diff --git a/build.go b/build.go
index b2166b3a..265172f1 100644
--- a/build.go
+++ b/build.go
@@ -344,7 +344,8 @@ func buildDeb() {
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
-		out, err := os.Create(filepath.Join("deb/DEBIAN", filepath.Base(file)))
+		outFile := filepath.Join("deb/DEBIAN", filepath.Base(file))
+		out, err := os.Create(outFile)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
@@ -354,6 +355,8 @@ func buildDeb() {
 		if err := out.Close(); err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
+		info, _ := os.Lstat(file)
+		os.Chmod(outFile, info.Mode())
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..0289794c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/postinst
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+if [[ ${1:-} == configure ]]; then
+	pkill -x -HUP syncthing || true
+fi