diff --git a/src/Phing/Task/Ext/Archive/ZipTask.php b/src/Phing/Task/Ext/Archive/ZipTask.php
index c1bcddfe5..c7cd600a8 100644
--- a/src/Phing/Task/Ext/Archive/ZipTask.php
+++ b/src/Phing/Task/Ext/Archive/ZipTask.php
@@ -306,6 +306,12 @@ private function addFilesetsToArchive($zip)
                 if ($f->isDirectory()) {
                     if ($pathInZip != '.') {
                         $zip->addEmptyDir($pathInZip);
+                        $filePerms = fileperms($f->getPath());
+                        if (false !== $filePerms) { // filePerms supported
+                            $dirAttrs = $filePerms << 16;
+                            $dirAttrName = $pathInZip . '/';
+                            $zip->setExternalAttributesName($dirAttrName, \ZipArchive::OPSYS_UNIX, $dirAttrs);
+                        }
                     }
                 } else {
                     $zip->addFile($f->getAbsolutePath(), $pathInZip);