diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ba7b4e76f2..56916777a5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ Some code is ported from Ohai. Many thanks.
 |terminal            |x      |x        |x        |       |         |
 |io\_counters        |x      |x        |x        |       |x        |
 |nice                |x      |x        |x        |x      |x        |
-|num\_fds            |x      |         |         |       |x        |
+|num\_fds            |x      |         |         |x      |x        |
 |num\_ctx\_switches  |x      |         |         |       |         |
 |num\_threads        |x      |x        |x        |x      |x        |
 |cpu\_times          |x      |         |         |       |x        |
diff --git a/internal/common/common_darwin.go b/internal/common/common_darwin.go
index 8b756a11d4..d9c7f2d9d7 100644
--- a/internal/common/common_darwin.go
+++ b/internal/common/common_darwin.go
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ const (
 
 const (
 	MAXPATHLEN               = 1024
+	PROC_PIDLISTFDS          = 1
 	PROC_PIDPATHINFO_MAXSIZE = 4 * MAXPATHLEN
 	PROC_PIDTASKINFO         = 4
 	PROC_PIDVNODEPATHINFO    = 9
diff --git a/process/process_bsd.go b/process/process_bsd.go
index e591e2d157..d094d389d4 100644
--- a/process/process_bsd.go
+++ b/process/process_bsd.go
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ func (*Process) NumCtxSwitchesWithContext(_ context.Context) (*NumCtxSwitchesSta
 	return nil, common.ErrNotImplementedError
 }
 
-func (*Process) NumFDsWithContext(_ context.Context) (int32, error) {
-	return 0, common.ErrNotImplementedError
-}
-
 func (*Process) CPUAffinityWithContext(_ context.Context) ([]int32, error) {
 	return nil, common.ErrNotImplementedError
 }
diff --git a/process/process_darwin.go b/process/process_darwin.go
index d0bba15088..d44c7e8e27 100644
--- a/process/process_darwin.go
+++ b/process/process_darwin.go
@@ -488,3 +488,54 @@ func (p *Process) MemoryInfoWithContext(_ context.Context) (*MemoryInfoStat, err
 	}
 	return ret, nil
 }
+
+// procFDInfo represents a file descriptor entry from sys/proc_info.h
+type procFDInfo struct {
+	ProcFd     int32
+	ProcFdtype uint32
+}
+
+// NumFDsWithContext returns the number of file descriptors used by the process.
+// It uses proc_pidinfo with PROC_PIDLISTFDS to query the kernel for the count
+// of open file descriptors. The method makes a single syscall and calculates
+// the count from the buffer size returned by the kernel.
+func (p *Process) NumFDsWithContext(_ context.Context) (int32, error) {
+	funcs, err := loadProcFuncs()
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	defer funcs.Close()
+
+	// First call: get required buffer size
+	bufferSize := funcs.procPidInfo(
+		p.Pid,
+		common.PROC_PIDLISTFDS,
+		0,
+		0, // NULL buffer
+		0, // 0 size
+	)
+	if bufferSize <= 0 {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("unknown error: proc_pidinfo returned %d", bufferSize)
+	}
+
+	// Allocate buffer of the required size
+	const sizeofProcFDInfo = int32(unsafe.Sizeof(procFDInfo{}))
+	numEntries := bufferSize / sizeofProcFDInfo
+	buf := make([]procFDInfo, numEntries)
+
+	// Second call: get actual data
+	ret := funcs.procPidInfo(
+		p.Pid,
+		common.PROC_PIDLISTFDS,
+		0,
+		uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&buf[0])), // Real buffer
+		bufferSize,                       // Size from first call
+	)
+	if ret <= 0 {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("unknown error: proc_pidinfo returned %d", ret)
+	}
+
+	// Calculate actual number of FDs returned
+	numFDs := ret / sizeofProcFDInfo
+	return numFDs, nil
+}
diff --git a/process/process_darwin_test.go b/process/process_darwin_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6636c66bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/process/process_darwin_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+//go:build darwin
+
+package process
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestNumFDs(t *testing.T) {
+	pid := os.Getpid()
+	p, err := NewProcess(int32(pid))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	before, err := p.NumFDsWithContext(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Open files to increase FD count
+	f1, err := os.Open("/dev/null")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer f1.Close()
+
+	f2, err := os.Open("/dev/null")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer f2.Close()
+
+	after, err := p.NumFDsWithContext(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, after, before+2)
+}
+
+func TestNumFDs_NonExistent(t *testing.T) {
+	p := &Process{Pid: 99999}
+	_, err := p.NumFDsWithContext(context.Background())
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+}
+
+func BenchmarkNumFDs(b *testing.B) {
+	pid := int32(os.Getpid())
+	p, err := NewProcess(pid)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Skip(err)
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	b.ResetTimer()
+
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		_, err := p.NumFDsWithContext(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			b.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/process/process_freebsd.go b/process/process_freebsd.go
index ae173ff1de..283af9bb3f 100644
--- a/process/process_freebsd.go
+++ b/process/process_freebsd.go
@@ -344,6 +344,10 @@ func ProcessesWithContext(ctx context.Context) ([]*Process, error) {
 	return results, nil
 }
 
+func (*Process) NumFDsWithContext(_ context.Context) (int32, error) {
+	return 0, common.ErrNotImplementedError
+}
+
 func (p *Process) getKProc() (*KinfoProc, error) {
 	mib := []int32{CTLKern, KernProc, KernProcPID, p.Pid}
 
diff --git a/process/process_openbsd.go b/process/process_openbsd.go
index 11bc5c18d2..31fdb85bc9 100644
--- a/process/process_openbsd.go
+++ b/process/process_openbsd.go
@@ -342,6 +342,10 @@ func ProcessesWithContext(ctx context.Context) ([]*Process, error) {
 	return results, nil
 }
 
+func (*Process) NumFDsWithContext(_ context.Context) (int32, error) {
+	return 0, common.ErrNotImplementedError
+}
+
 func (p *Process) getKProc() (*KinfoProc, error) {
 	buf, length, err := callKernProcSyscall(KernProcPID, p.Pid)
 	if err != nil {