diff --git a/bazarr/subtitles/processing.py b/bazarr/subtitles/processing.py
index 37cfced1f..9c0bfceae 100644
--- a/bazarr/subtitles/processing.py
+++ b/bazarr/subtitles/processing.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import logging
 
 from app.config import settings
 from utilities.path_mappings import path_mappings
-from utilities.post_processing import pp_replace
+from utilities.post_processing import pp_replace, set_chmod
 from languages.get_languages import alpha2_from_alpha3, alpha2_from_language, alpha3_from_language, language_from_alpha3
 from app.database import TableEpisodes, TableMovies
 from utilities.analytics import track_event
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ def process_subtitle(subtitle, media_type, audio_language, path, max_score, is_u
         if not use_pp_threshold or (use_pp_threshold and percent_score < pp_threshold):
             logging.debug("BAZARR Using post-processing command: {}".format(command))
             postprocessing(command, path)
+            set_chmod(subtitles_path=downloaded_path)
         else:
             logging.debug("BAZARR post-processing skipped because subtitles score isn't below this "
                           "threshold value: " + str(pp_threshold) + "%")
diff --git a/bazarr/subtitles/upload.py b/bazarr/subtitles/upload.py
index 6891261f8..28b60454d 100644
--- a/bazarr/subtitles/upload.py
+++ b/bazarr/subtitles/upload.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from pysubs2.formats import get_format_identifier
 from languages.get_languages import language_from_alpha3, alpha2_from_alpha3, alpha3_from_alpha2
 from app.config import settings, get_array_from
 from utilities.helper import get_target_folder, force_unicode
-from utilities.post_processing import pp_replace
+from utilities.post_processing import pp_replace, set_chmod
 from utilities.path_mappings import path_mappings
 from radarr.notify import notify_radarr
 from sonarr.notify import notify_sonarr
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ def manual_upload_subtitle(path, language, forced, hi, media_type, subtitle, aud
                              uploaded_language_code3, audio_language['name'], audio_language['code2'],
                              audio_language['code3'], 100, "1", "manual", series_id, episode_id)
         postprocessing(command, path)
+        set_chmod(subtitles_path=subtitle_path)
 
     if media_type == 'series':
         reversed_path = path_mappings.path_replace_reverse(path)
diff --git a/bazarr/utilities/post_processing.py b/bazarr/utilities/post_processing.py
index 1017b338d..581071256 100644
--- a/bazarr/utilities/post_processing.py
+++ b/bazarr/utilities/post_processing.py
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 import os
 import re
+import sys
+import logging
+
+from app.config import settings
 
 
 # Wraps the input string within quotes & escapes the string
@@ -34,3 +38,12 @@ def pp_replace(pp_command, episode, subtitles, language, language_code2, languag
     pp_command = re.sub(r'[\'"]?{{series_id}}[\'"]?', _escape(str(series_id)), pp_command)
     pp_command = re.sub(r'[\'"]?{{episode_id}}[\'"]?', _escape(str(episode_id)), pp_command)
     return pp_command
+
+
+def set_chmod(subtitles_path):
+    # apply chmod if required
+    chmod = int(settings.general.chmod, 8) if not sys.platform.startswith(
+        'win') and settings.general.getboolean('chmod_enabled') else None
+    if chmod:
+        logging.debug(f"BAZARR setting permission to {chmod} on {subtitles_path} after custom post-processing.")
+        os.chmod(subtitles_path, chmod)