diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index 39bb3777bf9035..d8bb700ba2af02 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -1562,6 +1562,133 @@ fs.unwatchFile = function(filename, listener) {
   }
 };
 
+// Cache for JS real path
+var realpathCache = {};
+// Regexp that finds the next partion of a (partial) path
+// result is [base_with_slash, base], e.g. ['somedir/', 'somedir']
+const nextPartRe = isWindows ?
+  /(.*?)(?:[\/\\]+|$)/g :
+  /(.*?)(?:[\/]+|$)/g;
+
+// Regex to find the device root, including trailing slash. E.g. 'c:\\'.
+const splitRootRe = isWindows ?
+  /^(?:[a-zA-Z]:|[\\\/]{2}[^\\\/]+[\\\/][^\\\/]+)?[\\\/]*/ :
+  /^[\/]*/;
+
+function realpathSyncJS(p, cache) {
+  // make p is absolute
+  p = pathModule.resolve(p);
+
+  if (cache && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(cache, p)) {
+    return cache[p];
+  }
+
+  const original = p;
+  const seenLinks = {};
+  const knownHard = {};
+
+  // current character position in p
+  var pos;
+  // the partial path so far, including a trailing slash if any
+  var current;
+  // the partial path without a trailing slash (except when pointing at a root)
+  var base;
+  // the partial path scanned in the previous round, with slash
+  var previous;
+
+  start();
+
+  function start() {
+    // Skip over roots
+    var m = splitRootRe.exec(p);
+    pos = m[0].length;
+    current = m[0];
+    base = m[0];
+    previous = '';
+
+    // On windows, check that the root exists. On unix there is no need.
+    if (isWindows && !knownHard[base]) {
+      fs.lstatSync(base);
+      knownHard[base] = true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // walk down the path, swapping out linked pathparts for their real
+  // values
+  // NB: p.length changes.
+  while (pos < p.length) {
+    // find the next part
+    nextPartRe.lastIndex = pos;
+    var result = nextPartRe.exec(p);
+    previous = current;
+    current += result[0];
+    base = previous + result[1];
+    pos = nextPartRe.lastIndex;
+
+    // continue if not a symlink
+    if (knownHard[base] || (cache && cache[base] === base)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    var resolvedLink;
+    if (cache && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(cache, base)) {
+      // some known symbolic link.  no need to stat again.
+      resolvedLink = cache[base];
+    } else {
+      var stat = fs.lstatSync(base);
+      if (!stat.isSymbolicLink()) {
+        knownHard[base] = true;
+        if (cache) cache[base] = base;
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      // read the link if it wasn't read before
+      // dev/ino always return 0 on windows, so skip the check.
+      var linkTarget = null;
+      if (!isWindows) {
+        var id = stat.dev.toString(32) + ':' + stat.ino.toString(32);
+        if (seenLinks.hasOwnProperty(id)) {
+          linkTarget = seenLinks[id];
+        }
+      }
+      if (linkTarget === null) {
+        fs.statSync(base);
+        linkTarget = fs.readlinkSync(base);
+      }
+      resolvedLink = pathModule.resolve(previous, linkTarget);
+      // track this, if given a cache.
+      if (cache) cache[base] = resolvedLink;
+      if (!isWindows) seenLinks[id] = linkTarget;
+    }
+
+    // resolve the link, then start over
+    p = pathModule.resolve(resolvedLink, p.slice(pos));
+    start();
+  }
+
+  if (cache) cache[original] = p;
+
+  return p;
+}
+
+function realpathJSNeeded(resolvedPath, result, err) {
+  if (!isWindows || err)
+    return false;
+  const resultStr = result.toString('utf8');
+  return resultStr.length > 0 && resolvedPath.length > 0 &&
+         resultStr[0].toUpperCase() !== resolvedPath[0].toUpperCase();
+}
+
+function convertRealpathJSResult(result, encoding, err) {
+  if (!encoding || encoding === 'utf8' || err)
+    return result;
+  const asBuffer = Buffer.from(result);
+  if (encoding === 'buffer') {
+    return asBuffer;
+  } else {
+    return asBuffer.toString(encoding);
+  }
+}
 
 fs.realpathSync = function realpathSync(path, options) {
   if (!options)
@@ -1571,9 +1698,139 @@ fs.realpathSync = function realpathSync(path, options) {
   else if (typeof options !== 'object')
     throw new TypeError('"options" must be a string or an object');
   nullCheck(path);
-  return binding.realpath(pathModule._makeLong(path), options.encoding);
+  const resolvedPath = pathModule.resolve(path.toString('utf8'));
+  const uvResult = binding.realpath(pathModule._makeLong(resolvedPath),
+                                    options.encoding);
+  if (realpathJSNeeded(resolvedPath, uvResult))
+  {
+    const jsResult = realpathSyncJS(resolvedPath, realpathCache);
+    return convertRealpathJSResult(jsResult, options.encoding);
+  } else {
+    return uvResult;
+  }
 };
 
+function realpathJS(p, cache, cb) {
+  if (typeof cb !== 'function') {
+    cb = maybeCallback(cache);
+    cache = null;
+  }
+
+  // make p is absolute
+  p = pathModule.resolve(p);
+
+  if (cache && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(cache, p)) {
+    return process.nextTick(cb.bind(null, null, cache[p]));
+  }
+
+  const original = p;
+  const seenLinks = {};
+  const knownHard = {};
+
+  // current character position in p
+  var pos;
+  // the partial path so far, including a trailing slash if any
+  var current;
+  // the partial path without a trailing slash (except when pointing at a root)
+  var base;
+  // the partial path scanned in the previous round, with slash
+  var previous;
+
+  start();
+
+  function start() {
+    // Skip over roots
+    var m = splitRootRe.exec(p);
+    pos = m[0].length;
+    current = m[0];
+    base = m[0];
+    previous = '';
+
+    // On windows, check that the root exists. On unix there is no need.
+    if (isWindows && !knownHard[base]) {
+      fs.lstat(base, function(err) {
+        if (err) return cb(err);
+        knownHard[base] = true;
+        LOOP();
+      });
+    } else {
+      process.nextTick(LOOP);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // walk down the path, swapping out linked pathparts for their real
+  // values
+  function LOOP() {
+    // stop if scanned past end of path
+    if (pos >= p.length) {
+      if (cache) cache[original] = p;
+      return cb(null, p);
+    }
+
+    // find the next part
+    nextPartRe.lastIndex = pos;
+    var result = nextPartRe.exec(p);
+    previous = current;
+    current += result[0];
+    base = previous + result[1];
+    pos = nextPartRe.lastIndex;
+
+    // continue if not a symlink
+    if (knownHard[base] || (cache && cache[base] === base)) {
+      return process.nextTick(LOOP);
+    }
+
+    if (cache && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(cache, base)) {
+      // known symbolic link.  no need to stat again.
+      return gotResolvedLink(cache[base]);
+    }
+
+    return fs.lstat(base, gotStat);
+  }
+
+  function gotStat(err, stat) {
+    if (err) return cb(err);
+
+    // if not a symlink, skip to the next path part
+    if (!stat.isSymbolicLink()) {
+      knownHard[base] = true;
+      if (cache) cache[base] = base;
+      return process.nextTick(LOOP);
+    }
+
+    // stat & read the link if not read before
+    // call gotTarget as soon as the link target is known
+    // dev/ino always return 0 on windows, so skip the check.
+    if (!isWindows) {
+      var id = stat.dev.toString(32) + ':' + stat.ino.toString(32);
+      if (seenLinks.hasOwnProperty(id)) {
+        return gotTarget(null, seenLinks[id], base);
+      }
+    }
+    fs.stat(base, function(err) {
+      if (err) return cb(err);
+
+      fs.readlink(base, function(err, target) {
+        if (!isWindows) seenLinks[id] = target;
+        gotTarget(err, target);
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  function gotTarget(err, target, base) {
+    if (err) return cb(err);
+
+    var resolvedLink = pathModule.resolve(previous, target);
+    if (cache) cache[base] = resolvedLink;
+    gotResolvedLink(resolvedLink);
+  }
+
+  function gotResolvedLink(resolvedLink) {
+    // resolve the link, then start over
+    p = pathModule.resolve(resolvedLink, p.slice(pos));
+    start();
+  }
+}
 
 fs.realpath = function realpath(path, options, callback) {
   if (!options) {
@@ -1586,11 +1843,25 @@ fs.realpath = function realpath(path, options, callback) {
   } else if (typeof options !== 'object') {
     throw new TypeError('"options" must be a string or an object');
   }
-  callback = makeCallback(callback);
   if (!nullCheck(path, callback))
     return;
+
+  const resolvedPath = pathModule.resolve(path.toString('utf8'));
+  const win32callback = function(err, result) {
+    if (realpathJSNeeded(resolvedPath, result, err)) {
+      realpathJS(resolvedPath, realpathCache, function(err, result) {
+        result = convertRealpathJSResult(result, options.encoding, err);
+        return callback(err, result);
+      });
+    } else {
+      return callback(err, result);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const use_callback = makeCallback(isWindows ? win32callback : callback);
+
   var req = new FSReqWrap();
-  req.oncomplete = callback;
+  req.oncomplete = use_callback;
   binding.realpath(pathModule._makeLong(path), options.encoding, req);
   return;
 };
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-realpath-subst-drive.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-realpath-subst-drive.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a67cde7a3cafda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-realpath-subst-drive.js
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const spawnSync = require('child_process').spawnSync;
+
+if (!common.isWindows) {
+  common.skip('Test for Windows only');
+  return;
+}
+let result;
+
+// create a subst drive
+const driveLetters = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUWXYZ';
+let driveLetter;
+for (var i = 0; i < driveLetters.length; ++i) {
+  driveLetter = `${driveLetters[i]}:`;
+  result = spawnSync('subst', [driveLetter, common.fixturesDir]);
+  if (result.status === 0)
+    break;
+}
+if (i === driveLetters.length) {
+  common.skip('Cannot create subst drive');
+  return;
+}
+
+var asyncCompleted = 0;
+// schedule cleanup (and check if all callbacks where called)
+process.on('exit', function() {
+  spawnSync('subst', ['/d', driveLetter]);
+  assert.equal(asyncCompleted, 2);
+});
+
+
+// test:
+const filename = `${driveLetter}\\empty.js`;
+const filenameBuffer = Buffer.from(filename);
+
+result = fs.realpathSync(filename);
+assert.equal(typeof result, 'string');
+assert.equal(result, filename);
+
+result = fs.realpathSync(filename, 'buffer');
+assert(Buffer.isBuffer(result));
+assert(result.equals(filenameBuffer));
+
+fs.realpath(filename, function(err, result) {
+  ++asyncCompleted;
+  assert(!err);
+  assert.equal(typeof result, 'string');
+  assert.equal(result, filename);
+});
+
+fs.realpath(filename, 'buffer', function(err, result) {
+  ++asyncCompleted;
+  assert(!err);
+  assert(Buffer.isBuffer(result));
+  assert(result.equals(filenameBuffer));
+});