diff --git a/src/win/fs.c b/src/win/fs.c
index 53d58e18..a266ed19 100644
--- a/src/win/fs.c
+++ b/src/win/fs.c
@@ -2451,7 +2451,7 @@ static void fs__access(uv_fs_t* req) {
       (attr & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY)) {
     SET_REQ_RESULT(req, 0);
   } else {
-    SET_REQ_WIN32_ERROR(req, UV_EPERM);
+    SET_REQ_WIN32_ERROR(req, UV_EACCES);
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/test/test-fs.c b/test/test-fs.c
index 55514e09..3669bc8b 100644
--- a/test/test-fs.c
+++ b/test/test-fs.c
@@ -1765,6 +1765,18 @@ TEST_IMPL(fs_access) {
   ASSERT_EQ(1, access_cb_count);
   access_cb_count = 0; /* reset for the next test */
 
+  /* Make the file read-only */
+  r = uv_fs_fchmod(NULL, &req, file, 0400, NULL);
+  ASSERT_OK(r);
+  ASSERT_OK(req.result);
+  uv_fs_req_cleanup(&req);
+
+  /* Check that the file is not writable */
+  r = uv_fs_access(NULL, &req, "test_file", W_OK, NULL);
+  ASSERT_EQ(r, UV_EACCES);
+  ASSERT_EQ(req.result, UV_EACCES);
+  uv_fs_req_cleanup(&req);
+
   /* Close file */
   r = uv_fs_close(NULL, &req, file, NULL);
   ASSERT_OK(r);
@@ -1788,6 +1800,8 @@ TEST_IMPL(fs_access) {
   uv_run(loop, UV_RUN_DEFAULT);
 
   /* Cleanup. */
+  uv_fs_chmod(NULL, &req, "test_file", 0600, NULL);
+  uv_fs_req_cleanup(&req);
   unlink("test_file");
   rmdir("test_dir");