diff --git a/fsdev/file-op-9p.h b/fsdev/file-op-9p.h
index 26ba1438c0..b9dae8c84c 100644
--- a/fsdev/file-op-9p.h
+++ b/fsdev/file-op-9p.h
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ struct FileOperations {
     int (*chown)(FsContext *, V9fsPath *, FsCred *);
     int (*mknod)(FsContext *, V9fsPath *, const char *, FsCred *);
     int (*utimensat)(FsContext *, V9fsPath *, const struct timespec *);
+    int (*futimens)(FsContext *ctx, int fid_type, V9fsFidOpenState *fs,
+                    const struct timespec *times);
     int (*remove)(FsContext *, const char *);
     int (*symlink)(FsContext *, const char *, V9fsPath *,
                    const char *, FsCred *);
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/9p-local.c b/hw/9pfs/9p-local.c
index 0b33da8d2a..31e216227c 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/9p-local.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/9p-local.c
@@ -1100,6 +1100,14 @@ out:
     return ret;
 }
 
+static int local_futimens(FsContext *s, int fid_type, V9fsFidOpenState *fs,
+                          const struct timespec *times)
+{
+    int fd = local_fid_fd(fid_type, fs);
+
+    return qemu_futimens(fd, times);
+}
+
 static int local_unlinkat_common(FsContext *ctx, int dirfd, const char *name,
                                  int flags)
 {
@@ -1626,4 +1634,5 @@ FileOperations local_ops = {
     .unlinkat = local_unlinkat,
     .has_valid_file_handle = local_has_valid_file_handle,
     .ftruncate = local_ftruncate,
+    .futimens = local_futimens,
 };
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/9p-synth.c b/hw/9pfs/9p-synth.c
index 3d28afc4d0..9cd1884224 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/9p-synth.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/9p-synth.c
@@ -424,6 +424,13 @@ static int synth_utimensat(FsContext *fs_ctx, V9fsPath *path,
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int synth_futimens(FsContext *fs_ctx, int fid_type, V9fsFidOpenState *fs,
+                          const struct timespec *buf)
+{
+    errno = ENOSYS;
+    return -1;
+}
+
 static int synth_remove(FsContext *ctx, const char *path)
 {
     errno = EPERM;
@@ -664,4 +671,5 @@ FileOperations synth_ops = {
     .unlinkat     = synth_unlinkat,
     .has_valid_file_handle = synth_has_valid_file_handle,
     .ftruncate    = synth_ftruncate,
+    .futimens     = synth_futimens,
 };
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/9p-util.h b/hw/9pfs/9p-util.h
index 7bc4ec8e85..a1924fe3f0 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/9p-util.h
+++ b/hw/9pfs/9p-util.h
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ static inline int errno_to_dotl(int err) {
 #define qemu_renameat   renameat
 #define qemu_utimensat  utimensat
 #define qemu_unlinkat   unlinkat
+#define qemu_futimens   futimens
 
 static inline void close_preserve_errno(int fd)
 {
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/9p.c b/hw/9pfs/9p.c
index c96f2d2d3d..b22df3aa2b 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/9p.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/9p.c
@@ -1727,7 +1727,11 @@ static void coroutine_fn v9fs_setattr(void *opaque)
         } else {
             times[1].tv_nsec = UTIME_OMIT;
         }
-        err = v9fs_co_utimensat(pdu, &fidp->path, times);
+        if (fid_has_valid_file_handle(pdu->s, fidp)) {
+            err = v9fs_co_futimens(pdu, fidp, times);
+        } else {
+            err = v9fs_co_utimensat(pdu, &fidp->path, times);
+        }
         if (err < 0) {
             goto out;
         }
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/cofs.c b/hw/9pfs/cofs.c
index 893466fb1a..12fa8c9fe9 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/cofs.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/cofs.c
@@ -139,6 +139,25 @@ int coroutine_fn v9fs_co_utimensat(V9fsPDU *pdu, V9fsPath *path,
     return err;
 }
 
+int coroutine_fn v9fs_co_futimens(V9fsPDU *pdu, V9fsFidState *fidp,
+                                  struct timespec times[2])
+{
+    int err;
+    V9fsState *s = pdu->s;
+
+    if (v9fs_request_cancelled(pdu)) {
+        return -EINTR;
+    }
+    v9fs_co_run_in_worker(
+        {
+            err = s->ops->futimens(&s->ctx, fidp->fid_type, &fidp->fs, times);
+            if (err < 0) {
+                err = -errno;
+            }
+        });
+    return err;
+}
+
 int coroutine_fn v9fs_co_chown(V9fsPDU *pdu, V9fsPath *path, uid_t uid,
                                gid_t gid)
 {
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/coth.h b/hw/9pfs/coth.h
index 62e922dc12..7906fa7782 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/coth.h
+++ b/hw/9pfs/coth.h
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ int coroutine_fn v9fs_co_statfs(V9fsPDU *, V9fsPath *, struct statfs *);
 int coroutine_fn v9fs_co_lstat(V9fsPDU *, V9fsPath *, struct stat *);
 int coroutine_fn v9fs_co_chmod(V9fsPDU *, V9fsPath *, mode_t);
 int coroutine_fn v9fs_co_utimensat(V9fsPDU *, V9fsPath *, struct timespec [2]);
+int coroutine_fn v9fs_co_futimens(V9fsPDU *pdu, V9fsFidState *fidp,
+                                  struct timespec times[2]);
 int coroutine_fn v9fs_co_chown(V9fsPDU *, V9fsPath *, uid_t, gid_t);
 int coroutine_fn v9fs_co_truncate(V9fsPDU *, V9fsPath *, off_t);
 int coroutine_fn v9fs_co_ftruncate(V9fsPDU *pdu, V9fsFidState *fidp,