diff --git a/src/Monolog/Handler/RotatingFileHandler.php b/src/Monolog/Handler/RotatingFileHandler.php
index a02ff516..96c264e5 100644
--- a/src/Monolog/Handler/RotatingFileHandler.php
+++ b/src/Monolog/Handler/RotatingFileHandler.php
@@ -33,11 +33,12 @@ class RotatingFileHandler extends StreamHandler
 
     /**
      * @param string  $filename
-     * @param integer $maxFiles The maximal amount of files to keep (0 means unlimited)
-     * @param integer $level    The minimum logging level at which this handler will be triggered
-     * @param Boolean $bubble   Whether the messages that are handled can bubble up the stack or not
+     * @param integer $maxFiles         The maximal amount of files to keep (0 means unlimited)
+     * @param integer $level            The minimum logging level at which this handler will be triggered
+     * @param Boolean $bubble           Whether the messages that are handled can bubble up the stack or not
+     * @param int     $filePermissions  Optional file permissions (default (0644) are only for owner read/write)
      */
-    public function __construct($filename, $maxFiles = 0, $level = Logger::DEBUG, $bubble = true)
+    public function __construct($filename, $maxFiles = 0, $level = Logger::DEBUG, $bubble = true, $filePermission = 0644)
     {
         $this->filename = $filename;
         $this->maxFiles = (int) $maxFiles;
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ class RotatingFileHandler extends StreamHandler
         $this->filenameFormat = '{filename}-{date}';
         $this->dateFormat = 'Y-m-d';
 
-        parent::__construct($this->getTimedFilename(), $level, $bubble);
+        parent::__construct($this->getTimedFilename(), $level, $bubble, $filePermission);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Monolog/Handler/StreamHandler.php b/src/Monolog/Handler/StreamHandler.php
index 28175294..98947345 100644
--- a/src/Monolog/Handler/StreamHandler.php
+++ b/src/Monolog/Handler/StreamHandler.php
@@ -25,13 +25,15 @@ class StreamHandler extends AbstractProcessingHandler
     protected $stream;
     protected $url;
     private $errorMessage;
+    protected $filePermission;
 
     /**
      * @param string  $stream
-     * @param integer $level  The minimum logging level at which this handler will be triggered
-     * @param Boolean $bubble Whether the messages that are handled can bubble up the stack or not
+     * @param integer $level           The minimum logging level at which this handler will be triggered
+     * @param Boolean $bubble          Whether the messages that are handled can bubble up the stack or not
+     * @param int     $filePermissions Optional file permissions (default (0644) are only for owner read/write)
      */
-    public function __construct($stream, $level = Logger::DEBUG, $bubble = true)
+    public function __construct($stream, $level = Logger::DEBUG, $bubble = true, $filePermission = 0644)
     {
         parent::__construct($level, $bubble);
         if (is_resource($stream)) {
@@ -39,6 +41,8 @@ class StreamHandler extends AbstractProcessingHandler
         } else {
             $this->url = $stream;
         }
+
+        $this->filePermission = $filePermission;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -64,6 +68,7 @@ class StreamHandler extends AbstractProcessingHandler
             $this->errorMessage = null;
             set_error_handler(array($this, 'customErrorHandler'));
             $this->stream = fopen($this->url, 'a');
+            @chmod($this->url, $this->filePermission);
             restore_error_handler();
             if (!is_resource($this->stream)) {
                 $this->stream = null;