diff --git a/autoProcess.ini.sample b/autoProcess.ini.sample
index 43c390ac..079262d9 100644
--- a/autoProcess.ini.sample
+++ b/autoProcess.ini.sample
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ download-artwork=True
 download-subs=False
 embed-subs=True
 sub-providers=addic7ed,podnapisi,thesubdb,opensubtitles
+permissions=0777
 
 [CouchPotato]
 host = localhost
diff --git a/mkvtomp4.py b/mkvtomp4.py
index d8040b31..34d1c53d 100644
--- a/mkvtomp4.py
+++ b/mkvtomp4.py
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ def __init__(   self, settings=None,
                     copyto=None, 
                     moveto=None,
                     embedsubs=True,
-                    providers=['addic7ed', 'podnapisi', 'thesubdb', 'opensubtitles']):
+                    providers=['addic7ed', 'podnapisi', 'thesubdb', 'opensubtitles'],
+                    permissions=0777):
         # Settings
         self.FFMPEG_PATH=FFMPEG_PATH
         self.FFPROBE_PATH=FFPROBE_PATH
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ def __init__(   self, settings=None,
         self.copyto=copyto
         self.moveto=moveto
         self.relocate_moov=relocate_moov
+        self.permissions=permissions
         # Video settings
         self.video_codec=video_codec
         self.video_bitrate=video_bitrate
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ def importSettings(self, settings):
         self.copyto=settings.copyto
         self.moveto=settings.moveto
         self.relocate_moov = settings.relocate_moov
+        self.permissions = settings.permissions
         #Video settings
         self.video_codec=settings.vcodec
         self.video_bitrate=settings.vbitrate
@@ -416,7 +419,7 @@ def convert(self, inputfile, options, reportProgress=False):
             pass
         
         try:
-            os.chmod(outputfile, 0777) # Set permissions of newly created file
+            os.chmod(outputfile, self.permissions) # Set permissions of newly created file
         except:
             pass
         return outputfile, inputfile
@@ -444,7 +447,7 @@ def QTFS(self, inputfile):
             try:
                 processor.process(inputfile, outputfile)
                 try:
-                    os.chmod(outputfile, 0777)
+                    os.chmod(outputfile, self.permissions)
                 except:
                     pass
                 # Cleanup
diff --git a/readSettings.py b/readSettings.py
index 91cb5a45..9894cecf 100644
--- a/readSettings.py
+++ b/readSettings.py
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ def __init__(self, directory, filename):
                         'download-artwork': 'True',
                         'download-subs': 'False',
                         'embed-subs': 'True',
-                        'sub-providers': 'addic7ed, podnapisi, thesubdb, opensubtitles' }
+                        'sub-providers': 'addic7ed, podnapisi, thesubdb, opensubtitles',
+                        'permissions': '777' }
         # Default settings for CouchPotato
         cp_defaults = {'host': 'localhost',
                        'port': '5050',
@@ -190,6 +191,12 @@ def __init__(self, directory, filename):
 
         self.embedsubs = config.getboolean(section, 'embed-subs')
 
+        self.permissions = config.get(section, 'permissions')
+        try:
+            self.permissions = int(self.permissions, 8)
+        except:
+            self.permissions = 0777
+
         #Setup variable for maximum audio channels
         self.maxchannels = config.get(section, 'max-audio-channels')
         if self.maxchannels == "":