diff --git a/ext/ftp/ftp.c b/ext/ftp/ftp.c
index ef27ed0df27..96e2a7f299d 100644
--- a/ext/ftp/ftp.c
+++ b/ext/ftp/ftp.c
@@ -535,6 +535,31 @@ ftp_rmdir(ftpbuf_t *ftp, const char *dir)
 }
 /* }}} */
 
+/* {{{ ftp_chmod
+ */
+int
+ftp_chmod(ftpbuf_t *ftp, const int mode, const char *filename)
+{
+	char buffer[1024];
+
+	if (ftp == NULL) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	sprintf(buffer, "CHMOD %o %s", mode, filename);
+
+	if (!ftp_putcmd(ftp, "SITE", buffer)) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!ftp_getresp(ftp) || ftp->resp != 200) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
+/* }}} */
+
+
 /* {{{ ftp_nlist
  */
 char**
diff --git a/ext/ftp/ftp.h b/ext/ftp/ftp.h
index dd6be94c8bd..35bf12bffb4 100644
--- a/ext/ftp/ftp.h
+++ b/ext/ftp/ftp.h
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ char*		ftp_mkdir(ftpbuf_t *ftp, const char *dir);
 /* removes a directory, return true on success, false on error */
 int		ftp_rmdir(ftpbuf_t *ftp, const char *dir);
 
+/* Set permissions on a file */
+int		ftp_chmod(ftpbuf_t *ftp, const int mode, const char *filename);
+
 /* returns a NULL-terminated array of filenames in the given path
  * or NULL on error.  the return array must be freed (but don't
  * free the array elements)
diff --git a/ext/ftp/php_ftp.c b/ext/ftp/php_ftp.c
index 3b218385fd7..b8fc548b1e6 100644
--- a/ext/ftp/php_ftp.c
+++ b/ext/ftp/php_ftp.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ function_entry php_ftp_functions[] = {
 	PHP_FE(ftp_exec,			NULL)
 	PHP_FE(ftp_mkdir,			NULL)
 	PHP_FE(ftp_rmdir,			NULL)
+	PHP_FE(ftp_chmod,			NULL)
 	PHP_FE(ftp_nlist,			NULL)
 	PHP_FE(ftp_rawlist,			NULL)
 	PHP_FE(ftp_systype,			NULL)
@@ -380,6 +381,30 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(ftp_rmdir)
 }
 /* }}} */
 
+/* {{{ proto int ftp_chmod(resource stream, int mode, string filename)
+   Sets permissions on a file */
+PHP_FUNCTION(ftp_chmod)
+{
+	zval		*z_ftp;
+	ftpbuf_t	*ftp;
+	char		*filename;
+	int			mode, filename_len;
+
+	if (zend_parse_parameters(ZEND_NUM_ARGS() TSRMLS_CC, "rls", &z_ftp, &mode, &filename, &filename_len) == FAILURE) {
+		RETURN_FALSE;
+	}
+
+	ZEND_FETCH_RESOURCE(ftp, ftpbuf_t*, &z_ftp, -1, le_ftpbuf_name, le_ftpbuf);
+
+	if (!ftp_chmod(ftp, mode, filename)) {
+		php_error_docref(NULL TSRMLS_CC, E_WARNING, "%s", ftp->inbuf);
+		RETURN_FALSE;
+	}
+
+	RETURN_LONG(mode);
+}
+/* }}} */
+
 /* {{{ proto array ftp_nlist(resource stream, string directory)
    Returns an array of filenames in the given directory */
 PHP_FUNCTION(ftp_nlist)
diff --git a/ext/ftp/php_ftp.h b/ext/ftp/php_ftp.h
index 10c87b7b0ae..f203987b23d 100644
--- a/ext/ftp/php_ftp.h
+++ b/ext/ftp/php_ftp.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(ftp_chdir);
 PHP_FUNCTION(ftp_exec);
 PHP_FUNCTION(ftp_mkdir);
 PHP_FUNCTION(ftp_rmdir);
+PHP_FUNCTION(ftp_chmod);
 PHP_FUNCTION(ftp_nlist);
 PHP_FUNCTION(ftp_rawlist);
 PHP_FUNCTION(ftp_systype);