diff --git a/lib/internal/worker.js b/lib/internal/worker.js
index 60e95273ef5..24452763a29 100644
--- a/lib/internal/worker.js
+++ b/lib/internal/worker.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const {
   ArrayPrototypeForEach,
   ArrayPrototypeMap,
   ArrayPrototypePush,
+  ArrayPrototypeSlice,
   AtomicsAdd,
   Float64Array,
   FunctionPrototypeBind,
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ const {
   SafeMap,
   String,
   StringPrototypeTrim,
+  StringPrototypeStartsWith,
   Symbol,
   SymbolAsyncDispose,
   SymbolFor,
@@ -111,6 +113,8 @@ let debug = require('internal/util/debuglog').debuglog('worker', (fn) => {
 const dc = require('diagnostics_channel');
 const workerThreadsChannel = dc.channel('worker_threads');
 
+const permission = require('internal/process/permission');
+
 let cwdCounter;
 let normalizeHeapProfileOptions;
 let normalizeCpuProfileOptions;
@@ -204,6 +208,57 @@ class HeapProfileHandle {
   }
 }
 
+
+function ensurePermissionFlagsInExecArgv(execArgv) {
+  if (!permission.isEnabled() || execArgv == null) {
+    return execArgv;
+  }
+
+  const flagsToCopy = [
+    ...permission.availableFlags(),
+    '--permission',
+    '--permission-audit',
+  ];
+  const out = ArrayPrototypeSlice(execArgv);
+
+  function indexOfFlag(token) {
+    for (let i = 0; i < out.length; i++) {
+      const a = out[i];
+      if (a === token) {
+        return i;
+      }
+      if (StringPrototypeStartsWith(a, `${token}=`)) {
+        return i;
+      }
+    }
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < process.execArgv.length; i++) {
+    const arg = process.execArgv[i];
+    for (let j = 0; j < flagsToCopy.length; j++) {
+      const flag = flagsToCopy[j];
+      if (arg === flag) {
+        if (indexOfFlag(flag) === -1) {
+          ArrayPrototypePush(out, arg);
+          const next = process.execArgv[i + 1];
+          if (next !== undefined && !StringPrototypeStartsWith(next, '-')) {
+            ArrayPrototypePush(out, next);
+          }
+        }
+        break;
+      }
+      if (StringPrototypeStartsWith(arg, `${flag}=`)) {
+        if (indexOfFlag(flag) === -1) {
+          ArrayPrototypePush(out, arg);
+        }
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
 class Worker extends EventEmitter {
   constructor(filename, options = kEmptyObject) {
     throwIfBuildingSnapshot('Creating workers');
@@ -218,6 +273,10 @@ class Worker extends EventEmitter {
     if (options.execArgv)
       validateArray(options.execArgv, 'options.execArgv');
 
+    let workerExecArgv = options.execArgv;
+    if (workerExecArgv)
+      workerExecArgv = ensurePermissionFlagsInExecArgv(workerExecArgv);
+
     let argv;
     if (options.argv) {
       validateArray(options.argv, 'options.argv');
@@ -288,7 +347,7 @@ class Worker extends EventEmitter {
     // Set up the C++ handle for the worker, as well as some internal wiring.
     this[kHandle] = new WorkerImpl(url,
                                    env === process.env ? null : env,
-                                   options.execArgv,
+                                   workerExecArgv,
                                    parseResourceLimits(options.resourceLimits),
                                    !!(options.trackUnmanagedFds ?? true),
                                    isInternal,
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-permission-worker-empty-execargv.js b/test/parallel/test-permission-worker-empty-execargv.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2b02a574166
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-permission-worker-empty-execargv.js
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+'use strict';
+
+// Consistency under the Permission Model:
+// Worker with explicit execArgv: [] must keep the same filesystem allowlist
+// as a default Worker (empty/modified execArgv must not drop parent limits).
+
+const common = require('../common');
+const { isMainThread } = require('worker_threads');
+
+if (!isMainThread) {
+  common.skip('This test only works on a main thread');
+}
+
+const assert = require('assert');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
+const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
+
+tmpdir.refresh();
+
+const allowed = tmpdir.path;
+const deniedFile = path.join(tmpdir.path, '..', 'permission-worker-denied-file');
+fs.writeFileSync(deniedFile, 'secret\n');
+
+const workerSource = `
+  const { parentPort } = require('worker_threads');
+  const fs = require('fs');
+  const denied = ${JSON.stringify(deniedFile)};
+  let result;
+  try {
+    result = { ok: true, data: fs.readFileSync(denied, 'utf8') };
+  } catch (err) {
+    result = { ok: false, code: err.code, message: err.message };
+  }
+  parentPort.postMessage(result);
+`;
+
+function runCase(label, useEmptyExecArgv) {
+  const execArgvLine = useEmptyExecArgv ? 'execArgv: [],' : '';
+  const code = `
+    const { Worker } = require('worker_threads');
+    const w = new Worker(${JSON.stringify(workerSource)}, {
+      eval: true,
+      ${execArgvLine}
+    });
+    w.on('message', (msg) => {
+      process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({ label: ${JSON.stringify(label)}, msg }) + '\\n');
+      process.exit(0);
+    });
+    w.on('error', (err) => {
+      console.error(err);
+      process.exit(1);
+    });
+  `;
+  return spawnSync(
+    process.execPath,
+    [
+      '--permission',
+      `--allow-fs-read=${allowed}`,
+      '--allow-worker',
+      '-e',
+      code,
+    ],
+    {
+      encoding: 'utf8',
+      timeout: 15000,
+    },
+  );
+}
+
+const defaultWorker = runCase('default', false);
+const emptyExecArgv = runCase('empty-execArgv', true);
+
+assert.strictEqual(defaultWorker.status, 0, defaultWorker.stderr);
+assert.strictEqual(emptyExecArgv.status, 0, emptyExecArgv.stderr);
+
+const defaultMsg = JSON.parse(defaultWorker.stdout.trim().split('\n').pop());
+const emptyMsg = JSON.parse(emptyExecArgv.stdout.trim().split('\n').pop());
+
+assert.strictEqual(
+  defaultMsg.msg.ok,
+  false,
+  `default Worker should deny: ${JSON.stringify(defaultMsg)}`,
+);
+assert.strictEqual(defaultMsg.msg.code, 'ERR_ACCESS_DENIED');
+
+assert.strictEqual(
+  emptyMsg.msg.ok,
+  false,
+  `Worker with execArgv: [] should deny: ${JSON.stringify(emptyMsg)}`,
+);
+assert.strictEqual(emptyMsg.msg.code, 'ERR_ACCESS_DENIED');