diff --git a/src/libsync/propagatedownload.cpp b/src/libsync/propagatedownload.cpp
index caa6922dbdb24..3b77c30150144 100644
--- a/src/libsync/propagatedownload.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/propagatedownload.cpp
@@ -32,11 +32,8 @@
 #include <QNetworkAccessManager>
 #include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QDir>
-#include <cmath>
 
-#ifdef Q_OS_UNIX
-#include <unistd.h>
-#endif
+#include <cmath>
 
 namespace OCC {
 
@@ -672,8 +669,21 @@ void PropagateDownloadFile::startDownload()
 
     // Can't open(Append) read-only files, make sure to make
     // file writable if it exists.
-    if (_tmpFile.exists())
+    if (_tmpFile.exists()) {
         FileSystem::setFileReadOnly(_tmpFile.fileName(), false);
+    }
+    const auto newDirPath = std::filesystem::path{_tmpFile.fileName().toStdWString()};
+    Q_ASSERT(newDirPath.has_parent_path());
+    _parentFolderPath = newDirPath.parent_path();
+    auto parentFolderStatus = std::filesystem::status(_parentFolderPath);
+    _parentPermissions = parentFolderStatus.permissions();
+    if ((_parentPermissions & std::filesystem::perms::owner_write) != std::filesystem::perms::owner_write) {
+        std::filesystem::permissions(_parentFolderPath, _parentPermissions | std::filesystem::perms::owner_write, std::filesystem::perm_options::replace);
+        emit propagator()->touchedFile(QString::fromStdWString(_parentFolderPath.wstring()));
+        _needParentFolderRestorePermissions = true;
+    }
+
+
     if (!_tmpFile.open(QIODevice::Append | QIODevice::Unbuffered)) {
         propagator()->account()->reportClientStatus(ClientStatusReportingStatus::DownloadError_Cannot_Create_File);
         qCWarning(lcPropagateDownload) << "could not open temporary file" << _tmpFile.fileName();
@@ -1274,6 +1284,12 @@ void PropagateDownloadFile::downloadFinished()
         return;
     }
 
+    if (_needParentFolderRestorePermissions) {
+        std::filesystem::permissions(_parentFolderPath, _parentPermissions, std::filesystem::perm_options::replace);
+        emit propagator()->touchedFile(QString::fromStdWString(_parentFolderPath.wstring()));
+        _needParentFolderRestorePermissions = false;
+    }
+
     FileSystem::setFileHidden(filename, false);
 
     // Maybe we downloaded a newer version of the file than we thought we would...
diff --git a/src/libsync/propagatedownload.h b/src/libsync/propagatedownload.h
index a56cdd4a1b0d4..4c48256259138 100644
--- a/src/libsync/propagatedownload.h
+++ b/src/libsync/propagatedownload.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #include <QBuffer>
 #include <QFile>
 
+#include <filesystem>
+
 namespace OCC {
 class PropagateDownloadEncrypted;
 
@@ -260,5 +262,9 @@ private slots:
     QElapsedTimer _stopwatch;
 
     PropagateDownloadEncrypted *_downloadEncryptedHelper = nullptr;
+
+    std::filesystem::perms _parentPermissions;
+    std::filesystem::path _parentFolderPath;
+    bool _needParentFolderRestorePermissions = false;
 };
 }
diff --git a/src/libsync/propagatorjobs.cpp b/src/libsync/propagatorjobs.cpp
index 9749f5a1d0b79..8e13f402ad19e 100644
--- a/src/libsync/propagatorjobs.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/propagatorjobs.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <qstack.h>
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 
+#include <filesystem>
 #include <ctime>
 
 
@@ -181,6 +182,17 @@ void PropagateLocalMkdir::startLocalMkdir()
         done(SyncFileItem::FileNameClash, tr("Folder %1 cannot be created because of a local file or folder name clash!").arg(newDirStr), ErrorCategory::GenericError);
         return;
     }
+
+    const auto newDirPath = std::filesystem::path{newDirStr.toStdWString()};
+    Q_ASSERT(newDirPath.has_parent_path());
+    const auto parentFolderPath = newDirPath.parent_path();
+    auto parentFolderStatus = std::filesystem::status(parentFolderPath);
+    const auto parentPermissions = parentFolderStatus.permissions();
+    if ((parentPermissions & std::filesystem::perms::owner_write) != std::filesystem::perms::owner_write) {
+        std::filesystem::permissions(parentFolderPath, parentPermissions | std::filesystem::perms::owner_write, std::filesystem::perm_options::replace);
+        emit propagator()->touchedFile(QString::fromStdWString(parentFolderPath.wstring()));
+    }
+
     emit propagator()->touchedFile(newDirStr);
     QDir localDir(propagator()->localPath());
     if (!localDir.mkpath(_item->_file)) {
@@ -188,6 +200,19 @@ void PropagateLocalMkdir::startLocalMkdir()
         return;
     }
 
+    if ((parentPermissions & std::filesystem::perms::owner_write) != std::filesystem::perms::owner_write) {
+        std::filesystem::permissions(parentFolderPath, parentPermissions, std::filesystem::perm_options::replace);
+        emit propagator()->touchedFile(QString::fromStdWString(parentFolderPath.wstring()));
+    }
+
+    if (!_item->_remotePerm.isNull() &&
+        !_item->_remotePerm.hasPermission(RemotePermissions::CanAddFile) &&
+        !_item->_remotePerm.hasPermission(RemotePermissions::CanRename) &&
+        !_item->_remotePerm.hasPermission(RemotePermissions::CanMove) &&
+        !_item->_remotePerm.hasPermission(RemotePermissions::CanAddSubDirectories)) {
+        std::filesystem::permissions(newDirStr.toStdWString(), std::filesystem::perms::owner_write | std::filesystem::perms::group_write | std::filesystem::perms::owner_write, std::filesystem::perm_options::remove);
+    }
+
     // Insert the directory into the database. The correct etag will be set later,
     // once all contents have been propagated, because should_update_metadata is true.
     // Adding an entry with a dummy etag to the database still makes sense here