diff --git a/src/commands/git_secret_hide.sh b/src/commands/git_secret_hide.sh
index 1490bcd7..d9c7078a 100644
--- a/src/commands/git_secret_hide.sh
+++ b/src/commands/git_secret_hide.sh
@@ -80,16 +80,19 @@ function _optional_fsdb_update_hash {
 
 function hide {
   local clean=0
+  local chmod=0
   local delete=0
   local fsdb_update_hash=0 # add checksum hashes to fsdb
   local verbose=''
 
   OPTIND=1
 
-  while getopts 'cdmvh' opt; do
+  while getopts 'cCdmvh' opt; do
     case "$opt" in
       c) clean=1;;
 
+      C) chmod=1;;
+
       d) delete=1;;
 
       m) fsdb_update_hash=1;;
@@ -160,6 +163,14 @@ function hide {
       if [[ "$exit_code" -ne 0 ]]; then
         _abort "problem encrypting file with gpg: exit code $exit_code: $filename"
       fi
+
+      if [[ "$chmod" == 1 ]]; then
+        local perms
+        perms=$($SECRETS_OCTAL_PERMS_COMMAND "$input_path")
+        chmod "$perms" "$output_path"
+      fi
+
+
       # If -m option was provided, it will update unencrypted file hash
       local key="$filename"
       local hash="$file_hash"
diff --git a/src/commands/git_secret_reveal.sh b/src/commands/git_secret_reveal.sh
index 5153d370..1d521a2d 100644
--- a/src/commands/git_secret_reveal.sh
+++ b/src/commands/git_secret_reveal.sh
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ function reveal {
 
   OPTIND=1
 
-  while getopts 'chfd:p:' opt; do
+  while getopts 'hfCd:p:' opt; do
     case "$opt" in
       h) _show_manual_for 'reveal';;
 
       f) force=1;;
 
-      c) chmod=1;;
+      C) chmod=1;;
 
       p) passphrase=$OPTARG;;
 
diff --git a/tests/test_reveal.bats b/tests/test_reveal.bats
index 858dec87..15440445 100644
--- a/tests/test_reveal.bats
+++ b/tests/test_reveal.bats
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ function teardown {
 }
 
 
-@test "run 'reveal' with '-c'" {
+@test "run 'reveal' with '-C'" {
   rm "$FILE_TO_HIDE"
 
   local password=$(test_user_password "$TEST_DEFAULT_USER")
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function teardown {
   local secret_file=$(_get_encrypted_filename "$FILE_TO_HIDE")
   chmod o-rwx "$secret_file"
 
-  run git secret reveal -c -d "$TEST_GPG_HOMEDIR" -p "$password"
+  run git secret reveal -C -d "$TEST_GPG_HOMEDIR" -p "$password"
 
   [ "$status" -eq 0 ]