diff --git a/autoProcessMedia.cfg.spec b/autoProcessMedia.cfg.spec
index f1f47058..02992a4c 100644
--- a/autoProcessMedia.cfg.spec
+++ b/autoProcessMedia.cfg.spec
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@
         remote_path = 0
         ##### Set to path where download client places completed downloads locally for this category
         watch_dir =
+        ##### Set the recursive directory permissions to the following (0 to disable)
+        chmodDirectory = 0
 
 [SickBeard]
     #### autoProcessing for TV Series
@@ -99,6 +101,8 @@
         remote_path = 0
         ##### Set to path where download client places completed downloads locally for this category
         watch_dir =
+        ##### Set the recursive directory permissions to the following (0 to disable)
+        chmodDirectory = 0
 
 [NzbDrone]
     #### autoProcessing for TV Series
diff --git a/core/autoProcess/autoProcessMovie.py b/core/autoProcess/autoProcessMovie.py
index 7b89e40f..c0a2cd19 100644
--- a/core/autoProcess/autoProcessMovie.py
+++ b/core/autoProcess/autoProcessMovie.py
@@ -195,6 +195,12 @@ class autoProcessMovie(object):
                 if result == 0:
                     logger.debug("Transcoding succeeded for files in {0}".format(dirName), section)
                     dirName = newDirName
+
+                    chmod_directory = int(cfg.get("chmodDirectory", 0), 8)
+                    logger.debug("Config setting 'chmodDirectory' currently set to {0}".format(oct(chmod_directory)), section)
+                    if chmod_directory:
+                        logger.info("Attempting to set the octal permission of '{0}' on directory '{1}'".format(oct(chmod_directory), dirName), section)
+                        core.rchmod(dirName, chmod_directory)
                 else:
                     logger.error("Transcoding failed for files in {0}".format(dirName), section)
                     return [1, "{0}: Failed to post-process - Transcoding failed".format(section)]
diff --git a/core/autoProcess/autoProcessTV.py b/core/autoProcess/autoProcessTV.py
index e72b3ab0..04cd2039 100644
--- a/core/autoProcess/autoProcessTV.py
+++ b/core/autoProcess/autoProcessTV.py
@@ -163,12 +163,19 @@ class autoProcessTV(object):
             if result == 0:
                 logger.debug("SUCCESS: Transcoding succeeded for files in {0}".format(dirName), section)
                 dirName = newDirName
+
+                chmod_directory = int(cfg.get("chmodDirectory", 0), 8)
+                logger.debug("Config setting 'chmodDirectory' currently set to {0}".format(oct(chmod_directory)), section)
+                if chmod_directory:
+                    logger.info("Attempting to set the octal permission of '{0}' on directory '{1}'".format(oct(chmod_directory), dirName), section)
+                    core.rchmod(dirName, chmod_directory)
             else:
                 logger.error("FAILED: Transcoding failed for files in {0}".format(dirName), section)
                 return [1, "{0}: Failed to post-process - Transcoding failed".format(section)]
 
         # configure SB params to pass
         fork_params['quiet'] = 1
+        fork_params['proc_type'] = 'manual'
         if inputName is not None:
             fork_params['nzbName'] = inputName