diff --git a/lib/textlib.class.php b/lib/textlib.class.php
index e9c60c2ffd9..1c078dfdc83 100644
--- a/lib/textlib.class.php
+++ b/lib/textlib.class.php
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ function textlib_get_instance() {
     /// tables when using internal functions
         make_upload_directory('temp/typo3temp/cs');
 
+    /// Make sure typo is using our dir permissions
+        $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['BE']['folderCreateMask'] = decoct($CFG->directorypermissions);
+
     /// Default mask for Typo
         $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['BE']['fileCreateMask'] = $CFG->directorypermissions;