diff --git a/deps/uv/src/win/fs.c b/deps/uv/src/win/fs.c
index d7087b1f55..6948f7ef1c 100644
--- a/deps/uv/src/win/fs.c
+++ b/deps/uv/src/win/fs.c
@@ -489,6 +489,103 @@ void fs__readdir(uv_fs_t* req, const wchar_t* path, int flags) {
 }
 
 
+#define IS_SLASH(c) \
+  ((wchar_t) c == L'/' || (wchar_t) c == L'\\')
+#define IS_COLON(c) \
+  ((wchar_t) c == L':')
+#define IS_LETTER(c) \
+  ((((wchar_t) c >= L'a') && ((wchar_t) c <= L'z')) || \
+   (((wchar_t) c >= L'A') && ((wchar_t) c <= L'Z')))
+#define IS_QUESTION(c) \
+  ((wchar_t) c == L'?')
+
+
+static int uv__count_slash_separated_words(const wchar_t* pos,
+                                           const wchar_t* end,
+                                           int limit) {
+  char last_was_slash = 1, count = 0;
+
+  for (; pos < end; pos++) {
+    if (IS_SLASH(*pos)) {
+      /* Don't accept double slashes */
+      if (last_was_slash) {
+        return 0;
+      } else {
+        last_was_slash = 1;
+      }
+    } else {
+      if (last_was_slash) {
+        /* Found a new word */
+        count++;
+        if (count > limit) {
+          return -1;
+        }
+        last_was_slash = 0;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return count;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Returns true if the given path is a root directory. The following patterns
+ * are recognized:
+ * \
+ * c:\ (must have trailing slash)
+ * \\server\share (trailing slash optional)
+ * \\?\c: (trailing slash optional)
+ * \\?\UNC\server\share (trailing slash optional)
+ */
+static int uv__is_root(const wchar_t* path) {
+  size_t len = wcslen(path);
+
+  /* Test for \ */
+  if (len == 0 && IS_SLASH(path[0])) {
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  if (len < 3) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  /* Test for c:\ */
+  if (IS_LETTER(path[0]) && IS_COLON(path[1]) && IS_SLASH(path[2])) {
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  if (!IS_SLASH(path[0]) || !IS_SLASH(path[1])) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  /* Test for \\server\share */
+  if (!IS_QUESTION(path[2])) {
+    return uv__count_slash_separated_words(path + 2, path + len, 2) == 2;
+  }
+
+  if (!IS_SLASH(path[3])) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  if ((len == 6 || len == 7) &&
+      IS_LETTER(path[4]) && IS_COLON(path[5]) &&
+      (len == 6 || IS_SLASH(path[6]))) {
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  /* Test for \\?\UNC\server\share */
+  if (len >= 8 &&
+      (path[4] == L'u' || path[4] == L'U') &&
+      (path[5] == L'n' || path[5] == L'N') &&
+      (path[6] == L'c' || path[6] == L'C') &&
+      IS_SLASH(path[7])) {
+    return uv__count_slash_separated_words(path + 8, path + len, 2) == 2;
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
 void fs__stat(uv_fs_t* req, const wchar_t* path) {
   HANDLE file;
   WIN32_FIND_DATAW ent;
@@ -496,6 +593,30 @@ void fs__stat(uv_fs_t* req, const wchar_t* path) {
 
   req->ptr = NULL;
 
+  if (uv__is_root(path)) {
+    /* We can't stat root directories like c:\. _wstati64 can't either, but */
+    /* it will make up something reasonable. */
+    DWORD drive_type = GetDriveTypeW(path);
+    if (drive_type == DRIVE_UNKNOWN || drive_type == DRIVE_NO_ROOT_DIR) {
+      req->last_error = ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND;
+      req->errorno = UV_ENOENT;
+      req->result = -1;
+      return;
+    }
+
+    memset(&req->stat, 0, sizeof req->stat);
+
+    req->stat.st_nlink = 1;
+    req->stat.st_mode = ((_S_IREAD|_S_IWRITE) + ((_S_IREAD|_S_IWRITE) >> 3) +
+        ((_S_IREAD|_S_IWRITE) >> 6)) | S_IFDIR;
+
+    req->last_error = ERROR_SUCCESS;
+    req->errorno = UV_OK;
+    req->result = 0;
+    req->ptr = &req->stat;
+    return;
+  }
+
   file = FindFirstFileExW(path, FindExInfoStandard, &ent,
     FindExSearchNameMatch, NULL, 0);
 
@@ -516,7 +637,7 @@ void fs__stat(uv_fs_t* req, const wchar_t* path) {
       if (result != -1) {
         req->ptr = &req->stat;
       }
-    
+
       SET_REQ_RESULT(req, result);
     }
 
diff --git a/deps/uv/test/test-fs.c b/deps/uv/test/test-fs.c
index b8e0ee6567..1601ac442f 100644
--- a/deps/uv/test/test-fs.c
+++ b/deps/uv/test/test-fs.c
@@ -453,10 +453,10 @@ TEST_IMPL(fs_file_noent) {
 TEST_IMPL(fs_file_nametoolong) {
   uv_fs_t req;
   int r;
+  char name[TOO_LONG_NAME_LENGTH + 1];
 
   loop = uv_default_loop();
 
-  char name[TOO_LONG_NAME_LENGTH + 1];
   memset(name, 'a', TOO_LONG_NAME_LENGTH);
   name[TOO_LONG_NAME_LENGTH] = 0;
 
@@ -1288,6 +1288,22 @@ TEST_IMPL(fs_utime) {
 }
 
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+TEST_IMPL(fs_stat_root) {
+  int r;
+  uv_loop_t* loop = uv_default_loop();
+
+  r = uv_fs_stat(loop, &stat_req, "c:\\", NULL);
+  ASSERT(r == 0);
+
+  r = uv_fs_stat(loop, &stat_req, "\\\\?\\C:\\", NULL);
+  ASSERT(r == 0);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
+
 TEST_IMPL(fs_futime) {
   utime_check_t checkme;
   const char* path = "test_file";
diff --git a/deps/uv/test/test-list.h b/deps/uv/test/test-list.h
index fa9390f9c7..acc5cea938 100644
--- a/deps/uv/test/test-list.h
+++ b/deps/uv/test/test-list.h
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ TEST_DECLARE   (argument_escaping)
 TEST_DECLARE   (environment_creation)
 TEST_DECLARE   (listen_with_simultaneous_accepts)
 TEST_DECLARE   (listen_no_simultaneous_accepts)
+TEST_DECLARE   (fs_stat_root)
 #endif
 HELPER_DECLARE (tcp4_echo_server)
 HELPER_DECLARE (tcp6_echo_server)
@@ -267,6 +268,7 @@ TASK_LIST_START
   TEST_ENTRY  (environment_creation)
   TEST_ENTRY  (listen_with_simultaneous_accepts)
   TEST_ENTRY  (listen_no_simultaneous_accepts)
+  TEST_ENTRY  (fs_stat_root)
 #endif
 
   TEST_ENTRY  (fs_file_noent)