diff --git a/src/fs/mod.rs b/src/fs/mod.rs
index 2ffc10f..1332eb4 100644
--- a/src/fs/mod.rs
+++ b/src/fs/mod.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 //! - [x] `std::fs::remove_dir_all` - `fs.dir(path).remove_all()` - Removes a directory at this path, after removing all its contents. Use carefully!
 //! - [x] `std::fs::remove_file` - `fs.file(path).remove()` - Removes a file from the filesystem.
 //! - [x] `std::fs::rename` - `fs.path(path).rename()` - Rename a file or directory to a new name, replacing the original file if to already exists.
-//! - [ ] `std::fs::set_permissions` - `fs.path(path).set_permissions()` - Changes the permissions found on a file or a directory.
+//! - [x] `std::fs::set_permissions` - `fs.path(path).set_permissions(perms)` - Changes the permissions found on a file or a directory.
 //! - [x] `std::fs::symlink_metadata` - `fs.path(path).symlink_metadata()` - Query the metadata about a file without following symlinks.
 //! - [x] `std::fs::write` - `fs.file(path).write()` - Write a slice as the entire contents of a file.
 //!
diff --git a/src/fs/path.rs b/src/fs/path.rs
index d284cc0..101e69a 100644
--- a/src/fs/path.rs
+++ b/src/fs/path.rs
@@ -320,6 +320,27 @@ impl<'base, 'path, T: PathType> PathReal<'base, 'path, T> {
         self.check_error()?;
         std::fs::symlink_metadata(self.as_pathbuf()).map_err(Error::Io)
     }
+
+    /// Sets the permissions of a file or directory.
+    ///
+    /// Wrapper for [std::fs::set_permissions]
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// # use kxio::fs::Result;
+    /// # use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+    /// # fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    /// let fs = kxio::fs::temp()?;
+    /// let path = fs.base().join("foo");
+    /// let file = fs.file(&path);
+    /// # file.write("bar")?;
+    /// file.set_permissions(std::fs::Permissions::from_mode(0o755))?;
+    /// #    Ok(())
+    /// # }
+    /// ```
+    pub fn set_permissions(&self, perms: std::fs::Permissions) -> Result<()> {
+        self.check_error()?;
+        std::fs::set_permissions(self.as_pathbuf(), perms).map_err(Error::Io)
+    }
 }
 impl<'base, 'path> From<PathHandle<'base, 'path, PathMarker>> for PathBuf {
     fn from(path: PathReal<PathMarker>) -> Self {
diff --git a/tests/fs.rs b/tests/fs.rs
index c47b662..4195859 100644
--- a/tests/fs.rs
+++ b/tests/fs.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,31 @@ type TestResult = Result<(), fs::Error>;
 mod path {
     use super::*;
 
+    mod set_permissions {
+        use super::*;
+
+        #[test]
+        fn should_set_permissions() -> TestResult {
+            let fs = fs::temp().expect("temp fs");
+            let path = fs.base().join("foo");
+            let file = fs.file(&path);
+            file.write("bar").expect("write");
+            let md = file.metadata().expect("metadata");
+            assert!(md.is_file());
+
+            let mut perms = md.permissions();
+            perms.set_readonly(true);
+
+            let path = fs.path(&path);
+            path.set_permissions(perms).expect("set_permissions");
+
+            let md = file.metadata().expect("metadata");
+            assert!(md.is_file());
+            assert!(md.permissions().readonly());
+
+            Ok(())
+        }
+    }
     mod metadata {
         use super::*;