# bug 962939
diff --git a/src/anvil/anvil-settings.c b/src/anvil/anvil-settings.c
index cf96ae7e1f4..15cd03957a1 100644
--- a/src/anvil/anvil-settings.c
+++ b/src/anvil/anvil-settings.c
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ const struct setting_keyvalue anvil_service_settings_defaults[] = {
 	{ "unix_listener", "anvil anvil-auth-penalty" },
 
 	{ "unix_listener/anvil/path", "anvil" },
-	{ "unix_listener/anvil/mode", "0600" },
+	{ "unix_listener/anvil/mode", "0660" },
+	{ "unix_listener/anvil/group", "$SET:default_internal_group" },
 
 	{ "unix_listener/anvil-auth-penalty/path", "anvil-auth-penalty" },
 #ifdef DOVECOT_PRO_EDITION
diff --git a/src/lib-settings/settings-history-core.txt b/src/lib-settings/settings-history-core.txt
index 2e0a9f6062d..71d08ffaaa5 100644
--- a/src/lib-settings/settings-history-core.txt
+++ b/src/lib-settings/settings-history-core.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 default	service/lmtp/service_restart_request_count	unlimited	2.4.1	
 default	service/auth/unix_listener/auth-userdb/unix_listener_group		2.4.1	
+default	service/anvil/unix_listener/anvil/unix_listener_mode	0600	2.4.1	
+default	service/anvil/unix_listener/anvil/unix_listener_group		2.4.1	
 default	mail_cache_fields	flags	2.4.1	
 default	lmtp_user_concurrency_limit	0	2.4.1