diff --git a/src/csync_propagate.c b/src/csync_propagate.c
index ee208aff13..927f462d52 100644
--- a/src/csync_propagate.c
+++ b/src/csync_propagate.c
@@ -221,6 +221,9 @@ static int _csync_push_file(CSYNC *ctx, csync_file_stat_t *st) {
     goto out;
   }
 
+  /* set owner and group if possible */
+  csync_vio_chown(ctx, duri, st->uid, st->gid);
+
   /* sync time */
   times[0].tv_sec = times[1].tv_sec = st->modtime;
   times[0].tv_usec = times[1].tv_usec = 0;
@@ -362,6 +365,9 @@ static int _csync_new_dir(CSYNC *ctx, csync_file_stat_t *st) {
   /* The chmod is needed here cause the directory could already exist. */
   csync_vio_chmod(ctx, uri, st->mode);
 
+  /* set owner and group if possible */
+  csync_vio_chown(ctx, uri, st->uid, st->gid);
+
   times[0].tv_sec = times[1].tv_sec = st->modtime;
   times[0].tv_usec = times[1].tv_usec = 0;
 
@@ -409,6 +415,9 @@ static int _csync_sync_dir(CSYNC *ctx, csync_file_stat_t *st) {
 
   ctx->replica = dest;
 
+  /* set owner and group if possible */
+  csync_vio_chown(ctx, uri, st->uid, st->gid);
+
   times[0].tv_sec = times[1].tv_sec = st->modtime;
   times[0].tv_usec = times[1].tv_usec = 0;