diff --git a/docs/plugins/permissions.rst b/docs/plugins/permissions.rst
index 06b034b51..9c4cdc0aa 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/permissions.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins/permissions.rst
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Permissions Plugin
 ==================
 
 The ``permissions`` plugin allows you to set file permissions for imported
-music files.
+music files and its directories.
 
 To use the ``permissions`` plugin, enable it in your configuration (see
 :ref:`using-plugins`). Permissions will be adjusted automatically on import.
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ Configuration
 
 To configure the plugin, make an ``permissions:`` section in your configuration
 file. The ``file`` config value therein uses **octal modes** to specify the
-desired permissions. The default flags are octal 644.
+desired permissions. The default flags for files are octal 644 and 755 for directories.
 
 Here's an example::
 
     permissions:
         file: 644
+        dir: 755