diff --git a/src/unix/fs.c b/src/unix/fs.c
index 3ec6bf8956c..a001f41562e 100644
--- a/src/unix/fs.c
+++ b/src/unix/fs.c
@@ -701,8 +701,24 @@ static void uv__to_stat(struct stat* src, uv_stat_t* dst) {
   dst->st_mtim.tv_nsec = src->st_mtime_nsec;
   dst->st_ctim.tv_sec = src->st_ctime;
   dst->st_ctim.tv_nsec = src->st_ctime_nsec;
-  dst->st_birthtim.tv_sec = src->st_ctime;
-  dst->st_birthtim.tv_nsec = src->st_ctime_nsec;
+
+  /* On systems that do not support birthtime, resolve the value to the least
+   * time available (oldest of atime, mtime, ctime), disregarding nanoseconds.
+   */
+  if (src->st_atime < src->st_mtime && src->st_atime < src->st_ctime) {
+    /* Use last accessed time. */
+    dst->st_birthtim.tv_sec = src->st_atime;
+    dst->st_birthtim.tv_nsec = src->st_atime_nsec;
+  } else if (src->st_mtime < src->st_ctime) {
+    /* Use last modified time. */
+    dst->st_birthtim.tv_sec = src->st_mtime;
+    dst->st_birthtim.tv_nsec = src->st_mtime_nsec;
+  } else {
+    /* Use last change time. */
+    dst->st_birthtim.tv_sec = src->st_ctime;
+    dst->st_birthtim.tv_nsec = src->st_ctime_nsec;
+  }
+
   dst->st_flags = 0;
   dst->st_gen = 0;
 #elif !defined(_AIX) && (       \
@@ -725,8 +741,23 @@ static void uv__to_stat(struct stat* src, uv_stat_t* dst) {
   dst->st_flags = src->st_flags;
   dst->st_gen = src->st_gen;
 # else
-  dst->st_birthtim.tv_sec = src->st_ctim.tv_sec;
-  dst->st_birthtim.tv_nsec = src->st_ctim.tv_nsec;
+  /* On systems that do not support birthtime, resolve the value to the least
+   * time available (oldest of atime, mtime, ctime), disregarding nanoseconds.
+   */
+  if (src->st_atime < src->st_mtime && src->st_atime < src->st_ctime) {
+    /* Use last accessed time. */
+    dst->st_birthtim.tv_sec = src->st_atim.tv_sec;
+    dst->st_birthtim.tv_nsec = src->st_atim.tv_nsec;
+  } else if (src->st_mtime < src->st_ctime) {
+    /* Use last modified time. */
+    dst->st_birthtim.tv_sec = src->st_mtim.tv_sec;
+    dst->st_birthtim.tv_nsec = src->st_mtim.tv_nsec;
+  } else {
+    /* Use last change time. */
+    dst->st_birthtim.tv_sec = src->st_ctim.tv_sec;
+    dst->st_birthtim.tv_nsec = src->st_ctim.tv_nsec;
+  }
+
   dst->st_flags = 0;
   dst->st_gen = 0;
 # endif
diff --git a/test/test-fs.c b/test/test-fs.c
index a96f4325fd7..531194fb0f7 100644
--- a/test/test-fs.c
+++ b/test/test-fs.c
@@ -2535,3 +2535,63 @@ TEST_IMPL(fs_read_write_null_arguments) {
 
   return 0;
 }
+
+
+TEST_IMPL(fs_stat_small_birthtime) {
+  int r;
+  long birthtime;
+  uv_buf_t* iovs;
+
+  unlink("test_file");
+
+  loop = uv_default_loop();
+
+  /* First open the file, then write and read, in that order. uv_fs_stat used
+   * to give preference to ctime, which would in this case give the smaller
+   * time. In this case, atime will be the returned birthtime, for systems that
+   * do not support birthtime.
+   */
+  r = uv_fs_open(loop,
+                 &open_req1,
+                 "test_file",
+                 O_RDWR | O_CREAT,
+                 S_IWUSR | S_IRUSR,
+                 NULL);
+  ASSERT(r >= 0);
+  uv_fs_req_cleanup(&open_req1);
+
+  iovs = malloc(sizeof(*iovs) * 1);
+  iovs[0] = uv_buf_init(test_buf, sizeof(test_buf));
+
+  r = uv_fs_write(loop, &write_req, open_req1.result, iovs, 1, 0, NULL);
+  ASSERT(r >= 0);
+  uv_fs_req_cleanup(&write_req);
+
+  r = uv_fs_read(loop, &read_req, open_req1.result, iovs, 1, 0, NULL);
+  ASSERT(r >= 0);
+  uv_fs_req_cleanup(&read_req);
+
+  /* And now, we test. */
+
+  r = uv_fs_stat(loop, &stat_req, "test_file", NULL);
+  ASSERT(r >= 0);
+  ASSERT(stat_req.result >= 0);
+
+  /* Birthtime must be less than or equal to all of the other stat time fields:
+   * ctime, atime, and mtime.
+   */
+  birthtime = stat_req.statbuf.st_birthtim.tv_sec;
+
+  ASSERT(birthtime <= stat_req.statbuf.st_ctim.tv_sec);
+  ASSERT(birthtime <= stat_req.statbuf.st_atim.tv_sec);
+  ASSERT(birthtime <= stat_req.statbuf.st_mtim.tv_sec);
+
+  /* Cleanup. */
+  uv_fs_req_cleanup(&stat_req);
+  unlink("test_file");
+  free(iovs);
+
+  MAKE_VALGRIND_HAPPY();
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/test/test-list.h b/test/test-list.h
index c6f1d3c3327..5d4e825a88f 100644
--- a/test/test-list.h
+++ b/test/test-list.h
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ TEST_DECLARE   (fs_open_dir)
 TEST_DECLARE   (fs_rename_to_existing_file)
 TEST_DECLARE   (fs_write_multiple_bufs)
 TEST_DECLARE   (fs_read_write_null_arguments)
+TEST_DECLARE   (fs_stat_small_birthtime)
 TEST_DECLARE   (fs_write_alotof_bufs)
 TEST_DECLARE   (fs_write_alotof_bufs_with_offset)
 TEST_DECLARE   (threadpool_queue_work_simple)
@@ -692,6 +693,7 @@ TASK_LIST_START
   TEST_ENTRY  (fs_write_alotof_bufs)
   TEST_ENTRY  (fs_write_alotof_bufs_with_offset)
   TEST_ENTRY  (fs_read_write_null_arguments)
+  TEST_ENTRY  (fs_stat_small_birthtime)
   TEST_ENTRY  (threadpool_queue_work_simple)
   TEST_ENTRY  (threadpool_queue_work_einval)
   TEST_ENTRY  (threadpool_multiple_event_loops)