diff --git a/doc/api/errors.md b/doc/api/errors.md
index 4f7e2651c93471..c5e851644268dd 100644
--- a/doc/api/errors.md
+++ b/doc/api/errors.md
@@ -783,6 +783,12 @@ Encoding provided to `util.TextDecoder()` API was not one of the
 A `Promise` that was callbackified via `util.callbackify()` was rejected with a
 falsy value.
 
+<a id="ERR_FS_INVALID_SYMLINK_TYPE"></a>
+### ERR_FS_INVALID_SYMLINK_TYPE
+
+An invalid symlink type was passed to the [`fs.symlink()`][] or
+[`fs.symlinkSync()`][] methods.
+
 <a id="ERR_HTTP_HEADERS_SENT"></a>
 ### ERR_HTTP_HEADERS_SENT
 
@@ -1609,6 +1615,8 @@ Creation of a [`zlib`][] object failed due to incorrect configuration.
 [`dgram.createSocket()`]: dgram.html#dgram_dgram_createsocket_options_callback
 [`ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE`]: #ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE
 [`EventEmitter`]: events.html#events_class_eventemitter
+[`fs.symlink()`]: fs.html#fs_symlink
+[`fs.symlinkSync()`]: fs.html#fs_symlinksync
 [`hash.digest()`]: crypto.html#crypto_hash_digest_encoding
 [`hash.update()`]: crypto.html#crypto_hash_update_data_inputencoding
 [`readable._read()`]: stream.html#stream_readable_read_size_1
diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index 9554620a040a3a..fe657c3c24f67d 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ const errnoException = util._errnoException;
 
 let truncateWarn = true;
 
+function isInt32(n) { return n === (n | 0); }
+function isUint32(n) { return n === (n >>> 0); }
+
 function showTruncateDeprecation() {
   if (truncateWarn) {
     process.emitWarning(
@@ -636,10 +639,8 @@ fs.readFileSync = function(path, options) {
 };
 
 fs.close = function(fd, callback) {
-  if (!Number.isInteger(fd))
-    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'number');
-  if (fd < 0 || fd > 0xFFFFFFFF)
-    throw new errors.RangeError('ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE', 'fd');
+  if (!isUint32(fd))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'integer');
 
   const req = new FSReqWrap();
   req.oncomplete = makeCallback(callback);
@@ -647,10 +648,8 @@ fs.close = function(fd, callback) {
 };
 
 fs.closeSync = function(fd) {
-  if (!Number.isInteger(fd))
-    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'number');
-  if (fd < 0 || fd > 0xFFFFFFFF)
-    throw new errors.RangeError('ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE', 'fd');
+  if (!isUint32(fd))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'integer');
 
   return binding.close(fd);
 };
@@ -673,7 +672,15 @@ fs.open = function(path, flags, mode, callback_) {
     return;
   if (!nullCheck(path, callback)) return;
 
-  var req = new FSReqWrap();
+  if (typeof path !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(path)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'path',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
+
+  if (!isUint32(mode))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'mode', 'integer');
+
+  const req = new FSReqWrap();
   req.oncomplete = callback;
 
   binding.open(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
@@ -686,15 +693,21 @@ fs.openSync = function(path, flags, mode) {
   mode = modeNum(mode, 0o666);
   handleError((path = getPathFromURL(path)));
   nullCheck(path);
+  if (typeof path !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(path)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'path',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
+
+  if (!isUint32(mode))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'mode', 'integer');
+
   return binding.open(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
                       stringToFlags(flags), mode);
 };
 
 fs.read = function(fd, buffer, offset, length, position, callback) {
-  if (!Number.isInteger(fd))
-    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'number');
-  if (fd < 0 || fd > 0xFFFFFFFF)
-    throw new errors.RangeError('ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE', 'fd');
+  if (!isUint32(fd))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'integer');
   if (!isUint8Array(buffer))
     throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'buffer',
                                ['Buffer', 'Uint8Array']);
@@ -714,7 +727,7 @@ fs.read = function(fd, buffer, offset, length, position, callback) {
   if (length < 0 || offset + length > buffer.length)
     throw new errors.RangeError('ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE', 'length');
 
-  if (!Number.isInteger(position))
+  if (!isUint32(position))
     position = -1;
 
   function wrapper(err, bytesRead) {
@@ -732,10 +745,8 @@ Object.defineProperty(fs.read, internalUtil.customPromisifyArgs,
                       { value: ['bytesRead', 'buffer'], enumerable: false });
 
 fs.readSync = function(fd, buffer, offset, length, position) {
-  if (!Number.isInteger(fd))
-    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'number');
-  if (fd < 0 || fd > 0xFFFFFFFF)
-    throw new errors.RangeError('ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE', 'fd');
+  if (!isUint32(fd))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'integer');
   if (!isUint8Array(buffer))
     throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'buffer',
                                ['Buffer', 'Uint8Array']);
@@ -753,7 +764,7 @@ fs.readSync = function(fd, buffer, offset, length, position) {
   if (length < 0 || offset + length > buffer.length)
     throw new errors.RangeError('ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE', 'length');
 
-  if (!Number.isInteger(position))
+  if (!isUint32(position))
     position = -1;
 
   return binding.read(fd, buffer, offset, length, position);
@@ -769,20 +780,25 @@ fs.write = function(fd, buffer, offset, length, position, callback) {
     callback(err, written || 0, buffer);
   }
 
-  var req = new FSReqWrap();
+  if (!isUint32(fd))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'integer');
+
+  const req = new FSReqWrap();
   req.oncomplete = wrapper;
 
   if (isUint8Array(buffer)) {
     callback = maybeCallback(callback || position || length || offset);
-    if (typeof offset !== 'number') {
+    if (typeof offset !== 'number')
       offset = 0;
-    }
-    if (typeof length !== 'number') {
+    if (typeof length !== 'number')
       length = buffer.length - offset;
-    }
-    if (typeof position !== 'number') {
+    if (typeof position !== 'number')
       position = null;
-    }
+    const byteLength = buffer.byteLength;
+    if (offset > byteLength)
+      throw new errors.RangeError('ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE', 'offset');
+    if (offset + length > byteLength || offset + length > kMaxLength)
+      throw new errors.RangeError('ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE', 'length');
     return binding.writeBuffer(fd, buffer, offset, length, position, req);
   }
 
@@ -809,6 +825,8 @@ Object.defineProperty(fs.write, internalUtil.customPromisifyArgs,
 // OR
 //  fs.writeSync(fd, string[, position[, encoding]]);
 fs.writeSync = function(fd, buffer, offset, length, position) {
+  if (!isUint32(fd))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'integer');
   if (isUint8Array(buffer)) {
     if (position === undefined)
       position = null;
@@ -816,6 +834,11 @@ fs.writeSync = function(fd, buffer, offset, length, position) {
       offset = 0;
     if (typeof length !== 'number')
       length = buffer.length - offset;
+    const byteLength = buffer.byteLength;
+    if (offset > byteLength)
+      throw new errors.RangeError('ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE', 'offset');
+    if (offset + length > byteLength || offset + length > kMaxLength)
+      throw new errors.RangeError('ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE', 'length');
     return binding.writeBuffer(fd, buffer, offset, length, position);
   }
   if (typeof buffer !== 'string')
@@ -835,7 +858,16 @@ fs.rename = function(oldPath, newPath, callback) {
 
   if (!nullCheck(oldPath, callback)) return;
   if (!nullCheck(newPath, callback)) return;
-  var req = new FSReqWrap();
+
+  if (typeof oldPath !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(oldPath)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'oldPath',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
+  if (typeof newPath !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(newPath)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'newPath',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
+  const req = new FSReqWrap();
   req.oncomplete = callback;
   binding.rename(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(oldPath),
                  pathModule.toNamespacedPath(newPath),
@@ -847,6 +879,14 @@ fs.renameSync = function(oldPath, newPath) {
   handleError((newPath = getPathFromURL(newPath)));
   nullCheck(oldPath);
   nullCheck(newPath);
+  if (typeof oldPath !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(oldPath)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'oldPath',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
+  if (typeof newPath !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(newPath)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'newPath',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
   return binding.rename(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(oldPath),
                         pathModule.toNamespacedPath(newPath));
 };
@@ -897,35 +937,26 @@ fs.truncateSync = function(path, len) {
   return ret;
 };
 
-fs.ftruncate = function(fd, len, callback) {
+fs.ftruncate = function(fd, len = 0, callback) {
   if (typeof len === 'function') {
     callback = len;
     len = 0;
-  } else if (len === undefined) {
-    len = 0;
   }
-  if (!Number.isInteger(fd))
-    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'number');
-  if (fd < 0 || fd > 0xFFFFFFFF)
-    throw new errors.RangeError('ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE', 'fd');
-  if (!Number.isInteger(len))
-    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'len', 'number');
+  if (!isUint32(fd))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'integer');
+  if (!isInt32(len))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'len', 'integer');
   len = Math.max(0, len);
   const req = new FSReqWrap();
   req.oncomplete = makeCallback(callback);
   binding.ftruncate(fd, len, req);
 };
 
-fs.ftruncateSync = function(fd, len) {
-  if (len === undefined) {
-    len = 0;
-  }
-  if (!Number.isInteger(fd))
-    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'number');
-  if (fd < 0 || fd > 0xFFFFFFFF)
-    throw new errors.RangeError('ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE', 'fd');
-  if (!Number.isInteger(len))
-    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'len', 'number');
+fs.ftruncateSync = function(fd, len = 0) {
+  if (!isUint32(fd))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'integer');
+  if (!isInt32(len))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'len', 'integer');
   len = Math.max(0, len);
   return binding.ftruncate(fd, len);
 };
@@ -935,7 +966,11 @@ fs.rmdir = function(path, callback) {
   if (handleError((path = getPathFromURL(path)), callback))
     return;
   if (!nullCheck(path, callback)) return;
-  var req = new FSReqWrap();
+  if (typeof path !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(path)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'path',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
+  const req = new FSReqWrap();
   req.oncomplete = callback;
   binding.rmdir(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), req);
 };
@@ -943,42 +978,38 @@ fs.rmdir = function(path, callback) {
 fs.rmdirSync = function(path) {
   handleError((path = getPathFromURL(path)));
   nullCheck(path);
+  if (typeof path !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(path)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'path',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
   return binding.rmdir(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path));
 };
 
 fs.fdatasync = function(fd, callback) {
-  if (!Number.isInteger(fd))
-    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'number');
-  if (fd < 0 || fd > 0xFFFFFFFF)
-    throw new errors.RangeError('ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE', 'fd');
+  if (!isUint32(fd))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'integer');
   const req = new FSReqWrap();
   req.oncomplete = makeCallback(callback);
   binding.fdatasync(fd, req);
 };
 
 fs.fdatasyncSync = function(fd) {
-  if (!Number.isInteger(fd))
-    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'number');
-  if (fd < 0 || fd > 0xFFFFFFFF)
-    throw new errors.RangeError('ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE', 'fd');
+  if (!isUint32(fd))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'integer');
   return binding.fdatasync(fd);
 };
 
 fs.fsync = function(fd, callback) {
-  if (!Number.isInteger(fd))
-    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'number');
-  if (fd < 0 || fd > 0xFFFFFFFF)
-    throw new errors.RangeError('ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE', 'fd');
+  if (!isUint32(fd))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'integer');
   const req = new FSReqWrap();
   req.oncomplete = makeCallback(callback);
   binding.fsync(fd, req);
 };
 
 fs.fsyncSync = function(fd) {
-  if (!Number.isInteger(fd))
-    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'number');
-  if (fd < 0 || fd > 0xFFFFFFFF)
-    throw new errors.RangeError('ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE', 'fd');
+  if (!isUint32(fd))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'integer');
   return binding.fsync(fd);
 };
 
@@ -988,18 +1019,31 @@ fs.mkdir = function(path, mode, callback) {
   if (handleError((path = getPathFromURL(path)), callback))
     return;
   if (!nullCheck(path, callback)) return;
-  var req = new FSReqWrap();
+
+  if (typeof path !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(path)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'path',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
+  mode = modeNum(mode, 0o777);
+  if (!isUint32(mode))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'mode', 'integer');
+
+  const req = new FSReqWrap();
   req.oncomplete = callback;
-  binding.mkdir(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
-                modeNum(mode, 0o777),
-                req);
+  binding.mkdir(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), mode, req);
 };
 
 fs.mkdirSync = function(path, mode) {
   handleError((path = getPathFromURL(path)));
   nullCheck(path);
-  return binding.mkdir(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
-                       modeNum(mode, 0o777));
+  if (typeof path !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(path)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'path',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
+  mode = modeNum(mode, 0o777);
+  if (!isUint32(mode))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'mode', 'integer');
+  return binding.mkdir(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), mode);
 };
 
 fs.readdir = function(path, options, callback) {
@@ -1008,7 +1052,13 @@ fs.readdir = function(path, options, callback) {
   if (handleError((path = getPathFromURL(path)), callback))
     return;
   if (!nullCheck(path, callback)) return;
-  var req = new FSReqWrap();
+
+  if (typeof path !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(path)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'path',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
+
+  const req = new FSReqWrap();
   req.oncomplete = callback;
   binding.readdir(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), options.encoding, req);
 };
@@ -1017,14 +1067,16 @@ fs.readdirSync = function(path, options) {
   options = getOptions(options, {});
   handleError((path = getPathFromURL(path)));
   nullCheck(path);
+  if (typeof path !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(path)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'path',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
   return binding.readdir(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), options.encoding);
 };
 
 fs.fstat = function(fd, callback) {
-  if (!Number.isInteger(fd))
-    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'number');
-  if (fd < 0 || fd > 0xFFFFFFFF)
-    throw new errors.RangeError('ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE', 'fd');
+  if (!isUint32(fd))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'integer');
   const req = new FSReqWrap();
   req.oncomplete = makeStatsCallback(callback);
   binding.fstat(fd, req);
@@ -1035,7 +1087,11 @@ fs.lstat = function(path, callback) {
   if (handleError((path = getPathFromURL(path)), callback))
     return;
   if (!nullCheck(path, callback)) return;
-  var req = new FSReqWrap();
+  if (typeof path !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(path)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'path',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
+  const req = new FSReqWrap();
   req.oncomplete = callback;
   binding.lstat(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), req);
 };
@@ -1045,16 +1101,18 @@ fs.stat = function(path, callback) {
   if (handleError((path = getPathFromURL(path)), callback))
     return;
   if (!nullCheck(path, callback)) return;
-  var req = new FSReqWrap();
+  if (typeof path !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(path)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'path',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
+  const req = new FSReqWrap();
   req.oncomplete = callback;
   binding.stat(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), req);
 };
 
 fs.fstatSync = function(fd) {
-  if (!Number.isInteger(fd))
-    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'number');
-  if (fd < 0 || fd > 0xFFFFFFFF)
-    throw new errors.RangeError('ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE', 'fd');
+  if (!isUint32(fd))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'integer');
   binding.fstat(fd);
   return statsFromValues();
 };
@@ -1062,6 +1120,10 @@ fs.fstatSync = function(fd) {
 fs.lstatSync = function(path) {
   handleError((path = getPathFromURL(path)));
   nullCheck(path);
+  if (typeof path !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(path)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'path',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
   binding.lstat(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path));
   return statsFromValues();
 };
@@ -1069,6 +1131,10 @@ fs.lstatSync = function(path) {
 fs.statSync = function(path) {
   handleError((path = getPathFromURL(path)));
   nullCheck(path);
+  if (typeof path !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(path)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'path',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
   binding.stat(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path));
   return statsFromValues();
 };
@@ -1079,7 +1145,11 @@ fs.readlink = function(path, options, callback) {
   if (handleError((path = getPathFromURL(path)), callback))
     return;
   if (!nullCheck(path, callback)) return;
-  var req = new FSReqWrap();
+  if (typeof path !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(path)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'oldPath',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
+  const req = new FSReqWrap();
   req.oncomplete = callback;
   binding.readlink(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), options.encoding, req);
 };
@@ -1088,6 +1158,10 @@ fs.readlinkSync = function(path, options) {
   options = getOptions(options, {});
   handleError((path = getPathFromURL(path)));
   nullCheck(path);
+  if (typeof path !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(path)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'oldPath',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
   return binding.readlink(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), options.encoding);
 };
 
@@ -1106,6 +1180,27 @@ function preprocessSymlinkDestination(path, type, linkPath) {
   }
 }
 
+function stringToSymlinkType(type) {
+  let flags = 0;
+  if (typeof type === 'string') {
+    switch (type) {
+      case 'dir':
+        flags |= constants.UV_FS_SYMLINK_DIR;
+        break;
+      case 'junction':
+        flags |= constants.UV_FS_SYMLINK_JUNCTION;
+        break;
+      case 'file':
+        break;
+      default:
+        const err = new errors.Error('ERR_FS_INVALID_SYMLINK_TYPE', type);
+        Error.captureStackTrace(err, stringToSymlinkType);
+        throw err;
+    }
+  }
+  return flags;
+}
+
 fs.symlink = function(target, path, type_, callback_) {
   var type = (typeof type_ === 'string' ? type_ : null);
   var callback = makeCallback(arguments[arguments.length - 1]);
@@ -1119,13 +1214,20 @@ fs.symlink = function(target, path, type_, callback_) {
   if (!nullCheck(target, callback)) return;
   if (!nullCheck(path, callback)) return;
 
-  var req = new FSReqWrap();
-  req.oncomplete = callback;
+  if (typeof target !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(target)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'target',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
+  if (typeof path !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(path)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'path',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
 
+  const flags = stringToSymlinkType(type);
+  const req = new FSReqWrap();
+  req.oncomplete = callback;
   binding.symlink(preprocessSymlinkDestination(target, type, path),
-                  pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
-                  type,
-                  req);
+                  pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), flags, req);
 };
 
 fs.symlinkSync = function(target, path, type) {
@@ -1135,9 +1237,17 @@ fs.symlinkSync = function(target, path, type) {
   nullCheck(target);
   nullCheck(path);
 
+  if (typeof target !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(target)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'target',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
+  if (typeof path !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(path)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'path',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
+  const flags = stringToSymlinkType(type);
   return binding.symlink(preprocessSymlinkDestination(target, type, path),
-                         pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
-                         type);
+                         pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), flags);
 };
 
 fs.link = function(existingPath, newPath, callback) {
@@ -1152,7 +1262,16 @@ fs.link = function(existingPath, newPath, callback) {
   if (!nullCheck(existingPath, callback)) return;
   if (!nullCheck(newPath, callback)) return;
 
-  var req = new FSReqWrap();
+  if (typeof existingPath !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(existingPath)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'existingPath',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
+  if (typeof newPath !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(newPath)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'newPath',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
+
+  const req = new FSReqWrap();
   req.oncomplete = callback;
 
   binding.link(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(existingPath),
@@ -1165,6 +1284,14 @@ fs.linkSync = function(existingPath, newPath) {
   handleError((newPath = getPathFromURL(newPath)));
   nullCheck(existingPath);
   nullCheck(newPath);
+  if (typeof existingPath !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(existingPath)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'existingPath',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
+  if (typeof newPath !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(newPath)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'newPath',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
   return binding.link(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(existingPath),
                       pathModule.toNamespacedPath(newPath));
 };
@@ -1174,7 +1301,11 @@ fs.unlink = function(path, callback) {
   if (handleError((path = getPathFromURL(path)), callback))
     return;
   if (!nullCheck(path, callback)) return;
-  var req = new FSReqWrap();
+  if (typeof path !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(path)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'path',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
+  const req = new FSReqWrap();
   req.oncomplete = callback;
   binding.unlink(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), req);
 };
@@ -1182,17 +1313,19 @@ fs.unlink = function(path, callback) {
 fs.unlinkSync = function(path) {
   handleError((path = getPathFromURL(path)));
   nullCheck(path);
+  if (typeof path !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(path)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'path',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
   return binding.unlink(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path));
 };
 
 fs.fchmod = function(fd, mode, callback) {
   mode = modeNum(mode);
-  if (!Number.isInteger(fd))
-    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'number');
-  if (fd < 0 || fd > 0xFFFFFFFF)
-    throw new errors.RangeError('ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE', 'fd');
-  if (!Number.isInteger(mode))
-    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'mode', 'number');
+  if (!isUint32(fd))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'integer');
+  if (!isUint32(mode))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'mode', 'integer');
   if (mode < 0 || mode > 0o777)
     throw new errors.RangeError('ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE', 'mode');
 
@@ -1203,12 +1336,10 @@ fs.fchmod = function(fd, mode, callback) {
 
 fs.fchmodSync = function(fd, mode) {
   mode = modeNum(mode);
-  if (!Number.isInteger(fd))
-    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'number');
-  if (fd < 0 || fd > 0xFFFFFFFF)
-    throw new errors.RangeError('ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE', 'fd');
-  if (!Number.isInteger(mode))
-    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'mode', 'number');
+  if (!isUint32(fd))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'integer');
+  if (!isUint32(mode))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'mode', 'integer');
   if (mode < 0 || mode > 0o777)
     throw new errors.RangeError('ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE', 'mode');
   return binding.fchmod(fd, mode);
@@ -1257,17 +1388,31 @@ fs.chmod = function(path, mode, callback) {
   if (handleError((path = getPathFromURL(path)), callback))
     return;
   if (!nullCheck(path, callback)) return;
-  var req = new FSReqWrap();
+
+  if (typeof path !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(path)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'path',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
+  mode = modeNum(mode);
+  if (!isUint32(mode))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'mode', 'integer');
+
+  const req = new FSReqWrap();
   req.oncomplete = callback;
-  binding.chmod(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
-                modeNum(mode),
-                req);
+  binding.chmod(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), mode, req);
 };
 
 fs.chmodSync = function(path, mode) {
   handleError((path = getPathFromURL(path)));
   nullCheck(path);
-  return binding.chmod(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), modeNum(mode));
+  if (typeof path !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(path)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'path',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
+  mode = modeNum(mode);
+  if (!isUint32(mode))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'mode', 'integer');
+  return binding.chmod(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), mode);
 };
 
 if (constants.O_SYMLINK !== undefined) {
@@ -1289,18 +1434,12 @@ if (constants.O_SYMLINK !== undefined) {
 }
 
 fs.fchown = function(fd, uid, gid, callback) {
-  if (!Number.isInteger(fd))
-    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'number');
-  if (fd < 0 || fd > 0xFFFFFFFF)
-    throw new errors.RangeError('ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE', 'fd');
-  if (!Number.isInteger(uid))
-    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'uid', 'number');
-  if (uid < 0)
-    throw new errors.RangeError('ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE', 'uid');
-  if (!Number.isInteger(gid))
-    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'gid', 'number');
-  if (gid < 0)
-    throw new errors.RangeError('ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE', 'gid');
+  if (!isUint32(fd))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'integer');
+  if (!isUint32(uid))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'uid', 'integer');
+  if (!isUint32(gid))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'gid', 'integer');
 
   const req = new FSReqWrap();
   req.oncomplete = makeCallback(callback);
@@ -1308,18 +1447,12 @@ fs.fchown = function(fd, uid, gid, callback) {
 };
 
 fs.fchownSync = function(fd, uid, gid) {
-  if (!Number.isInteger(fd))
-    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'number');
-  if (fd < 0 || fd > 0xFFFFFFFF)
-    throw new errors.RangeError('ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE', 'fd');
-  if (!Number.isInteger(uid))
-    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'uid', 'number');
-  if (uid < 0)
-    throw new errors.RangeError('ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE', 'uid');
-  if (!Number.isInteger(gid))
-    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'gid', 'number');
-  if (gid < 0)
-    throw new errors.RangeError('ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE', 'gid');
+  if (!isUint32(fd))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'integer');
+  if (!isUint32(uid))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'uid', 'integer');
+  if (!isUint32(gid))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'gid', 'integer');
 
   return binding.fchown(fd, uid, gid);
 };
@@ -1329,7 +1462,17 @@ fs.chown = function(path, uid, gid, callback) {
   if (handleError((path = getPathFromURL(path)), callback))
     return;
   if (!nullCheck(path, callback)) return;
-  var req = new FSReqWrap();
+
+  if (typeof path !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(path)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'path',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
+  if (!isUint32(uid))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'uid', 'integer');
+  if (!isUint32(gid))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'gid', 'integer');
+
+  const req = new FSReqWrap();
   req.oncomplete = callback;
   binding.chown(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), uid, gid, req);
 };
@@ -1337,6 +1480,14 @@ fs.chown = function(path, uid, gid, callback) {
 fs.chownSync = function(path, uid, gid) {
   handleError((path = getPathFromURL(path)));
   nullCheck(path);
+  if (typeof path !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(path)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'path',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
+  if (!isUint32(uid))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'uid', 'integer');
+  if (!isUint32(gid))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'gid', 'integer');
   return binding.chown(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), uid, gid);
 };
 
@@ -1370,7 +1521,13 @@ fs.utimes = function(path, atime, mtime, callback) {
   if (handleError((path = getPathFromURL(path)), callback))
     return;
   if (!nullCheck(path, callback)) return;
-  var req = new FSReqWrap();
+
+  if (typeof path !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(path)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'path',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
+
+  const req = new FSReqWrap();
   req.oncomplete = callback;
   binding.utimes(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
                  toUnixTimestamp(atime),
@@ -1381,16 +1538,18 @@ fs.utimes = function(path, atime, mtime, callback) {
 fs.utimesSync = function(path, atime, mtime) {
   handleError((path = getPathFromURL(path)));
   nullCheck(path);
-  atime = toUnixTimestamp(atime);
-  mtime = toUnixTimestamp(mtime);
-  binding.utimes(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path), atime, mtime);
+  if (typeof path !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(path)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'path',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
+  binding.utimes(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(path),
+                 toUnixTimestamp(atime),
+                 toUnixTimestamp(mtime));
 };
 
 fs.futimes = function(fd, atime, mtime, callback) {
-  if (!Number.isInteger(fd))
-    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'number');
-  if (fd < 0 || fd > 0xFFFFFFFF)
-    throw new errors.RangeError('ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE', 'fd');
+  if (!isUint32(fd))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'integer');
   atime = toUnixTimestamp(atime, 'atime');
   mtime = toUnixTimestamp(mtime, 'mtime');
   const req = new FSReqWrap();
@@ -1399,10 +1558,8 @@ fs.futimes = function(fd, atime, mtime, callback) {
 };
 
 fs.futimesSync = function(fd, atime, mtime) {
-  if (!Number.isInteger(fd))
-    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'number');
-  if (fd < 0 || fd > 0xFFFFFFFF)
-    throw new errors.RangeError('ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE', 'fd');
+  if (!isUint32(fd))
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'fd', 'integer');
   atime = toUnixTimestamp(atime, 'atime');
   mtime = toUnixTimestamp(mtime, 'mtime');
   binding.futimes(fd, atime, mtime);
@@ -2098,6 +2255,15 @@ fs.copyFile = function(src, dest, flags, callback) {
   if (!nullCheck(dest, callback))
     return;
 
+  if (typeof src !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(src)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'src',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
+  if (typeof dest !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(dest)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'dest',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
+
   src = pathModule._makeLong(src);
   dest = pathModule._makeLong(dest);
   flags = flags | 0;
@@ -2116,6 +2282,15 @@ fs.copyFileSync = function(src, dest, flags) {
   handleError(dest);
   nullCheck(dest);
 
+  if (typeof src !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(src)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'src',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
+  if (typeof dest !== 'string' && !isUint8Array(dest)) {
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'dest',
+                               ['string', 'Buffer', 'URL']);
+  }
+
   src = pathModule._makeLong(src);
   dest = pathModule._makeLong(dest);
   flags = flags | 0;
diff --git a/lib/internal/errors.js b/lib/internal/errors.js
index 5b18a7026e0396..779343e0664e8b 100644
--- a/lib/internal/errors.js
+++ b/lib/internal/errors.js
@@ -307,6 +307,8 @@ E('ERR_ENCODING_INVALID_ENCODED_DATA',
   'The encoded data was not valid for encoding %s');
 E('ERR_ENCODING_NOT_SUPPORTED', 'The "%s" encoding is not supported');
 E('ERR_FALSY_VALUE_REJECTION', 'Promise was rejected with falsy value');
+E('ERR_FS_INVALID_SYMLINK_TYPE',
+  'Symlink type must be one of "dir", "file", or "junction". Received "%s"');
 E('ERR_HTTP2_ALREADY_SHUTDOWN',
   'Http2Session is already shutdown or destroyed');
 E('ERR_HTTP2_CONNECT_AUTHORITY',
diff --git a/src/node_constants.cc b/src/node_constants.cc
index d478d434000fca..9ecffead538153 100644
--- a/src/node_constants.cc
+++ b/src/node_constants.cc
@@ -1028,6 +1028,8 @@ void DefineOpenSSLConstants(Local<Object> target) {
 }
 
 void DefineSystemConstants(Local<Object> target) {
+  NODE_DEFINE_CONSTANT(target, UV_FS_SYMLINK_DIR);
+  NODE_DEFINE_CONSTANT(target, UV_FS_SYMLINK_JUNCTION);
   // file access modes
   NODE_DEFINE_CONSTANT(target, O_RDONLY);
   NODE_DEFINE_CONSTANT(target, O_WRONLY);
diff --git a/src/node_file.cc b/src/node_file.cc
index e7ad4900c43797..272e0906447357 100644
--- a/src/node_file.cc
+++ b/src/node_file.cc
@@ -95,14 +95,12 @@ using v8::Object;
 using v8::String;
 using v8::Value;
 
-#define TYPE_ERROR(msg) env->ThrowTypeError(msg)
+#ifndef MIN
+# define MIN(a, b) ((a) < (b) ? (a) : (b))
+#endif
 
 #define GET_OFFSET(a) ((a)->IsNumber() ? (a)->IntegerValue() : -1)
 
-#define ASSERT_PATH(path)                                                   \
-  if (*path == nullptr)                                                     \
-    return TYPE_ERROR( #path " must be a string or Buffer");
-
 FSReqWrap* FSReqWrap::New(Environment* env,
                           Local<Object> req,
                           const char* syscall,
@@ -521,11 +519,10 @@ static void InternalModuleStat(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 static void Stat(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
 
-  if (args.Length() < 1)
-    return TYPE_ERROR("path required");
+  CHECK_GE(args.Length(), 1);
 
   BufferValue path(env->isolate(), args[0]);
-  ASSERT_PATH(path)
+  CHECK_NE(*path, nullptr);
 
   if (args[1]->IsObject()) {
     ASYNC_CALL(AfterStat, stat, args[1], UTF8, *path)
@@ -539,11 +536,10 @@ static void Stat(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 static void LStat(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
 
-  if (args.Length() < 1)
-    return TYPE_ERROR("path required");
+  CHECK_GE(args.Length(), 1);
 
   BufferValue path(env->isolate(), args[0]);
-  ASSERT_PATH(path)
+  CHECK_NE(*path, nullptr);
 
   if (args[1]->IsObject()) {
     ASYNC_CALL(AfterStat, lstat, args[1], UTF8, *path)
@@ -573,29 +569,15 @@ static void FStat(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 static void Symlink(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
 
-  int len = args.Length();
-  if (len < 1)
-    return TYPE_ERROR("target path required");
-  if (len < 2)
-    return TYPE_ERROR("src path required");
+  CHECK_GE(args.Length(), 3);
 
   BufferValue target(env->isolate(), args[0]);
-  ASSERT_PATH(target)
+  CHECK_NE(*target, nullptr);
   BufferValue path(env->isolate(), args[1]);
-  ASSERT_PATH(path)
-
-  int flags = 0;
-
-  if (args[2]->IsString()) {
-    node::Utf8Value mode(env->isolate(), args[2]);
-    if (strcmp(*mode, "dir") == 0) {
-      flags |= UV_FS_SYMLINK_DIR;
-    } else if (strcmp(*mode, "junction") == 0) {
-      flags |= UV_FS_SYMLINK_JUNCTION;
-    } else if (strcmp(*mode, "file") != 0) {
-      return env->ThrowError("Unknown symlink type");
-    }
-  }
+  CHECK_NE(*path, nullptr);
+
+  CHECK(args[2]->IsUint32());
+  int flags = args[2]->Uint32Value(env->context()).ToChecked();
 
   if (args[3]->IsObject()) {
     ASYNC_DEST_CALL(AfterNoArgs, symlink, args[3], *path,
@@ -608,17 +590,13 @@ static void Symlink(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 static void Link(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
 
-  int len = args.Length();
-  if (len < 1)
-    return TYPE_ERROR("src path required");
-  if (len < 2)
-    return TYPE_ERROR("dest path required");
+  CHECK_GE(args.Length(), 2);
 
   BufferValue src(env->isolate(), args[0]);
-  ASSERT_PATH(src)
+  CHECK_NE(*src, nullptr);
 
   BufferValue dest(env->isolate(), args[1]);
-  ASSERT_PATH(dest)
+  CHECK_NE(*dest, nullptr);
 
   if (args[2]->IsObject()) {
     ASYNC_DEST_CALL(AfterNoArgs, link, args[2], *dest, UTF8, *src, *dest)
@@ -632,11 +610,10 @@ static void ReadLink(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 
   const int argc = args.Length();
 
-  if (argc < 1)
-    return TYPE_ERROR("path required");
+  CHECK_GE(argc, 1);
 
   BufferValue path(env->isolate(), args[0]);
-  ASSERT_PATH(path)
+  CHECK_NE(*path, nullptr);
 
   const enum encoding encoding = ParseEncoding(env->isolate(), args[1], UTF8);
 
@@ -666,16 +643,12 @@ static void ReadLink(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 static void Rename(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
 
-  int len = args.Length();
-  if (len < 1)
-    return TYPE_ERROR("old path required");
-  if (len < 2)
-    return TYPE_ERROR("new path required");
+  CHECK_GE(args.Length(), 2);
 
   BufferValue old_path(env->isolate(), args[0]);
-  ASSERT_PATH(old_path)
+  CHECK_NE(*old_path, nullptr);
   BufferValue new_path(env->isolate(), args[1]);
-  ASSERT_PATH(new_path)
+  CHECK_NE(*new_path, nullptr);
 
   if (args[2]->IsObject()) {
     ASYNC_DEST_CALL(AfterNoArgs, rename, args[2], *new_path,
@@ -732,11 +705,10 @@ static void Fsync(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 static void Unlink(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
 
-  if (args.Length() < 1)
-    return TYPE_ERROR("path required");
+  CHECK_GE(args.Length(), 1);
 
   BufferValue path(env->isolate(), args[0]);
-  ASSERT_PATH(path)
+  CHECK_NE(*path, nullptr);
 
   if (args[1]->IsObject()) {
     ASYNC_CALL(AfterNoArgs, unlink, args[1], UTF8, *path)
@@ -748,11 +720,10 @@ static void Unlink(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 static void RMDir(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
 
-  if (args.Length() < 1)
-    return TYPE_ERROR("path required");
+  CHECK_GE(args.Length(), 1);
 
   BufferValue path(env->isolate(), args[0]);
-  ASSERT_PATH(path)
+  CHECK_NE(*path, nullptr);
 
   if (args[1]->IsObject()) {
     ASYNC_CALL(AfterNoArgs, rmdir, args[1], UTF8, *path)
@@ -764,13 +735,11 @@ static void RMDir(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 static void MKDir(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
 
-  if (args.Length() < 2)
-    return TYPE_ERROR("path and mode are required");
-  if (!args[1]->IsInt32())
-    return TYPE_ERROR("mode must be an integer");
+  CHECK_GE(args.Length(), 2);
+  CHECK(args[1]->IsInt32());
 
   BufferValue path(env->isolate(), args[0]);
-  ASSERT_PATH(path)
+  CHECK_NE(*path, nullptr);
 
   int mode = static_cast<int>(args[1]->Int32Value());
 
@@ -785,7 +754,7 @@ static void RealPath(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   CHECK_GE(args.Length(), 2);
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
   BufferValue path(env->isolate(), args[0]);
-  ASSERT_PATH(path)
+  CHECK_NE(*path, nullptr);
 
   const enum encoding encoding = ParseEncoding(env->isolate(), args[1], UTF8);
 
@@ -813,11 +782,10 @@ static void ReadDir(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 
   const int argc = args.Length();
 
-  if (argc < 1)
-    return TYPE_ERROR("path required");
+  CHECK_GE(args.Length(), 1);
 
   BufferValue path(env->isolate(), args[0]);
-  ASSERT_PATH(path)
+  CHECK_NE(*path, nullptr);
 
   const enum encoding encoding = ParseEncoding(env->isolate(), args[1], UTF8);
 
@@ -876,20 +844,12 @@ static void ReadDir(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 static void Open(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
 
-  int len = args.Length();
-  if (len < 1)
-    return TYPE_ERROR("path required");
-  if (len < 2)
-    return TYPE_ERROR("flags required");
-  if (len < 3)
-    return TYPE_ERROR("mode required");
-  if (!args[1]->IsInt32())
-    return TYPE_ERROR("flags must be an int");
-  if (!args[2]->IsInt32())
-    return TYPE_ERROR("mode must be an int");
+  CHECK_GE(args.Length(), 3);
+  CHECK(args[1]->IsInt32());
+  CHECK(args[2]->IsInt32());
 
   BufferValue path(env->isolate(), args[0]);
-  ASSERT_PATH(path)
+  CHECK_NE(*path, nullptr);
 
   int flags = args[1]->Int32Value();
   int mode = static_cast<int>(args[2]->Int32Value());
@@ -906,17 +866,13 @@ static void Open(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 static void CopyFile(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
 
-  if (!args[0]->IsString())
-    return TYPE_ERROR("src must be a string");
-  if (!args[1]->IsString())
-    return TYPE_ERROR("dest must be a string");
-  if (!args[2]->IsInt32())
-    return TYPE_ERROR("flags must be an int");
+  CHECK_GE(args.Length(), 3);
+  CHECK(args[2]->IsInt32());
 
   BufferValue src(env->isolate(), args[0]);
-  ASSERT_PATH(src)
+  CHECK_NE(*src, nullptr);
   BufferValue dest(env->isolate(), args[1]);
-  ASSERT_PATH(dest)
+  CHECK_NE(*dest, nullptr);
   int flags = args[2]->Int32Value();
 
   if (args[3]->IsObject()) {
@@ -940,9 +896,7 @@ static void CopyFile(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 static void WriteBuffer(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
 
-  if (!args[0]->IsInt32())
-    return env->ThrowTypeError("First argument must be file descriptor");
-
+  CHECK(args[0]->IsInt32());
   CHECK(Buffer::HasInstance(args[1]));
 
   int fd = args[0]->Int32Value();
@@ -954,14 +908,10 @@ static void WriteBuffer(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   int64_t pos = GET_OFFSET(args[4]);
   Local<Value> req = args[5];
 
-  if (off > buffer_length)
-    return env->ThrowRangeError("offset out of bounds");
-  if (len > buffer_length)
-    return env->ThrowRangeError("length out of bounds");
-  if (off + len < off)
-    return env->ThrowRangeError("off + len overflow");
-  if (!Buffer::IsWithinBounds(off, len, buffer_length))
-    return env->ThrowRangeError("off + len > buffer.length");
+  CHECK_LE(off, buffer_length);
+  CHECK_LE(len, buffer_length);
+  CHECK_GE(off + len, off);
+  CHECK(Buffer::IsWithinBounds(off, len, buffer_length));
 
   buf += off;
 
@@ -999,10 +949,7 @@ static void WriteBuffers(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 
   for (uint32_t i = 0; i < iovs.length(); i++) {
     Local<Value> chunk = chunks->Get(i);
-
-    if (!Buffer::HasInstance(chunk))
-      return env->ThrowTypeError("Array elements all need to be buffers");
-
+    CHECK(Buffer::HasInstance(chunk));
     iovs[i] = uv_buf_init(Buffer::Data(chunk), Buffer::Length(chunk));
   }
 
@@ -1027,8 +974,7 @@ static void WriteBuffers(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 static void WriteString(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
 
-  if (!args[0]->IsInt32())
-    return env->ThrowTypeError("First argument must be file descriptor");
+  CHECK(args[0]->IsInt32());
 
   Local<Value> req;
   Local<Value> string = args[1];
@@ -1149,13 +1095,11 @@ static void Read(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 static void Chmod(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
 
-  if (args.Length() < 2)
-    return TYPE_ERROR("path and mode are required");
-  if (!args[1]->IsInt32())
-    return TYPE_ERROR("mode must be an integer");
+  CHECK_GE(args.Length(), 2);
+  CHECK(args[1]->IsInt32());
 
   BufferValue path(env->isolate(), args[0]);
-  ASSERT_PATH(path)
+  CHECK_NE(*path, nullptr);
 
   int mode = static_cast<int>(args[1]->Int32Value());
 
@@ -1194,19 +1138,12 @@ static void Chown(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
 
   int len = args.Length();
-  if (len < 1)
-    return TYPE_ERROR("path required");
-  if (len < 2)
-    return TYPE_ERROR("uid required");
-  if (len < 3)
-    return TYPE_ERROR("gid required");
-  if (!args[1]->IsUint32())
-    return TYPE_ERROR("uid must be an unsigned int");
-  if (!args[2]->IsUint32())
-    return TYPE_ERROR("gid must be an unsigned int");
+  CHECK_GE(len, 3);
+  CHECK(args[1]->IsUint32());
+  CHECK(args[2]->IsUint32());
 
   BufferValue path(env->isolate(), args[0]);
-  ASSERT_PATH(path)
+  CHECK_NE(*path, nullptr);
 
   uv_uid_t uid = static_cast<uv_uid_t>(args[1]->Uint32Value());
   uv_gid_t gid = static_cast<uv_gid_t>(args[2]->Uint32Value());
@@ -1244,20 +1181,12 @@ static void FChown(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 static void UTimes(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
 
-  int len = args.Length();
-  if (len < 1)
-    return TYPE_ERROR("path required");
-  if (len < 2)
-    return TYPE_ERROR("atime required");
-  if (len < 3)
-    return TYPE_ERROR("mtime required");
-  if (!args[1]->IsNumber())
-    return TYPE_ERROR("atime must be a number");
-  if (!args[2]->IsNumber())
-    return TYPE_ERROR("mtime must be a number");
+  CHECK_GE(args.Length(), 3);
+  CHECK(args[1]->IsNumber());
+  CHECK(args[2]->IsNumber());
 
   BufferValue path(env->isolate(), args[0]);
-  ASSERT_PATH(path)
+  CHECK_NE(*path, nullptr);
 
   const double atime = static_cast<double>(args[1]->NumberValue());
   const double mtime = static_cast<double>(args[2]->NumberValue());
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-chmod.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-chmod.js
index 9eae75c3c71bcd..92d420a0815a4f 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-chmod.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-chmod.js
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ fs.open(file2, 'w', common.mustCall((err, fd) => {
       {
         code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
         type: TypeError,
-        message: 'The "mode" argument must be of type number'
+        message: 'The "mode" argument must be of type integer'
       }
     );
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ if (fs.lchmod) {
     {
       code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
       type: TypeError,
-      message: 'The "fd" argument must be of type number'
+      message: 'The "fd" argument must be of type integer'
     }
   );
   common.expectsError(
@@ -159,26 +159,24 @@ if (fs.lchmod) {
     {
       code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
       type: TypeError,
-      message: 'The "fd" argument must be of type number'
+      message: 'The "fd" argument must be of type integer'
     }
   );
 });
 
-[-1, 0xFFFFFFFF + 1].forEach((i) => {
+[false, 1, {}, [], null, undefined].forEach((i) => {
   common.expectsError(
-    () => fs.fchmod(i, 0o000),
+    () => fs.chmod(i, 1, common.mustNotCall()),
     {
-      code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
-      type: RangeError,
-      message: 'The "fd" argument is out of range'
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
     }
   );
   common.expectsError(
-    () => fs.fchmodSync(i, 0o000),
+    () => fs.chmodSync(i, 1),
     {
-      code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
-      type: RangeError,
-      message: 'The "fd" argument is out of range'
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
     }
   );
 });
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-chown-type-check.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-chown-type-check.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..897c3e1de2d7e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-chown-type-check.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+[false, 1, {}, [], null, undefined].forEach((i) => {
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.chown(i, 1, 1, common.mustNotCall()),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
+    }
+  );
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.chownSync(i, 1, 1),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
+    }
+  );
+});
+
+[false, 'test', {}, [], null, undefined].forEach((i) => {
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.chown('not_a_file_that_exists', i, 1, common.mustNotCall()),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
+    }
+  );
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.chown('not_a_file_that_exists', 1, i, common.mustNotCall()),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
+    }
+  );
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.chownSync('not_a_file_that_exists', i, 1),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
+    }
+  );
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.chownSync('not_a_file_that_exists', 1, i),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
+    }
+  );
+});
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-close-errors.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-close-errors.js
index 040f6def447b4d..cadcf2f78c4aa4 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-close-errors.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-close-errors.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const fs = require('fs');
     {
       code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
       type: TypeError,
-      message: 'The "fd" argument must be of type number'
+      message: 'The "fd" argument must be of type integer'
     }
   );
   common.expectsError(
@@ -17,26 +17,7 @@ const fs = require('fs');
     {
       code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
       type: TypeError,
-      message: 'The "fd" argument must be of type number'
-    }
-  );
-});
-
-[-1, 0xFFFFFFFF + 1].forEach((i) => {
-  common.expectsError(
-    () => fs.close(i),
-    {
-      code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
-      type: RangeError,
-      message: 'The "fd" argument is out of range'
-    }
-  );
-  common.expectsError(
-    () => fs.closeSync(i),
-    {
-      code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
-      type: RangeError,
-      message: 'The "fd" argument is out of range'
+      message: 'The "fd" argument must be of type integer'
     }
   );
 });
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-copyfile.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-copyfile.js
index 2977a5984706c3..bfda5ccfd758f8 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-copyfile.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-copyfile.js
@@ -70,9 +70,36 @@ common.expectsError(() => {
 });
 
 // Throws if the source path is not a string.
-assert.throws(() => {
-  fs.copyFileSync(null, dest);
-}, /^TypeError: src must be a string$/);
+[false, 1, {}, [], null, undefined].forEach((i) => {
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.copyFile(i, dest, common.mustNotCall()),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
+    }
+  );
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.copyFile(src, i, common.mustNotCall()),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
+    }
+  );
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.copyFileSync(i, dest),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
+    }
+  );
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.copyFileSync(src, i),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
+    }
+  );
+});
 
 // Throws if the source path is an invalid path.
 common.expectsError(() => {
@@ -84,11 +111,6 @@ common.expectsError(() => {
            ' Received type string'
 });
 
-// Throws if the destination path is not a string.
-assert.throws(() => {
-  fs.copyFileSync(src, null);
-}, /^TypeError: dest must be a string$/);
-
 // Throws if the destination path is an invalid path.
 common.expectsError(() => {
   fs.copyFileSync(src, '\u0000');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-fchown.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-fchown.js
index 2e75c6b909bfbc..8812fbbe3f4c37 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-fchown.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-fchown.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const fs = require('fs');
     {
       code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
       type: TypeError,
-      message: 'The "fd" argument must be of type number'
+      message: 'The "fd" argument must be of type integer'
     }
   );
   common.expectsError(
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const fs = require('fs');
     {
       code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
       type: TypeError,
-      message: 'The "fd" argument must be of type number'
+      message: 'The "fd" argument must be of type integer'
     }
   );
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const fs = require('fs');
     {
       code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
       type: TypeError,
-      message: 'The "uid" argument must be of type number'
+      message: 'The "uid" argument must be of type integer'
     }
   );
   common.expectsError(
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const fs = require('fs');
     {
       code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
       type: TypeError,
-      message: 'The "uid" argument must be of type number'
+      message: 'The "uid" argument must be of type integer'
     }
   );
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const fs = require('fs');
     {
       code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
       type: TypeError,
-      message: 'The "gid" argument must be of type number'
+      message: 'The "gid" argument must be of type integer'
     }
   );
   common.expectsError(
@@ -51,60 +51,7 @@ const fs = require('fs');
     {
       code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
       type: TypeError,
-      message: 'The "gid" argument must be of type number'
+      message: 'The "gid" argument must be of type integer'
     }
   );
 });
-
-[-1, 0xFFFFFFFF + 1].forEach((i) => {
-  common.expectsError(
-    () => fs.fchown(i),
-    {
-      code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
-      type: RangeError,
-      message: 'The "fd" argument is out of range'
-    }
-  );
-  common.expectsError(
-    () => fs.fchownSync(i),
-    {
-      code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
-      type: RangeError,
-      message: 'The "fd" argument is out of range'
-    }
-  );
-});
-
-common.expectsError(
-  () => fs.fchown(1, -1),
-  {
-    code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
-    type: RangeError,
-    message: 'The "uid" argument is out of range'
-  }
-);
-common.expectsError(
-  () => fs.fchownSync(1, -1),
-  {
-    code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
-    type: RangeError,
-    message: 'The "uid" argument is out of range'
-  }
-);
-
-common.expectsError(
-  () => fs.fchown(1, 1, -1),
-  {
-    code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
-    type: RangeError,
-    message: 'The "gid" argument is out of range'
-  }
-);
-common.expectsError(
-  () => fs.fchownSync(1, 1, -1),
-  {
-    code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
-    type: RangeError,
-    message: 'The "gid" argument is out of range'
-  }
-);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-fsync.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-fsync.js
index 80443662c2f30c..ea80d4cbcdf7e4 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-fsync.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-fsync.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ fs.open(fileTemp, 'a', 0o777, common.mustCall(function(err, fd) {
     {
       code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
       type: TypeError,
-      message: 'The "fd" argument must be of type number'
+      message: 'The "fd" argument must be of type integer'
     }
   );
   common.expectsError(
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ fs.open(fileTemp, 'a', 0o777, common.mustCall(function(err, fd) {
     {
       code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
       type: TypeError,
-      message: 'The "fd" argument must be of type number'
+      message: 'The "fd" argument must be of type integer'
     }
   );
   common.expectsError(
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ fs.open(fileTemp, 'a', 0o777, common.mustCall(function(err, fd) {
     {
       code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
       type: TypeError,
-      message: 'The "fd" argument must be of type number'
+      message: 'The "fd" argument must be of type integer'
     }
   );
   common.expectsError(
@@ -79,26 +79,7 @@ fs.open(fileTemp, 'a', 0o777, common.mustCall(function(err, fd) {
     {
       code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
       type: TypeError,
-      message: 'The "fd" argument must be of type number'
-    }
-  );
-});
-
-[-1, 0xFFFFFFFF + 1].forEach((i) => {
-  common.expectsError(
-    () => fs.fsync(i),
-    {
-      code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
-      type: RangeError,
-      message: 'The "fd" argument is out of range'
-    }
-  );
-  common.expectsError(
-    () => fs.fsyncSync(i),
-    {
-      code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
-      type: RangeError,
-      message: 'The "fd" argument is out of range'
+      message: 'The "fd" argument must be of type integer'
     }
   );
 });
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-link.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-link.js
index 525392aa2be01c..7cbfe5a15e22cd 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-link.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-link.js
@@ -21,16 +21,33 @@ fs.link(srcPath, dstPath, common.mustCall(callback));
 
 // test error outputs
 
-assert.throws(
-  function() {
-    fs.link();
-  },
-  /src must be a string or Buffer/
-);
-
-assert.throws(
-  function() {
-    fs.link('abc');
-  },
-  /dest must be a string or Buffer/
-);
+[false, 1, [], {}, null, undefined].forEach((i) => {
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.link(i, '', common.mustNotCall()),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
+    }
+  );
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.link('', i, common.mustNotCall()),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
+    }
+  );
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.linkSync(i, ''),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
+    }
+  );
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.linkSync('', i),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
+    }
+  );
+});
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-mkdir.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-mkdir.js
index 54585a3f12a64b..7cfb09295edde6 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-mkdir.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-mkdir.js
@@ -53,6 +53,23 @@ common.refreshTmpDir();
   assert.strictEqual(exists, true);
 }
 
+[false, 1, {}, [], null, undefined].forEach((i) => {
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.mkdir(i, common.mustNotCall()),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
+    }
+  );
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.mkdirSync(i),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
+    }
+  );
+});
+
 // Keep the event loop alive so the async mkdir() requests
 // have a chance to run (since they don't ref the event loop).
 process.nextTick(() => {});
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-open.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-open.js
index 94817844bdcb4c..e988a7e197bfb4 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-open.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-open.js
@@ -43,3 +43,20 @@ fs.open(__filename, 'r', common.mustCall((err) => {
 fs.open(__filename, 'rs', common.mustCall((err) => {
   assert.ifError(err);
 }));
+
+[false, 1, [], {}, null, undefined].forEach((i) => {
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.open(i, 'r', common.mustNotCall()),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
+    }
+  );
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.openSync(i, 'r', common.mustNotCall()),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
+    }
+  );
+});
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-readdir.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-readdir.js
index a5c7ebfe688c41..76e6a4dc37619e 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-readdir.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-readdir.js
@@ -33,3 +33,20 @@ assert.throws(function() {
 fs.readdir(__filename, common.mustCall(function(e) {
   assert.strictEqual(e.code, 'ENOTDIR');
 }));
+
+[false, 1, [], {}, null, undefined].forEach((i) => {
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.readdir(i, common.mustNotCall()),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
+    }
+  );
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.readdirSync(i),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
+    }
+  );
+});
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-readlink-type-check.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-readlink-type-check.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..914c1e55af5b2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-readlink-type-check.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+[false, 1, {}, [], null, undefined].forEach((i) => {
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.readlink(i, common.mustNotCall()),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
+    }
+  );
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.readlinkSync(i),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
+    }
+  );
+});
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-rename-type-check.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-rename-type-check.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..68126e9f7e66e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-rename-type-check.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+[false, 1, [], {}, null, undefined].forEach((i) => {
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.rename(i, 'does-not-exist', common.mustNotCall()),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError,
+      message:
+        'The "oldPath" argument must be one of type string, Buffer, or URL'
+    }
+  );
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.rename('does-not-exist', i, common.mustNotCall()),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError,
+      message:
+        'The "newPath" argument must be one of type string, Buffer, or URL'
+    }
+  );
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.renameSync(i, 'does-not-exist'),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError,
+      message:
+        'The "oldPath" argument must be one of type string, Buffer, or URL'
+    }
+  );
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.renameSync('does-not-exist', i),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError,
+      message:
+        'The "newPath" argument must be one of type string, Buffer, or URL'
+    }
+  );
+});
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-rmdir-type-check.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-rmdir-type-check.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..fc2106b8cabee7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-rmdir-type-check.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+[false, 1, [], {}, null, undefined].forEach((i) => {
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.rmdir(i, common.mustNotCall()),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
+    }
+  );
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.rmdirSync(i),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
+    }
+  );
+});
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-stat.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-stat.js
index 57fccc15869fe2..7f0f535d0c590c 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-stat.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-stat.js
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ fs.stat(__filename, common.mustCall(function(err, s) {
     {
       code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
       type: TypeError,
-      message: 'The "fd" argument must be of type number'
+      message: 'The "fd" argument must be of type integer'
     }
   );
   common.expectsError(
@@ -145,26 +145,38 @@ fs.stat(__filename, common.mustCall(function(err, s) {
     {
       code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
       type: TypeError,
-      message: 'The "fd" argument must be of type number'
+      message: 'The "fd" argument must be of type integer'
     }
   );
 });
 
-[-1, 0xFFFFFFFF + 1].forEach((i) => {
+[false, 1, {}, [], null, undefined].forEach((i) => {
   common.expectsError(
-    () => fs.fstat(i),
+    () => fs.lstat(i, common.mustNotCall()),
     {
-      code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
-      type: RangeError,
-      message: 'The "fd" argument is out of range'
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
     }
   );
   common.expectsError(
-    () => fs.fstatSync(i),
+    () => fs.lstatSync(i),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
+    }
+  );
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.stat(i, common.mustNotCall()),
     {
-      code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
-      type: RangeError,
-      message: 'The "fd" argument is out of range'
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
+    }
+  );
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.statSync(i),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
     }
   );
 });
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-symlink.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-symlink.js
index 1de7532068c5e5..a830b12c246c8f 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-symlink.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-symlink.js
@@ -57,6 +57,63 @@ fs.symlink(linkData, linkPath, common.mustCall(function(err) {
   }));
 }));
 
+[false, 1, {}, [], null, undefined].forEach((i) => {
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.symlink(i, '', common.mustNotCall()),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError,
+      message:
+        'The "target" argument must be one of type string, Buffer, or URL'
+    }
+  );
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.symlink('', i, common.mustNotCall()),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError,
+      message:
+        'The "path" argument must be one of type string, Buffer, or URL'
+    }
+  );
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.symlinkSync(i, ''),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError,
+      message:
+        'The "target" argument must be one of type string, Buffer, or URL'
+    }
+  );
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.symlinkSync('', i),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError,
+      message:
+        'The "path" argument must be one of type string, Buffer, or URL'
+    }
+  );
+});
+
+common.expectsError(
+  () => fs.symlink('', '', '🍏', common.mustNotCall()),
+  {
+    code: 'ERR_FS_INVALID_SYMLINK_TYPE',
+    type: Error,
+    message:
+      'Symlink type must be one of "dir", "file", or "junction". Received "🍏"'
+  }
+);
+common.expectsError(
+  () => fs.symlinkSync('', '', '🍏'),
+  {
+    code: 'ERR_FS_INVALID_SYMLINK_TYPE',
+    type: Error,
+    message:
+      'Symlink type must be one of "dir", "file", or "junction". Received "🍏"'
+  }
+);
 
 process.on('exit', function() {
   assert.notStrictEqual(linkTime, fileTime);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-truncate.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-truncate.js
index 7690ec7c24d60e..b32d1ceb2b4e55 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-truncate.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-truncate.js
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ function testFtruncate(cb) {
       {
         code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
         type: TypeError,
-        message: 'The "len" argument must be of type number'
+        message: 'The "len" argument must be of type integer'
       }
     );
   });
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ function testFtruncate(cb) {
     {
       code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
       type: TypeError,
-      message: 'The "fd" argument must be of type number'
+      message: 'The "fd" argument must be of type integer'
     }
   );
   common.expectsError(
@@ -223,26 +223,7 @@ function testFtruncate(cb) {
     {
       code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
       type: TypeError,
-      message: 'The "fd" argument must be of type number'
-    }
-  );
-});
-
-[-1, 0xFFFFFFFF + 1].forEach((i) => {
-  common.expectsError(
-    () => fs.ftruncate(i),
-    {
-      code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
-      type: RangeError,
-      message: 'The "fd" argument is out of range'
-    }
-  );
-  common.expectsError(
-    () => fs.ftruncateSync(i),
-    {
-      code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
-      type: RangeError,
-      message: 'The "fd" argument is out of range'
+      message: 'The "fd" argument must be of type integer'
     }
   );
 });
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-unlink-type-check.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-unlink-type-check.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..7fe3ce946c89d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-unlink-type-check.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+[false, 1, {}, [], null, undefined].forEach((i) => {
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.unlink(i, common.mustNotCall()),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
+    }
+  );
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.unlinkSync(i),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
+    }
+  );
+});
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-utimes.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-utimes.js
index c9455486836c9c..ca3471cddf0c56 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-utimes.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-utimes.js
@@ -100,9 +100,8 @@ function testIt(atime, mtime, callback) {
     common.expectsError(
       () => fs.futimesSync(-1, atime, mtime),
       {
-        code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
-        type: RangeError,
-        message: 'The "fd" argument is out of range'
+        code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+        type: TypeError
       }
     );
     tests_run++;
@@ -130,9 +129,8 @@ function testIt(atime, mtime, callback) {
         common.expectsError(
           () => fs.futimes(-1, atime, mtime, common.mustNotCall()),
           {
-            code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
-            type: RangeError,
-            message: 'The "fd" argument is out of range'
+            code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+            type: TypeError,
           }
         );
 
@@ -206,3 +204,20 @@ if (common.isWindows) {
   const overflow_stats = fs.statSync(path);
   assert.strictEqual(overflow_mtime, overflow_stats.mtime.getTime());
 }
+
+[false, 0, {}, [], null, undefined].forEach((i) => {
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.utimes(i, new Date(), new Date(), common.mustNotCall()),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
+    }
+  );
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.utimesSync(i, new Date(), new Date()),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
+    }
+  );
+});
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-write.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-write.js
index ccf2d9b40f7934..cd52a57c367d54 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-write.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-write.js
@@ -86,3 +86,20 @@ fs.open(fn3, 'w', 0o644, common.mustCall(function(err, fd) {
 
   fs.write(fd, expected, done);
 }));
+
+[false, 'test', {}, [], null, undefined].forEach((i) => {
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.write(i, common.mustNotCall()),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
+    }
+  );
+  common.expectsError(
+    () => fs.writeSync(i),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+      type: TypeError
+    }
+  );
+});