diff --git a/__tests__/__fixtures__/test-GitIndex-timestamp/nano.txt b/__tests__/__fixtures__/test-GitIndex-timestamp/nano.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00a1ba6b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/__fixtures__/test-GitIndex-timestamp/nano.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+validate nanoseconds
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/__tests__/test-GitIndex.js b/__tests__/test-GitIndex.js
index 3520d2cf1..c4393cf46 100644
--- a/__tests__/test-GitIndex.js
+++ b/__tests__/test-GitIndex.js
@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@
 
 const path = require('path')
 
-const { GitIndex, GitIndexManager } = require('isomorphic-git/internal-apis')
+const {
+  GitIndex,
+  GitIndexManager,
+  FileSystem,
+} = require('isomorphic-git/internal-apis')
+
+const { normalizeStats } = require('../src/utils/normalizeStats.js')
 
 const { makeFixture } = require('./__helpers__/FixtureFS.js')
 
@@ -128,4 +134,29 @@ describe('GitIndex', () => {
     expect(ctimeSeconds).not.toBeNull()
     expect(ctimeNanoseconds).not.toBeNull()
   })
+  ;(process.browser ? xit : it)(
+    'ensure nanoseconds of files are equal with index',
+    async () => {
+      const _fs = Object.assign({}, require('fs'))
+      const fs = new FileSystem(_fs)
+
+      const buffer = await fs.read(path.join('.git/index'))
+      const index = await GitIndex.from(buffer)
+      const file = '__tests__/__fixtures__/test-GitIndex-timestamp/nano.txt'
+
+      const stats = normalizeStats(await fs.lstat(file))
+      expect(index.entriesMap.get(file).ctimeSeconds).toEqual(
+        stats.ctimeSeconds
+      )
+      expect(index.entriesMap.get(file).ctimeNanoseconds).toEqual(
+        stats.ctimeNanoseconds
+      )
+      expect(index.entriesMap.get(file).mtimeSeconds).toEqual(
+        stats.mtimeSeconds
+      )
+      expect(index.entriesMap.get(file).mtimeNanoseconds).toEqual(
+        stats.mtimeNanoseconds
+      )
+    }
+  )
 })