diff --git a/lib/Test/MockFile.pm b/lib/Test/MockFile.pm
index f2a3f57..bff2a1d 100644
--- a/lib/Test/MockFile.pm
+++ b/lib/Test/MockFile.pm
@@ -3491,6 +3491,7 @@ sub __chown (@) {
         # -1 means "keep as is" — preserve the file's current value
         $mock->{'uid'} = $uid == -1 ? $mock->{'uid'} : $uid;
         $mock->{'gid'} = $gid == -1 ? $mock->{'gid'} : $gid;
+        $mock->{'ctime'} = time;
 
         $num_changed++;
     }
@@ -3556,7 +3557,8 @@ sub __chmod (@) {
             next;
         }
 
-        $mock->{'mode'} = ( $mock->{'mode'} & S_IFMT ) | ( $mode & S_IFPERMS );
+        $mock->{'mode'}  = ( $mock->{'mode'} & S_IFMT ) | ( $mode & S_IFPERMS );
+        $mock->{'ctime'} = time;
 
         $num_changed++;
     }
diff --git a/t/chmod.t b/t/chmod.t
index 16a1a0a..7e83132 100644
--- a/t/chmod.t
+++ b/t/chmod.t
@@ -263,5 +263,18 @@ subtest(
     }
 );
 
+subtest(
+    'chmod updates ctime' => sub {
+        my $file = Test::MockFile->file( '/chmod_ctime/file', 'data' );
+
+        my $ctime_before = ( stat '/chmod_ctime/file' )[10];
+        sleep 1;
+        chmod 0600, '/chmod_ctime/file';
+        my $ctime_after = ( stat '/chmod_ctime/file' )[10];
+
+        ok( $ctime_after > $ctime_before, 'ctime updated after chmod' );
+    }
+);
+
 done_testing();
 exit;
diff --git a/t/chown.t b/t/chown.t
index cbfde0d..37dcf40 100644
--- a/t/chown.t
+++ b/t/chown.t
@@ -244,5 +244,21 @@ subtest(
     }
 );
 
+subtest(
+    'chown updates ctime' => sub {
+        my $file = Test::MockFile->file(
+            '/chown_ctime_test' => 'data',
+            { uid => 1000, gid => 1000 },
+        );
+
+        my $ctime_before = ( stat '/chown_ctime_test' )[10];
+        sleep 1;
+        chown -1, -1, '/chown_ctime_test';
+        my $ctime_after = ( stat '/chown_ctime_test' )[10];
+
+        ok( $ctime_after > $ctime_before, 'ctime updated after chown' );
+    }
+);
+
 done_testing();
 exit;