diff --git a/redis.conf b/redis.conf
index a2e83c6c..18a5dd03 100644
--- a/redis.conf
+++ b/redis.conf
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ port 6379
 # on a unix socket when not specified.
 #
 # unixsocket /tmp/redis.sock
+# unixsocketperm 755
 
 # Close the connection after a client is idle for N seconds (0 to disable)
 timeout 300
diff --git a/src/anet.c b/src/anet.c
index 692cef19..9aff4dfa 100644
--- a/src/anet.c
+++ b/src/anet.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/un.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <netinet/tcp.h>
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ int anetTcpServer(char *err, int port, char *bindaddr)
     return s;
 }
 
-int anetUnixServer(char *err, char *path)
+int anetUnixServer(char *err, char *path, mode_t perm)
 {
     int s;
     struct sockaddr_un sa;
@@ -304,6 +305,8 @@ int anetUnixServer(char *err, char *path)
     strncpy(sa.sun_path,path,sizeof(sa.sun_path)-1);
     if (anetListen(err,s,(struct sockaddr*)&sa,sizeof(sa)) == ANET_ERR)
         return ANET_ERR;
+    if (perm)
+        chmod(sa.sun_path, perm);
     return s;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/anet.h b/src/anet.h
index 2b2dea45..406c5783 100644
--- a/src/anet.h
+++ b/src/anet.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ int anetUnixNonBlockConnect(char *err, char *path);
 int anetRead(int fd, char *buf, int count);
 int anetResolve(char *err, char *host, char *ipbuf);
 int anetTcpServer(char *err, int port, char *bindaddr);
-int anetUnixServer(char *err, char *path);
+int anetUnixServer(char *err, char *path, mode_t perm);
 int anetTcpAccept(char *err, int serversock, char *ip, int *port);
 int anetUnixAccept(char *err, int serversock);
 int anetWrite(int fd, char *buf, int count);
diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 31a12ea9..1c666ddf 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ void loadServerConfig(char *filename) {
             server.bindaddr = zstrdup(argv[1]);
         } else if (!strcasecmp(argv[0],"unixsocket") && argc == 2) {
             server.unixsocket = zstrdup(argv[1]);
+        } else if (!strcasecmp(argv[0],"unixsocketperm") && argc == 2) {
+            server.unixsocketperm = (mode_t)strtol(argv[1], NULL, 8);
+            if (errno || server.unixsocketperm > 0777) {
+                err = "Invalid socket file permissions"; goto loaderr;
+            }
         } else if (!strcasecmp(argv[0],"save") && argc == 3) {
             int seconds = atoi(argv[1]);
             int changes = atoi(argv[2]);
diff --git a/src/redis.c b/src/redis.c
index 314a430e..658d2486 100644
--- a/src/redis.c
+++ b/src/redis.c
@@ -822,6 +822,7 @@ void initServerConfig() {
     server.port = REDIS_SERVERPORT;
     server.bindaddr = NULL;
     server.unixsocket = NULL;
+    server.unixsocketperm = 0;
     server.ipfd = -1;
     server.sofd = -1;
     server.dbnum = REDIS_DEFAULT_DBNUM;
@@ -935,7 +936,7 @@ void initServer() {
     }
     if (server.unixsocket != NULL) {
         unlink(server.unixsocket); /* don't care if this fails */
-        server.sofd = anetUnixServer(server.neterr,server.unixsocket);
+        server.sofd = anetUnixServer(server.neterr,server.unixsocket,server.unixsocketperm);
         if (server.sofd == ANET_ERR) {
             redisLog(REDIS_WARNING, "Opening socket: %s", server.neterr);
             exit(1);
@@ -1236,6 +1237,10 @@ int prepareForShutdown() {
     /* Close the listening sockets. Apparently this allows faster restarts. */
     if (server.ipfd != -1) close(server.ipfd);
     if (server.sofd != -1) close(server.sofd);
+    if (server.unixsocket) {
+        redisLog(REDIS_NOTICE,"Removing the unix socket file.");
+        unlink(server.unixsocket); /* don't care if this fails */
+    }
 
     redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"Redis is now ready to exit, bye bye...");
     return REDIS_OK;
diff --git a/src/redis.h b/src/redis.h
index 6b33d128..af08145e 100644
--- a/src/redis.h
+++ b/src/redis.h
@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@ struct redisServer {
     int port;
     char *bindaddr;
     char *unixsocket;
+    mode_t unixsocketperm;
     int ipfd;
     int sofd;
     int cfd;