diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2cfb3b02..61d91cbb 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ v0.71.0		27-Oct-2004
 	mbnewusr:
 		Rewrote terminal i/o.
 
+	mbfile:
+		In mbfile check added a check for the filemode of the real file
+		in the download area, if it's not 0644 it will be corrected.
+
 	mbsetup:
 		In file transfers edit, removed switches for batch and bidirect
 		protocols, added a switch for internal protocols.
diff --git a/mbfido/mbfcheck.c b/mbfido/mbfcheck.c
index 388f6112..4ede0365 100644
--- a/mbfido/mbfcheck.c
+++ b/mbfido/mbfcheck.c
@@ -460,6 +460,14 @@ void CheckArea(long Area)
     		iErrors++;
     		Update = TRUE;
     	    }
+	    if (stat(newdir, &stb) == 0) {
+		if (stb.st_mode != 0100644) {
+		    if (chmod(newdir, 0644) == 0) {
+			 Syslog('!', "Fixed filemode area %ld, file %s", Area, fdb.LName);
+			 iErrors++;
+		    }
+		}
+	    }
     	    Marker();
     	    if (Update) {
 		if (mbsedb_LockFDB(fdb_area, 30)) {