diff --git a/src/os/file_go_116.go b/src/os/file_go_116.go
index 8a83eb2c..7049d37e 100644
--- a/src/os/file_go_116.go
+++ b/src/os/file_go_116.go
@@ -83,3 +83,31 @@ func WriteFile(name string, data []byte, perm FileMode) error {
 	}
 	return err
 }
+
+// The defined file mode bits are the most significant bits of the FileMode.
+// The nine least-significant bits are the standard Unix rwxrwxrwx permissions.
+// The values of these bits should be considered part of the public API and
+// may be used in wire protocols or disk representations: they must not be
+// changed, although new bits might be added.
+const (
+	// The single letters are the abbreviations
+	// used by the String method's formatting.
+	ModeDir        = fs.ModeDir        // d: is a directory
+	ModeAppend     = fs.ModeAppend     // a: append-only
+	ModeExclusive  = fs.ModeExclusive  // l: exclusive use
+	ModeTemporary  = fs.ModeTemporary  // T: temporary file; Plan 9 only
+	ModeSymlink    = fs.ModeSymlink    // L: symbolic link
+	ModeDevice     = fs.ModeDevice     // D: device file
+	ModeNamedPipe  = fs.ModeNamedPipe  // p: named pipe (FIFO)
+	ModeSocket     = fs.ModeSocket     // S: Unix domain socket
+	ModeSetuid     = fs.ModeSetuid     // u: setuid
+	ModeSetgid     = fs.ModeSetgid     // g: setgid
+	ModeCharDevice = fs.ModeCharDevice // c: Unix character device, when ModeDevice is set
+	ModeSticky     = fs.ModeSticky     // t: sticky
+	ModeIrregular  = fs.ModeIrregular  // ?: non-regular file; nothing else is known about this file
+
+	// Mask for the type bits. For regular files, none will be set.
+	ModeType = fs.ModeType
+
+	ModePerm = fs.ModePerm // Unix permission bits, 0o777
+)