diff --git a/src/chmod/chmod.rs b/src/chmod/chmod.rs
index 341cc8255..70e3935cd 100644
--- a/src/chmod/chmod.rs
+++ b/src/chmod/chmod.rs
@@ -248,11 +248,18 @@ fn parse_symbolic(mut fperm: libc::mode_t, mut mode: &str, file: &Path) -> Resul
     if pos == mode.len() {
         return Err(format!("invalid mode ({})", mode));
     }
+    let respect_umask = pos == 0;
+    let last_umask = unsafe {
+        libc::umask(0)
+    };
     mode = &mode[pos..];
     while mode.len() > 0 {
         let (op, pos) = try!(parse_op(mode, None));
         mode = &mode[pos..];
-        let (srwx, pos) = parse_change(mode, fperm, file);
+        let (mut srwx, pos) = parse_change(mode, fperm, file);
+        if respect_umask {
+            srwx &= !last_umask;
+        }
         mode = &mode[pos..];
         match op {
             '+' => fperm |= srwx & mask,
@@ -261,6 +268,9 @@ fn parse_symbolic(mut fperm: libc::mode_t, mut mode: &str, file: &Path) -> Resul
             _ => unreachable!()
         }
     }
+    unsafe {
+        libc::umask(last_umask);
+    }
     Ok(fperm)
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/test_chmod.rs b/tests/test_chmod.rs
index 4efb24d8f..8ee636a3b 100644
--- a/tests/test_chmod.rs
+++ b/tests/test_chmod.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ use common::util::*;
 use std::fs::{metadata, OpenOptions, set_permissions};
 use std::os::unix::fs::{OpenOptionsExt, PermissionsExt};
 
+extern crate libc;
+use self::libc::umask;
+
 static UTIL_NAME: &'static str = "chmod";
 static TEST_FILE: &'static str = "file";
 static REFERENCE_FILE: &'static str = "reference";
@@ -67,6 +70,9 @@ fn test_chmod_octal() {
 
 #[test]
 fn test_chmod_ugoa() {
+    let last = unsafe {
+        umask(0)
+    };
     let tests = vec!{
         TestCase{args: vec!{"u=rwx", TEST_FILE}, before: 0o000, after: 0o700},
         TestCase{args: vec!{"g=rwx", TEST_FILE}, before: 0o000, after: 0o070},
@@ -77,6 +83,24 @@ fn test_chmod_ugoa() {
         TestCase{args: vec!{"-x", TEST_FILE}, before: 0o777, after: 0o666},
     };
     run_tests(tests);
+
+    unsafe {
+        umask(0o022);
+    }
+    let tests = vec!{
+        TestCase{args: vec!{"u=rwx", TEST_FILE}, before: 0o000, after: 0o700},
+        TestCase{args: vec!{"g=rwx", TEST_FILE}, before: 0o000, after: 0o070},
+        TestCase{args: vec!{"o=rwx", TEST_FILE}, before: 0o000, after: 0o007},
+        TestCase{args: vec!{"a=rwx", TEST_FILE}, before: 0o000, after: 0o777},
+        TestCase{args: vec!{"+rw", TEST_FILE}, before: 0o000, after: 0o644},
+        TestCase{args: vec!{"=rwx", TEST_FILE}, before: 0o000, after: 0o755},
+        TestCase{args: vec!{"-w", TEST_FILE}, before: 0o777, after: 0o577},
+        TestCase{args: vec!{"-x", TEST_FILE}, before: 0o777, after: 0o666},
+    };
+    run_tests(tests);
+    unsafe {
+        umask(last);
+    }
 }
 
 #[test]