diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/default-perms-eos.md b/changelog/unreleased/default-perms-eos.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f12c7eb65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/default-perms-eos.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Bugfix: Use 2700 as permission when creating EOS home folder
+
+https://github.com/cs3org/reva/pull/3621
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/storage/utils/eosfs/eosfs.go b/pkg/storage/utils/eosfs/eosfs.go
index c325da26df..7e7237f24f 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/utils/eosfs/eosfs.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/utils/eosfs/eosfs.go
@@ -1566,7 +1566,7 @@ func (fs *eosfs) createUserDir(ctx context.Context, u *userpb.User, path string,
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "eosfs: error chowning directory")
 	}
 
-	err = fs.c.Chmod(ctx, rootAuth, "2770", path)
+	err = fs.c.Chmod(ctx, rootAuth, "2700", path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "eosfs: error chmoding directory")
 	}