diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/RemoteActionInputFetcher.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/RemoteActionInputFetcher.java
index 84cb444..efb85c4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/RemoteActionInputFetcher.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/RemoteActionInputFetcher.java
@@ -173,9 +173,12 @@
 
   private void finalizeDownload(Path path) {
     try {
-      path.chmod(0755);
+      // The permission of output file is changed to 0555 after action execution. We manually change
+      // the permission here
+      // for the downloaded file to keep this behaviour consistent.
+      path.chmod(0555);
     } catch (IOException e) {
-      logger.atWarning().withCause(e).log("Failed to chmod 755 on %s", path);
+      logger.atWarning().withCause(e).log("Failed to chmod 555 on %s", path);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/RemoteExecutionService.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/RemoteExecutionService.java
index ad12441..1a4b123 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/RemoteExecutionService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/RemoteExecutionService.java
@@ -648,10 +648,11 @@
      */
     Collections.sort(finishedDownloads, Comparator.comparing(f -> toTmpDownloadPath(f.path())));
 
-    // Move the output files from their temporary name to the actual output file name.
+    // Move the output files from their temporary name to the actual output file name. Executable
+    // bit
+    // is ignored since the file permission will be changed to 0555 after execution.
     for (FileMetadata outputFile : finishedDownloads) {
       FileSystemUtils.moveFile(toTmpDownloadPath(outputFile.path()), outputFile.path());
-      outputFile.path().setExecutable(outputFile.isExecutable());
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/UploadManifest.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/UploadManifest.java
index 28b622a..d2e7ba7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/UploadManifest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/UploadManifest.java
@@ -244,7 +244,8 @@
         .addOutputFilesBuilder()
         .setPath(remotePathResolver.localPathToOutputPath(file))
         .setDigest(digest)
-        .setIsExecutable(file.isExecutable());
+        // The permission of output file is changed to 0555 after action execution
+        .setIsExecutable(true);
 
     digestToFile.put(digest, file);
   }