diff --git a/Dir.go b/Dir.go
index d95c950..d7997cd 100644
--- a/Dir.go
+++ b/Dir.go
@@ -245,3 +245,28 @@ func (this *Dir) Rename(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.RenameRequest, newDir fs.
 	}
 	return err
 }
+
+// Responds on FUSE Chmod request
+func (this *Dir) Setattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.SetattrRequest, resp *fuse.SetattrResponse) error {
+	// Get the filepath, so chmod in hdfs can work
+	path := this.AbsolutePath()
+	var err error
+
+	if req.Valid.Mode() {
+		log.Printf("Chmod [%s] to [%d]", path, req.Mode)
+		(func() {
+			err = this.FileSystem.HdfsAccessor.Chmod(path, req.Mode)
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+		})()
+
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("Chmod failed with error: %v", err)
+		} else {
+			this.Attrs.Mode = req.Mode
+		}
+	}
+
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/Dir_test.go b/Dir_test.go
index f7ecfcb..240a203 100644
--- a/Dir_test.go
+++ b/Dir_test.go
@@ -140,3 +140,18 @@ func TestMkdir(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "foo", node.(*Dir).Attrs.Name)
 }
+
+// Tesing Chmod and Chown
+func TestSetattr(t *testing.T) {
+	mockCtrl := gomock.NewController(t)
+	mockClock := &MockClock{}
+	hdfsAccessor := NewMockHdfsAccessor(mockCtrl)
+	fs, _ := NewFileSystem(hdfsAccessor, "/tmp/x", []string{"foo", "bar"}, false, NewDefaultRetryPolicy(mockClock), mockClock)
+	root, _ := fs.Root()
+	hdfsAccessor.EXPECT().Mkdir("/foo", os.FileMode(0757)|os.ModeDir).Return(nil)
+	node, _ := root.(*Dir).Mkdir(nil, &fuse.MkdirRequest{Name: "foo", Mode: os.FileMode(0757) | os.ModeDir})
+	hdfsAccessor.EXPECT().Chmod("/foo", os.FileMode(0777)).Return(nil)
+	err := node.(*Dir).Setattr(nil, &fuse.SetattrRequest{Mode: os.FileMode(0777), Valid: fuse.SetattrMode}, &fuse.SetattrResponse{})
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, os.FileMode(0777), node.(*Dir).Attrs.Mode)
+}
diff --git a/FaultTolerantHdfsAccessor.go b/FaultTolerantHdfsAccessor.go
index 4d33c13..897a052 100644
--- a/FaultTolerantHdfsAccessor.go
+++ b/FaultTolerantHdfsAccessor.go
@@ -107,3 +107,25 @@ func (this *FaultTolerantHdfsAccessor) Rename(oldPath string, newPath string) er
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// Chmod file or directory
+func (this *FaultTolerantHdfsAccessor) Chmod(path string, mode os.FileMode) error {
+	op := this.RetryPolicy.StartOperation()
+	for {
+		err := this.Impl.Chmod(path, mode)
+		if IsSuccessOrBenignError(err) || !op.ShouldRetry("Chmod [%s] to [%d]: %s", path, mode, err) {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Chown file or directory
+func (this *FaultTolerantHdfsAccessor) Chown(path string, user, group string) error {
+	op := this.RetryPolicy.StartOperation()
+	for {
+		err := this.Impl.Chown(path, user, group)
+		if IsSuccessOrBenignError(err) || !op.ShouldRetry("Chown [%s] to [%s:%s]: %s", path, user, group, err) {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/File.go b/File.go
index d9f9be4..0e585af 100644
--- a/File.go
+++ b/File.go
@@ -124,3 +124,28 @@ func (this *File) Fsync(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.FsyncRequest) error {
 func (this *File) InvalidateMetadataCache() {
 	this.Attrs.Expires = this.FileSystem.Clock.Now().Add(-1 * time.Second)
 }
+
+// Responds on FUSE Chmod request
+func (this *File) Setattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.SetattrRequest, resp *fuse.SetattrResponse) error {
+	// Get the filepath, so chmod in hdfs can work
+	path := this.AbsolutePath()
+	var err error
+
+	if req.Valid.Mode() {
+		log.Printf("Chmod [%s] to [%d]", path, req.Mode)
+		(func() {
+			err = this.FileSystem.HdfsAccessor.Chmod(path, req.Mode)
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+		})()
+
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("Chmod failed with error: %v", err)
+		} else {
+			this.Attrs.Mode = req.Mode
+		}
+	}
+
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/HdfsAccessor.go b/HdfsAccessor.go
index d91fd5e..d492256 100644
--- a/HdfsAccessor.go
+++ b/HdfsAccessor.go
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ type HdfsAccessor interface {
 	Remove(path string) error                                     // Removes a file or directory
 	Rename(oldPath string, newPath string) error                  // Renames a file or directory
 	EnsureConnected() error                                       // Ensures HDFS accessor is connected to the HDFS name node
+	Chown(path string, owner, group string) error                 // Changes the owner and group of the file
+	Chmod(path string, mode os.FileMode) error                    // Changes the mode of the file
 }
 
 type hdfsAccessorImpl struct {
@@ -299,3 +301,27 @@ func (this *hdfsAccessorImpl) Rename(oldPath string, newPath string) error {
 	}
 	return this.MetadataClient.Rename(oldPath, newPath)
 }
+
+// Changes the mode of the file
+func (this *hdfsAccessorImpl) Chmod(path string, mode os.FileMode) error {
+	this.MetadataClientMutex.Lock()
+	defer this.MetadataClientMutex.Unlock()
+	if this.MetadataClient == nil {
+		if err := this.ConnectMetadataClient(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return this.MetadataClient.Chmod(path, mode)
+}
+
+// Changes the owner and group of the file
+func (this *hdfsAccessorImpl) Chown(path string, user, group string) error {
+	this.MetadataClientMutex.Lock()
+	defer this.MetadataClientMutex.Unlock()
+	if this.MetadataClient == nil {
+		if err := this.ConnectMetadataClient(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return this.MetadataClient.Chown(path, user, group)
+}