diff --git a/gunicorn/main.py b/gunicorn/main.py
index 06c55f01..6aa3bf6e 100644
--- a/gunicorn/main.py
+++ b/gunicorn/main.py
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ def options():
             help='set the background PID FILE'),
         op.make_option('-D', '--daemon', dest='daemon', action="store_true",
             help='Run daemonized in the background.'),
+        op.make_option('-m', '--umask', dest="umask", type='int', 
+            help="Define umask of daemon process"),
         op.make_option('--log-level', dest='loglevel', default='info',
             help='Log level below which to silence messages. [%default]'),
         op.make_option('--log-file', dest='logfile', default='-',
@@ -57,12 +59,12 @@ def configure_logging(opts):
         h.setFormatter(logging.Formatter("%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s %(message)s"))
         logger.addHandler(h)
         
-def daemonize():
+def daemonize(umask):
     if not 'GUNICORN_FD' in os.environ:
         if os.fork() == 0: 
             os.setsid()
             if os.fork() == 0:
-                os.umask(UMASK)
+                os.umask(umask)
             else:
                 os._exit(0)
         else:
@@ -106,7 +108,9 @@ def main(usage, get_app):
             host = bind
             port = 8000
         addr = (host, port)
-            
+    
+    umask = int(opts.umask or UMASK)
+
     kwargs = dict(
         debug=opts.debug,
         pidfile=opts.pidfile
@@ -114,7 +118,7 @@ def main(usage, get_app):
     
     arbiter = Arbiter(addr, workers, app, **kwargs)
     if opts.daemon:
-        daemonize()
+        daemonize(umask)
     else:
         os.setpgrp()
     configure_logging(opts)
@@ -145,6 +149,10 @@ def paste_server(app, global_conf=None, host="127.0.0.1", port=None,
     daemon = kwargs.get("daemon")
     if global_conf:
         daemon = global_conf.get('daemon', daemonize)
+
+    umask = kwgars.get('umask', UMASK)
+    if global_conf:
+        umask = global_conf.get('umask', umask)
    
     kwargs = dict(
         debug=debug,
@@ -153,7 +161,7 @@ def paste_server(app, global_conf=None, host="127.0.0.1", port=None,
 
     arbiter = Arbiter(bind_addr, workers, app, **kwargs)
     if daemon == "true":
-        daemonize()
+        daemonize(umask)
     else:
         os.setpgrp()
     arbiter.run()
@@ -246,6 +254,9 @@ def run_paster():
             workers = opts.workers
         else:
             workers = int(ctx.local_conf.get('workers', 1))
+
+        if not opts.umask:
+            opts.umask = int(ctx.local_conf.get('umask', UMASK))
      
         if not opts.bind:
             host = ctx.local_conf.get('host')
@@ -268,4 +279,4 @@ def run_paster():
         return app
 
     main("%prog [OPTIONS] pasteconfig.ini", get_app)
-    
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+    
diff --git a/gunicorn/management/commands/run_gunicorn.py b/gunicorn/management/commands/run_gunicorn.py
index 36f4e3cf..757906b7 100644
--- a/gunicorn/management/commands/run_gunicorn.py
+++ b/gunicorn/management/commands/run_gunicorn.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from django.core.servers.basehttp import AdminMediaHandler, WSGIServerException
 from django.core.handlers.wsgi import WSGIHandler
  
 from gunicorn.arbiter import Arbiter
-from gunicorn.main import daemonize
+from gunicorn.main import daemonize, UMASK
  
 class Command(BaseCommand):
     option_list = BaseCommand.option_list + (
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             help='set the background PID file'),
         make_option( '--daemon', dest='daemon', action="store_true",
             help='Run daemonized in the background.'),
+        make_option('--umask', dest='umask', type='int',
+            help="Define umask of daemon process"),
     )
     help = "Starts a fully-functional Web server using gunicorn."
     args = '[optional port number, or ipaddr:port or unix:/path/to/sockfile]'
@@ -57,8 +59,9 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         workers = int(options.get('workers', '1'))
         daemon = options.get('daemon')
         quit_command = (sys.platform == 'win32') and 'CTRL-BREAK' or 'CONTROL-C'
-        pidfile = options.get('pidfile') or None
- 
+        pidfile = options.get('pidfile', None)
+        umask = options.get('umask', UMASK)
+
         print "Validating models..."
         self.validate(display_num_errors=True)
         print "\nDjango version %s, using settings %r" % (django.get_version(), settings.SETTINGS_MODULE)
@@ -77,7 +80,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             arbiter = Arbiter(addr, workers, handler,
                 pidfile=pidfile)
             if daemon:
-                daemonize()
+                daemonize(umask)
             arbiter.run()
         except WSGIServerException, e:
             # Use helpful error messages instead of ugly tracebacks.
@@ -91,4 +94,4 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             except (AttributeError, KeyError):
                 error_text = str(e)
             sys.stderr.write(self.style.ERROR("Error: %s" % error_text) + '\n')
-            sys.exit(1)
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+            sys.exit(1)