diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/DiskScanService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/DiskScanService.cs
index 4bdfe04b7..13a1cd83a 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/DiskScanService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/DiskScanService.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.Diagnostics;
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using NLog;
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.MediaFiles
                 {
                     _logger.Debug("Creating missing series folder: {0}", series.Path);
                     _diskProvider.CreateFolder(series.Path);
+                    SetPermissions(series.Path);
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -112,6 +114,27 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.MediaFiles
             return mediaFileList.ToArray();
         }
 
+        private void SetPermissions(String path)
+        {
+            if (!_configService.SetPermissionsLinux)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                var permissions = _configService.FolderChmod;
+                _diskProvider.SetPermissions(path, permissions, _configService.ChownUser, _configService.ChownGroup);
+            }
+
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+
+                _logger.WarnException("Unable to apply permissions to: " + path, ex);
+                _logger.DebugException(ex.Message, ex);
+            }
+        }
+
         public void Handle(SeriesUpdatedEvent message)
         {
             Scan(message.Series);