diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 58a068c..3515d7d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ I strongly recommend you store your `password` as a secret.
 | `server-dir`            | No       | `public_html/www/`            | `./`                          | Folder to upload to (on the server), must end with trailing slash `/`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
 | `state-name`            | No       | `folder/.sync-state.json`     | `.ftp-deploy-sync-state.json` | Path and name of the state file - this file is used to track which files have been deployed                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
 | `dry-run`               | No       | `true`                        | `false`                       | Prints which modifications will be made with current config options, but doesn't actually make any changes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
+| `sync-posix-modes` | No       | `true`                        | `false`                       | Tries to sync posix file modes from source to destination.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
 | `dangerous-clean-slate` | No       | `true`                        | `false`                       | Deletes ALL contents of server-dir, even items in excluded with 'exclude' argument                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
 | `exclude`               | No       | [See Example](#exclude-files) | [See Example](#exclude-files) | An array of glob patterns, these files will not be included in the publish/delete process. [List MUST be in this format](#exclude-files). You can use [a glob tester](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tools/glob?comments=true&glob=%2A%2A%2F.git%2A%2F%2A%2A&matches=false&tests=test%2Fsam&tests=.git%2F&tests=.github%2F&tests=.git%2Ftest&tests=.gitattributes&tests=.gitignore&tests=.git%2Fconfig&tests=.git%2Ftest%2Ftest&tests=.github%2Fworkflows%2Fmain.yml&tests=test%2F.git%2Fworkflows%2Fmain.yml&tests=node_modules%2Ffolder%2F&tests=node_modules%2Fotherfolder%2F&tests=subfolder%2Fnode_modules%2F) to test your pattern(s). |
 | `log-level`             | No       | `minimal`                     | `standard`                    | `minimal`: only important info, `standard`: important info and basic file changes, `verbose`: print everything the script is doing                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 89c7ecd..9ffca90 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ inputs:
   dry-run:
     required: false
     description: "Prints which modifications will be made with current config options, but doesnt actually make any changes"
+  sync-posix-modes:
+    required: false
+    description: "Tries to sync posix file modes from source to destination"
   dangerous-clean-slate:
     required: false
     description: "Deletes ALL contents of server-dir, even items in excluded with exclude argument"
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 61f03ec..33d05ee 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ async function runDeployment() {
       "server-dir": optionalString(core.getInput("server-dir")),
       "state-name": optionalString(core.getInput("state-name")),
       "dry-run": optionalBoolean("dry-run", core.getInput("dry-run")),
+      "sync-posix-modes": optionalBoolean("sync-posix-modes", core.getInput("sync-posix-modes")),
       "dangerous-clean-slate": optionalBoolean("dangerous-clean-slate", core.getInput("dangerous-clean-slate")),
       "exclude": optionalStringArray("exclude", core.getMultilineInput("exclude")),
       "log-level": optionalLogLevel("log-level", core.getInput("log-level")),