diff --git a/server/DownloadManager.js b/server/DownloadManager.js
index bbfe1708..45a0213d 100644
--- a/server/DownloadManager.js
+++ b/server/DownloadManager.js
@@ -5,16 +5,18 @@ const archiver = require('archiver')
 const workerThreads = require('worker_threads')
 const Logger = require('./Logger')
 const Download = require('./objects/Download')
+const filePerms = require('./utils/filePerms')
 const { getId } = require('./utils/index')
 const { writeConcatFile, writeMetadataFile } = require('./utils/ffmpegHelpers')
 const { getFileSize } = require('./utils/fileUtils')
 const TAG = 'DownloadManager'
 class DownloadManager {
-  constructor(db, MetadataPath, AudiobookPath, emitter) {
+  constructor(db, MetadataPath, AudiobookPath, Uid, Gid) {
+    this.Uid = Uid
+    this.Gid = Gid
     this.db = db
     this.MetadataPath = MetadataPath
     this.AudiobookPath = AudiobookPath
-    this.emitter = emitter
 
     this.downloadDirPath = Path.join(this.MetadataPath, 'downloads')
 
@@ -343,6 +345,9 @@ class DownloadManager {
       return
     }
 
+    // Set file permissions and ownership
+    await filePerms(download.fullPath, 0o774, this.Uid, this.Gid)
+
     var filesize = await getFileSize(download.fullPath)
     download.setComplete(filesize)
     if (download.socket) {
diff --git a/server/Server.js b/server/Server.js
index 21ec5504..10eeae8a 100644
--- a/server/Server.js
+++ b/server/Server.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class Server {
 
     this.streamManager = new StreamManager(this.db, this.MetadataPath, this.emitter.bind(this), this.clientEmitter.bind(this))
     this.rssFeeds = new RssFeeds(this.Port, this.db)
-    this.downloadManager = new DownloadManager(this.db, this.MetadataPath, this.AudiobookPath, this.emitter.bind(this))
+    this.downloadManager = new DownloadManager(this.db, this.MetadataPath, this.AudiobookPath, this.Uid, this.Gid)
     this.apiController = new ApiController(this.MetadataPath, this.db, this.auth, this.streamManager, this.rssFeeds, this.downloadManager, this.coverController, this.backupManager, this.watcher, this.cacheManager, this.emitter.bind(this), this.clientEmitter.bind(this))
     this.hlsController = new HlsController(this.db, this.auth, this.streamManager, this.emitter.bind(this), this.streamManager.StreamsPath)