diff --git a/docs/config-format.md b/docs/config-format.md
index 931b76c..1565882 100644
--- a/docs/config-format.md
+++ b/docs/config-format.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Entry    | Description | Default
 `diff_command` | the diff command to use for diffing files | `diff -r -u {0} {1}`
 `dotpath` | path to the directory containing the dotfiles to be managed by dotdrop (absolute path or relative to the config file location) | `dotfiles`
 `filter_file` | list of paths to load templating filters from (see [Templating available filters](templating.md#template-filters)) | -
+`force_chmod` | if true, do not ask confirmation to apply permissions on install | `false`
 `func_file` | list of paths to load templating functions from (see [Templating available methods](templating.md#template-methods)) | -
 `ignore_missing_in_dotdrop` | ignore missing files in dotdrop when comparing and importing (see [Ignore missing](usage.md#ignore-missing)) | false
 `ignoreempty` | do not deploy template if empty | false
diff --git a/docs/config.md b/docs/config.md
index 7ac4ff0..e9ebca2 100644
--- a/docs/config.md
+++ b/docs/config.md
@@ -91,12 +91,15 @@ On `install` the following rules are applied:
 
 * if `chmod` is specified in the dotfile, it will be applied to the installed dotfile
 * otherwise the permissions of the dotfile in the `dotpath` are applied.
+* if the global setting `force_chmod` is set to true dotdrop will not ask
+  for confirmation to apply permission
 
 On `update`:
 
 * if the permissions of the file in the filesystem differ from the dotfile in the `dotpath`
   then the dotfile entry `chmod` is added/updated accordingly
 
+
 ## Symlink dotfiles
 
 Dotdrop is able to install dotfiles in three different ways
@@ -173,7 +176,7 @@ Similar to a `.gitignore` file, you can prefix ignore patterns with an exclamati
 This so-called "negative ignore pattern" will cause any files that match that pattern to __not__ be ignored,
 provided they *would have* been ignored by an earlier ignore pattern (dotdrop will warn if that is not the
 case). This feature allows you to, for example, ignore all files within a certain directory, except for one
-particular one (see example below). 
+particular one (see example below).
 
 ```yaml
 config:
diff --git a/dotdrop/cfg_yaml.py b/dotdrop/cfg_yaml.py
index 4ebd20b..ffa7acb 100644
--- a/dotdrop/cfg_yaml.py
+++ b/dotdrop/cfg_yaml.py
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ class CfgYaml:
     key_dotfile_noempty = 'ignoreempty'
     key_dotfile_template = 'template'
     key_dotfile_chmod = 'chmod'
-    key_dotfile_ignore_missing = 'ignore_missing_in_dotdrop'
 
     # profile
     key_profile_dotfiles = 'dotfiles'
diff --git a/dotdrop/dotdrop.py b/dotdrop/dotdrop.py
index 6616578..595dc70 100644
--- a/dotdrop/dotdrop.py
+++ b/dotdrop/dotdrop.py
@@ -226,7 +226,8 @@ def _dotfile_install(o, dotfile, tmpdir=None):
                               actionexec=pre_actions_exec,
                               is_template=is_template,
                               ignore=ignores,
-                              chmod=dotfile.chmod)
+                              chmod=dotfile.chmod,
+                              force_chmod=o.install_force_chmod)
     elif hasattr(dotfile, 'link') and \
             dotfile.link == LinkTypes.LINK_CHILDREN:
         # link_children
@@ -235,7 +236,8 @@ def _dotfile_install(o, dotfile, tmpdir=None):
                               actionexec=pre_actions_exec,
                               is_template=is_template,
                               chmod=dotfile.chmod,
-                              ignore=ignores)
+                              ignore=ignores,
+                              force_chmod=o.install_force_chmod)
     else:
         # nolink
         src = dotfile.src
@@ -256,7 +258,8 @@ def _dotfile_install(o, dotfile, tmpdir=None):
                               noempty=dotfile.noempty,
                               ignore=ignores,
                               is_template=is_template,
-                              chmod=dotfile.chmod)
+                              chmod=dotfile.chmod,
+                              force_chmod=o.install_force_chmod)
         if tmp:
             tmp = os.path.join(o.dotpath, tmp)
             if os.path.exists(tmp):
diff --git a/dotdrop/installer.py b/dotdrop/installer.py
index b2295b8..8b0c1a4 100644
--- a/dotdrop/installer.py
+++ b/dotdrop/installer.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Installer:
     def install(self, templater, src, dst, linktype,
                 actionexec=None, noempty=False,
                 ignore=[], is_template=True,
-                chmod=None):
+                chmod=None, force_chmod=False):
         """
         install src to dst
 
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ class Installer:
         @ignore: pattern to ignore when installing
         @is_template: this dotfile is a template
         @chmod: rights to apply if any
+        @force_chmod: do not ask user to chmod
 
         return
         - True, None        : success
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ class Installer:
             if dstperms != chmod:
                 # apply mode
                 msg = 'chmod {} to {:o}'.format(dst, chmod)
-                if self.safe and not self.log.ask(msg):
+                if not force_chmod and self.safe and not self.log.ask(msg):
                     r = False
                     err = 'aborted'
                 else:
diff --git a/dotdrop/options.py b/dotdrop/options.py
index c8d001d..6a21233 100644
--- a/dotdrop/options.py
+++ b/dotdrop/options.py
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ class Options(AttrMonitor):
         self.install_default_actions_post = [a for a in self.default_actions
                                              if a.kind == Action.post]
         self.install_ignore = self.instignore
+        self.install_force_chmod = self.force_chmod
 
         # "compare" specifics
         self.compare_focus = self.args['--file']
diff --git a/dotdrop/settings.py b/dotdrop/settings.py
index 038ff5e..fa8467e 100644
--- a/dotdrop/settings.py
+++ b/dotdrop/settings.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class Settings(DictParser):
     key_func_file = 'func_file'
     key_filter_file = 'filter_file'
     key_diff_command = 'diff_command'
+    key_force_chmod = 'force_chmod'
     key_template_dotfile_default = 'template_dotfile_default'
     key_ignore_missing_in_dotdrop = 'ignore_missing_in_dotdrop'
 
@@ -59,7 +60,8 @@ class Settings(DictParser):
                  minversion=None, func_file=[], filter_file=[],
                  diff_command='diff -r -u {0} {1}',
                  template_dotfile_default=True,
-                 ignore_missing_in_dotdrop=False):
+                 ignore_missing_in_dotdrop=False,
+                 force_chmod=False):
         self.backup = backup
         self.banner = banner
         self.create = create
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ class Settings(DictParser):
         self.diff_command = diff_command
         self.template_dotfile_default = template_dotfile_default
         self.ignore_missing_in_dotdrop = ignore_missing_in_dotdrop
+        self.force_chmod = force_chmod
 
     def _serialize_seq(self, name, dic):
         """serialize attribute 'name' into 'dic'"""
@@ -111,6 +114,7 @@ class Settings(DictParser):
             self.key_diff_command: self.diff_command,
             self.key_template_dotfile_default: self.template_dotfile_default,
             self.key_ignore_missing_in_dotdrop: self.ignore_missing_in_dotdrop,
+            self.key_force_chmod: self.force_chmod
         }
         self._serialize_seq(self.key_default_actions, dic)
         self._serialize_seq(self.key_import_actions, dic)
diff --git a/tests-ng/chmod-install.sh b/tests-ng/chmod-install.sh
index e59562b..5628368 100755
--- a/tests-ng/chmod-install.sh
+++ b/tests-ng/chmod-install.sh
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ config:
   backup: true
   create: true
   dotpath: dotfiles
+  force_chmod: true
 dotfiles:
   f_f777:
     src: f777
@@ -191,7 +192,8 @@ _EOF
 
 # install
 echo "first install round"
-cd ${ddpath} | ${bin} install -c ${cfg} -f -p p1 -V
+#cd ${ddpath} | ${bin} install -c ${cfg} -f -p p1 -V
+cd ${ddpath} | ${bin} install -c ${cfg} -p p1 -V
 
 has_rights "${tmpd}/f777" "777"
 has_rights "${tmpd}/link" "777"