diff --git a/doc/oil.txt b/doc/oil.txt
index 8540cbd1..bd259400 100644
--- a/doc/oil.txt
+++ b/doc/oil.txt
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ CONFIG                                                                *oil-confi
           return nil
         end,
       },
+      -- Set the default mode to create files
+      new_files_mode = 644,
+      -- Set the default mode to create folders
+      new_folder_mode = 755,
       -- Extra arguments to pass to SCP when moving/copying files over SSH
       extra_scp_args = {},
       -- EXPERIMENTAL support for performing file operations with git
diff --git a/lua/oil/adapters/files.lua b/lua/oil/adapters/files.lua
index 593cfcec..38b9119e 100644
--- a/lua/oil/adapters/files.lua
+++ b/lua/oil/adapters/files.lua
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ M.perform_action = function(action, cb)
     end
 
     if action.entry_type == "directory" then
-      uv.fs_mkdir(path, 493, function(err)
+      uv.fs_mkdir(path, config.new_folder_mode, function(err)
         -- Ignore if the directory already exists
         if not err or err:match("^EEXIST:") then
           cb()
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ M.perform_action = function(action, cb)
       ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: param-type-mismatch
       uv.fs_symlink(target, path, flags, cb)
     else
-      fs.touch(path, cb)
+      fs.touch(path, config.new_file_mode, cb)
     end
   elseif action.type == "delete" then
     local _, path = util.parse_url(action.url)
diff --git a/lua/oil/adapters/trash/mac.lua b/lua/oil/adapters/trash/mac.lua
index 8b2d33a3..6674bb26 100644
--- a/lua/oil/adapters/trash/mac.lua
+++ b/lua/oil/adapters/trash/mac.lua
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ M.perform_action = function(action, cb)
       ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: param-type-mismatch
       uv.fs_symlink(target, path, flags, cb)
     else
-      fs.touch(path, cb)
+      fs.touch(path, config.new_file_mode, cb)
     end
   elseif action.type == "delete" then
     local _, path = util.parse_url(action.url)
diff --git a/lua/oil/config.lua b/lua/oil/config.lua
index 9102727d..5e06cb16 100644
--- a/lua/oil/config.lua
+++ b/lua/oil/config.lua
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ local default_config = {
       return nil
     end,
   },
+  -- Set the default mode to create files
+  new_file_mode = 644,
+  -- Set the default mode to create folders
+  new_folder_mode = 755,
   -- Extra arguments to pass to SCP when moving/copying files over SSH
   extra_scp_args = {},
   -- EXPERIMENTAL support for performing file operations with git
@@ -232,6 +236,8 @@ default_config.view_options.highlight_filename = nil
 ---@field keymaps table<string, any>
 ---@field use_default_keymaps boolean
 ---@field view_options oil.ViewOptions
+---@field new_file_mode integer
+---@field new_folder_mode integer
 ---@field extra_scp_args string[]
 ---@field git oil.GitOptions
 ---@field float oil.FloatWindowConfig
@@ -260,6 +266,8 @@ local M = {}
 ---@field keymaps? table<string, any>
 ---@field use_default_keymaps? boolean Set to false to disable all of the above keymaps
 ---@field view_options? oil.SetupViewOptions Configure which files are shown and how they are shown.
+---@field new_file_mode? integer Set the default mode to create files
+---@field new_folder_mode? integer Set the default mode to create folders
 ---@field extra_scp_args? string[] Extra arguments to pass to SCP when moving/copying files over SSH
 ---@field git? oil.SetupGitOptions EXPERIMENTAL support for performing file operations with git
 ---@field float? oil.SetupFloatWindowConfig Configuration for the floating window in oil.open_float
@@ -408,6 +416,9 @@ M.setup = function(opts)
   if opts.preview and not opts.confirmation then
     new_conf.confirmation = vim.tbl_deep_extend("keep", opts.preview, default_config.confirmation)
   end
+
+  new_conf.new_file_mode = tonumber(tostring(new_conf.new_file_mode), 8)
+  new_conf.new_folder_mode = tonumber(tostring(new_conf.new_folder_mode), 8)
   -- Backwards compatibility. We renamed the 'preview' config to 'preview_win'
   if opts.preview and opts.preview.update_on_cursor_moved ~= nil then
     new_conf.preview_win.update_on_cursor_moved = opts.preview.update_on_cursor_moved
diff --git a/lua/oil/fs.lua b/lua/oil/fs.lua
index ac216a18..f6b82981 100644
--- a/lua/oil/fs.lua
+++ b/lua/oil/fs.lua
@@ -36,9 +36,10 @@ M.abspath = function(path)
 end
 
 ---@param path string
+---@param mode integer mode to open file (octal)
 ---@param cb fun(err: nil|string)
-M.touch = function(path, cb)
-  uv.fs_open(path, "a", 420, function(err, fd) -- 0644
+M.touch = function(path, mode, cb)
+  uv.fs_open(path, "a", mode, function(err, fd)
     if err then
       cb(err)
     else
@@ -146,7 +147,6 @@ end
 ---@param dir string
 ---@param mode? integer
 M.mkdirp = function(dir, mode)
-  mode = mode or 493
   local mod = ""
   local path = dir
   while vim.fn.isdirectory(path) == 0 do