diff --git a/Sources/FoundationEssentials/FileManager/FileManager+Files.swift b/Sources/FoundationEssentials/FileManager/FileManager+Files.swift
index 1d9b9fe21..3aa048ac3 100644
--- a/Sources/FoundationEssentials/FileManager/FileManager+Files.swift
+++ b/Sources/FoundationEssentials/FileManager/FileManager+Files.swift
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ extension _FileManagerImpl {
                 ftTime.dwLowDateTime = uiTime.LowPart
                 ftTime.dwHighDateTime = uiTime.HighPart
 
-                let hFile: HANDLE = CreateFileW($0, GENERIC_WRITE, FILE_SHARE_WRITE, nil, OPEN_EXISTING, 0, nil)
+                let hFile: HANDLE = CreateFileW($0, GENERIC_WRITE, FILE_SHARE_WRITE, nil, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS, nil)
                 if hFile == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE {
                     throw CocoaError.errorWithFilePath(path, win32: GetLastError(), reading: true)
                 }
diff --git a/Tests/FoundationEssentialsTests/FileManager/FileManagerTests.swift b/Tests/FoundationEssentialsTests/FileManager/FileManagerTests.swift
index d592ca438..af5739555 100644
--- a/Tests/FoundationEssentialsTests/FileManager/FileManagerTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/FoundationEssentialsTests/FileManager/FileManagerTests.swift
@@ -886,6 +886,27 @@ private struct FileManagerTests {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test func testSetAttributesModificationDate() async throws {
+        try await FilePlayground {
+            "testFile"
+            Directory("testDir") {}
+        }.test { fileManager in
+            // Test setAttributes with modificationDate on files
+            let fileTestDate = Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 1234567890)
+            try fileManager.setAttributes([.modificationDate: fileTestDate], ofItemAtPath: "testFile")
+            let fileAttrs = try fileManager.attributesOfItem(atPath: "testFile")
+            let fileModDate = try #require(fileAttrs[.modificationDate] as? Date)
+            #expect(abs(fileModDate.timeIntervalSince1970 - fileTestDate.timeIntervalSince1970) < 2.0, "File modification date should be set correctly")
+
+            // Test setAttributes with modificationDate on directories
+            let dirTestDate = Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 1234567890)
+            try fileManager.setAttributes([.modificationDate: dirTestDate], ofItemAtPath: "testDir")
+            let directoryAttrs = try fileManager.attributesOfItem(atPath: "testDir")
+            let directoryModDate = try #require(directoryAttrs[.modificationDate] as? Date)
+            #expect(abs(directoryModDate.timeIntervalSince1970 - dirTestDate.timeIntervalSince1970) < 2.0, "Directory modification date should be set correctly")
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test func malformedModificationDateAttribute() async throws {
         let sentinelDate = Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 100)
         try await FilePlayground {