diff --git a/core/bind/core_bind.cpp b/core/bind/core_bind.cpp
index 34e55741567..da1678d1149 100644
--- a/core/bind/core_bind.cpp
+++ b/core/bind/core_bind.cpp
@@ -2331,6 +2331,17 @@ uint64_t _File::get_modified_time(const String &p_file) const {
 	return FileAccess::get_modified_time(p_file);
 }
 
+
+void _File::update_access_time(const String &p_file) const {
+	FileAccess::update_access_time(p_file);
+}
+
+
+Dictionary _File::get_file_statistics(const String &p_file) const {
+
+	return FileAccess::get_file_statistics(p_file);
+}
+
 void _File::_bind_methods() {
 
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("open_encrypted", "path", "mode_flags", "key"), &_File::open_encrypted);
@@ -2384,6 +2395,8 @@ void _File::_bind_methods() {
 
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("file_exists", "path"), &_File::file_exists);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_modified_time", "file"), &_File::get_modified_time);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_file_statistics", "file"), &_File::get_file_statistics);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("update_access_time", "file"), &_File::update_access_time);
 
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "endian_swap"), "set_endian_swap", "get_endian_swap");
 
diff --git a/core/bind/core_bind.h b/core/bind/core_bind.h
index 1df2c799c46..7908c07af65 100644
--- a/core/bind/core_bind.h
+++ b/core/bind/core_bind.h
@@ -576,6 +576,9 @@ class _File : public Reference {
 	bool file_exists(const String &p_name) const; // Return true if a file exists.
 
 	uint64_t get_modified_time(const String &p_file) const;
+	Dictionary get_file_statistics(const String &p_file) const;
+	void update_access_time(const String &p_file) const;
+	
 
 	_File();
 	virtual ~_File();
diff --git a/core/os/file_access.cpp b/core/os/file_access.cpp
index 12c809a8c9b..224748fd324 100644
--- a/core/os/file_access.cpp
+++ b/core/os/file_access.cpp
@@ -493,6 +493,32 @@ void FileAccess::store_double(double p_dest) {
 	store_64(m.l);
 };
 
+
+void FileAccess::update_access_time(const String &p_file) {
+
+	if (PackedData::get_singleton() && !PackedData::get_singleton()->is_disabled() && (PackedData::get_singleton()->has_path(p_file) || PackedData::get_singleton()->has_directory(p_file)))
+		return ;
+
+	FileAccess *fa = create_for_path(p_file);
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(!fa, "Cannot create FileAccess for path '" + p_file + "'.");
+
+	fa->_update_access_time(p_file);
+	memdelete(fa);
+}
+
+Dictionary FileAccess::get_file_statistics(const String &p_file) {
+
+	if (PackedData::get_singleton() && !PackedData::get_singleton()->is_disabled() && (PackedData::get_singleton()->has_path(p_file) || PackedData::get_singleton()->has_directory(p_file)))
+		return Dictionary();
+
+	FileAccess *fa = create_for_path(p_file);
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(!fa, Dictionary(), "Cannot create FileAccess for path '" + p_file + "'.");
+
+	Dictionary stat = fa->_get_file_statistics(p_file);
+	memdelete(fa);
+	return stat;
+}
+
 uint64_t FileAccess::get_modified_time(const String &p_file) {
 
 	if (PackedData::get_singleton() && !PackedData::get_singleton()->is_disabled() && (PackedData::get_singleton()->has_path(p_file) || PackedData::get_singleton()->has_directory(p_file)))
diff --git a/core/os/file_access.h b/core/os/file_access.h
index 30ccf5667b5..e1ad7fe39fb 100644
--- a/core/os/file_access.h
+++ b/core/os/file_access.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "core/os/memory.h"
 #include "core/typedefs.h"
 #include "core/ustring.h"
+#include "core/dictionary.h"
 
 /**
  * Multi-Platform abstraction for accessing to files.
@@ -63,6 +64,8 @@ class FileAccess {
 	String fix_path(const String &p_path) const;
 	virtual Error _open(const String &p_path, int p_mode_flags) = 0; ///< open a file
 	virtual uint64_t _get_modified_time(const String &p_file) = 0;
+	virtual Dictionary _get_file_statistics(const String &p_file) { return Dictionary(); };
+	virtual void _update_access_time(const String &p_file) { };
 
 	static FileCloseFailNotify close_fail_notify;
 
@@ -157,6 +160,8 @@ class FileAccess {
 	static CreateFunc get_create_func(AccessType p_access);
 	static bool exists(const String &p_name); ///< return true if a file exists
 	static uint64_t get_modified_time(const String &p_file);
+	static Dictionary get_file_statistics(const String &p_file);
+	static void update_access_time(const String &p_file);
 	static uint32_t get_unix_permissions(const String &p_file);
 	static Error set_unix_permissions(const String &p_file, uint32_t p_permissions);
 
diff --git a/drivers/unix/file_access_unix.cpp b/drivers/unix/file_access_unix.cpp
index aac1b5a7da1..4bc845e80c7 100644
--- a/drivers/unix/file_access_unix.cpp
+++ b/drivers/unix/file_access_unix.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
+#include <utime.h>
 
 #include <errno.h>
 
@@ -310,6 +311,29 @@ bool FileAccessUnix::file_exists(const String &p_path) {
 	}
 }
 
+Dictionary FileAccessUnix::_get_file_statistics(const String &p_file) {
+
+	String file = fix_path(p_file);
+	struct stat flags;
+	int err = stat(file.utf8().get_data(), &flags);
+
+	if (!err) {
+		Dictionary file_stat = Dictionary();
+		file_stat["mode"] = Variant(flags.st_mode);
+		file_stat["atime"] = Variant((int64_t)flags.st_atime);
+		file_stat["mtime"] = Variant((int64_t)flags.st_mtime);
+		file_stat["size"] = Variant(flags.st_size);
+		return file_stat;
+	} else {
+		ERR_FAIL_V_MSG(Dictionary(), "Failed to get stat flags for: " + p_file + ".");
+	};
+}
+
+void FileAccessUnix::_update_access_time(const String &p_file) {
+	String file = fix_path(p_file);
+	utime(file.utf8().get_data(), 0);
+}
+
 uint64_t FileAccessUnix::_get_modified_time(const String &p_file) {
 
 	String file = fix_path(p_file);
diff --git a/drivers/unix/file_access_unix.h b/drivers/unix/file_access_unix.h
index 0cbf379065b..7c562997d92 100644
--- a/drivers/unix/file_access_unix.h
+++ b/drivers/unix/file_access_unix.h
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ class FileAccessUnix : public FileAccess {
 	virtual bool file_exists(const String &p_path); ///< return true if a file exists
 
 	virtual uint64_t _get_modified_time(const String &p_file);
+	virtual Dictionary _get_file_statistics(const String &p_file);
+	virtual void _update_access_time(const String &p_file);
+
 	virtual uint32_t _get_unix_permissions(const String &p_file);
 	virtual Error _set_unix_permissions(const String &p_file, uint32_t p_permissions);