diff --git a/src/js/node/wasi.ts b/src/js/node/wasi.ts
index a0ae57df5c5c..178e250a88dc 100644
--- a/src/js/node/wasi.ts
+++ b/src/js/node/wasi.ts
@@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ var require_wasi = __commonJS({
           path_open: wrap(
             (dirfd, _dirflags, pathPtr, pathLen, oflags, fsRightsBase, fsRightsInheriting, fsFlags, fdPtr) => {
               try {
-                CHECK_FD(dirfd, constants_1.WASI_RIGHT_PATH_OPEN);
+                const stats = CHECK_FD(dirfd, constants_1.WASI_RIGHT_PATH_OPEN);
                 fsRightsBase = BigInt(fsRightsBase);
                 fsRightsInheriting = BigInt(fsRightsInheriting);
                 const read =
@@ -1512,7 +1512,7 @@ var require_wasi = __commonJS({
                 if (p.startsWith("proc/")) {
                   throw new types_1.WASIError(constants_1.WASI_EBADF);
                 }
-                const fullUnresolved = path.resolve(p);
+                const fullUnresolved = stats.path ? path.resolve(stats.path, p) : path.resolve(p);
                 let full;
                 try {
                   full = fs.realpathSync(fullUnresolved);
diff --git a/test/js/bun/wasm/preopen-wasi.c b/test/js/bun/wasm/preopen-wasi.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bcf1be9d2313
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/js/bun/wasm/preopen-wasi.c
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+// Minimal WASI program that opens a file from a preopen using path_open
+// and reads it, then writes the contents to another file.
+//
+// We declare the WASI imports by hand so we don't depend on a WASI sysroot.
+//
+// Compile:
+//   clang --target=wasm32 -nostdlib -O2 -fno-builtin \
+//     -Wl,--no-entry -Wl,--export=_start -Wl,--export=memory \
+//     -Wl,--allow-undefined \
+//     -o preopen-wasi.wasm preopen-wasi.c
+//
+// Regression fixture for oven-sh/bun#30302.
+
+typedef unsigned int u32;
+typedef unsigned long long u64;
+
+__attribute__((import_module("wasi_snapshot_preview1"), import_name("path_open")))
+unsigned int wasi_path_open(u32 dirfd, u32 dirflags, const char *path, u32 path_len,
+                             u32 oflags, u64 fs_rights_base, u64 fs_rights_inheriting,
+                             u32 fdflags, u32 *opened_fd);
+
+__attribute__((import_module("wasi_snapshot_preview1"), import_name("fd_read")))
+unsigned int wasi_fd_read(u32 fd, const void *iovs, u32 iovs_len, u32 *nread);
+
+__attribute__((import_module("wasi_snapshot_preview1"), import_name("fd_write")))
+unsigned int wasi_fd_write(u32 fd, const void *iovs, u32 iovs_len, u32 *nwritten);
+
+__attribute__((import_module("wasi_snapshot_preview1"), import_name("fd_close")))
+unsigned int wasi_fd_close(u32 fd);
+
+__attribute__((import_module("wasi_snapshot_preview1"), import_name("proc_exit")))
+void wasi_proc_exit(u32 rval) __attribute__((noreturn));
+
+struct ciovec {
+    const void *buf;
+    u32 buf_len;
+};
+
+// WASI rights for read/write files. Using the superset the Bun implementation
+// grants to preopen directories keeps things simple.
+#define RIGHTS_ALL ((u64)-1)
+
+// O_CREAT | O_TRUNC in WASI oflags
+#define WASI_O_CREAT (1 << 0)
+#define WASI_O_TRUNC (1 << 3)
+
+static char read_buf[256];
+static char out_buf[256];
+
+void _start() {
+    // Preopen dirfd is always 3 (first after stdin/stdout/stderr).
+    u32 dirfd = 3;
+
+    // Read "input.txt" from the preopen.
+    u32 in_fd = 0;
+    unsigned int err = wasi_path_open(dirfd, 0, "input.txt", 9, 0,
+                                       RIGHTS_ALL, RIGHTS_ALL, 0, &in_fd);
+    if (err != 0) wasi_proc_exit(10 + err);
+
+    struct ciovec read_iov = { read_buf, sizeof(read_buf) };
+    u32 nread = 0;
+    err = wasi_fd_read(in_fd, &read_iov, 1, &nread);
+    if (err != 0) wasi_proc_exit(30 + err);
+    wasi_fd_close(in_fd);
+
+    // Write "output.txt" in the preopen with "got: " prefix + contents.
+    u32 out_fd = 0;
+    err = wasi_path_open(dirfd, 0, "output.txt", 10,
+                          WASI_O_CREAT | WASI_O_TRUNC,
+                          RIGHTS_ALL, RIGHTS_ALL, 0, &out_fd);
+    if (err != 0) wasi_proc_exit(50 + err);
+
+    // Build "got: <contents>" in out_buf.
+    const char *prefix = "got: ";
+    u32 plen = 5;
+    for (u32 i = 0; i < plen; i++) out_buf[i] = prefix[i];
+    for (u32 i = 0; i < nread && plen + i < sizeof(out_buf); i++) {
+        out_buf[plen + i] = read_buf[i];
+    }
+    u32 total = plen + nread;
+
+    struct ciovec write_iov = { out_buf, total };
+    u32 nwritten = 0;
+    err = wasi_fd_write(out_fd, &write_iov, 1, &nwritten);
+    if (err != 0) wasi_proc_exit(70 + err);
+
+    wasi_fd_close(out_fd);
+    wasi_proc_exit(0);
+}
diff --git a/test/js/bun/wasm/preopen-wasi.wasm b/test/js/bun/wasm/preopen-wasi.wasm
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..455e881a4a68
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/js/bun/wasm/preopen-wasi.wasm differ
diff --git a/test/js/bun/wasm/wasi.test.js b/test/js/bun/wasm/wasi.test.js
index 5e6994a50457..48a628e7b312 100644
--- a/test/js/bun/wasm/wasi.test.js
+++ b/test/js/bun/wasm/wasi.test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { spawnSync } from "bun";
 import { expect, it } from "bun:test";
-import { bunEnv, bunExe } from "harness";
+import { bunEnv, bunExe, tempDir } from "harness";
+import { join } from "node:path";
 
 it("Should support printing 'hello world'", () => {
   const { stdout, stderr, exitCode } = spawnSync({
@@ -20,3 +21,62 @@ it("Should support printing 'hello world'", () => {
     exitCode: 0,
   });
 });
+
+// node:wasi path_open must resolve the guest path against the preopen's
+// mapped host directory, not against process.cwd(). Every other path_*
+// handler in src/js/node/wasi.ts does this; path_open used to call
+// path.resolve(p) (no base), making a WASM program that path_opens an
+// entry under its preopen fail with ENOENT at cwd.
+// Regression guard for oven-sh/bun#30302.
+it("node:wasi path_open resolves against the preopen host dir, not cwd", async () => {
+  using dir = tempDir("wasi-preopen", {
+    "work/input.txt": "hello from host file",
+    // Deliberately place a wrong-looking file at `cwd/input.txt` so that
+    // the buggy cwd-relative lookup would pick this up instead of erroring
+    // — catches a regression that silently opens the wrong file.
+    "input.txt": "wrong file — should never be read",
+    "runner.mjs": `
+      import fs from "node:fs";
+      import { WASI } from "node:wasi";
+
+      const workDir = process.argv[2];
+      const wasmPath = process.argv[3];
+      const wasi = new WASI({
+        version: "preview1",
+        preopens: { "/work": workDir },
+      });
+      const wasmBytes = fs.readFileSync(wasmPath);
+      const module = await WebAssembly.compile(wasmBytes);
+      const instance = await WebAssembly.instantiate(module, wasi.getImports(module));
+      try {
+        wasi.start(instance);
+      } catch (err) {
+        process.stderr.write("wasi.start threw: " + (err?.message ?? err) + "\\n");
+        process.exit(2);
+      }
+    `,
+  });
+
+  const cwd = String(dir);
+  const workDir = join(cwd, "work");
+  const wasmPath = join(import.meta.dir, "preopen-wasi.wasm");
+
+  await using proc = Bun.spawn({
+    cmd: [bunExe(), "runner.mjs", workDir, wasmPath],
+    env: bunEnv,
+    cwd,
+    stdout: "pipe",
+    stderr: "pipe",
+  });
+
+  const [stderr, exitCode] = await Promise.all([proc.stderr.text(), proc.exited]);
+
+  // The WASM program proc_exits(0) on success; non-zero encodes which step
+  // failed. See test/js/bun/wasm/preopen-wasi.c.
+  expect(stderr).toBe("");
+  expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+
+  // The preopen points at <cwd>/work, so the output file must land there,
+  // with "got: " prefixed to the host-dir input's contents.
+  expect(await Bun.file(join(workDir, "output.txt")).text()).toBe("got: hello from host file");
+});