diff --git a/mkdir.1 b/mkdir.1
index 3992e8f..31d1728 100644
--- a/mkdir.1
+++ b/mkdir.1
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 mkdir \- make directory
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B mkdir
-.RB [ \-p ]
+.RB [ \-pm ]
 .RI [ name ...]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B mkdir
@@ -13,5 +13,7 @@ creates the specified directories.
 .B \-p
 creates any necessary parent directories, and does not fail if the target
 already exists.
+.B \-m
+set the file permission bits of the newly created directory.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .IR mkdir (2)
diff --git a/mkdir.c b/mkdir.c
index a6eafa3..57b2382 100644
--- a/mkdir.c
+++ b/mkdir.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /* See LICENSE file for copyright and license details. */
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
@@ -13,18 +14,24 @@ static void mkdirp(char *);
 static void
 usage(void)
 {
-	eprintf("usage: %s [-p] directory...\n", argv0);
+	eprintf("usage: %s [-pm] directory...\n", argv0);
 }
 
 int
 main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	bool pflag = false;
+	bool mflag = false;
+	int mode;
 
 	ARGBEGIN {
 	case 'p':
 		pflag = true;
 		break;
+	case 'm':
+		mflag = true;
+		mode = estrtol(EARGF(usage()), 10);
+		break;
 	default:
 		usage();
 	} ARGEND;
@@ -38,6 +45,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		} else if(mkdir(argv[0], S_IRWXU|S_IRWXG|S_IRWXO) == -1) {
 			eprintf("mkdir %s:", argv[0]);
 		}
+		if (mflag)
+			if (chmod(argv[0], mode) < 0)
+				eprintf("chmod %s:", argv[0]);
 	}
 
 	return 0;