diff --git a/cluster-copy/cluster-copy-lib.pl b/cluster-copy/cluster-copy-lib.pl
index d05d3c4a1..f06fe1df2 100755
--- a/cluster-copy/cluster-copy-lib.pl
+++ b/cluster-copy/cluster-copy-lib.pl
@@ -205,6 +205,11 @@ foreach $s (@run) {
 			else {
 				push(@errs, [ $f, "Copy was incomplete" ]);
 				}
+
+			# Preserve file permissions
+			&remote_foreign_call($s->{'host'}, "webmin",
+				"set_ownership_permissions", $st[4], $st[5],
+				$st[2] & 0777, $dest);
 			}
 
 		# Run the post command on remote