req_open("open", *path);
@@ -2516,6 +2540,7 @@ static void ReadFileUtf8(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   } else {
     BufferValue path(env->isolate(), args[0]);
     CHECK_NOT_NULL(*path);
+    ToNamespacedPath(env, &path);
     if (CheckOpenPermissions(env, path, flags).IsNothing()) return;
 
     FS_SYNC_TRACE_BEGIN(open);
@@ -2524,7 +2549,8 @@ static void ReadFileUtf8(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
     if (req.result < 0) {
       uv_fs_req_cleanup(&req);
       // req will be cleaned up by scope leave.
-      return env->ThrowUVException(req.result, "open", nullptr, path.out());
+      return env->ThrowUVException(
+          static_cast<int>(req.result), "open", nullptr, path.out());
     }
   }
 
@@ -2547,7 +2573,8 @@ static void ReadFileUtf8(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
     if (req.result < 0) {
       FS_SYNC_TRACE_END(read);
       // req will be cleaned up by scope leave.
-      return env->ThrowUVException(req.result, "read", nullptr);
+      return env->ThrowUVException(
+          static_cast<int>(req.result), "read", nullptr);
     }
     if (r <= 0) {
       break;
@@ -2620,6 +2647,7 @@ static void Chmod(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 
   BufferValue path(env->isolate(), args[0]);
   CHECK_NOT_NULL(*path);
+  ToNamespacedPath(env, &path);
   THROW_IF_INSUFFICIENT_PERMISSIONS(
       env, permission::PermissionScope::kFileSystemWrite, path.ToStringView());
 
@@ -2682,6 +2710,7 @@ static void Chown(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 
   BufferValue path(env->isolate(), args[0]);
   CHECK_NOT_NULL(*path);
+  ToNamespacedPath(env, &path);
 
   CHECK(IsSafeJsInt(args[1]));
   const uv_uid_t uid = static_cast<uv_uid_t>(args[1].As<Integer>()->Value());
@@ -2756,6 +2785,7 @@ static void LChown(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 
   BufferValue path(env->isolate(), args[0]);
   CHECK_NOT_NULL(*path);
+  ToNamespacedPath(env, &path);
 
   CHECK(IsSafeJsInt(args[1]));
   const uv_uid_t uid = static_cast<uv_uid_t>(args[1].As<Integer>()->Value());
@@ -2795,6 +2825,7 @@ static void UTimes(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 
   BufferValue path(env->isolate(), args[0]);
   CHECK_NOT_NULL(*path);
+  ToNamespacedPath(env, &path);
   THROW_IF_INSUFFICIENT_PERMISSIONS(
       env, permission::PermissionScope::kFileSystemWrite, path.ToStringView());
 
@@ -2858,6 +2889,7 @@ static void LUTimes(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 
   BufferValue path(env->isolate(), args[0]);
   CHECK_NOT_NULL(*path);
+  ToNamespacedPath(env, &path);
   THROW_IF_INSUFFICIENT_PERMISSIONS(
       env, permission::PermissionScope::kFileSystemWrite, path.ToStringView());
 
diff --git a/src/node_url.cc b/src/node_url.cc
index 74b639c23084b5..bf0de4ccdf12f9 100644
--- a/src/node_url.cc
+++ b/src/node_url.cc
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "node_i18n.h"
 #include "node_metadata.h"
 #include "node_process-inl.h"
+#include "path.h"
 #include "util-inl.h"
 #include "v8-fast-api-calls.h"
 #include "v8.h"
diff --git a/src/path.cc b/src/path.cc
index af9dae4071d794..c084d8ff1aef66 100644
--- a/src/path.cc
+++ b/src/path.cc
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include "env-inl.h"
 #include "node_internals.h"
-#include "util.h"
 
 namespace node {
 
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ std::string NormalizeString(const std::string_view path,
 }
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
-bool IsWindowsDeviceRoot(const char c) noexcept {
+constexpr bool IsWindowsDeviceRoot(const char c) noexcept {
   return (c >= 'a' && c <= 'z') || (c >= 'A' && c <= 'Z');
 }
 
@@ -267,4 +266,52 @@ std::string PathResolve(Environment* env,
 }
 #endif  // _WIN32
 
+void ToNamespacedPath(Environment* env, BufferValue* path) {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  if (path->length() == 0) return;
+  auto resolved_path = node::PathResolve(env, {path->ToStringView()});
+  if (resolved_path.size() <= 2) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // SAFETY: We know that resolved_path.size() > 2, therefore accessing [0],
+  // [1], and [2] is safe.
+  if (resolved_path[0] == '\\') {
+    // Possible UNC root
+    if (resolved_path[1] == '\\') {
+      if (resolved_path[2] != '?' && resolved_path[2] != '.') {
+        // Matched non-long UNC root, convert the path to a long UNC path
+        std::string_view unc_prefix = R"(\\?\UNC\)";
+        std::string_view resolved_path2 = resolved_path.substr(2);
+        size_t new_length = unc_prefix.size() + resolved_path2.size();
+        path->AllocateSufficientStorage(new_length + 1);
+        path->SetLength(new_length);
+        memcpy(path->out(), unc_prefix.data(), unc_prefix.size());
+        memcpy(path->out() + unc_prefix.size(),
+               resolved_path.c_str() + 2,
+               resolved_path2.size() + 1);
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+  } else if (IsWindowsDeviceRoot(resolved_path[0]) && resolved_path[1] == ':' &&
+             resolved_path[2] == '\\') {
+    // Matched device root, convert the path to a long UNC path
+    std::string_view new_prefix = R"(\\?\)";
+    size_t new_length = new_prefix.size() + resolved_path.size();
+    path->AllocateSufficientStorage(new_length + 1);
+    path->SetLength(new_length);
+    memcpy(path->out(), new_prefix.data(), new_prefix.size());
+    memcpy(path->out() + new_prefix.size(),
+           resolved_path.c_str(),
+           resolved_path.size() + 1);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  size_t new_length = resolved_path.size();
+  path->AllocateSufficientStorage(new_length + 1);
+  path->SetLength(new_length);
+  memcpy(path->out(), resolved_path.c_str(), resolved_path.size() + 1);
+#endif
+}
+
 }  // namespace node
diff --git a/src/path.h b/src/path.h
index 532c5f5849652c..3d3354fe32b494 100644
--- a/src/path.h
+++ b/src/path.h
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
+#include "node_options-inl.h"
+#include "util-inl.h"
 
 namespace node {
 
-class Environment;
-
 bool IsPathSeparator(const char c) noexcept;
 
 std::string NormalizeString(const std::string_view path,
@@ -17,7 +17,14 @@ std::string NormalizeString(const std::string_view path,
                             const std::string_view separator);
 
 std::string PathResolve(Environment* env,
-                        const std::vector<std::string_view>& args);
+                        const std::vector<std::string_view>& paths);
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+constexpr bool IsWindowsDeviceRoot(const char c) noexcept;
+#endif  // _WIN32
+
+void ToNamespacedPath(Environment* env, BufferValue* path);
+
 }  // namespace node
 
 #endif  // defined(NODE_WANT_INTERNALS) && NODE_WANT_INTERNALS
diff --git a/test/cctest/test_path.cc b/test/cctest/test_path.cc
index 44f3b30ddff341..16bd9872f3b035 100644
--- a/test/cctest/test_path.cc
+++ b/test/cctest/test_path.cc
@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@
 #include "node_options.h"
 #include "node_test_fixture.h"
 #include "path.h"
+#include "util.h"
+#include "v8.h"
 
+using node::BufferValue;
 using node::PathResolve;
+using node::ToNamespacedPath;
 
 class PathTest : public EnvironmentTestFixture {};
 
@@ -45,3 +49,43 @@ TEST_F(PathTest, PathResolve) {
             "/foo/tmp.3/cycles/root.js");
 #endif
 }
+
+TEST_F(PathTest, ToNamespacedPath) {
+  const v8::HandleScope handle_scope(isolate_);
+  Argv argv;
+  Env env{handle_scope, argv, node::EnvironmentFlags::kNoBrowserGlobals};
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  BufferValue data(isolate_,
+                   v8::String::NewFromUtf8(isolate_, "").ToLocalChecked());
+  ToNamespacedPath(*env, &data);
+  EXPECT_EQ(data.ToStringView(), "");  // Empty string should not be mutated
+  BufferValue data_2(
+      isolate_, v8::String::NewFromUtf8(isolate_, "C://").ToLocalChecked());
+  ToNamespacedPath(*env, &data_2);
+  EXPECT_EQ(data_2.ToStringView(), "\\\\?\\C:\\");
+  BufferValue data_3(
+      isolate_,
+      v8::String::NewFromUtf8(
+          isolate_,
+          "C:\\workspace\\node-test-binary-windows-js-"
+          "suites\\node\\test\\fixtures\\permission\\deny\\protected-file.md")
+          .ToLocalChecked());
+  ToNamespacedPath(*env, &data_3);
+  EXPECT_EQ(
+      data_3.ToStringView(),
+      "\\\\?\\C:\\workspace\\node-test-binary-windows-js-"
+      "suites\\node\\test\\fixtures\\permission\\deny\\protected-file.md");
+  BufferValue data_4(
+      isolate_,
+      v8::String::NewFromUtf8(isolate_, "\\\\?\\c:\\Windows/System")
+          .ToLocalChecked());
+  ToNamespacedPath(*env, &data_4);
+  EXPECT_EQ(data_4.ToStringView(), "\\\\?\\c:\\Windows\\System");
+#else
+  BufferValue data(
+      isolate_,
+      v8::String::NewFromUtf8(isolate_, "hello world").ToLocalChecked());
+  ToNamespacedPath(*env, &data);
+  EXPECT_EQ(data.ToStringView(), "hello world");  // Input should not be mutated
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/permission/fs-traversal.js b/test/fixtures/permission/fs-traversal.js
index b568ede5b874a3..8f2e4c0fd55c19 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/permission/fs-traversal.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/permission/fs-traversal.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const uint8ArrayTraversalPath = new TextEncoder().encode(traversalPath);
   fs.readFile(bufferTraversalPath, common.expectsError({
     code: 'ERR_ACCESS_DENIED',
     permission: 'FileSystemRead',
-    resource: traversalPath,
+    resource: path.toNamespacedPath(traversalPath),
   }));
 }
 
@@ -73,27 +73,7 @@ const uint8ArrayTraversalPath = new TextEncoder().encode(traversalPath);
   fs.readFile(uint8ArrayTraversalPath, common.expectsError({
     code: 'ERR_ACCESS_DENIED',
     permission: 'FileSystemRead',
-    resource: traversalPath,
-  }));
-}
-
-// Monkey-patching path module should also not allow path traversal.
-{
-  const fs = require('fs');
-  const path = require('path');
-
-  const cwd = Buffer.from('.');
-  try {
-    path.toNamespacedPath = (path) => { return traversalPath; };
-    assert.fail('should throw error when pacthing');
-  } catch { }
-
-  assert.throws(() => {
-    fs.readFileSync(cwd);
-  }, common.expectsError({
-    code: 'ERR_ACCESS_DENIED',
-    permission: 'FileSystemRead',
-    resource: cwd.toString(),
+    resource: path.toNamespacedPath(traversalPath),
   }));
 }
 
@@ -118,7 +98,7 @@ const uint8ArrayTraversalPath = new TextEncoder().encode(traversalPath);
   }, common.expectsError({
     code: 'ERR_ACCESS_DENIED',
     permission: 'FileSystemRead',
-    resource: traversalPathWithExtraChars,
+    resource: path.toNamespacedPath(traversalPathWithExtraChars),
   }));
 
   assert.throws(() => {
@@ -126,7 +106,7 @@ const uint8ArrayTraversalPath = new TextEncoder().encode(traversalPath);
   }, common.expectsError({
     code: 'ERR_ACCESS_DENIED',
     permission: 'FileSystemRead',
-    resource: traversalPathWithExtraChars,
+    resource: path.toNamespacedPath(traversalPathWithExtraChars),
   }));
 }
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-mkdir.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-mkdir.js
index 95e9c56974132a..eac13f3cac5d4a 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-mkdir.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-mkdir.js
@@ -271,11 +271,11 @@ if (common.isMainThread && (common.isLinux || common.isOSX)) {
   const firstPathCreated = tmpdir.resolve(dir1);
   const pathname = tmpdir.resolve(dir1, dir2);
 
-  fs.mkdir(pathname, common.mustNotMutateObjectDeep({ recursive: true }), common.mustCall(function(err, path) {
+  fs.mkdir(pathname, common.mustNotMutateObjectDeep({ recursive: true }), common.mustCall(function(err, result) {
     assert.strictEqual(err, null);
     assert.strictEqual(fs.existsSync(pathname), true);
     assert.strictEqual(fs.statSync(pathname).isDirectory(), true);
-    assert.strictEqual(path, firstPathCreated);
+    assert.strictEqual(result, path.toNamespacedPath(firstPathCreated));
   }));
 }
 
@@ -285,11 +285,11 @@ if (common.isMainThread && (common.isLinux || common.isOSX)) {
   const dir2 = nextdir();
   const pathname = tmpdir.resolve(dir1, dir2);
   fs.mkdirSync(tmpdir.resolve(dir1));
-  fs.mkdir(pathname, common.mustNotMutateObjectDeep({ recursive: true }), common.mustCall(function(err, path) {
+  fs.mkdir(pathname, common.mustNotMutateObjectDeep({ recursive: true }), common.mustCall(function(err, result) {
     assert.strictEqual(err, null);
     assert.strictEqual(fs.existsSync(pathname), true);
     assert.strictEqual(fs.statSync(pathname).isDirectory(), true);
-    assert.strictEqual(path, pathname);
+    assert.strictEqual(result, path.toNamespacedPath(pathname));
   }));
 }
 
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ if (common.isMainThread && (common.isLinux || common.isOSX)) {
   const p = fs.mkdirSync(pathname, common.mustNotMutateObjectDeep({ recursive: true }));
   assert.strictEqual(fs.existsSync(pathname), true);
   assert.strictEqual(fs.statSync(pathname).isDirectory(), true);
-  assert.strictEqual(p, firstPathCreated);
+  assert.strictEqual(p, path.toNamespacedPath(firstPathCreated));
 }
 
 // `mkdirp.sync` returns first folder created, when last folder is new.
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ if (common.isMainThread && (common.isLinux || common.isOSX)) {
   const p = fs.mkdirSync(pathname, common.mustNotMutateObjectDeep({ recursive: true }));
   assert.strictEqual(fs.existsSync(pathname), true);
   assert.strictEqual(fs.statSync(pathname).isDirectory(), true);
-  assert.strictEqual(p, pathname);
+  assert.strictEqual(p, path.toNamespacedPath(pathname));
 }
 
 // `mkdirp.sync` returns undefined, when no new folders are created.
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ if (common.isMainThread && (common.isLinux || common.isOSX)) {
     const p = await fs.promises.mkdir(pathname, common.mustNotMutateObjectDeep({ recursive: true }));
     assert.strictEqual(fs.existsSync(pathname), true);
     assert.strictEqual(fs.statSync(pathname).isDirectory(), true);
-    assert.strictEqual(p, firstPathCreated);
+    assert.strictEqual(p, path.toNamespacedPath(firstPathCreated));
   }
   testCase();
 }