diff --git a/lib/move/__tests__/move-preserve-timestamp.test.js b/lib/move/__tests__/move-preserve-timestamp.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3de89fba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/move/__tests__/move-preserve-timestamp.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const fs = require('../../')
+const os = require('os')
+const path = require('path')
+const utimesSync = require('../../util/utimes').utimesMillisSync
+const assert = require('assert')
+const fse = require('../../index')
+
+/* global beforeEach, afterEach, describe, it */
+
+if (process.arch === 'ia32') console.warn('32 bit arch; skipping move timestamp tests')
+
+const describeIfPractical = process.arch === 'ia32' ? describe.skip : describe
+
+describeIfPractical('move() - across different devices', () => {
+  let TEST_DIR, SRC, DEST, FILES
+  let __skipTests = false
+  const differentDevicePath = '/mnt'
+
+  // must set this up, if not, exit silently
+  if (!fs.existsSync(differentDevicePath)) {
+    console.log('Skipping cross-device move test')
+    __skipTests = true
+  }
+
+  // make sure we have permission on device
+  try {
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(differentDevicePath, 'file'), 'hi')
+  } catch {
+    console.log("Can't write to device. Skipping move test.")
+    __skipTests = true
+  }
+
+  function setupFixture (readonly) {
+    TEST_DIR = path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'fs-extra', 'move-sync-preserve-timestamp')
+    SRC = path.join(differentDevicePath, 'some/weird/dir-really-weird')
+    DEST = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'dest')
+    FILES = ['a-file', path.join('a-folder', 'another-file'), path.join('a-folder', 'another-folder', 'file3')]
+    const timestamp = Date.now() / 1000 - 5
+    FILES.forEach(f => {
+      const filePath = path.join(SRC, f)
+      fs.ensureFileSync(filePath)
+      // rewind timestamps to make sure that coarser OS timestamp resolution
+      // does not alter results
+      utimesSync(filePath, timestamp, timestamp)
+      if (readonly) {
+        fs.chmodSync(filePath, 0o444)
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
+  const _it = __skipTests ? it.skip : it
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    fse.removeSync(TEST_DIR)
+    fse.removeSync(SRC)
+  })
+
+  describe('> default behaviour', () => {
+    ;[
+      { subcase: 'writable', readonly: false },
+      { subcase: 'readonly', readonly: true }
+    ].forEach(params => {
+      describe(`>> with ${params.subcase} source files`, () => {
+        beforeEach(() => setupFixture(params.readonly))
+
+        _it('should have the same timestamps after move', done => {
+          const originalTimestamps = FILES.map(file => {
+            const originalPath = path.join(SRC, file)
+            const originalStat = fs.statSync(originalPath)
+            return {
+              mtime: originalStat.mtime.getTime(),
+              atime: originalStat.atime.getTime()
+            }
+          })
+          fse.move(SRC, DEST, {}, (err) => {
+            if (err) return done(err)
+            FILES.forEach(testFile({}, originalTimestamps))
+            done()
+          })
+        })
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  function testFile (options, originalTimestamps) {
+    return function (file, idx) {
+      const originalTimestamp = originalTimestamps[idx]
+      const currentPath = path.join(DEST, file)
+      const currentStats = fs.statSync(currentPath)
+      assert.strictEqual(currentStats.mtime.getTime(), originalTimestamp.mtime, 'different mtime values')
+      assert.strictEqual(currentStats.atime.getTime(), originalTimestamp.atime, 'different atime values')
+    }
+  }
+})
diff --git a/lib/move/__tests__/move-sync-preserve-timestamp.test.js b/lib/move/__tests__/move-sync-preserve-timestamp.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3fa49483
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/move/__tests__/move-sync-preserve-timestamp.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const fs = require('../../')
+const os = require('os')
+const path = require('path')
+const utimesSync = require('../../util/utimes').utimesMillisSync
+const assert = require('assert')
+const fse = require('../../index')
+
+/* global beforeEach, afterEach, describe, it */
+
+if (process.arch === 'ia32') console.warn('32 bit arch; skipping move timestamp tests')
+
+const describeIfPractical = process.arch === 'ia32' ? describe.skip : describe
+
+describeIfPractical('moveSync() - across different devices', () => {
+  let TEST_DIR, SRC, DEST, FILES
+  let __skipTests = false
+  const differentDevicePath = '/mnt'
+
+  // must set this up, if not, exit silently
+  if (!fs.existsSync(differentDevicePath)) {
+    console.log('Skipping cross-device move test')
+    __skipTests = true
+  }
+
+  // make sure we have permission on device
+  try {
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(differentDevicePath, 'file'), 'hi')
+  } catch {
+    console.log("Can't write to device. Skipping move test.")
+    __skipTests = true
+  }
+
+  function setupFixture (readonly) {
+    TEST_DIR = path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'fs-extra', 'move-sync-preserve-timestamp')
+    SRC = path.join(differentDevicePath, 'some/weird/dir-really-weird')
+    DEST = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'dest')
+    FILES = ['a-file', path.join('a-folder', 'another-file'), path.join('a-folder', 'another-folder', 'file3')]
+    const timestamp = Date.now() / 1000 - 5
+    FILES.forEach(f => {
+      const filePath = path.join(SRC, f)
+      fs.ensureFileSync(filePath)
+      // rewind timestamps to make sure that coarser OS timestamp resolution
+      // does not alter results
+      utimesSync(filePath, timestamp, timestamp)
+      if (readonly) {
+        fs.chmodSync(filePath, 0o444)
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
+  const _it = __skipTests ? it.skip : it
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    fse.removeSync(TEST_DIR)
+    fse.removeSync(SRC)
+  })
+
+  describe('> default behaviour', () => {
+    ;[
+      { subcase: 'writable', readonly: false },
+      { subcase: 'readonly', readonly: true }
+    ].forEach(params => {
+      describe(`>> with ${params.subcase} source files`, () => {
+        beforeEach(() => setupFixture(params.readonly))
+
+        _it('should have the same timestamps after move', () => {
+          const originalTimestamps = FILES.map(file => {
+            const originalPath = path.join(SRC, file)
+            const originalStat = fs.statSync(originalPath)
+            return {
+              mtime: originalStat.mtime.getTime(),
+              atime: originalStat.atime.getTime()
+            }
+          })
+          fse.moveSync(SRC, DEST, {})
+          FILES.forEach(testFile({}, originalTimestamps))
+        })
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  function testFile (options, originalTimestamps) {
+    return function (file, idx) {
+      const originalTimestamp = originalTimestamps[idx]
+      const currentPath = path.join(DEST, file)
+      const currentStats = fs.statSync(currentPath)
+      // Windows sub-second precision fixed: https://github.com/nodejs/io.js/issues/2069
+      assert.strictEqual(currentStats.mtime.getTime(), originalTimestamp.mtime, 'different mtime values')
+      assert.strictEqual(currentStats.atime.getTime(), originalTimestamp.atime, 'different atime values')
+    }
+  }
+})
diff --git a/lib/move/move-sync.js b/lib/move/move-sync.js
index 84533664..c456ab33 100644
--- a/lib/move/move-sync.js
+++ b/lib/move/move-sync.js
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ function rename (src, dest, overwrite) {
 function moveAcrossDevice (src, dest, overwrite) {
   const opts = {
     overwrite,
-    errorOnExist: true
+    errorOnExist: true,
+    preserveTimestamps: true
   }
   copySync(src, dest, opts)
   return removeSync(src)
diff --git a/lib/move/move.js b/lib/move/move.js
index 7dc6ecd1..5c4d74f9 100644
--- a/lib/move/move.js
+++ b/lib/move/move.js
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ function rename (src, dest, overwrite, cb) {
 function moveAcrossDevice (src, dest, overwrite, cb) {
   const opts = {
     overwrite,
-    errorOnExist: true
+    errorOnExist: true,
+    preserveTimestamps: true
   }
   copy(src, dest, opts, err => {
     if (err) return cb(err)