diff --git a/include/ntux/ntux.h b/include/ntux/ntux.h
index 9c0c373..3e9782e 100644
--- a/include/ntux/ntux.h
+++ b/include/ntux/ntux.h
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ struct ntux_common_ctx {
 	const char *			logfile;
 	const char *			refmode;
 	const char *			strmode;
+	const char *			owner;
+	const char *			group;
 	uint32_t			sysmask[16];
 	uint32_t			dbgmask[16];
 	uint32_t			osmask [32];
diff --git a/src/driver/ntux_driver_ctx.c b/src/driver/ntux_driver_ctx.c
index 8445b3e..efb1c37 100644
--- a/src/driver/ntux_driver_ctx.c
+++ b/src/driver/ntux_driver_ctx.c
@@ -232,6 +232,14 @@ static int ntux_cctx_update(
 					cctx->drvflags |= NTUX_DRIVER_CHANGES;
 					break;
 
+				case TAG_OWNER:
+					cctx->owner = entry->arg;
+					break;
+
+				case TAG_GROUP:
+					cctx->group = entry->arg;
+					break;
+
 				case TAG_ROOTED:
 					cctx->drvflags &= ~(uint64_t)NTUX_DRIVER_ROOTLESS;
 					cctx->drvflags |= NTUX_DRIVER_ROOTED;
diff --git a/src/internal/ntux_driver_impl.h b/src/internal/ntux_driver_impl.h
index 06a5c8f..6a7e070 100644
--- a/src/internal/ntux_driver_impl.h
+++ b/src/internal/ntux_driver_impl.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ enum app_tags {
 	TAG_STRMODE,
 	TAG_REFMODE,
 	TAG_CHANGES,
+	TAG_OWNER,
+	TAG_GROUP,
 	TAG_ROOTED,
 	TAG_ROOTLESS,
 };
diff --git a/src/skin/ntux_skin_chmod.c b/src/skin/ntux_skin_chmod.c
index cb300a6..1aab9c0 100644
--- a/src/skin/ntux_skin_chmod.c
+++ b/src/skin/ntux_skin_chmod.c
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ const struct argv_option ntux_chmod_options[] = {
 	{"changes",		'c',TAG_CHANGES,ARGV_OPTARG_NONE,0,0,0,
 				"a synonym for --refmode"},
 
+	{"owner",		'O',TAG_OWNER,ARGV_OPTARG_REQUIRED,0,0,"<OWNER>",
+				"also set the owner to %s"},
+
+	{"group",		'G',TAG_GROUP,ARGV_OPTARG_REQUIRED,0,0,"<GROUP>",
+				"also set the group to %s"},
+
 	{"preserve-root",	0,TAG_ROOTED,ARGV_OPTARG_NONE,0,0,0,
 				"disallow operating on the root folder /"},