diff --git a/native/windows/src/filesystem.cc b/native/windows/src/filesystem.cc
index e5129dbb79..d60e28ae94 100644
--- a/native/windows/src/filesystem.cc
+++ b/native/windows/src/filesystem.cc
@@ -67,7 +67,10 @@ std::unique_ptr<File> openFile(const std::wstring& requested, DWORD access, bool
   result->requestedPath = requested;
   const auto& path = result->path;
   require(directory || path.size() > 3, "Target is not a regular file", requested, ERROR_DIRECTORY);
-  result->handles.push_back(openComponent(path.substr(0, 3), 0, true));
+  // The volume root cannot be replaced or deleted. Match the later root
+  // reopen's write sharing here so a root writer cannot block admission.
+  result->handles.push_back(openComponent(path.substr(0, 3), 0, true,
+                                          FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE));
   wchar_t filesystem[64]{};
   DWORD flags = 0;
   require(GetVolumeInformationByHandleW(result->handles.front().get(), nullptr, 0, nullptr, nullptr,
diff --git a/scripts/lib/windows-volume-root-append-lease.mjs b/scripts/lib/windows-volume-root-append-lease.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a0253f70ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/lib/windows-volume-root-append-lease.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
+import { once } from "node:events";
+import { createInterface } from "node:readline";
+import { resolve } from "node:path";
+
+const withDeadline = async (promise, milliseconds, description) => {
+  let timer;
+  try {
+    return await Promise.race([
+      promise,
+      new Promise((_, reject) => {
+        timer = setTimeout(
+          () =>
+            reject(new Error(`${description} exceeded ${milliseconds} ms.`)),
+          milliseconds,
+        );
+      }),
+    ]);
+  } finally {
+    clearTimeout(timer);
+  }
+};
+
+export async function verifyVolumeRootAppendLease({
+  fixturePath,
+  volumeRoot,
+  verifyAdmission,
+}) {
+  const lease = spawn(
+    resolve(fixturePath),
+    ["volume-root-append-lease", volumeRoot],
+    { stdio: ["pipe", "pipe", "pipe"], windowsHide: true },
+  );
+  const lines = createInterface({ input: lease.stdout });
+  let leaseStderr = "";
+  lease.stderr.setEncoding("utf8");
+  lease.stderr.on("data", (chunk) => {
+    if (leaseStderr.length < 8192) leaseStderr += chunk;
+  });
+
+  const closed = once(lease, "close").then(([code, signal]) => ({
+    code,
+    signal,
+  }));
+  const leaseLine = once(lines, "line").then(([line]) => ({ line }));
+  const leaseError = once(lease, "error").then(([error]) => {
+    throw error;
+  });
+  let verificationFailure;
+  try {
+    const ready = await withDeadline(
+      Promise.race([leaseLine, closed, leaseError]),
+      10_000,
+      "Volume-root append lease readiness",
+    );
+    assert.equal(
+      "line" in ready,
+      true,
+      `Volume-root append lease exited before readiness (code ${ready.code}, signal ${ready.signal}): ${leaseStderr}`,
+    );
+    const observation = JSON.parse(ready.line);
+    assert.equal(
+      observation.writeAccessGranted,
+      true,
+      `Windows test token cannot hold FILE_ADD_SUBDIRECTORY on ${volumeRoot} (Win32 ${observation.win32Code}).`,
+    );
+    await verifyAdmission();
+  } catch (error) {
+    verificationFailure = error;
+  }
+
+  lines.close();
+  if (
+    lease.exitCode === null &&
+    lease.signalCode === null &&
+    !lease.stdin.destroyed
+  )
+    lease.stdin.end("x");
+
+  let releaseFailure;
+  try {
+    const result = await withDeadline(
+      closed,
+      10_000,
+      "Volume-root append lease release",
+    ).catch(async (error) => {
+      lease.kill();
+      try {
+        return await withDeadline(
+          closed,
+          5_000,
+          "Volume-root append lease termination",
+        );
+      } catch (terminationError) {
+        throw new AggregateError(
+          [error, terminationError],
+          `Volume-root append lease could not be released: ${leaseStderr}`,
+        );
+      }
+    });
+    assert.equal(
+      result.code,
+      0,
+      `Volume-root append lease exited with code ${result.code}, signal ${result.signal}: ${leaseStderr}`,
+    );
+  } catch (error) {
+    releaseFailure = error;
+  }
+
+  if (verificationFailure !== undefined && releaseFailure !== undefined)
+    throw new AggregateError(
+      [verificationFailure, releaseFailure],
+      "Volume-root append lease verification and cleanup both failed.",
+    );
+  if (verificationFailure !== undefined) throw verificationFailure;
+  if (releaseFailure !== undefined) throw releaseFailure;
+}
diff --git a/scripts/verify-windows-native.mjs b/scripts/verify-windows-native.mjs
index fb4226bf49..4cabb7b0fa 100644
--- a/scripts/verify-windows-native.mjs
+++ b/scripts/verify-windows-native.mjs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { dirname, join, parse, resolve } from "node:path";
 import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
 import { verifyWindowsProtocolInput } from "./lib/windows-protocol-input.mjs";
 import { verifyWindowsJobMemoryLimit } from "./lib/windows-job-memory-limit.mjs";
+import { verifyVolumeRootAppendLease } from "./lib/windows-volume-root-append-lease.mjs";
 
 if (process.platform !== "win32")
   throw new Error(
@@ -251,6 +252,17 @@ process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({executable:basename(process.execPath),abiVe
   }
   const unrelatedFile = join(workspace, "unrelated-file");
   await writeFile(unrelatedFile, "preserve unrelated writes");
+  if (process.argv[3] !== undefined) {
+    await verifyVolumeRootAppendLease({
+      fixturePath: process.argv[3],
+      volumeRoot: parse(source).root,
+      verifyAdmission: () => {
+        const rootGuard = native.call("open", [source]);
+        native.call("close", [rootGuard.handle]);
+      },
+    });
+    report.controls.volumeRootAdmissionWithAppendHandle = true;
+  }
   const admitted = native.call("open", [source]);
   try {
     await assert.rejects(
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/windows/processBoundary.cc b/tests/fixtures/windows/processBoundary.cc
index 05ee218e81..acc958b67b 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/windows/processBoundary.cc
+++ b/tests/fixtures/windows/processBoundary.cc
@@ -97,6 +97,23 @@ int wmain(int count, wchar_t** args) {
         ? "true" : "false", observed);
     return 0;
   }
+  if (count == 3 && std::wstring(args[1]) == L"volume-root-append-lease") {
+    // A real directory append right participates in Windows' write-share
+    // check. The lease performs no mutation; it stays open while the native
+    // admission probe requests the same volume root for directory listing.
+    HANDLE root = CreateFileW(args[2], FILE_ADD_SUBDIRECTORY,
+      FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE | FILE_SHARE_DELETE, nullptr,
+      OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS, nullptr);
+    if (root == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
+      std::printf("{\"writeAccessGranted\":false,\"win32Code\":%lu}\n", GetLastError());
+      return 0;
+    }
+    std::puts("{\"writeAccessGranted\":true}");
+    std::fflush(stdout);
+    const int release = std::getchar();
+    CloseHandle(root);
+    return release == 'x' || release == EOF ? 0 : 10;
+  }
   if (count > 1 && std::wstring(args[1]) == L"breakaway") {
     wchar_t executable[32768]; GetModuleFileNameW(nullptr, executable, 32768);
     std::wstring line = L"\"" + std::wstring(executable) + L"\" exit";