diff --git a/src/unix/fs.c b/src/unix/fs.c
index cdfc9fe3..c8e9107c 100644
--- a/src/unix/fs.c
+++ b/src/unix/fs.c
@@ -2001,6 +2001,9 @@ int uv_fs_open(uv_loop_t* loop,
   PATH;
   req->flags = flags;
   req->mode = mode;
+  if (cb != NULL)
+    if (uv__iou_fs_open(loop, req))
+      return 0;
   POST;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/unix/internal.h b/src/unix/internal.h
index 08d2d1ce..86e25a6b 100644
--- a/src/unix/internal.h
+++ b/src/unix/internal.h
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ int uv__random_sysctl(void* buf, size_t buflen);
 int uv__iou_fs_fsync_or_fdatasync(uv_loop_t* loop,
                                   uv_fs_t* req,
                                   uint32_t fsync_flags);
+int uv__iou_fs_open(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_fs_t* req);
 int uv__iou_fs_read_or_write(uv_loop_t* loop,
                              uv_fs_t* req,
                              int is_read);
@@ -343,6 +344,7 @@ int uv__iou_fs_statx(uv_loop_t* loop,
                      int is_lstat);
 #else
 #define uv__iou_fs_fsync_or_fdatasync(loop, req, fsync_flags) 0
+#define uv__iou_fs_open(loop, req) 0
 #define uv__iou_fs_read_or_write(loop, req, is_read) 0
 #define uv__iou_fs_statx(loop, req, is_fstat, is_lstat) 0
 #endif
diff --git a/src/unix/linux.c b/src/unix/linux.c
index 5b6613be..99ae4f17 100644
--- a/src/unix/linux.c
+++ b/src/unix/linux.c
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ enum {
   UV__IORING_OP_READV = 1,
   UV__IORING_OP_WRITEV = 2,
   UV__IORING_OP_FSYNC = 3,
+  UV__IORING_OP_OPENAT = 18,
   UV__IORING_OP_STATX = 21,
 };
 
@@ -208,6 +209,7 @@ struct uv__io_uring_sqe {
   union {
     uint32_t rw_flags;
     uint32_t fsync_flags;
+    uint32_t open_flags;
     uint32_t statx_flags;
   };
   uint64_t user_data;
@@ -673,6 +675,28 @@ int uv__iou_fs_fsync_or_fdatasync(uv_loop_t* loop,
 }
 
 
+int uv__iou_fs_open(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_fs_t* req) {
+  struct uv__io_uring_sqe* sqe;
+  struct uv__iou* iou;
+
+  iou = &uv__get_internal_fields(loop)->iou;
+
+  sqe = uv__iou_get_sqe(iou, loop, req);
+  if (sqe == NULL)
+    return 0;
+
+  sqe->addr = (uintptr_t) req->path;
+  sqe->fd = AT_FDCWD;
+  sqe->len = req->mode;
+  sqe->opcode = UV__IORING_OP_OPENAT;
+  sqe->open_flags = req->flags | O_CLOEXEC;
+
+  uv__iou_submit(iou);
+
+  return 1;
+}
+
+
 int uv__iou_fs_read_or_write(uv_loop_t* loop,
                              uv_fs_t* req,
                              int is_read) {
diff --git a/test/test-threadpool-cancel.c b/test/test-threadpool-cancel.c
index f71cc9c3..aafa84c9 100644
--- a/test/test-threadpool-cancel.c
+++ b/test/test-threadpool-cancel.c
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ static int known_broken(uv_req_t* req) {
     case UV_FS_FSTAT:
     case UV_FS_FSYNC:
     case UV_FS_LSTAT:
+    case UV_FS_OPEN:
     case UV_FS_READ:
     case UV_FS_STAT:
     case UV_FS_WRITE: