diff --git a/src/net/http/fs.go b/src/net/http/fs.go
index 48ba05a664..92bd94f72d 100644
--- a/src/net/http/fs.go
+++ b/src/net/http/fs.go
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ func mapOpenError(originalErr error, name string, sep rune, stat func(string) (f
 	return originalErr
 }
 
+// errInvalidUnsafePath is returned by Dir.Open when the call to
+// filepath.Localize fails. filepath.Localize returns an error if the path
+// cannot be represented by the operating system.
+var errInvalidUnsafePath = errors.New("http: invalid or unsafe file path")
+
 // Open implements [FileSystem] using [os.Open], opening files for reading rooted
 // and relative to the directory d.
 func (d Dir) Open(name string) (File, error) {
@@ -76,7 +81,7 @@ func (d Dir) Open(name string) (File, error) {
 	}
 	path, err := filepath.Localize(path)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("http: invalid or unsafe file path")
+		return nil, errInvalidUnsafePath
 	}
 	dir := string(d)
 	if dir == "" {
@@ -768,6 +773,9 @@ func toHTTPError(err error) (msg string, httpStatus int) {
 	if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrPermission) {
 		return "403 Forbidden", StatusForbidden
 	}
+	if errors.Is(err, errInvalidUnsafePath) {
+		return "404 page not found", StatusNotFound
+	}
 	// Default:
 	return "500 Internal Server Error", StatusInternalServerError
 }
diff --git a/src/net/http/fs_test.go b/src/net/http/fs_test.go
index 3149ca35ac..9b34ad080e 100644
--- a/src/net/http/fs_test.go
+++ b/src/net/http/fs_test.go
@@ -733,6 +733,27 @@ func testFileServerZeroByte(t *testing.T, mode testMode) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestFileServerNullByte(t *testing.T) { run(t, testFileServerNullByte) }
+func testFileServerNullByte(t *testing.T, mode testMode) {
+	ts := newClientServerTest(t, mode, FileServer(Dir("testdata"))).ts
+
+	for _, path := range []string{
+		"/file%00",
+		"/%00",
+		"/file/qwe/%00",
+	} {
+		res, err := ts.Client().Get(ts.URL + path)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		res.Body.Close()
+		if res.StatusCode != 404 {
+			t.Errorf("Get(%q): got status %v, want 404", path, res.StatusCode)
+		}
+
+	}
+}
+
 func TestFileServerNamesEscape(t *testing.T) { run(t, testFileServerNamesEscape) }
 func testFileServerNamesEscape(t *testing.T, mode testMode) {
 	ts := newClientServerTest(t, mode, FileServer(Dir("testdata"))).ts