diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index 6e28a41118e131..5f5ccfaefbb5b2 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -1443,6 +1443,10 @@ fs.watch = function(filename, options, listener) {
 
 // Stat Change Watchers
 
+function emitStop(self) {
+  self.emit('stop');
+}
+
 function StatWatcher() {
   EventEmitter.call(this);
 
@@ -1463,7 +1467,7 @@ function StatWatcher() {
   };
 
   this._handle.onstop = function() {
-    self.emit('stop');
+    process.nextTick(emitStop, self);
   };
 }
 util.inherits(StatWatcher, EventEmitter);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-watch-stop-async.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-watch-stop-async.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..5cbfd58418024a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-watch-stop-async.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+'use strict';
+const common = require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+const watch = fs.watchFile(__filename, () => {});
+let triggered;
+const listener = common.mustCall(() => {
+  triggered = true;
+});
+
+triggered = false;
+watch.once('stop', listener);  // Should trigger.
+watch.stop();
+assert.equal(triggered, false);
+setImmediate(() => {
+  assert.equal(triggered, true);
+  watch.removeListener('stop', listener);
+});
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-watch-stop-sync.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-watch-stop-sync.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..1444ff6bfd5ce3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-watch-stop-sync.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+'use strict';
+require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+const watch = fs.watchFile(__filename, () => {});
+watch.once('stop', assert.fail);  // Should not trigger.
+watch.stop();
+watch.removeListener('stop', assert.fail);