diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0f267e9a92..64b50dc04d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 * Added better logging message if a user doesn't specificy the directory correctly with `nf-core modules` commands [[#942](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/942)]
 * Fixed parameter validation bug caused by JSONObject [[#937](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/issues/937)]
+* Fixed template creation error regarding file permissions [[#932](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/issues/932)]
 * Split the `create-lint-wf` tests up into separate steps in GitHub Actions to make the CI results easier to read
 * Added automated PR comments to the Markdownlint and Python Black lint CI tests to explain failures
 
diff --git a/nf_core/create.py b/nf_core/create.py
index 2492169486..bf4271b6d3 100644
--- a/nf_core/create.py
+++ b/nf_core/create.py
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ def render_template(self):
                 shutil.copy(template_fn_path, output_path)
                 continue
 
+            # Mirror file permissions
+            template_stat = os.stat(template_fn_path)
+            os.chmod(output_path, template_stat.st_mode)
+
         # Make a logo and save it
         self.make_pipeline_logo()
 
diff --git a/nf_core/modules/create.py b/nf_core/modules/create.py
index 89340ecf94..c788e01f7b 100644
--- a/nf_core/modules/create.py
+++ b/nf_core/modules/create.py
@@ -236,6 +236,10 @@ def render_template(self):
                 log.debug(f"Writing output to: '{dest_fn}'")
                 fh.write(rendered_output)
 
+            # Mirror file permissions
+            template_stat = os.stat(os.path.join("nf_core", "module-template", template_fn))
+            os.chmod(dest_fn, template_stat.st_mode)
+
     def get_repo_type(self, directory):
         """
         Determine whether this is a pipeline repository or a clone of