diff --git a/src/lowntfs-3g.c b/src/lowntfs-3g.c
index e015a355..bebe0b79 100644
--- a/src/lowntfs-3g.c
+++ b/src/lowntfs-3g.c
@@ -3745,6 +3745,7 @@ static char *parse_mount_options(const char *orig_opts)
 	char *options, *s, *opt, *val, *ret = NULL;
 	BOOL no_def_opts = FALSE;
 	int default_permissions = 0;
+	int permissions = 0;
 	int want_permissions = 0;
 
 	ctx->secure_flags = 0;
@@ -3796,6 +3797,8 @@ static char *parse_mount_options(const char *orig_opts)
 			no_def_opts = TRUE; /* Don't add default options. */
 		} else if (!strcmp(opt, "default_permissions")) {
 			default_permissions = 1;
+		} else if (!strcmp(opt, "permissions")) {
+			permissions = 1;
 		} else if (!strcmp(opt, "umask")) {
 			if (missing_option_value(val, "umask"))
 				goto err_exit;
@@ -3976,7 +3979,8 @@ static char *parse_mount_options(const char *orig_opts)
 	if (!no_def_opts && strappend(&ret, def_opts))
 		goto err_exit;
 #if KERNELPERMS
-	if (default_permissions && strappend(&ret, "default_permissions,"))
+	if ((default_permissions || permissions)
+			&& strappend(&ret, "default_permissions,"))
 		goto err_exit;
 #endif
         
@@ -3991,7 +3995,7 @@ static char *parse_mount_options(const char *orig_opts)
 		goto err_exit;
 	if (strappend(&ret, opts.device))
 		goto err_exit;
-	if (default_permissions)
+	if (permissions)
 		ctx->secure_flags |= (1 << SECURITY_DEFAULT);
 	if (want_permissions)
 		ctx->secure_flags |= (1 << SECURITY_WANTED);
diff --git a/src/ntfs-3g.8.in b/src/ntfs-3g.8.in
index fc0fe25c..66a38f7d 100644
--- a/src/ntfs-3g.8.in
+++ b/src/ntfs-3g.8.in
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ options.
 Doing so, Windows users have full access to the files created by 
 .B ntfs-3g.
 .PP
-But, by setting the default_permissions option, you can benefit from the full
+But, by setting the permissions option, you can benefit from the full
 ownership and permissions features as defined by POSIX. By defining a
 Windows-to-Linux user mapping, the ownership and permissions will even be
 applied to Windows users and conversely.
@@ -124,10 +124,9 @@ When a user mapping file is defined, the options \fBuid=\fP, \fBgid=\fP,
 \fBumask=\fP, \fBfmask=\fP, \fBdmask=\fP and \fBdsilent=\fP are ignored.
 .RE
 .TP
-.B default_permissions
+.B permissions
 Set standard permissions on created files and use standard access control.
-This option is set by default when a user mapping file or an ownership related
-option is present.
+This option is set by default when a user mapping file is present.
 .TP
 .B inherit
 When creating a new file, set its initial ownership and protections
@@ -283,7 +282,7 @@ NTFS and recognized.
 .P
 By default, this mapping is fetched from the file \fB.NTFS-3G/UserMapping\fP
 located in the NTFS partition. The option \fBusermapping=\fP may be used
-to define another location. When the option default_permissions is set and
+to define another location. When the option permissions is set and
 no mapping file is found, a default mapping is used.
 .P
 Each line in the user mapping file defines a mapping. It is organized
@@ -298,7 +297,7 @@ with no uid and gid can be used. Files created on Linux will appear to
 Windows as owned by a foreign user, and files created on Windows will appear
 to Linux as owned by root. Just copy the example below and replace the 9 and
 10-digit numbers by any number not greater than 4294967295. The resulting
-behavior is the same as the one with the option default_permission set with
+behavior is the same as the one with the option permission set with
 no ownership option and no user mapping file available.
 .RS
 .sp
diff --git a/src/ntfs-3g.c b/src/ntfs-3g.c
index 5a529a7f..080bfac6 100644
--- a/src/ntfs-3g.c
+++ b/src/ntfs-3g.c
@@ -3695,6 +3695,7 @@ static char *parse_mount_options(const char *orig_opts)
 	char *options, *s, *opt, *val, *ret = NULL;
 	BOOL no_def_opts = FALSE;
 	int default_permissions = 0;
+	int permissions = 0;
 	int want_permissions = 0;
 
 	ctx->secure_flags = 0;
@@ -3746,6 +3747,8 @@ static char *parse_mount_options(const char *orig_opts)
 			no_def_opts = TRUE; /* Don't add default options. */
 		} else if (!strcmp(opt, "default_permissions")) {
 			default_permissions = 1;
+		} else if (!strcmp(opt, "permissions")) {
+			permissions = 1;
 		} else if (!strcmp(opt, "umask")) {
 			if (missing_option_value(val, "umask"))
 				goto err_exit;
@@ -3923,7 +3926,8 @@ static char *parse_mount_options(const char *orig_opts)
 	}
 	if (!no_def_opts && strappend(&ret, def_opts))
 		goto err_exit;
-	if (default_permissions && strappend(&ret, "default_permissions,"))
+	if ((default_permissions || permissions)
+			&& strappend(&ret, "default_permissions,"))
 		goto err_exit;
 	
 	if (ctx->atime == ATIME_RELATIVE && strappend(&ret, "relatime,"))
@@ -3937,7 +3941,7 @@ static char *parse_mount_options(const char *orig_opts)
 		goto err_exit;
 	if (strappend(&ret, opts.device))
 		goto err_exit;
-	if (default_permissions)
+	if (permissions)
 		ctx->secure_flags |= (1 << SECURITY_DEFAULT);
 	if (want_permissions)
 		ctx->secure_flags |= (1 << SECURITY_WANTED);