diff --git a/fs/unstable_read_dir.ts b/fs/unstable_read_dir.ts
index f41b05f44d93..99fd7bb0ac48 100644
--- a/fs/unstable_read_dir.ts
+++ b/fs/unstable_read_dir.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,14 @@ import { mapError } from "./_map_error.ts";
 import { toDirEntry } from "./_to_dir_entry.ts";
 import type { DirEntry } from "./unstable_types.ts";
 
-/** Reads the directory given by `path` and returns an async iterable of
+/**
+ * Reads the directory given by `path` and returns an async iterable of
  * {@linkcode DirEntry}. The order of entries is not guaranteed.
  *
+ * Throws Error if `path` is not a directory.
+ *
+ * Requires `allow-read` permission.
+ *
  * @example Usage
  * ```ts
  * import { readDir } from "@std/fs/unstable-read-dir";
@@ -17,12 +22,10 @@ import type { DirEntry } from "./unstable_types.ts";
  * }
  * ```
  *
- * Throws error if `path` is not a directory.
- *
- * Requires `allow-read` permission.
- *
  * @tags allow-read
- * @category File System
+ *
+ * @param path The path to the directory.
+ * @returns An async iterable of `DirEntry` elements.
  */
 export async function* readDir(path: string | URL): AsyncIterable<DirEntry> {
   if (isDeno) {
@@ -38,3 +41,40 @@ export async function* readDir(path: string | URL): AsyncIterable<DirEntry> {
     }
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Synchronously reads the directory given by `path` and returns an iterable
+ * of {@linkcode Deno.DirEntry}. The order of entries is not guaranteed.
+ *
+ * Throws Error if `path` is not a directory.
+ *
+ * Requires `allow-read` permission.
+ *
+ * @example Usage
+ * ```ts
+ * import { readDirSync } from "@std/fs/unstable-read-dir";
+ *
+ * for (const dirEntry of readDirSync("/")) {
+ *   console.log(dirEntry.name);
+ * }
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @tags allow-read
+ *
+ * @param path The path to the directory.
+ * @returns An iterator object of `DirEntry` elements.
+ */
+export function* readDirSync(path: string | URL): IteratorObject<DirEntry> {
+  if (isDeno) {
+    return yield* Deno.readDirSync(path);
+  } else {
+    try {
+      const dir = getNodeFs().readdirSync(path, { withFileTypes: true });
+      for (const entry of dir) {
+        yield toDirEntry(entry);
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      throw mapError(error);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/fs/unstable_read_dir_test.ts b/fs/unstable_read_dir_test.ts
index c955798989e5..0154081cf00b 100644
--- a/fs/unstable_read_dir_test.ts
+++ b/fs/unstable_read_dir_test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2025 the Deno authors. MIT license.
 
-import { assert, assertEquals, assertRejects } from "@std/assert";
+import { assert, assertEquals, assertRejects, assertThrows } from "@std/assert";
 import { fromFileUrl, join, resolve } from "@std/path";
-import { readDir } from "./unstable_read_dir.ts";
+import { readDir, readDirSync } from "./unstable_read_dir.ts";
 import { NotFound } from "./unstable_errors.js";
 
 const testdataDir = resolve(fromFileUrl(import.meta.url), "../testdata");
@@ -32,10 +32,37 @@ Deno.test("readDir() rejects when the path is not a directory", async () => {
 });
 
 Deno.test("readDir() rejects when the directory does not exist", async () => {
-  await assertRejects(
-    async () => {
-      await readDir("non_existent_dir")[Symbol.asyncIterator]().next();
-    },
-    NotFound,
-  );
+  await assertRejects(async () => {
+    await readDir("non_existent_dir")[Symbol.asyncIterator]().next();
+  }, NotFound);
+});
+
+Deno.test("readDirSync() reads from the directory and its subdirectories", () => {
+  const files = [];
+  for (const e of readDirSync(testdataDir)) {
+    files.push(e);
+  }
+
+  let counter = 0;
+  for (const f of files) {
+    if (f.name === "walk") {
+      assert(f.isDirectory);
+      counter++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  assertEquals(counter, 1);
+});
+
+Deno.test("readDirSync() throws with Error when the path is not a directory", () => {
+  assertThrows(() => {
+    const testFile = join(testdataDir, "0.ts");
+    readDirSync(testFile)[Symbol.iterator]().next();
+  }, Error);
+});
+
+Deno.test("readDirSync() throws with NotFound when a directory does not exist", () => {
+  assertThrows(() => {
+    readDirSync("non_existent_dir")[Symbol.iterator]().next();
+  }, NotFound);
 });