diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index 71fc0638c3..f136d244b1 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -1171,6 +1171,7 @@ virCommandSetPidFile;
 virCommandSetPreExecHook;
 virCommandSetSELinuxLabel;
 virCommandSetUID;
+virCommandSetUmask;
 virCommandSetWorkingDirectory;
 virCommandToString;
 virCommandWait;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
index f68dfbee52..f76aa5a3b6 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
@@ -4141,6 +4141,7 @@ int qemuProcessStart(virConnectPtr conn,
     virCommandSetPreExecHook(cmd, qemuProcessHook, &hookData);
     virCommandSetMaxProcesses(cmd, cfg->maxProcesses);
     virCommandSetMaxFiles(cmd, cfg->maxFiles);
+    virCommandSetUmask(cmd, 0x002);
 
     VIR_DEBUG("Setting up security labelling");
     if (virSecurityManagerSetChildProcessLabel(driver->securityManager,
diff --git a/src/util/vircommand.c b/src/util/vircommand.c
index 1d6dbd91d2..efb5f69e01 100644
--- a/src/util/vircommand.c
+++ b/src/util/vircommand.c
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ struct _virCommand {
 #if defined(WITH_SECDRIVER_APPARMOR)
     char *appArmorProfile;
 #endif
+    int umask;
 };
 
 /* See virCommandSetDryRun for description for this variable */
@@ -582,6 +583,8 @@ virExec(virCommandPtr cmd)
 
     /* child */
 
+    if (cmd->umask)
+        umask(cmd->umask);
     ret = EXIT_CANCELED;
     openmax = sysconf(_SC_OPEN_MAX);
     if (openmax < 0) {
@@ -1082,6 +1085,14 @@ virCommandSetMaxFiles(virCommandPtr cmd, unsigned int files)
     cmd->maxFiles = files;
 }
 
+void virCommandSetUmask(virCommandPtr cmd, int umask)
+{
+    if (!cmd || cmd->has_error)
+        return;
+
+    cmd->umask = umask;
+}
+
 /**
  * virCommandClearCaps:
  * @cmd: the command to modify
diff --git a/src/util/vircommand.h b/src/util/vircommand.h
index d3b286de83..bf65de4ff9 100644
--- a/src/util/vircommand.h
+++ b/src/util/vircommand.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ void virCommandSetUID(virCommandPtr cmd, uid_t uid);
 void virCommandSetMaxMemLock(virCommandPtr cmd, unsigned long long bytes);
 void virCommandSetMaxProcesses(virCommandPtr cmd, unsigned int procs);
 void virCommandSetMaxFiles(virCommandPtr cmd, unsigned int files);
+void virCommandSetUmask(virCommandPtr cmd, int umask);
 
 void virCommandClearCaps(virCommandPtr cmd);