diff --git a/manifests/fetch.pp b/manifests/fetch.pp
index e0ff9ae..ffa3357 100644
--- a/manifests/fetch.pp
+++ b/manifests/fetch.pp
@@ -185,6 +185,20 @@
     schedule    => $schedule,
   }
 
+  if $mode != undef {
+    exec { "wget-${name}-mode":
+      command     => "chmod ${mode} ${_destination}",
+      user        => $exec_user,
+      path        => $exec_path,
+      refreshonly => true,
+    }
+  } else {
+    exec { "wget-${name}-mode":
+      command     => 'true',
+      refreshonly => true,
+    }
+  }
+
   if $cache_dir != undef {
     $cache = $cache_file ? {
       undef   => inline_template('<%= require \'uri\'; File.basename(URI::parse(@source).path) %>'),