diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index c8be331..cbf6a79 100755
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ services:
     environment:
       - PUID=1000  # Replace with your desired user ID  | Remove both if you want to run as root (not recommended, might result in unreadable files)
       - PGID=1000  # Replace with your desired group ID | The user must have write permissions in the volume mapped to /app/downloads
+      - UMASK=0022 # Optional: Sets the default file permissions for newly created files within the container.
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index a68c531..0a34996 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
+# Set umask if UMASK variable is provided
+if [ -n "${UMASK}" ]; then
+    umask "${UMASK}"
+fi
+
 # Check if both PUID and PGID are not set
 if [ -z "${PUID}" ] && [ -z "${PGID}" ]; then
     # Run as root directly
@@ -42,4 +47,4 @@ else
         # Run as specified user
         exec gosu "${USER_NAME}" "$@"
     fi
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi