diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 04e79ed..d2fef75 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -178,6 +178,40 @@
             project_alarm_quota: 10
             alarm_max_actions: -1
 
+
+Change files/directories permissions for aodh service:
+=======================================
+In order to change file permissions the following should be set:
+
+'files' - block to set permissions for files.
+- full path to file
+- user ( default value is 'root' ) this parameter is optional.
+- group ( default value is 'aodh' ) this parameter is optional
+- mode ( default value is '0640' ) this parameter is optional
+
+'directories' - block to set permissions for directories.
+- full path to directory
+- user ( default value is 'root' ) this parameter is optional
+- group ( default value is 'aodh' ) this parameter is optional
+- mode ( default value is '0750' ) this parameter is optional
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+    aodh:
+      files:
+        /etc/aodh/aodh.conf:
+          user: 'root'
+          group: 'aodh'
+          mode: '0750'
+      directories:
+        /etc/aodh:
+          user: 'root'
+          group: 'aodh'
+          mode: '0750'
+
+
+
+
 Development and testing
 =======================
 
diff --git a/aodh/file_permissions.sls b/aodh/file_permissions.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b463e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aodh/file_permissions.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{% if pillar.aodh.files is defined %}
+{%- for file_full_path, file_mode in pillar.aodh.files.iteritems() %}
+{{ file_full_path }}_permissions:
+  file.managed:
+    - name: {{ file_full_path }}
+    - mode: {{ file_mode.get('mode', '0640') }}
+    - user: {{ file_mode.get('user', 'root') }}
+    - group: {{ file_mode.get('group', 'aodh') }}
+    - replace: false
+{%- endfor %}
+{% endif %}
+
+{% if pillar.aodh.directories is defined %}
+{%- for directory_path, directory_mode in pillar.aodh.directories.iteritems() %}
+{{ directory_path }}_permissions:
+  file.directory:
+    - name: {{ directory_path }}
+    - mode: {{ directory_mode.get('mode', '0750') }}
+    - user: {{ directory_mode.get('user', 'root') }}
+    - group: {{ directory_mode.get('group', 'aodh') }}
+{%- endfor %}
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/aodh/init.sls b/aodh/init.sls
index 9877617..c1dfa69 100644
--- a/aodh/init.sls
+++ b/aodh/init.sls
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@
 {%- if pillar.aodh.client is defined %}
 - aodh.client
 {%- endif %}
+- aodh.file_permissions
 {%- endif %}
diff --git a/metadata/service/file_permissions.yml b/metadata/service/file_permissions.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9bee5d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metadata/service/file_permissions.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+parameters:
+  aodh:
+    directories:
+      /etc/aodh:
+        mode: '0750'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/metadata/service/server/cluster.yml b/metadata/service/server/cluster.yml
index 7724e24..bd30bc1 100644
--- a/metadata/service/server/cluster.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/server/cluster.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 - aodh
 classes:
 - service.aodh.support
+- service.aodh.file_permissions
 parameters:
   _param:
     keystone_aodh_endpoint_type: internalURL
diff --git a/metadata/service/server/single.yml b/metadata/service/server/single.yml
index 5615125..26cbfb0 100644
--- a/metadata/service/server/single.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/server/single.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 - aodh
 classes:
 - service.aodh.support
+- service.aodh.file_permissions
 parameters:
   _param:
     keystone_aodh_endpoint_type: internalURL