diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index c9076c95..42711256 100755
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -444,6 +444,8 @@
   $service_hasstatus                 = $docker::params::service_hasstatus,
   $service_hasrestart                = $docker::params::service_hasrestart,
   $run_init_template                 = $docker::params::run_init_template,
+  $run_init_file_mode                = $docker::params::run_init_file_mode,
+  $run_init_file_group               = $docker::params::run_init_file_group,
 ) inherits docker::params {
 
   validate_string($version)
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index aceb8c24..823b6d97 100755
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@
   $storage_config_template           = 'docker/etc/sysconfig/docker-storage.erb'
   $compose_version                   = '1.9.0'
   $compose_install_path              = '/usr/local/bin'
+  $run_init_file_mode                = undef
+  $run_init_file_group               = undef
 
   case $::osfamily {
     'Debian' : {
diff --git a/manifests/run.pp b/manifests/run.pp
index c042b201..996258b6 100755
--- a/manifests/run.pp
+++ b/manifests/run.pp
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@
   $stop_wait_time = 0,
   $syslog_identifier = undef,
   $init_template = $docker::run_init_template,
+  $xinit_file_mode = $docker::run_init_file_mode,
+  $xinit_file_group = $docker::run_init_file_group,
 ) {
   include docker::params
   if ($socket_connect != []) {
@@ -123,7 +125,11 @@
     $docker_command = $docker::params::docker_command
   }
   $service_name = $docker::params::service_name
-  $docker_group = $docker::params::docker_group
+
+  $docker_group =  $xinit_file_group ? {
+    undef => $docker::params::docker_group,
+    default => $xinit_file_group,
+  }
 
   validate_re($image, '^[\S]*$')
   validate_re($title, '^[\S]*$')
@@ -258,37 +264,55 @@
           ($::operatingsystem == 'Ubuntu' and versioncmp($::operatingsystemrelease, '15.04') >= 0) {
           $initscript = "/etc/systemd/system/${service_prefix}${sanitised_title}.service"
           $uses_systemd = true
-          $mode = '0640'
+          $mode =  $xinit_file_mode ? {
+            undef => '0640',
+            default => $xinit_file_mode,
+            }
         } else {
           $uses_systemd = false
           $initscript = "/etc/init.d/${service_prefix}${sanitised_title}"
           $init_template = 'docker/etc/init.d/docker-run.erb'
-          $mode = '0750'
+          $mode =  $xinit_file_mode ? {
+            undef => '0750',
+            default => $xinit_file_mode,
+          }
         }
       }
       'RedHat': {
         if ($::operatingsystem == 'Amazon') or (versioncmp($::operatingsystemrelease, '7.0') < 0) {
           $initscript     = "/etc/init.d/${service_prefix}${sanitised_title}"
           $hasstatus      = undef
-          $mode           = '0750'
+          $mode =  $xinit_file_mode ? {
+            undef => '0750',
+            default => $xinit_file_mode,
+          }
           $uses_systemd   = false
         } else {
           $initscript     = "/etc/systemd/system/${service_prefix}${sanitised_title}.service"
           $hasstatus      = true
-          $mode           = '0640'
+          $mode =  $xinit_file_mode ? {
+            undef => '0640',
+            default => $xinit_file_mode,
+          }
           $uses_systemd   = true
         }
       }
       'Archlinux': {
         $initscript     = "/etc/systemd/system/${service_prefix}${sanitised_title}.service"
         $hasstatus      = true
-        $mode           = '0640'
+        $mode =  $xinit_file_mode ? {
+          undef => '0640',
+          default => $xinit_file_mode,
+        }
         $uses_systemd   = true
       }
       'Gentoo': {
         $initscript     = "/etc/init.d/${service_prefix}${sanitised_title}"
         $hasstatus      = true
-        $mode           = '0770'
+        $mode =  $xinit_file_mode ? {
+          undef => '0770',
+          default => $xinit_file_mode,
+        }
         $uses_systemd   = false
       }
       default: {