diff --git a/api/next/67002.txt b/api/next/67002.txt
index 2e6b6fe662..f7c3530f59 100644
--- a/api/next/67002.txt
+++ b/api/next/67002.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 pkg os, method (*Root) Chmod(string, fs.FileMode) error #67002
 pkg os, method (*Root) Chown(string, int, int) error #67002
 pkg os, method (*Root) Chtimes(string, time.Time, time.Time) error #67002
+pkg os, method (*Root) Lchown(string, int, int) error #67002
diff --git a/doc/next/6-stdlib/99-minor/os/67002.md b/doc/next/6-stdlib/99-minor/os/67002.md
index 0f82fb31e6..629ea55ac0 100644
--- a/doc/next/6-stdlib/99-minor/os/67002.md
+++ b/doc/next/6-stdlib/99-minor/os/67002.md
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ The [os.Root] type supports the following additional methods:
   * [os.Root.Chmod]
   * [os.Root.Chown]
   * [os.Root.Chtimes]
+  * [os.Root.Lchown]
diff --git a/src/os/root.go b/src/os/root.go
index bcabb496bc..27bd871c17 100644
--- a/src/os/root.go
+++ b/src/os/root.go
@@ -159,6 +159,12 @@ func (r *Root) Chown(name string, uid, gid int) error {
 	return rootChown(r, name, uid, gid)
 }
 
+// Lchown changes the numeric uid and gid of the named file in the root.
+// See [Lchown] for more details.
+func (r *Root) Lchown(name string, uid, gid int) error {
+	return rootLchown(r, name, uid, gid)
+}
+
 // Chtimes changes the access and modification times of the named file in the root.
 // See [Chtimes] for more details.
 func (r *Root) Chtimes(name string, atime time.Time, mtime time.Time) error {
diff --git a/src/os/root_noopenat.go b/src/os/root_noopenat.go
index 186a382df3..46dd794739 100644
--- a/src/os/root_noopenat.go
+++ b/src/os/root_noopenat.go
@@ -116,6 +116,16 @@ func rootChown(r *Root, name string, uid, gid int) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func rootLchown(r *Root, name string, uid, gid int) error {
+	if err := checkPathEscapesLstat(r, name); err != nil {
+		return &PathError{Op: "lchownat", Path: name, Err: err}
+	}
+	if err := Lchown(joinPath(r.root.name, name), uid, gid); err != nil {
+		return &PathError{Op: "lchownat", Path: name, Err: underlyingError(err)}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func rootChtimes(r *Root, name string, atime time.Time, mtime time.Time) error {
 	if err := checkPathEscapes(r, name); err != nil {
 		return &PathError{Op: "chtimesat", Path: name, Err: err}
diff --git a/src/os/root_openat.go b/src/os/root_openat.go
index e28b192f4c..e47004e8ea 100644
--- a/src/os/root_openat.go
+++ b/src/os/root_openat.go
@@ -88,6 +88,16 @@ func rootChown(r *Root, name string, uid, gid int) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func rootLchown(r *Root, name string, uid, gid int) error {
+	_, err := doInRoot(r, name, func(parent sysfdType, name string) (struct{}, error) {
+		return struct{}{}, lchownat(parent, name, uid, gid)
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return &PathError{Op: "lchownat", Path: name, Err: err}
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
 func rootChtimes(r *Root, name string, atime time.Time, mtime time.Time) error {
 	_, err := doInRoot(r, name, func(parent sysfdType, name string) (struct{}, error) {
 		return struct{}{}, chtimesat(parent, name, atime, mtime)
diff --git a/src/os/root_unix.go b/src/os/root_unix.go
index 884c1a38d9..a5ca10b0cd 100644
--- a/src/os/root_unix.go
+++ b/src/os/root_unix.go
@@ -166,6 +166,12 @@ func chownat(parent int, name string, uid, gid int) error {
 	})
 }
 
+func lchownat(parent int, name string, uid, gid int) error {
+	return ignoringEINTR(func() error {
+		return unix.Fchownat(parent, name, uid, gid, unix.AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW)
+	})
+}
+
 func chtimesat(parent int, name string, atime time.Time, mtime time.Time) error {
 	return afterResolvingSymlink(parent, name, func() error {
 		return ignoringEINTR(func() error {
diff --git a/src/os/root_unix_test.go b/src/os/root_unix_test.go
index 280efc6875..0562af1f5e 100644
--- a/src/os/root_unix_test.go
+++ b/src/os/root_unix_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ package os_test
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"syscall"
 	"testing"
@@ -50,6 +51,46 @@ func TestRootChown(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRootLchown(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "wasip1" {
+		t.Skip("Lchown not supported on " + runtime.GOOS)
+	}
+
+	// Look up the current default uid/gid.
+	f := newFile(t)
+	dir, err := f.Stat()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	sys := dir.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t)
+
+	groups, err := os.Getgroups()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("getgroups: %v", err)
+	}
+	groups = append(groups, os.Getgid())
+	for _, test := range rootTestCases {
+		test.run(t, func(t *testing.T, target string, root *os.Root) {
+			wantError := test.wantError
+			if test.ltarget != "" {
+				wantError = false
+				target = filepath.Join(root.Name(), test.ltarget)
+			} else if target != "" {
+				if err := os.WriteFile(target, nil, 0o666); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			}
+			for _, gid := range groups {
+				err := root.Lchown(test.open, -1, gid)
+				if errEndsTest(t, err, wantError, "root.Lchown(%q, -1, %v)", test.open, gid) {
+					return
+				}
+				checkUidGid(t, target, int(sys.Uid), gid)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRootConsistencyChown(t *testing.T) {
 	if runtime.GOOS == "wasip1" {
 		t.Skip("Chown not supported on " + runtime.GOOS)
@@ -85,3 +126,39 @@ func TestRootConsistencyChown(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRootConsistencyLchown(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "wasip1" {
+		t.Skip("Lchown not supported on " + runtime.GOOS)
+	}
+	groups, err := os.Getgroups()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("getgroups: %v", err)
+	}
+	var gid int
+	if len(groups) == 0 {
+		gid = os.Getgid()
+	} else {
+		gid = groups[0]
+	}
+	for _, test := range rootConsistencyTestCases {
+		test.run(t, func(t *testing.T, path string, r *os.Root) (string, error) {
+			lchown := os.Lchown
+			lstat := os.Lstat
+			if r != nil {
+				lchown = r.Lchown
+				lstat = r.Lstat
+			}
+			err := lchown(path, -1, gid)
+			if err != nil {
+				return "", err
+			}
+			fi, err := lstat(path)
+			if err != nil {
+				return "", err
+			}
+			sys := fi.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t)
+			return fmt.Sprintf("%v %v", sys.Uid, sys.Gid), nil
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/os/root_windows.go b/src/os/root_windows.go
index eed81ea51b..c56946d0d5 100644
--- a/src/os/root_windows.go
+++ b/src/os/root_windows.go
@@ -281,6 +281,10 @@ func chownat(parent syscall.Handle, name string, uid, gid int) error {
 	return syscall.EWINDOWS // matches syscall.Chown
 }
 
+func lchownat(parent syscall.Handle, name string, uid, gid int) error {
+	return syscall.EWINDOWS // matches syscall.Lchown
+}
+
 func mkdirat(dirfd syscall.Handle, name string, perm FileMode) error {
 	return windows.Mkdirat(dirfd, name, syscallMode(perm))
 }