diff --git a/clearml_agent/backend_config/utils.py b/clearml_agent/backend_config/utils.py
index 50148a7..284342c 100644
--- a/clearml_agent/backend_config/utils.py
+++ b/clearml_agent/backend_config/utils.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ def apply_files(config):
         target_fmt = data.get("target_format", "string")
         overwrite = bool(data.get("overwrite", True))
         contents = data.get("contents")
+        mode = data.get("mode")
 
         target = Path(expanduser(expandvars(path)))
 
@@ -110,3 +111,14 @@ def apply_files(config):
         except Exception as ex:
             print("Skipped [{}]: failed saving file {} ({})".format(key, target, ex))
             continue
+
+        try:
+            if mode:
+                if isinstance(mode, int):
+                    mode = int(str(mode), 8)
+                else:
+                    mode = int(mode, 8)
+                target.chmod(mode)
+        except Exception as ex:
+            print("Skipped [{}]: failed setting mode {} for {} ({})".format(key, mode, target, ex))
+            continue
diff --git a/docs/clearml.conf b/docs/clearml.conf
index 5d48e89..57413bf 100644
--- a/docs/clearml.conf
+++ b/docs/clearml.conf
@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@ sdk {
 #  target_format: format used to encode contents before writing into the target file. Supported values are json,
 #                 yaml, yml and bytes (in which case the file will be written in binary mode). Default is text mode.
 #  overwrite: overwrite the target file in case it exists. Default is true.
+#  mode: set the file mode after writing. use an integer value or a string (e.g. 600 / 777 etc.)
 #
 # Example:
 #   files {