diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3eef3ea..1dc2c2b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -170,6 +170,19 @@ and on individual nodes.
     }
   }
 ```
+Set ownership and permissions on the folder being exported
+
+```puppet
+  node server {
+    nfs::server::export{ '/data_folder':
+      ensure  => 'mounted',
+      clients => '10.0.0.0/24(rw,insecure,no_subtree_check,async,no_root_squash) localhost(rw)',
+      owner => 'root',
+      group => 'root',
+      perms => '0755',
+    }
+  }
+```
 
 By default, mounts are mounted in the same folder on the clients as
 they were exported from on the server
diff --git a/manifests/server/export.pp b/manifests/server/export.pp
index 08631dc..4962701 100644
--- a/manifests/server/export.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/export.pp
@@ -1,72 +1,71 @@
-define nfs::server::export (
-  $v3_export_name = $name,
-  # Grab the final directory name in the given path and make it our default nfsv4 export name.
-  $v4_export_name = regsubst($name, '.*/([^/]+)/?$', '\1' ),
-  $clients        = 'localhost(ro)',
-  $bind           = 'rbind',
-  # globals for this share
-  # propogated to storeconfigs
-  $ensure         = 'mounted',
-  $mount          = undef,
-  $remounts       = false,
-  $atboot         = false,
-  $options        = '_netdev',
-  $bindmount      = undef,
-  $nfstag         = undef,
-  $server         = $::clientcert
-) {
-
-
-  if $nfs::server::nfs_v4 {
-
-    nfs::server::export::nfs_v4::bindmount { $name:
-      ensure         => $ensure,
-      v4_export_name => $v4_export_name,
-      bind           => $bind,
-    }
-
-    nfs::server::export::configure{
-      "${nfs::server::nfs_v4_export_root}/${v4_export_name}":
-        ensure  => $ensure,
-        clients => $clients,
-        require => Nfs::Server::Export::Nfs_v4::Bindmount[$name]
-    }
-
-    @@nfs::client::mount {"shared ${v4_export_name} by ${::clientcert}":
-      ensure    => $ensure,
-      mount     => $mount,
-      remounts  => $remounts,
-      atboot    => $atboot,
-      options   => $options,
-      bindmount => $bindmount,
-      nfstag    => $nfstag,
-      share     => $v4_export_name,
-      server    => $server,
-    }
-
-    } else {
-
-    nfs::server::export::configure{
-      $v3_export_name:
-        ensure  => $ensure,
-        clients => $clients,
-    }
-
-    if $mount == undef {
-      $_mount = $v3_export_name
-    } else {
-      $_mount = $mount
-    }
-
-    @@nfs::client::mount {"shared ${v3_export_name} by ${::clientcert}":
-      ensure   => $ensure,
-      mount    => $_mount,
-      remounts => $remounts,
-      atboot   => $atboot,
-      options  => $options,
-      nfstag   => $nfstag,
-      share    => $v3_export_name,
-      server   => $server,
-    }
-  }
-}
+define nfs::server::export (
+  $v3_export_name = $name,
+  # Grab the final directory name in the given path and make it our default nfsv4 export name.
+  $v4_export_name = regsubst($name, '.*/([^/]+)/?$', '\1'),
+  $clients        = 'localhost(ro)',
+  $bind           = 'rbind',
+  $owner          = 'root',
+  $group          = 'root',
+  $perms          = '0755',
+  # globals for this share
+  # propogated to storeconfigs
+  $ensure         = 'mounted',
+  $mount          = undef,
+  $remounts       = false,
+  $atboot         = false,
+  $options        = '_netdev',
+  $bindmount      = undef,
+  $nfstag         = undef,
+  $server         = $::clientcert) {
+  if $nfs::server::nfs_v4 {
+    nfs::server::export::nfs_v4::bindmount { $name:
+      ensure         => $ensure,
+      v4_export_name => $v4_export_name,
+      bind           => $bind,
+      owner          => $owner,
+      group          => $group,
+      perms          => $perms,
+    }
+
+    nfs::server::export::configure { "${nfs::server::nfs_v4_export_root}/${v4_export_name}":
+      ensure  => $ensure,
+      clients => $clients,
+      require => Nfs::Server::Export::Nfs_v4::Bindmount[$name]
+    }
+
+    @@nfs::client::mount { "shared ${v4_export_name} by ${::clientcert}":
+      ensure    => $ensure,
+      mount     => $mount,
+      remounts  => $remounts,
+      atboot    => $atboot,
+      options   => $options,
+      bindmount => $bindmount,
+      nfstag    => $nfstag,
+      share     => $v4_export_name,
+      server    => $server,
+    }
+
+  } else {
+    nfs::server::export::configure { $v3_export_name:
+      ensure  => $ensure,
+      clients => $clients,
+    }
+
+    if $mount == undef {
+      $_mount = $v3_export_name
+    } else {
+      $_mount = $mount
+    }
+
+    @@nfs::client::mount { "shared ${v3_export_name} by ${::clientcert}":
+      ensure   => $ensure,
+      mount    => $_mount,
+      remounts => $remounts,
+      atboot   => $atboot,
+      options  => $options,
+      nfstag   => $nfstag,
+      share    => $v3_export_name,
+      server   => $server,
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/manifests/server/export/nfs_v4/bindmount.pp b/manifests/server/export/nfs_v4/bindmount.pp
index 4b97b3a..04801a5 100644
--- a/manifests/server/export/nfs_v4/bindmount.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/export/nfs_v4/bindmount.pp
@@ -1,21 +1,25 @@
-define nfs::server::export::nfs_v4::bindmount (
-  $v4_export_name,
-  $bind,
-  $ensure = 'mounted',
-) {
-
-  $expdir = "${nfs::server::nfs_v4_export_root}/${v4_export_name}"
-
-  nfs::mkdir{ $expdir: }
-
-  mount {
-    $expdir:
-      ensure  => $ensure,
-      device  => $name,
-      atboot  => true,
-      fstype  => 'none',
-      options => $bind,
-      require => Nfs::Mkdir[$expdir],
-  }
-
-}
+define nfs::server::export::nfs_v4::bindmount (
+  $v4_export_name,
+  $bind,
+  $ensure = 'mounted',
+  $owner  = 'root',
+  $group  = 'root',
+  $perms  = '0755') {
+  $expdir = "${nfs::server::nfs_v4_export_root}/${v4_export_name}"
+
+  nfs::mkdir { $expdir:
+    owner => $owner,
+    group => $group,
+    perm  => $perms
+  }
+
+  mount { $expdir:
+    ensure  => $ensure,
+    device  => $name,
+    atboot  => true,
+    fstype  => 'none',
+    options => $bind,
+    require => Nfs::Mkdir[$expdir],
+  }
+
+}