diff --git a/vlib/os/os_nix.c.v b/vlib/os/os_nix.c.v
index 1e99318b75..8089cd5ac4 100644
--- a/vlib/os/os_nix.c.v
+++ b/vlib/os/os_nix.c.v
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import strings
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/ptrace.h>
 #include <glob.h>
+#include <utime.h>
 
 pub const (
 	path_separator = '/'
@@ -41,6 +42,14 @@ pub const (
 	s_ixoth = 0o0001 // Execute by others
 )
 
+[typedef]
+struct C.glob_t {
+mut:
+	gl_pathc size_t // number of matched paths
+	gl_pathv &&char // list of matched pathnames
+	gl_offs  size_t // slots to reserve in gl_pathv
+}
+
 struct C.utsname {
 mut:
 	sysname  &char
@@ -50,14 +59,13 @@ mut:
 	machine  &char
 }
 
-[typedef]
-struct C.glob_t {
-mut:
-	gl_pathc size_t // number of matched paths
-	gl_pathv &&char // list of matched pathnames
-	gl_offs  size_t // slots to reserve in gl_pathv
+struct C.utimbuf {
+	actime  int
+	modtime int
 }
 
+fn C.utime(&char, voidptr) int
+
 fn C.uname(name voidptr) int
 
 fn C.symlink(&char, &char) int
@@ -108,6 +116,13 @@ pub fn glob(patterns ...string) ?[]string {
 	return matches
 }
 
+pub fn utime(path string, actime int, modtime int) ? {
+	mut u := C.utimbuf{actime, modtime}
+	if C.utime(&char(path.str), voidptr(&u)) != 0 {
+		return error_with_code(posix_get_error_msg(C.errno), C.errno)
+	}
+}
+
 pub fn uname() Uname {
 	mut u := Uname{}
 	utsize := sizeof(C.utsname)
diff --git a/vlib/os/os_test.v b/vlib/os/os_test.v
index a251f09c58..2f51552314 100644
--- a/vlib/os/os_test.v
+++ b/vlib/os/os_test.v
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import time
 
 const (
 	// tfolder will contain all the temporary files/subfolders made by
@@ -724,3 +725,18 @@ fn test_glob() {
 	os.rm('test_dir/test') or { panic(err) }
 	os.rmdir_all('test_dir') or { panic(err) }
 }
+
+fn test_utime() {
+	filename := './test_utime.txt'
+	hello := 'hello world!'
+	mut f := os.create(filename) or { panic(err) }
+	defer {
+		f.close()
+		os.rm(filename) or { panic(err) }
+	}
+	f.write_string(hello) or { panic(err) }
+	atime := time.now().add_days(2).unix_time()
+	mtime := time.now().add_days(4).unix_time()
+	os.utime(filename, atime, mtime) or { panic(err) }
+	assert os.file_last_mod_unix(filename) == mtime
+}
diff --git a/vlib/os/os_windows.c.v b/vlib/os/os_windows.c.v
index 36886d9f63..858aeede3f 100644
--- a/vlib/os/os_windows.c.v
+++ b/vlib/os/os_windows.c.v
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import strings
 
 #flag windows -l advapi32
 #include <process.h>
+#include <sys/utime.h>
 
 // See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/winbase/nf-winbase-createsymboliclinkw
 fn C.CreateSymbolicLinkW(&u16, &u16, u32) int
@@ -86,6 +87,13 @@ mut:
 	b_inherit_handle       bool
 }
 
+struct C._utimbuf {
+	actime  int
+	modtime int
+}
+
+fn C._utime(&char, voidptr) int
+
 fn init_os_args_wide(argc int, argv &&byte) []string {
 	mut args_ := []string{}
 	for i in 0 .. argc {
@@ -145,6 +153,13 @@ fn windows_glob_pattern(pattern string, mut matches []string) ? {
 	}
 }
 
+pub fn utime(path string, actime int, modtime int) ? {
+	mut u := C._utimbuf{actime, modtime}
+	if C._utime(&char(path.str), voidptr(&u)) != 0 {
+		return error_with_code(posix_get_error_msg(C.errno), C.errno)
+	}
+}
+
 pub fn ls(path string) ?[]string {
 	mut find_file_data := Win32finddata{}
 	mut dir_files := []string{}