diff --git a/src/murfey/client/multigrid_control.py b/src/murfey/client/multigrid_control.py
index de47ddee..dae0e7fb 100644
--- a/src/murfey/client/multigrid_control.py
+++ b/src/murfey/client/multigrid_control.py
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ def _start_rsyncer(
                 stop_callback=self._rsyncer_stopped,
                 do_transfer=self.do_transfer,
                 remove_files=remove_files,
+                chmod=self._machine_config.get("rsync_chmod", "D0750,F0750"),
                 substrings_blacklist=self._machine_config.get(
                     "substrings_blacklist", {"directories": [], "files": []}
                 ),
diff --git a/src/murfey/client/rsync.py b/src/murfey/client/rsync.py
index 5d27dc0d..475d3157 100644
--- a/src/murfey/client/rsync.py
+++ b/src/murfey/client/rsync.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ def __init__(
         local: bool = False,
         do_transfer: bool = True,
         remove_files: bool = False,
+        chmod: str = "D0750,F0750",
         required_substrings_for_removal: List[str] = [],
         substrings_blacklist: dict[str, list[str]] = {},
         notify: bool = True,
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ def __init__(
         self._local = local
         self._do_transfer = do_transfer
         self._remove_files = remove_files
+        self._chmod = chmod
         self._required_substrings_for_removal = required_substrings_for_removal
         self._substrings_blacklist = substrings_blacklist
         self._notify = notify
@@ -501,7 +503,7 @@ def parse_stderr(line: str):
             # Needed as a pair to trigger permission modifications
             # Ref: https://serverfault.com/a/796341
             "-p",
-            "--chmod=D0750,F0750",  # Use extended chmod format
+            f"--chmod={self._chmod}",  # Set permissions for transferred files and folders
         ]
         # Add file locations
         rsync_cmd.extend([".", self._remote])
diff --git a/src/murfey/server/api/file_io_instrument.py b/src/murfey/server/api/file_io_instrument.py
index bbe12f1b..6346fc32 100644
--- a/src/murfey/server/api/file_io_instrument.py
+++ b/src/murfey/server/api/file_io_instrument.py
@@ -86,9 +86,11 @@ def suggest_path(
         count = count + 1 if count else 2
         check_path = check_path.parent / f"{check_path_name}{count}"
     if params.touch:
-        check_path.mkdir(mode=0o750)
+        check_path.mkdir(mode=machine_config.mkdir_chmod)
         if params.extra_directory:
-            (check_path / secure_filename(params.extra_directory)).mkdir(mode=0o750)
+            (check_path / secure_filename(params.extra_directory)).mkdir(
+                mode=machine_config.mkdir_chmod
+            )
     return {"suggested_path": check_path.relative_to(rsync_basepath)}
 
 
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ def make_rsyncer_destination(session_id: int, destination: Dest, db=murfey_db):
         machine_config.rsync_basepath or Path("")
     ).resolve() / destination_path
     for parent_path in full_destination_path.parents:
-        parent_path.mkdir(mode=0o750, exist_ok=True)
+        parent_path.mkdir(mode=machine_config.mkdir_chmod, exist_ok=True)
     return destination
 
 
diff --git a/src/murfey/util/config.py b/src/murfey/util/config.py
index 5e50d7c2..580f423a 100644
--- a/src/murfey/util/config.py
+++ b/src/murfey/util/config.py
@@ -58,11 +58,13 @@ class MachineConfig(BaseModel):  # type: ignore
         "directories": [],
         "files": [],
     }
+    mkdir_chmod: int = 0o750
 
     # Rsync setup
     rsync_url: str = ""
     rsync_module: str = ""
     rsync_basepath: Optional[Path] = None
+    rsync_chmod: str = "D0750,F0750"
     allow_removal: bool = False
 
     # Upstream data download setup
@@ -151,6 +153,15 @@ def validate_software_versions(cls, v: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, str]:
         # Let it validate and fail as-is
         return v
 
+    @field_validator("mkdir_chmod", mode="before")
+    @classmethod
+    def parse_octal_int(cls, value):
+        # Attempt to parse the string as an octal int
+        if isinstance(value, str):
+            return int(value, 8)
+        # Return value as-is otherwise
+        return value
+
 
 @lru_cache(maxsize=1)
 def machine_config_from_file(