diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e331257..059c618 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -139,3 +139,6 @@ cython_debug/
 
 # setuptools_scm
 upath/_version.py
+
+# vscode workspace settings
+.vscode/
diff --git a/upath/_stat.py b/upath/_stat.py
index f2cbece..5a4f0b1 100644
--- a/upath/_stat.py
+++ b/upath/_stat.py
@@ -281,6 +281,26 @@ def st_ctime(self) -> int | float:
                 pass
         return self._seq[9]
 
+    @property
+    def st_birthtime(self) -> int | float:
+        """time of creation"""
+        for key in [
+            "birthtime",
+            "created",
+            "creation_time",
+            "timeCreated",
+            "created_at",
+        ]:
+            try:
+                raw_value = self._info[key]
+            except KeyError:
+                continue
+            try:
+                return _convert_value_to_timestamp(raw_value)
+            except (TypeError, ValueError):
+                pass
+        raise AttributeError("birthtime")
+
     # --- extra fields ------------------------------------------------
 
     def __getattr__(self, item):
@@ -288,22 +308,6 @@ def __getattr__(self, item):
             return 0  # fallback default value
         raise AttributeError(item)
 
-    if "st_birthtime" in _fields_extra:
-
-        @property
-        def st_birthtime(self) -> int | float:
-            """time of creation"""
-            for key in ["created", "creation_time", "timeCreated", "created_at"]:
-                try:
-                    raw_value = self._info[key]
-                except KeyError:
-                    continue
-                try:
-                    return _convert_value_to_timestamp(raw_value)
-                except (TypeError, ValueError):
-                    pass
-            return 0
-
     # --- os.stat_result tuple interface ------------------------------
 
     def __len__(self) -> int:
diff --git a/upath/tests/test_stat.py b/upath/tests/test_stat.py
index 66d9668..4922ae1 100644
--- a/upath/tests/test_stat.py
+++ b/upath/tests/test_stat.py
@@ -25,15 +25,45 @@ def test_stat_as_info(pth_file):
 
 
 def test_stat_atime(pth_file):
-    assert isinstance(pth_file.stat().st_atime, (float, int))
+    atime = pth_file.stat().st_atime
+    assert isinstance(atime, (float, int))
+
+
+@pytest.mark.xfail(reason="fsspec does not return 'atime'")
+def test_stat_atime_value(pth_file):
+    atime = pth_file.stat().st_atime
+    assert atime > 0
 
 
 def test_stat_mtime(pth_file):
-    assert isinstance(pth_file.stat().st_mtime, (float, int))
+    mtime = pth_file.stat().st_mtime
+    assert isinstance(mtime, (float, int))
+
+
+def test_stat_mtime_value(pth_file):
+    mtime = pth_file.stat().st_mtime
+    assert mtime > 0
 
 
 def test_stat_ctime(pth_file):
-    assert isinstance(pth_file.stat().st_ctime, (float, int))
+    ctime = pth_file.stat().st_ctime
+    assert isinstance(ctime, (float, int))
+
+
+@pytest.mark.xfail(reason="fsspec returns 'created' but not 'ctime'")
+def test_stat_ctime_value(pth_file):
+    ctime = pth_file.stat().st_ctime
+    assert ctime > 0
+
+
+def test_stat_birthtime(pth_file):
+    birthtime = pth_file.stat().st_birthtime
+    assert isinstance(birthtime, (float, int))
+
+
+def test_stat_birthtime_value(pth_file):
+    birthtime = pth_file.stat().st_birthtime
+    assert birthtime > 0
 
 
 def test_stat_seq_interface(pth_file):