diff --git a/pkg/filesystem/directory_posix.go b/pkg/filesystem/directory_posix.go
index 5d7b6403..4e9095de 100644
--- a/pkg/filesystem/directory_posix.go
+++ b/pkg/filesystem/directory_posix.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package filesystem
 
 import (
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -519,6 +520,28 @@ func Rename(
 	)
 }
 
+// Touch updates the access and modification times of the given path to the
+// current time.
+//
+// This function does not create non-existent files.
+func Touch(directory *Directory, nameOrPath string) error {
+	var filePath string
+
+	// If a target directory has been provided, then verify that the target name
+	// is a valid name and not a path.
+	if directory != nil {
+		if err := ensureValidName(nameOrPath); err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "target name invalid")
+		}
+		filePath = filepath.Join(directory.file.Name(), nameOrPath)
+	} else {
+		filePath = nameOrPath
+	}
+
+	now := time.Now()
+	return os.Chtimes(filePath, now, now)
+}
+
 // IsCrossDeviceError checks whether or not an error returned from rename
 // represents a cross-device error.
 func IsCrossDeviceError(err error) bool {
diff --git a/pkg/filesystem/directory_windows.go b/pkg/filesystem/directory_windows.go
index 83a3b64d..edd182ec 100644
--- a/pkg/filesystem/directory_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/filesystem/directory_windows.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
@@ -521,6 +522,28 @@ func Rename(
 	return os.Rename(sourceNameOrPath, targetNameOrPath)
 }
 
+// Touch updates the access and modification times of the given path to the
+// current time.
+//
+// This function does not create non-existent files.
+func Touch(directory *Directory, nameOrPath string) error {
+	var filePath string
+
+	// If a target directory has been provided, then verify that the target name
+	// is a valid name and not a path.
+	if directory != nil {
+		if err := ensureValidName(nameOrPath); err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "target name invalid")
+		}
+		filePath = filepath.Join(directory.file.Name(), nameOrPath)
+	} else {
+		filePath = nameOrPath
+	}
+
+	now := time.Now()
+	return os.Chtimes(filePath, now, now)
+}
+
 const (
 	// _ERROR_NOT_SAME_DEVICE is the error code returned by MoveFileEx on
 	// Windows when attempting to move a file across devices. This can actually
diff --git a/pkg/synchronization/core/transition.go b/pkg/synchronization/core/transition.go
index 7702d701..1374abaa 100644
--- a/pkg/synchronization/core/transition.go
+++ b/pkg/synchronization/core/transition.go
@@ -552,6 +552,10 @@ func (t *transitioner) findAndMoveStagedFileIntoPlace(
 	// Attempt to atomically rename the file. If we succeed, we're done.
 	renameErr := filesystem.Rename(nil, stagedPath, parent, name)
 	if renameErr == nil {
+		if true { // TODO: Only touch when configured to
+			// Ignore errors, since updating access and modification times is not mandatory
+			filesystem.Touch(parent, name)
+		}
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -612,6 +616,10 @@ func (t *transitioner) findAndMoveStagedFileIntoPlace(
 	// there's not much we can or need to do about them at this point.
 	os.Remove(stagedPath)
 
+	if true { // TODO: Only touch when configured to
+		filesystem.Touch(parent, name)
+	}
+
 	// Success.
 	return nil
 }