diff --git a/lib/internal/fs/cp/cp-sync.js b/lib/internal/fs/cp/cp-sync.js
index f2b00f3f82bb..ecd06dfd6002 100644
--- a/lib/internal/fs/cp/cp-sync.js
+++ b/lib/internal/fs/cp/cp-sync.js
@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ function copyDir(src, dest, opts, mkDir, srcMode) {
   } finally {
     dir.closeSync();
 
+    if (opts.preserveTimestamps) {
+      setDestTimestamps(src, dest);
+    }
     if (srcMode !== undefined) {
       setDestMode(dest, srcMode);
     }
diff --git a/lib/internal/fs/cp/cp.js b/lib/internal/fs/cp/cp.js
index 2eb4f0ffdd83..35fcefb12d10 100644
--- a/lib/internal/fs/cp/cp.js
+++ b/lib/internal/fs/cp/cp.js
@@ -311,12 +311,18 @@ async function onDir(srcStat, destStat, src, dest, opts) {
       code: 'EEXIST',
     });
   }
-  return copyDir(src, dest, opts);
+  await copyDir(src, dest, opts);
+  if (opts.preserveTimestamps) {
+    await setDestTimestamps(src, dest);
+  }
 }
 
 async function mkDirAndCopy(srcMode, src, dest, opts) {
   await mkdir(dest);
   await copyDir(src, dest, opts);
+  if (opts.preserveTimestamps) {
+    await setDestTimestamps(src, dest);
+  }
   return setDestMode(dest, srcMode);
 }
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-cp-async-preserve-timestamps-dir.mjs b/test/parallel/test-fs-cp-async-preserve-timestamps-dir.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ae93a7427e8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-cp-async-preserve-timestamps-dir.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// This tests that cp() preserves directory timestamps
+// when preserveTimestamps is true.
+import { mustCall } from '../common/index.mjs';
+import { nextdir } from '../common/fs.js';
+import assert from 'node:assert';
+import { cp, mkdirSync, writeFileSync, utimesSync, statSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import tmpdir from '../common/tmpdir.js';
+
+tmpdir.refresh();
+
+// Build a source tree with a known past timestamp on directories.
+const src = nextdir();
+mkdirSync(join(src, 'subdir'), { recursive: true });
+writeFileSync(join(src, 'subdir', 'file.txt'), 'hello');
+
+const pastDate = new Date('2020-01-01T00:00:00Z');
+utimesSync(join(src, 'subdir', 'file.txt'), pastDate, pastDate);
+utimesSync(join(src, 'subdir'), pastDate, pastDate);
+utimesSync(src, pastDate, pastDate);
+
+// Copy with preserveTimestamps.
+const dest = nextdir();
+cp(src, dest, {
+  recursive: true,
+  preserveTimestamps: true,
+}, mustCall((err) => {
+  assert.strictEqual(err, null);
+
+  // Verify file timestamps are preserved (existing behaviour).
+  const srcFileStat = statSync(join(src, 'subdir', 'file.txt'));
+  const destFileStat = statSync(join(dest, 'subdir', 'file.txt'));
+  assert.strictEqual(srcFileStat.mtime.getTime(), destFileStat.mtime.getTime());
+
+  // Verify directory timestamps are preserved (the bug fix).
+  const srcDirStat = statSync(join(src, 'subdir'));
+  const destDirStat = statSync(join(dest, 'subdir'));
+  assert.strictEqual(srcDirStat.mtime.getTime(), destDirStat.mtime.getTime());
+
+  const srcRootStat = statSync(src);
+  const destRootStat = statSync(dest);
+  assert.strictEqual(srcRootStat.mtime.getTime(), destRootStat.mtime.getTime());
+}));
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-cp-sync-preserve-timestamps-dir.mjs b/test/parallel/test-fs-cp-sync-preserve-timestamps-dir.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..20d889075988
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-cp-sync-preserve-timestamps-dir.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// This tests that cpSync with a filter preserves directory timestamps
+// when preserveTimestamps is true.
+import '../common/index.mjs';
+import { nextdir } from '../common/fs.js';
+import assert from 'node:assert';
+import { cpSync, mkdirSync, writeFileSync, utimesSync, statSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import tmpdir from '../common/tmpdir.js';
+
+tmpdir.refresh();
+
+// Build a source tree with a known past timestamp on directories.
+const src = nextdir();
+mkdirSync(join(src, 'subdir'), { recursive: true });
+writeFileSync(join(src, 'subdir', 'file.txt'), 'hello');
+
+const pastDate = new Date('2020-01-01T00:00:00Z');
+utimesSync(join(src, 'subdir', 'file.txt'), pastDate, pastDate);
+utimesSync(join(src, 'subdir'), pastDate, pastDate);
+utimesSync(src, pastDate, pastDate);
+
+// Copy with preserveTimestamps and a filter (to exercise the JS fallback path).
+const dest = nextdir();
+cpSync(src, dest, {
+  recursive: true,
+  preserveTimestamps: true,
+  filter: () => true,
+});
+
+// Verify file timestamps are preserved (existing behaviour).
+const srcFileStat = statSync(join(src, 'subdir', 'file.txt'));
+const destFileStat = statSync(join(dest, 'subdir', 'file.txt'));
+assert.strictEqual(srcFileStat.mtime.getTime(), destFileStat.mtime.getTime());
+
+// Verify directory timestamps are preserved (the bug fix).
+const srcDirStat = statSync(join(src, 'subdir'));
+const destDirStat = statSync(join(dest, 'subdir'));
+assert.strictEqual(srcDirStat.mtime.getTime(), destDirStat.mtime.getTime());
+
+const srcRootStat = statSync(src);
+const destRootStat = statSync(dest);
+assert.strictEqual(srcRootStat.mtime.getTime(), destRootStat.mtime.getTime());