diff --git a/cli/tests/unit_node/fs_test.ts b/cli/tests/unit_node/fs_test.ts
index 310113233e..d9fe3af76e 100644
--- a/cli/tests/unit_node/fs_test.ts
+++ b/cli/tests/unit_node/fs_test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 import { assert, assertThrows } from "../../../test_util/std/assert/mod.ts";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
-import { mkdtempSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { existsSync, mkdtempSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { pathToAbsoluteFileUrl } from "../unit/test_util.ts";
 
 Deno.test(
   "[node/fs writeFileSync] write file without option",
@@ -43,3 +44,39 @@ Deno.test(
     );
   },
 );
+
+Deno.test(
+  "[node/fs existsSync] path",
+  { permissions: { read: true } },
+  () => {
+    assert(existsSync("cli/tests/testdata/assets/fixture.json"));
+  },
+);
+
+Deno.test(
+  "[node/fs existsSync] url",
+  { permissions: { read: true } },
+  () => {
+    assert(existsSync(
+      pathToAbsoluteFileUrl("cli/tests/testdata/assets/fixture.json"),
+    ));
+  },
+);
+
+Deno.test(
+  "[node/fs existsSync] no permission",
+  { permissions: { read: false } },
+  () => {
+    assertThrows(() => {
+      existsSync("cli/tests/testdata/assets/fixture.json");
+    }, Deno.errors.PermissionDenied);
+  },
+);
+
+Deno.test(
+  "[node/fs existsSync] not exists",
+  { permissions: { read: true } },
+  () => {
+    assert(!existsSync("bad_filename"));
+  },
+);
diff --git a/ext/node/lib.rs b/ext/node/lib.rs
index 7fa5b893b2..547f1d60a1 100644
--- a/ext/node/lib.rs
+++ b/ext/node/lib.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,15 @@ pub trait NodePermissions {
     url: &Url,
     api_name: &str,
   ) -> Result<(), AnyError>;
-  fn check_read(&self, path: &Path) -> Result<(), AnyError>;
+  #[inline(always)]
+  fn check_read(&self, path: &Path) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
+    self.check_read_with_api_name(path, None)
+  }
+  fn check_read_with_api_name(
+    &self,
+    path: &Path,
+    api_name: Option<&str>,
+  ) -> Result<(), AnyError>;
   fn check_sys(&self, kind: &str, api_name: &str) -> Result<(), AnyError>;
 }
 
@@ -64,7 +72,11 @@ impl NodePermissions for AllowAllNodePermissions {
   ) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
     Ok(())
   }
-  fn check_read(&self, _path: &Path) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
+  fn check_read_with_api_name(
+    &self,
+    _path: &Path,
+    _api_name: Option<&str>,
+  ) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
     Ok(())
   }
   fn check_sys(&self, _kind: &str, _api_name: &str) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
@@ -227,6 +239,7 @@ deno_core::extension!(deno_node,
     ops::crypto::x509::op_node_x509_get_valid_to,
     ops::crypto::x509::op_node_x509_get_serial_number,
     ops::crypto::x509::op_node_x509_key_usage,
+    ops::fs::op_node_fs_exists_sync<P>,
     ops::winerror::op_node_sys_to_uv_error,
     ops::v8::op_v8_cached_data_version_tag,
     ops::v8::op_v8_get_heap_statistics,
diff --git a/ext/node/ops/fs.rs b/ext/node/ops/fs.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b21652634d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/node/ops/fs.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
+
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+use deno_core::error::AnyError;
+use deno_core::op2;
+use deno_core::OpState;
+use deno_fs::FileSystemRc;
+
+use crate::NodePermissions;
+
+#[op2(fast)]
+pub fn op_node_fs_exists_sync<P>(
+  state: &mut OpState,
+  #[string] path: String,
+) -> Result<bool, AnyError>
+where
+  P: NodePermissions + 'static,
+{
+  let path = PathBuf::from(path);
+  state
+    .borrow_mut::<P>()
+    .check_read_with_api_name(&path, Some("node:fs.existsSync()"))?;
+  let fs = state.borrow::<FileSystemRc>();
+  Ok(fs.lstat_sync(&path).is_ok())
+}
diff --git a/ext/node/ops/mod.rs b/ext/node/ops/mod.rs
index d1bb4b7f48..ec4324da3b 100644
--- a/ext/node/ops/mod.rs
+++ b/ext/node/ops/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 
 pub mod crypto;
+pub mod fs;
 pub mod http;
 pub mod http2;
 pub mod idna;
diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/_fs/_fs_exists.ts b/ext/node/polyfills/_fs/_fs_exists.ts
index 9c8458b586..db41aedec6 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfills/_fs/_fs_exists.ts
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/_fs/_fs_exists.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 // TODO(petamoriken): enable prefer-primordials for node polyfills
 // deno-lint-ignore-file prefer-primordials
-
+const core = globalThis.__bootstrap.core;
 import { pathFromURL } from "ext:deno_web/00_infra.js";
 
 type ExistsCallback = (exists: boolean) => void;
@@ -35,10 +35,5 @@ Object.defineProperty(exists, kCustomPromisifiedSymbol, {
  */
 export function existsSync(path: string | URL): boolean {
   path = path instanceof URL ? pathFromURL(path) : path;
-  try {
-    Deno.lstatSync(path);
-    return true;
-  } catch (_err) {
-    return false;
-  }
+  return core.ops.op_node_fs_exists_sync(path);
 }
diff --git a/runtime/permissions/mod.rs b/runtime/permissions/mod.rs
index 75d4af1c74..7677b5c36e 100644
--- a/runtime/permissions/mod.rs
+++ b/runtime/permissions/mod.rs
@@ -1376,8 +1376,12 @@ impl deno_node::NodePermissions for PermissionsContainer {
   }
 
   #[inline(always)]
-  fn check_read(&self, path: &Path) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
-    self.0.lock().read.check(path, None)
+  fn check_read_with_api_name(
+    &self,
+    path: &Path,
+    api_name: Option<&str>,
+  ) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
+    self.0.lock().read.check(path, api_name)
   }
 
   fn check_sys(&self, kind: &str, api_name: &str) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
diff --git a/runtime/snapshot.rs b/runtime/snapshot.rs
index f7642573ed..a0f0665b45 100644
--- a/runtime/snapshot.rs
+++ b/runtime/snapshot.rs
@@ -76,7 +76,11 @@ impl deno_node::NodePermissions for Permissions {
   ) -> Result<(), deno_core::error::AnyError> {
     unreachable!("snapshotting!")
   }
-  fn check_read(&self, _p: &Path) -> Result<(), deno_core::error::AnyError> {
+  fn check_read_with_api_name(
+    &self,
+    _p: &Path,
+    _api_name: Option<&str>,
+  ) -> Result<(), deno_core::error::AnyError> {
     unreachable!("snapshotting!")
   }
   fn check_sys(