diff --git a/lib/common/asar.js b/lib/common/asar.js
index 6adc24e8ded0..fcb26ba97b71 100644
--- a/lib/common/asar.js
+++ b/lib/common/asar.js
@@ -4,14 +4,13 @@
   const path = require('path')
   const util = require('util')
 
-  var hasProp = {}.hasOwnProperty
+  const hasProp = {}.hasOwnProperty
 
   // Cache asar archive objects.
-  var cachedArchives = {}
+  const cachedArchives = {}
 
-  var getOrCreateArchive = function (p) {
-    var archive
-    archive = cachedArchives[p]
+  const getOrCreateArchive = function (p) {
+    let archive = cachedArchives[p]
     if (archive != null) {
       return archive
     }
@@ -25,31 +24,33 @@
 
   // Clean cache on quit.
   process.on('exit', function () {
-    var archive, p
-    for (p in cachedArchives) {
+    for (let p in cachedArchives) {
       if (!hasProp.call(cachedArchives, p)) continue
-      archive = cachedArchives[p]
-      archive.destroy()
+      cachedArchives[p].destroy()
     }
   })
 
   // Separate asar package's path from full path.
-  var splitPath = function (p) {
-    var index
-
+  const splitPath = function (p) {
     // shortcut to disable asar.
     if (process.noAsar) {
       return [false]
     }
 
+    if (Buffer.isBuffer(p)) {
+      p = p.toString()
+    }
+
     if (typeof p !== 'string') {
       return [false]
     }
+
     if (p.substr(-5) === '.asar') {
       return [true, p, '']
     }
+
     p = path.normalize(p)
-    index = p.lastIndexOf('.asar' + path.sep)
+    const index = p.lastIndexOf('.asar' + path.sep)
     if (index === -1) {
       return [false]
     }
@@ -57,15 +58,15 @@
   }
 
   // Convert asar archive's Stats object to fs's Stats object.
-  var nextInode = 0
+  let nextInode = 0
 
-  var uid = process.getuid != null ? process.getuid() : 0
+  const uid = process.getuid != null ? process.getuid() : 0
 
-  var gid = process.getgid != null ? process.getgid() : 0
+  const gid = process.getgid != null ? process.getgid() : 0
 
-  var fakeTime = new Date()
+  const fakeTime = new Date()
 
-  var asarStatsToFsStats = function (stats) {
+  const asarStatsToFsStats = function (stats) {
     return {
       dev: 1,
       ino: ++nextInode,
@@ -104,97 +105,110 @@
   }
 
   // Create a ENOENT error.
-  var notFoundError = function (asarPath, filePath, callback) {
-    var error
-    error = new Error(`ENOENT, ${filePath} not found in ${asarPath}`)
+  const notFoundError = function (asarPath, filePath, callback) {
+    const error = new Error(`ENOENT, ${filePath} not found in ${asarPath}`)
     error.code = 'ENOENT'
     error.errno = -2
     if (typeof callback !== 'function') {
       throw error
     }
-    return process.nextTick(function () {
-      return callback(error)
+    process.nextTick(function () {
+      callback(error)
     })
   }
 
   // Create a ENOTDIR error.
-  var notDirError = function (callback) {
-    var error
-    error = new Error('ENOTDIR, not a directory')
+  const notDirError = function (callback) {
+    const error = new Error('ENOTDIR, not a directory')
     error.code = 'ENOTDIR'
     error.errno = -20
     if (typeof callback !== 'function') {
       throw error
     }
-    return process.nextTick(function () {
-      return callback(error)
+    process.nextTick(function () {
+      callback(error)
+    })
+  }
+
+  // Create a EACCES error.
+  const accessError = function (asarPath, filePath, callback) {
+    const error = new Error(`EACCES: permission denied, access '${filePath}'`)
+    error.code = 'EACCES'
+    error.errno = -13
+    if (typeof callback !== 'function') {
+      throw error
+    }
+    process.nextTick(function () {
+      callback(error)
     })
   }
 
   // Create invalid archive error.
-  var invalidArchiveError = function (asarPath, callback) {
-    var error
-    error = new Error(`Invalid package ${asarPath}`)
+  const invalidArchiveError = function (asarPath, callback) {
+    const error = new Error(`Invalid package ${asarPath}`)
     if (typeof callback !== 'function') {
       throw error
     }
-    return process.nextTick(function () {
-      return callback(error)
+    process.nextTick(function () {
+      callback(error)
     })
   }
 
   // Override APIs that rely on passing file path instead of content to C++.
-  var overrideAPISync = function (module, name, arg) {
-    var old
+  const overrideAPISync = function (module, name, arg) {
     if (arg == null) {
       arg = 0
     }
-    old = module[name]
+    const old = module[name]
     module[name] = function () {
-      var archive, newPath, p
-      p = arguments[arg]
+      const p = arguments[arg]
       const [isAsar, asarPath, filePath] = splitPath(p)
       if (!isAsar) {
         return old.apply(this, arguments)
       }
-      archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
+
+      const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
       if (!archive) {
         invalidArchiveError(asarPath)
       }
-      newPath = archive.copyFileOut(filePath)
+
+      const newPath = archive.copyFileOut(filePath)
       if (!newPath) {
         notFoundError(asarPath, filePath)
       }
+
       arguments[arg] = newPath
       return old.apply(this, arguments)
     }
   }
 
-  var overrideAPI = function (module, name, arg) {
-    var old
+  const overrideAPI = function (module, name, arg) {
     if (arg == null) {
       arg = 0
     }
-    old = module[name]
+    const old = module[name]
     module[name] = function () {
-      var archive, callback, newPath, p
-      p = arguments[arg]
+      const p = arguments[arg]
       const [isAsar, asarPath, filePath] = splitPath(p)
       if (!isAsar) {
         return old.apply(this, arguments)
       }
-      callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1]
+
+      const callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1]
       if (typeof callback !== 'function') {
         return overrideAPISync(module, name, arg)
       }
-      archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
+
+      const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
       if (!archive) {
         return invalidArchiveError(asarPath, callback)
       }
-      newPath = archive.copyFileOut(filePath)
+
+      const newPath = archive.copyFileOut(filePath)
       if (!newPath) {
         return notFoundError(asarPath, filePath, callback)
       }
+
       arguments[arg] = newPath
       return old.apply(this, arguments)
     }
@@ -202,61 +216,58 @@
 
   // Override fs APIs.
   exports.wrapFsWithAsar = function (fs) {
-    var exists, existsSync, internalModuleReadFile, internalModuleStat, lstat, lstatSync, mkdir, mkdirSync, readFile, readFileSync, readdir, readdirSync, realpath, realpathSync, stat, statSync, statSyncNoException, logFDs, logASARAccess
-
-    logFDs = {}
-    logASARAccess = function (asarPath, filePath, offset) {
+    const logFDs = {}
+    const logASARAccess = function (asarPath, filePath, offset) {
       if (!process.env.ELECTRON_LOG_ASAR_READS) {
         return
       }
       if (!logFDs[asarPath]) {
-        var logFilename, logPath
         const path = require('path')
-        logFilename = path.basename(asarPath, '.asar') + '-access-log.txt'
-        logPath = path.join(require('os').tmpdir(), logFilename)
+        const logFilename = path.basename(asarPath, '.asar') + '-access-log.txt'
+        const logPath = path.join(require('os').tmpdir(), logFilename)
         logFDs[asarPath] = fs.openSync(logPath, 'a')
         console.log('Logging ' + asarPath + ' access to ' + logPath)
       }
       fs.writeSync(logFDs[asarPath], offset + ': ' + filePath + '\n')
     }
 
-    lstatSync = fs.lstatSync
+    const {lstatSync} = fs
     fs.lstatSync = function (p) {
-      var archive, stats
       const [isAsar, asarPath, filePath] = splitPath(p)
       if (!isAsar) {
         return lstatSync(p)
       }
-      archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
+      const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
       if (!archive) {
         invalidArchiveError(asarPath)
       }
-      stats = archive.stat(filePath)
+      const stats = archive.stat(filePath)
       if (!stats) {
         notFoundError(asarPath, filePath)
       }
       return asarStatsToFsStats(stats)
     }
-    lstat = fs.lstat
+
+    const {lstat} = fs
     fs.lstat = function (p, callback) {
-      var archive, stats
       const [isAsar, asarPath, filePath] = splitPath(p)
       if (!isAsar) {
         return lstat(p, callback)
       }
-      archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
+      const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
       if (!archive) {
         return invalidArchiveError(asarPath, callback)
       }
-      stats = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath).stat(filePath)
+      const stats = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath).stat(filePath)
       if (!stats) {
         return notFoundError(asarPath, filePath, callback)
       }
-      return process.nextTick(function () {
-        return callback(null, asarStatsToFsStats(stats))
+      process.nextTick(function () {
+        callback(null, asarStatsToFsStats(stats))
       })
     }
-    statSync = fs.statSync
+
+    const {statSync} = fs
     fs.statSync = function (p) {
       const [isAsar] = splitPath(p)
       if (!isAsar) {
@@ -266,7 +277,8 @@
       // Do not distinguish links for now.
       return fs.lstatSync(p)
     }
-    stat = fs.stat
+
+    const {stat} = fs
     fs.stat = function (p, callback) {
       const [isAsar] = splitPath(p)
       if (!isAsar) {
@@ -274,47 +286,47 @@
       }
 
       // Do not distinguish links for now.
-      return process.nextTick(function () {
-        return fs.lstat(p, callback)
+      process.nextTick(function () {
+        fs.lstat(p, callback)
       })
     }
-    statSyncNoException = fs.statSyncNoException
+
+    const {statSyncNoException} = fs
     fs.statSyncNoException = function (p) {
-      var archive, stats
       const [isAsar, asarPath, filePath] = splitPath(p)
       if (!isAsar) {
         return statSyncNoException(p)
       }
-      archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
+      const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
       if (!archive) {
         return false
       }
-      stats = archive.stat(filePath)
+      const stats = archive.stat(filePath)
       if (!stats) {
         return false
       }
       return asarStatsToFsStats(stats)
     }
-    realpathSync = fs.realpathSync
+
+    const {realpathSync} = fs
     fs.realpathSync = function (p) {
-      var archive, real
       const [isAsar, asarPath, filePath] = splitPath(p)
       if (!isAsar) {
         return realpathSync.apply(this, arguments)
       }
-      archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
+      const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
       if (!archive) {
         invalidArchiveError(asarPath)
       }
-      real = archive.realpath(filePath)
+      const real = archive.realpath(filePath)
       if (real === false) {
         notFoundError(asarPath, filePath)
       }
       return path.join(realpathSync(asarPath), real)
     }
-    realpath = fs.realpath
+
+    const {realpath} = fs
     fs.realpath = function (p, cache, callback) {
-      var archive, real
       const [isAsar, asarPath, filePath] = splitPath(p)
       if (!isAsar) {
         return realpath.apply(this, arguments)
@@ -323,11 +335,11 @@
         callback = cache
         cache = void 0
       }
-      archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
+      const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
       if (!archive) {
         return invalidArchiveError(asarPath, callback)
       }
-      real = archive.realpath(filePath)
+      const real = archive.realpath(filePath)
       if (real === false) {
         return notFoundError(asarPath, filePath, callback)
       }
@@ -338,37 +350,101 @@
         return callback(null, path.join(p, real))
       })
     }
-    exists = fs.exists
+
+    const {exists} = fs
     fs.exists = function (p, callback) {
-      var archive
       const [isAsar, asarPath, filePath] = splitPath(p)
       if (!isAsar) {
         return exists(p, callback)
       }
-      archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
+      const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
       if (!archive) {
         return invalidArchiveError(asarPath, callback)
       }
-      return process.nextTick(function () {
-        return callback(archive.stat(filePath) !== false)
+      process.nextTick(function () {
+        callback(archive.stat(filePath) !== false)
       })
     }
-    existsSync = fs.existsSync
+
+    const {existsSync} = fs
     fs.existsSync = function (p) {
-      var archive
       const [isAsar, asarPath, filePath] = splitPath(p)
       if (!isAsar) {
         return existsSync(p)
       }
-      archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
+      const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
       if (!archive) {
         return false
       }
       return archive.stat(filePath) !== false
     }
-    readFile = fs.readFile
+
+    const {access} = fs
+    fs.access = function (p, mode, callback) {
+      const [isAsar, asarPath, filePath] = splitPath(p)
+      if (!isAsar) {
+        return access.apply(this, arguments)
+      }
+      if (typeof mode === 'function') {
+        callback = mode
+        mode = fs.constants.F_OK
+      }
+      const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
+      if (!archive) {
+        return invalidArchiveError(asarPath, callback)
+      }
+      const info = archive.getFileInfo(filePath)
+      if (!info) {
+        return notFoundError(asarPath, filePath, callback)
+      }
+      if (info.unpacked) {
+        const realPath = archive.copyFileOut(filePath)
+        return fs.access(realPath, mode, callback)
+      }
+      const stats = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath).stat(filePath)
+      if (!stats) {
+        return notFoundError(asarPath, filePath, callback)
+      }
+      if (mode & fs.constants.W_OK) {
+        return accessError(asarPath, filePath, callback)
+      }
+      process.nextTick(function () {
+        callback()
+      })
+    }
+
+    const {accessSync} = fs
+    fs.accessSync = function (p, mode) {
+      const [isAsar, asarPath, filePath] = splitPath(p)
+      if (!isAsar) {
+        return accessSync.apply(this, arguments)
+      }
+      if (mode == null) {
+        mode = fs.constants.F_OK
+      }
+      const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
+      if (!archive) {
+        invalidArchiveError(asarPath)
+      }
+      const info = archive.getFileInfo(filePath)
+      if (!info) {
+        notFoundError(asarPath, filePath)
+      }
+      if (info.unpacked) {
+        const realPath = archive.copyFileOut(filePath)
+        return fs.accessSync(realPath, mode)
+      }
+      const stats = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath).stat(filePath)
+      if (!stats) {
+        notFoundError(asarPath, filePath)
+      }
+      if (mode & fs.constants.W_OK) {
+        accessError(asarPath, filePath)
+      }
+    }
+
+    const {readFile} = fs
     fs.readFile = function (p, options, callback) {
-      var archive, buffer, encoding, fd, info, realPath
       const [isAsar, asarPath, filePath] = splitPath(p)
       if (!isAsar) {
         return readFile.apply(this, arguments)
@@ -377,21 +453,21 @@
         callback = options
         options = void 0
       }
-      archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
+      const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
       if (!archive) {
         return invalidArchiveError(asarPath, callback)
       }
-      info = archive.getFileInfo(filePath)
+      const info = archive.getFileInfo(filePath)
       if (!info) {
         return notFoundError(asarPath, filePath, callback)
       }
       if (info.size === 0) {
         return process.nextTick(function () {
-          return callback(null, new Buffer(0))
+          callback(null, new Buffer(0))
         })
       }
       if (info.unpacked) {
-        realPath = archive.copyFileOut(filePath)
+        const realPath = archive.copyFileOut(filePath)
         return fs.readFile(realPath, options, callback)
       }
       if (!options) {
@@ -405,31 +481,29 @@
       } else if (!util.isObject(options)) {
         throw new TypeError('Bad arguments')
       }
-      encoding = options.encoding
-      buffer = new Buffer(info.size)
-      fd = archive.getFd()
+      const {encoding} = options
+      const buffer = new Buffer(info.size)
+      const fd = archive.getFd()
       if (!(fd >= 0)) {
         return notFoundError(asarPath, filePath, callback)
       }
       logASARAccess(asarPath, filePath, info.offset)
-      return fs.read(fd, buffer, 0, info.size, info.offset, function (error) {
-        return callback(error, encoding ? buffer.toString(encoding) : buffer)
+      fs.read(fd, buffer, 0, info.size, info.offset, function (error) {
+        callback(error, encoding ? buffer.toString(encoding) : buffer)
       })
     }
-    readFileSync = fs.readFileSync
-    fs.readFileSync = function (p, opts) {
-      // this allows v8 to optimize this function
-      var archive, buffer, encoding, fd, info, options, realPath
-      options = opts
+
+    const {readFileSync} = fs
+    fs.readFileSync = function (p, options) {
       const [isAsar, asarPath, filePath] = splitPath(p)
       if (!isAsar) {
         return readFileSync.apply(this, arguments)
       }
-      archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
+      const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
       if (!archive) {
         invalidArchiveError(asarPath)
       }
-      info = archive.getFileInfo(filePath)
+      const info = archive.getFileInfo(filePath)
       if (!info) {
         notFoundError(asarPath, filePath)
       }
@@ -441,7 +515,7 @@
         }
       }
       if (info.unpacked) {
-        realPath = archive.copyFileOut(filePath)
+        const realPath = archive.copyFileOut(filePath)
         return fs.readFileSync(realPath, options)
       }
       if (!options) {
@@ -455,9 +529,9 @@
       } else if (!util.isObject(options)) {
         throw new TypeError('Bad arguments')
       }
-      encoding = options.encoding
-      buffer = new Buffer(info.size)
-      fd = archive.getFd()
+      const {encoding} = options
+      const buffer = new Buffer(info.size)
+      const fd = archive.getFd()
       if (!(fd >= 0)) {
         notFoundError(asarPath, filePath)
       }
@@ -469,89 +543,89 @@
         return buffer
       }
     }
-    readdir = fs.readdir
+
+    const {readdir} = fs
     fs.readdir = function (p, callback) {
-      var archive, files
       const [isAsar, asarPath, filePath] = splitPath(p)
       if (!isAsar) {
         return readdir.apply(this, arguments)
       }
-      archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
+      const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
       if (!archive) {
         return invalidArchiveError(asarPath, callback)
       }
-      files = archive.readdir(filePath)
+      const files = archive.readdir(filePath)
       if (!files) {
         return notFoundError(asarPath, filePath, callback)
       }
-      return process.nextTick(function () {
-        return callback(null, files)
+      process.nextTick(function () {
+        callback(null, files)
       })
     }
-    readdirSync = fs.readdirSync
+
+    const {readdirSync} = fs
     fs.readdirSync = function (p) {
-      var archive, files
       const [isAsar, asarPath, filePath] = splitPath(p)
       if (!isAsar) {
         return readdirSync.apply(this, arguments)
       }
-      archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
+      const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
       if (!archive) {
         invalidArchiveError(asarPath)
       }
-      files = archive.readdir(filePath)
+      const files = archive.readdir(filePath)
       if (!files) {
         notFoundError(asarPath, filePath)
       }
       return files
     }
-    internalModuleReadFile = process.binding('fs').internalModuleReadFile
+
+    const {internalModuleReadFile} = process.binding('fs')
     process.binding('fs').internalModuleReadFile = function (p) {
-      var archive, buffer, fd, info, realPath
       const [isAsar, asarPath, filePath] = splitPath(p)
       if (!isAsar) {
         return internalModuleReadFile(p)
       }
-      archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
+      const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
       if (!archive) {
-        return void 0
+        return
       }
-      info = archive.getFileInfo(filePath)
+      const info = archive.getFileInfo(filePath)
       if (!info) {
-        return void 0
+        return
       }
       if (info.size === 0) {
         return ''
       }
       if (info.unpacked) {
-        realPath = archive.copyFileOut(filePath)
+        const realPath = archive.copyFileOut(filePath)
         return fs.readFileSync(realPath, {
           encoding: 'utf8'
         })
       }
-      buffer = new Buffer(info.size)
-      fd = archive.getFd()
+      const buffer = new Buffer(info.size)
+      const fd = archive.getFd()
       if (!(fd >= 0)) {
-        return void 0
+        return
       }
       logASARAccess(asarPath, filePath, info.offset)
       fs.readSync(fd, buffer, 0, info.size, info.offset)
       return buffer.toString('utf8')
     }
-    internalModuleStat = process.binding('fs').internalModuleStat
+
+    const {internalModuleStat} = process.binding('fs')
     process.binding('fs').internalModuleStat = function (p) {
-      var archive, stats
       const [isAsar, asarPath, filePath] = splitPath(p)
       if (!isAsar) {
         return internalModuleStat(p)
       }
-      archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
+      const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
 
       // -ENOENT
       if (!archive) {
         return -34
       }
-      stats = archive.stat(filePath)
+      const stats = archive.stat(filePath)
 
       // -ENOENT
       if (!stats) {
@@ -569,7 +643,7 @@
     // This is to work around the recursive looping bug of mkdirp since it is
     // widely used.
     if (process.platform === 'win32') {
-      mkdir = fs.mkdir
+      const {mkdir} = fs
       fs.mkdir = function (p, mode, callback) {
         if (typeof mode === 'function') {
           callback = mode
@@ -578,9 +652,10 @@
         if (isAsar && filePath.length) {
           return notDirError(callback)
         }
-        return mkdir(p, mode, callback)
+        mkdir(p, mode, callback)
       }
-      mkdirSync = fs.mkdirSync
+
+      const {mkdirSync} = fs
       fs.mkdirSync = function (p, mode) {
         const [isAsar, , filePath] = splitPath(p)
         if (isAsar && filePath.length) {
@@ -595,12 +670,12 @@
     // called by `childProcess.{exec,execSync}`, causing
     // Electron to consider the full command as a single path
     // to an archive.
-    [ 'exec', 'execSync' ].forEach(function (functionName) {
-      var old = childProcess[functionName]
+    ['exec', 'execSync'].forEach(function (functionName) {
+      const old = childProcess[functionName]
       childProcess[functionName] = function () {
-        var processNoAsarOriginalValue = process.noAsar
+        const processNoAsarOriginalValue = process.noAsar
         process.noAsar = true
-        var result = old.apply(this, arguments)
+        const result = old.apply(this, arguments)
         process.noAsar = processNoAsarOriginalValue
         return result
       }
@@ -611,6 +686,6 @@
     overrideAPISync(process, 'dlopen', 1)
     overrideAPISync(require('module')._extensions, '.node', 1)
     overrideAPISync(fs, 'openSync')
-    return overrideAPISync(childProcess, 'execFileSync')
+    overrideAPISync(childProcess, 'execFileSync')
   }
 })()
diff --git a/spec/asar-spec.js b/spec/asar-spec.js
index 376e5ef0805f..81f6ebe2161d 100644
--- a/spec/asar-spec.js
+++ b/spec/asar-spec.js
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ describe('asar package', function () {
   var fixtures = path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures')
 
   describe('node api', function () {
+    it('supports paths specified as a Buffer', function () {
+      var file = new Buffer(path.join(fixtures, 'asar', 'a.asar', 'file1'))
+      assert.equal(fs.existsSync(file), true)
+    })
+
     describe('fs.readFileSync', function () {
       it('does not leak fd', function () {
         var readCalls = 1
@@ -534,6 +539,70 @@ describe('asar package', function () {
       })
     })
 
+    describe('fs.access', function () {
+      it('accesses a normal file', function (done) {
+        var p = path.join(fixtures, 'asar', 'a.asar', 'file1')
+        fs.access(p, function (err) {
+          assert(err == null)
+          done()
+        })
+      })
+
+      it('throws an error when called with write mode', function (done) {
+        var p = path.join(fixtures, 'asar', 'a.asar', 'file1')
+        fs.access(p, fs.constants.R_OK | fs.constants.W_OK, function (err) {
+          assert.equal(err.code, 'EACCES')
+          done()
+        })
+      })
+
+      it('throws an error when called on non-existent file', function (done) {
+        var p = path.join(fixtures, 'asar', 'a.asar', 'not-exist')
+        fs.access(p, function (err) {
+          assert.equal(err.code, 'ENOENT')
+          done()
+        })
+      })
+
+      it('allows write mode for unpacked files', function (done) {
+        var p = path.join(fixtures, 'asar', 'unpack.asar', 'a.txt')
+        fs.access(p, fs.constants.R_OK | fs.constants.W_OK, function (err) {
+          assert(err == null)
+          done()
+        })
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe('fs.accessSync', function () {
+      it('accesses a normal file', function () {
+        var p = path.join(fixtures, 'asar', 'a.asar', 'file1')
+        assert.doesNotThrow(function () {
+          fs.accessSync(p)
+        })
+      })
+
+      it('throws an error when called with write mode', function () {
+        var p = path.join(fixtures, 'asar', 'a.asar', 'file1')
+        assert.throws(function () {
+          fs.accessSync(p, fs.constants.R_OK | fs.constants.W_OK)
+        }, /EACCES/)
+      })
+
+      it('throws an error when called on non-existent file', function () {
+        var p = path.join(fixtures, 'asar', 'a.asar', 'not-exist')
+        assert.throws(function () {
+          fs.accessSync(p)
+        }, /ENOENT/)
+      })
+
+      it('allows write mode for unpacked files', function () {
+        var p = path.join(fixtures, 'asar', 'unpack.asar', 'a.txt')
+        assert.doesNotThrow(function () {
+          fs.accessSync(p, fs.constants.R_OK | fs.constants.W_OK)
+        })
+      })
+    })
+
     describe('child_process.fork', function () {
       it('opens a normal js file', function (done) {
         var child = ChildProcess.fork(path.join(fixtures, 'asar', 'a.asar', 'ping.js'))