diff --git a/src/uu/touch/src/touch.rs b/src/uu/touch/src/touch.rs
index bcb0beaca..e8c4fcd2f 100644
--- a/src/uu/touch/src/touch.rs
+++ b/src/uu/touch/src/touch.rs
@@ -103,7 +103,11 @@ Try 'touch --help' for more information."##,
 
         let path = pathbuf.as_path();
 
-        if !path.exists() {
+        if let Err(e) = path.metadata() {
+            if e.kind() != std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound {
+                return Err(e.map_err_context(|| format!("setting times of {}", filename.quote())));
+            }
+
             if matches.contains_id(options::NO_CREATE) {
                 continue;
             }
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_touch.rs b/tests/by-util/test_touch.rs
index 346e27919..7a70b556e 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_touch.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_touch.rs
@@ -701,3 +701,49 @@ fn test_touch_leap_second() {
     assert_eq!(atime.unix_seconds() - epoch.unix_seconds(), 60);
     assert_eq!(mtime.unix_seconds() - epoch.unix_seconds(), 60);
 }
+
+#[test]
+#[cfg(not(windows))]
+// File::create doesn't support trailing separator in Windows
+fn test_touch_trailing_slash_no_create() {
+    let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+    at.touch("file");
+    ucmd.args(&["-c", "file/"]).fails().code_is(1);
+
+    let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+    ucmd.args(&["-c", "no-file/"]).succeeds();
+    assert!(
+        !at.file_exists("no-file") && !at.dir_exists("no-file") && !at.symlink_exists("no-file")
+    );
+
+    let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+    at.relative_symlink_file("nowhere", "dangling");
+    ucmd.args(&["-c", "dangling/"]).succeeds();
+    assert!(!at.file_exists("nowhere"));
+    assert!(at.symlink_exists("dangling"));
+
+    let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+    at.relative_symlink_file("loop", "loop");
+    ucmd.args(&["-c", "loop/"]).fails().code_is(1);
+    assert!(!at.file_exists("loop"));
+
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
+    // MacOS supports trailing slash for symlinks to files
+    {
+        let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+        at.touch("file2");
+        at.relative_symlink_file("file2", "link1");
+        ucmd.args(&["-c", "link1/"]).fails().code_is(1);
+        assert!(at.file_exists("file2"));
+        assert!(at.symlink_exists("link1"));
+    }
+
+    let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+    at.mkdir("dir");
+    ucmd.args(&["-c", "dir/"]).succeeds();
+
+    let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+    at.mkdir("dir2");
+    at.relative_symlink_dir("dir2", "link2");
+    ucmd.args(&["-c", "link2/"]).succeeds();
+}