Index: openssh-6.4p1/sftp-server.8
===================================================================
--- openssh-6.4p1.orig/sftp-server.8
+++ openssh-6.4p1/sftp-server.8
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 .Op Fl f Ar log_facility
 .Op Fl l Ar log_level
 .Op Fl u Ar umask
+.Op Fl m Ar force_file_permissions
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Nm
 is a program that speaks the server side of SFTP protocol
@@ -104,6 +105,10 @@ Sets an explicit
 .Xr umask 2
 to be applied to newly-created files and directories, instead of the
 user's default mask.
+.It Fl m Ar force_file_permissions
+Sets explicit file permissions to be applied to newly-created files instead
+of the default or client requested mode.  Numeric values include:
+777, 755, 750, 666, 644, 640, etc.  Option -u is ineffective if -m is set.
 .El
 .Pp
 For logging to work,
Index: openssh-6.4p1/sftp-server.c
===================================================================
--- openssh-6.4p1.orig/sftp-server.c
+++ openssh-6.4p1/sftp-server.c
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ u_int version;
 /* Disable writes */
 int readonly;
 
+/* Force file permissions */
+int permforce = 0;
+long permforcemode;
+
 /* portable attributes, etc. */
 
 typedef struct Stat Stat;
@@ -557,6 +561,10 @@ process_open(void)
 	a = get_attrib();
 	flags = flags_from_portable(pflags);
 	mode = (a->flags & SSH2_FILEXFER_ATTR_PERMISSIONS) ? a->perm : 0666;
+    if (permforce == 1) {
+        mode = permforcemode;
+        (void)umask(0); /* so umask does not interfere */
+    }
 	logit("open \"%s\" flags %s mode 0%o",
 	    name, string_from_portable(pflags), mode);
 	if (readonly &&
@@ -1391,7 +1399,7 @@ sftp_server_usage(void)
 
 	fprintf(stderr,
 	    "usage: %s [-ehR] [-d start_directory] [-f log_facility] "
-	    "[-l log_level]\n\t[-u umask]\n",
+	    "[-l log_level]\n\t[-u umask]\n[-m force_file_permissions]\n",
 	    __progname);
 	exit(1);
 }
@@ -1414,7 +1422,7 @@ sftp_server_main(int argc, char **argv,
 
 	pw = pwcopy(user_pw);
 
-	while (!skipargs && (ch = getopt(argc, argv, "d:f:l:u:cehR")) != -1) {
+	while (!skipargs && (ch = getopt(argc, argv, "d:f:l:u:m:cehR")) != -1) {
 		switch (ch) {
 		case 'R':
 			readonly = 1;
@@ -1453,6 +1461,13 @@ sftp_server_main(int argc, char **argv,
 				fatal("Invalid umask \"%s\"", optarg);
 			(void)umask((mode_t)mask);
 			break;
+        case 'm':
+            permforce = 1;
+            permforcemode = strtol(optarg, &cp, 8);
+            if (permforcemode < 0 || permforcemode > 0777 || *cp != '\0' ||
+                cp == optarg || (permforcemode == 0 && errno != 0))
+                fatal("Invalid umask \"%s\"", optarg);
+            break;
 		case 'h':
 		default:
 			sftp_server_usage();