diff --git a/bin/reth/src/args/secret_key.rs b/bin/reth/src/args/secret_key.rs
index 8547b2416f..644513c343 100644
--- a/bin/reth/src/args/secret_key.rs
+++ b/bin/reth/src/args/secret_key.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use hex::encode as hex_encode;
 use reth_network::config::rng_secret_key;
+use reth_primitives::{fs, fs::FsPathError};
 use secp256k1::{Error as SecretKeyBaseError, SecretKey};
 use std::{
-    fs::read_to_string,
     io,
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
 };
@@ -14,12 +14,8 @@ use thiserror::Error;
 pub enum SecretKeyError {
     #[error(transparent)]
     SecretKeyDecodeError(#[from] SecretKeyBaseError),
-    #[error("Failed to create parent directory {dir:?} for secret key: {error}")]
-    FailedToCreateSecretParentDir { error: io::Error, dir: PathBuf },
-    #[error("Failed to write secret key file {secret_file:?}: {error}")]
-    FailedToWriteSecretKeyFile { error: io::Error, secret_file: PathBuf },
-    #[error("Failed to read secret key file {secret_file:?}: {error}")]
-    FailedToReadSecretKeyFile { error: io::Error, secret_file: PathBuf },
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    SecretKeyFsPathError(#[from] FsPathError),
     #[error("Failed to access key file {secret_file:?}: {error}")]
     FailedToAccessKeyFile { error: io::Error, secret_file: PathBuf },
 }
@@ -32,30 +28,19 @@ pub fn get_secret_key(secret_key_path: &Path) -> Result<SecretKey, SecretKeyErro
 
     match exists {
         Ok(true) => {
-            let contents = read_to_string(secret_key_path).map_err(|error| {
-                SecretKeyError::FailedToReadSecretKeyFile {
-                    error,
-                    secret_file: secret_key_path.to_path_buf(),
-                }
-            })?;
-            (contents.as_str().parse::<SecretKey>()).map_err(SecretKeyError::SecretKeyDecodeError)
+            let contents = fs::read_to_string(secret_key_path)?;
+            Ok((contents.as_str().parse::<SecretKey>())
+                .map_err(SecretKeyError::SecretKeyDecodeError)?)
         }
         Ok(false) => {
             if let Some(dir) = secret_key_path.parent() {
                 // Create parent directory
-                std::fs::create_dir_all(dir).map_err(|error| {
-                    SecretKeyError::FailedToCreateSecretParentDir { error, dir: dir.to_path_buf() }
-                })?;
+                fs::create_dir_all(dir)?;
             }
 
             let secret = rng_secret_key();
             let hex = hex_encode(secret.as_ref());
-            std::fs::write(secret_key_path, hex).map_err(|error| {
-                SecretKeyError::FailedToWriteSecretKeyFile {
-                    error,
-                    secret_file: secret_key_path.to_path_buf(),
-                }
-            })?;
+            fs::write(secret_key_path, hex)?;
             Ok(secret)
         }
         Err(error) => Err(SecretKeyError::FailedToAccessKeyFile {
diff --git a/bin/reth/src/args/utils.rs b/bin/reth/src/args/utils.rs
index 031b457d2e..4a11339450 100644
--- a/bin/reth/src/args/utils.rs
+++ b/bin/reth/src/args/utils.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 //! Clap parser utilities
 
-use reth_primitives::{AllGenesisFormats, BlockHashOrNumber, ChainSpec, GOERLI, MAINNET, SEPOLIA};
+use reth_primitives::{
+    fs, AllGenesisFormats, BlockHashOrNumber, ChainSpec, GOERLI, MAINNET, SEPOLIA,
+};
 use reth_revm::primitives::B256 as H256;
 use std::{
     net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr, ToSocketAddrs},
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ pub fn chain_spec_value_parser(s: &str) -> eyre::Result<Arc<ChainSpec>, eyre::Er
         "goerli" => GOERLI.clone(),
         "sepolia" => SEPOLIA.clone(),
         _ => {
-            let raw = std::fs::read_to_string(PathBuf::from(shellexpand::full(s)?.into_owned()))?;
+            let raw = fs::read_to_string(PathBuf::from(shellexpand::full(s)?.into_owned()))?;
             serde_json::from_str(&raw)?
         }
     })
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ pub fn genesis_value_parser(s: &str) -> eyre::Result<Arc<ChainSpec>, eyre::Error
         "goerli" => GOERLI.clone(),
         "sepolia" => SEPOLIA.clone(),
         _ => {
-            let raw = std::fs::read_to_string(PathBuf::from(shellexpand::full(s)?.into_owned()))?;
+            let raw = fs::read_to_string(PathBuf::from(shellexpand::full(s)?.into_owned()))?;
             let genesis: AllGenesisFormats = serde_json::from_str(&raw)?;
             Arc::new(genesis.into())
         }
diff --git a/bin/reth/src/debug_cmd/execution.rs b/bin/reth/src/debug_cmd/execution.rs
index fa3b8502a1..d6fc51add6 100644
--- a/bin/reth/src/debug_cmd/execution.rs
+++ b/bin/reth/src/debug_cmd/execution.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use reth_interfaces::{
 };
 use reth_network::NetworkHandle;
 use reth_network_api::NetworkInfo;
-use reth_primitives::{stage::StageId, BlockHashOrNumber, BlockNumber, ChainSpec, H256};
+use reth_primitives::{fs, stage::StageId, BlockHashOrNumber, BlockNumber, ChainSpec, H256};
 use reth_provider::{BlockExecutionWriter, ProviderFactory, StageCheckpointReader};
 use reth_staged_sync::utils::init::init_genesis;
 use reth_stages::{
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ impl Command {
 
         let data_dir = self.datadir.unwrap_or_chain_default(self.chain.chain);
         let db_path = data_dir.db_path();
-        std::fs::create_dir_all(&db_path)?;
+        fs::create_dir_all(&db_path)?;
         let db = Arc::new(init_db(db_path)?);
 
         debug!(target: "reth::cli", chain=%self.chain.chain, genesis=?self.chain.genesis_hash(), "Initializing genesis");
diff --git a/bin/reth/src/debug_cmd/merkle.rs b/bin/reth/src/debug_cmd/merkle.rs
index 9b186506b1..5cfbe54fa3 100644
--- a/bin/reth/src/debug_cmd/merkle.rs
+++ b/bin/reth/src/debug_cmd/merkle.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use crate::{
 use clap::Parser;
 use reth_db::{cursor::DbCursorRO, init_db, tables, transaction::DbTx};
 use reth_primitives::{
+    fs,
     stage::{StageCheckpoint, StageId},
     ChainSpec,
 };
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ impl Command {
         // add network name to data dir
         let data_dir = self.datadir.unwrap_or_chain_default(self.chain.chain);
         let db_path = data_dir.db_path();
-        std::fs::create_dir_all(&db_path)?;
+        fs::create_dir_all(&db_path)?;
 
         let db = Arc::new(init_db(db_path)?);
         let factory = ProviderFactory::new(&db, self.chain.clone());
diff --git a/bin/reth/src/stage/drop.rs b/bin/reth/src/stage/drop.rs
index cd6e94436c..efdbaa7b86 100644
--- a/bin/reth/src/stage/drop.rs
+++ b/bin/reth/src/stage/drop.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use clap::Parser;
 use reth_db::{database::Database, open_db, tables, transaction::DbTxMut, DatabaseEnv};
-use reth_primitives::{stage::StageId, ChainSpec};
+use reth_primitives::{fs, stage::StageId, ChainSpec};
 use reth_staged_sync::utils::init::{insert_genesis_header, insert_genesis_state};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use tracing::info;
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ impl Command {
         // add network name to data dir
         let data_dir = self.datadir.unwrap_or_chain_default(self.chain.chain);
         let db_path = data_dir.db_path();
-        std::fs::create_dir_all(&db_path)?;
+        fs::create_dir_all(&db_path)?;
 
         let db = open_db(db_path.as_ref())?;
 
diff --git a/bin/reth/src/test_vectors/tables.rs b/bin/reth/src/test_vectors/tables.rs
index bf447456c4..0b4cde9501 100644
--- a/bin/reth/src/test_vectors/tables.rs
+++ b/bin/reth/src/test_vectors/tables.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use reth_db::{
     table::{DupSort, Table},
     tables,
 };
+use reth_primitives::fs;
 use tracing::error;
 
 const VECTORS_FOLDER: &str = "testdata/micro/db";
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ const PER_TABLE: usize = 1000;
 /// Generates test vectors for specified `tables`. If list is empty, then generate for all tables.
 pub(crate) fn generate_vectors(mut tables: Vec<String>) -> Result<()> {
     let mut runner = TestRunner::new(ProptestConfig::default());
-    std::fs::create_dir_all(VECTORS_FOLDER)?;
+    fs::create_dir_all(VECTORS_FOLDER)?;
 
     macro_rules! generate_vector {
         ($table_type:ident, $per_table:expr, TABLE) => {
diff --git a/bin/reth/src/utils.rs b/bin/reth/src/utils.rs
index a6c1b6e0fa..1ac4f4d427 100644
--- a/bin/reth/src/utils.rs
+++ b/bin/reth/src/utils.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! Common CLI utility functions.
 
-use eyre::{Result, WrapErr};
+use eyre::Result;
 use reth_db::{
     cursor::DbCursorRO,
     database::Database,
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use reth_interfaces::p2p::{
     headers::client::{HeadersClient, HeadersRequest},
     priority::Priority,
 };
-use reth_primitives::{BlockHashOrNumber, ChainSpec, HeadersDirection, SealedHeader};
+use reth_primitives::{fs, BlockHashOrNumber, ChainSpec, HeadersDirection, SealedHeader};
 use std::{
     env::VarError,
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ impl<'a, DB: Database> DbTool<'a, DB> {
     pub fn drop(&mut self, path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<()> {
         let path = path.as_ref();
         info!(target: "reth::cli", "Dropping database at {:?}", path);
-        std::fs::remove_dir_all(path).wrap_err("Dropping the database failed")?;
+        fs::remove_dir_all(path)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/primitives/src/fs.rs b/crates/primitives/src/fs.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f31b279c5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/primitives/src/fs.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+//! Wrapper for `std::fs` methods
+use std::{
+    fs, io,
+    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+};
+
+/// Various error variants for `std::fs` operations that serve as an addition to the io::Error which
+/// does not provide any information about the path.
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+#[allow(missing_docs)]
+pub enum FsPathError {
+    /// Provides additional path context for [`std::fs::write`].
+    #[error("failed to write to {path:?}: {source}")]
+    Write { source: io::Error, path: PathBuf },
+    /// Provides additional path context for [`std::fs::read`].
+    #[error("failed to read from {path:?}: {source}")]
+    Read { source: io::Error, path: PathBuf },
+    /// Provides additional path context for [`std::fs::read_link`].
+    #[error("failed to read from {path:?}: {source}")]
+    ReadLink { source: io::Error, path: PathBuf },
+    /// Provides additional path context for [`std::fs::File::create`].
+    #[error("failed to create file {path:?}: {source}")]
+    CreateFile { source: io::Error, path: PathBuf },
+    /// Provides additional path context for [`std::fs::remove_file`].
+    #[error("failed to remove file {path:?}: {source}")]
+    RemoveFile { source: io::Error, path: PathBuf },
+    /// Provides additional path context for [`std::fs::create_dir`].
+    #[error("failed to create dir {path:?}: {source}")]
+    CreateDir { source: io::Error, path: PathBuf },
+    /// Provides additional path context for [`std::fs::remove_dir`].
+    #[error("failed to remove dir {path:?}: {source}")]
+    RemoveDir { source: io::Error, path: PathBuf },
+    /// Provides additional path context for [`std::fs::File::open`].
+    #[error("failed to open file {path:?}: {source}")]
+    Open { source: io::Error, path: PathBuf },
+    /// Provides additional path context for the file whose contents should be parsed as JSON.
+    #[error("failed to parse json file: {path:?}: {source}")]
+    ReadJson { source: serde_json::Error, path: PathBuf },
+    /// Provides additional path context for the new JSON file.
+    #[error("failed to write to json file: {path:?}: {source}")]
+    WriteJson { source: serde_json::Error, path: PathBuf },
+}
+
+impl FsPathError {
+    /// Returns the complementary error variant for [`std::fs::write`].
+    pub fn write(source: io::Error, path: impl Into<PathBuf>) -> Self {
+        FsPathError::Write { source, path: path.into() }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the complementary error variant for [`std::fs::read`].
+    pub fn read(source: io::Error, path: impl Into<PathBuf>) -> Self {
+        FsPathError::Read { source, path: path.into() }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the complementary error variant for [`std::fs::read_link`].
+    pub fn read_link(source: io::Error, path: impl Into<PathBuf>) -> Self {
+        FsPathError::ReadLink { source, path: path.into() }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the complementary error variant for [`std::fs::File::create`].
+    pub fn create_file(source: io::Error, path: impl Into<PathBuf>) -> Self {
+        FsPathError::CreateFile { source, path: path.into() }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the complementary error variant for [`std::fs::remove_file`].
+    pub fn remove_file(source: io::Error, path: impl Into<PathBuf>) -> Self {
+        FsPathError::RemoveFile { source, path: path.into() }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the complementary error variant for [`std::fs::create_dir`].
+    pub fn create_dir(source: io::Error, path: impl Into<PathBuf>) -> Self {
+        FsPathError::CreateDir { source, path: path.into() }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the complementary error variant for [`std::fs::remove_dir`].
+    pub fn remove_dir(source: io::Error, path: impl Into<PathBuf>) -> Self {
+        FsPathError::RemoveDir { source, path: path.into() }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the complementary error variant for [`std::fs::File::open`].
+    pub fn open(source: io::Error, path: impl Into<PathBuf>) -> Self {
+        FsPathError::Open { source, path: path.into() }
+    }
+}
+
+type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, FsPathError>;
+
+/// Wrapper for `std::fs::read_to_string`
+pub fn read_to_string(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<String> {
+    let path = path.as_ref();
+    fs::read_to_string(path).map_err(|err| FsPathError::read(err, path))
+}
+
+/// Wrapper for `std::fs::write`
+pub fn write(path: impl AsRef<Path>, contents: impl AsRef<[u8]>) -> Result<()> {
+    let path = path.as_ref();
+    fs::write(path, contents).map_err(|err| FsPathError::write(err, path))
+}
+
+/// Wrapper for `std::fs::remove_dir_all`
+pub fn remove_dir_all(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<()> {
+    let path = path.as_ref();
+    fs::remove_dir_all(path).map_err(|err| FsPathError::remove_dir(err, path))
+}
+
+/// Wrapper for `std::fs::create_dir_all`
+pub fn create_dir_all(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<()> {
+    let path = path.as_ref();
+    fs::create_dir_all(path).map_err(|err| FsPathError::create_dir(err, path))
+}
diff --git a/crates/primitives/src/lib.rs b/crates/primitives/src/lib.rs
index 59c1262479..eb3bcf1942 100644
--- a/crates/primitives/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/primitives/src/lib.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ mod compression;
 pub mod constants;
 pub mod contract;
 mod forkid;
+pub mod fs;
 mod genesis;
 mod hardfork;
 mod header;
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc/Cargo.toml b/crates/rpc/rpc/Cargo.toml
index 2b3d1631ab..c121887924 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -64,4 +64,4 @@ futures = { workspace = true }
 jsonrpsee = { version = "0.18", features = ["client"] }
 assert_matches = "1.5.0"
 tempfile = "3.5.0"
-reth-interfaces = { workspace = true, features = ["test-utils"] }
\ No newline at end of file
+reth-interfaces = { workspace = true, features = ["test-utils"] }
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/layers/jwt_secret.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/layers/jwt_secret.rs
index 589308e9d3..0af6251438 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/layers/jwt_secret.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/layers/jwt_secret.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 use hex::encode as hex_encode;
 use jsonwebtoken::{decode, errors::ErrorKind, Algorithm, DecodingKey, Validation};
 use rand::Rng;
+use reth_primitives::{fs, fs::FsPathError};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::{
-    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+    path::Path,
     time::{Duration, SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH},
 };
 use thiserror::Error;
@@ -26,10 +27,8 @@ pub enum JwtError {
     MissingOrInvalidAuthorizationHeader,
     #[error("JWT decoding error {0}")]
     JwtDecodingError(String),
-    #[error("IO error occurred while reading {path}: {err}")]
-    IORead { err: std::io::Error, path: PathBuf },
-    #[error("IO error occurred while writing {path}: {err}")]
-    IOWrite { err: std::io::Error, path: PathBuf },
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    JwtFsPathError(#[from] FsPathError),
     #[error("An I/O error occurred: {0}")]
     IOError(#[from] std::io::Error),
 }
@@ -80,8 +79,7 @@ impl JwtSecret {
     /// I/O or secret validation errors might occur during read operations in the form of
     /// a [`JwtError`].
     pub fn from_file(fpath: &Path) -> Result<Self, JwtError> {
-        let hex = std::fs::read_to_string(fpath)
-            .map_err(|err| JwtError::IORead { err, path: fpath.to_path_buf() })?;
+        let hex = fs::read_to_string(fpath)?;
         let secret = JwtSecret::from_hex(hex)?;
         Ok(secret)
     }
@@ -91,14 +89,13 @@ impl JwtSecret {
     pub fn try_create(fpath: &Path) -> Result<Self, JwtError> {
         if let Some(dir) = fpath.parent() {
             // Create parent directory
-            std::fs::create_dir_all(dir)?
+            fs::create_dir_all(dir)?
         }
 
         let secret = JwtSecret::random();
         let bytes = &secret.0;
         let hex = hex::encode(bytes);
-        std::fs::write(fpath, hex)
-            .map_err(|err| JwtError::IOWrite { err, path: fpath.to_path_buf() })?;
+        fs::write(fpath, hex)?;
         Ok(secret)
     }
 }
@@ -204,6 +201,7 @@ mod tests {
     use assert_matches::assert_matches;
     use hex::encode as hex_encode;
     use jsonwebtoken::{encode, Algorithm, EncodingKey, Header};
+    use reth_primitives::fs::FsPathError;
     use std::{
         path::Path,
         time::{Duration, SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH},
@@ -375,7 +373,9 @@ mod tests {
     fn provided_file_not_exists() {
         let fpath = Path::new("secret3.hex");
         let result = JwtSecret::from_file(fpath);
-        assert_matches!(result, Err(JwtError::IORead {err: _, path}) if path == fpath.to_path_buf());
+        assert_matches!(result,
+            Err(JwtError::JwtFsPathError(FsPathError::Read { source: _, path })) if path == fpath.to_path_buf()
+        );
         assert!(!exists(fpath));
     }
 
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn provided_file_is_a_directory() {
         let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
         let result = JwtSecret::from_file(dir.path());
-        assert_matches!(result, Err(JwtError::IORead {err: _, path}) if path == dir.into_path());
+        assert_matches!(result, Err(JwtError::JwtFsPathError(FsPathError::Read { source: _, path })) if path == dir.into_path());
     }
 
     fn hex(secret: &JwtSecret) -> String {
diff --git a/crates/storage/db/benches/criterion.rs b/crates/storage/db/benches/criterion.rs
index c1a078f2ce..0fb51a5837 100644
--- a/crates/storage/db/benches/criterion.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/db/benches/criterion.rs
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ where
         b.iter_with_setup(
             || {
                 // Reset DB
-                let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(bench_db_path);
+                let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(bench_db_path);
                 (
                     input.clone(),
                     Arc::try_unwrap(create_test_rw_db_with_path(bench_db_path)).unwrap(),
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ where
         b.iter_with_setup(
             || {
                 // Reset DB
-                let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(bench_db_path);
+                let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(bench_db_path);
                 (input, Arc::try_unwrap(create_test_rw_db_with_path(bench_db_path)).unwrap())
             },
             |(input, db)| {
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ where
         b.iter_with_setup(
             || {
                 // Reset DB
-                let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(bench_db_path);
+                let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(bench_db_path);
                 (
                     input.clone(),
                     Arc::try_unwrap(create_test_rw_db_with_path(bench_db_path)).unwrap(),
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ where
         b.iter_with_setup(
             || {
                 // Reset DB
-                let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(bench_db_path);
+                let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(bench_db_path);
 
                 (input, Arc::try_unwrap(create_test_rw_db_with_path(bench_db_path)).unwrap())
             },
diff --git a/crates/storage/db/benches/hash_keys.rs b/crates/storage/db/benches/hash_keys.rs
index a08547f94a..49440da7cc 100644
--- a/crates/storage/db/benches/hash_keys.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/db/benches/hash_keys.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ where
         // Setup phase before each benchmark iteration
         let setup = || {
             // Reset DB
-            let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(bench_db_path);
+            let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(bench_db_path);
             let db = Arc::try_unwrap(create_test_rw_db_with_path(bench_db_path)).unwrap();
 
             let mut unsorted_input = unsorted_input.clone();
diff --git a/crates/storage/db/benches/utils.rs b/crates/storage/db/benches/utils.rs
index 362e48eda8..ea330295bd 100644
--- a/crates/storage/db/benches/utils.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/db/benches/utils.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use reth_db::{
     transaction::{DbTx, DbTxMut},
     DatabaseEnv,
 };
+use reth_primitives::fs;
 use std::{path::Path, sync::Arc};
 
 /// Path where the DB is initialized for benchmarks.
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ where
     T::Value: Default + Clone,
 {
     // Reset DB
-    let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(bench_db_path);
+    let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(bench_db_path);
     let db = Arc::try_unwrap(create_test_rw_db_with_path(bench_db_path)).unwrap();
 
     {