diff --git a/libbpf_android/Loader.cpp b/libbpf_android/Loader.cpp
index 18dabba..1c27f9e 100644
--- a/libbpf_android/Loader.cpp
+++ b/libbpf_android/Loader.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/utsname.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
@@ -411,7 +412,11 @@ static int createMaps(const char* elfPath, ifstream& elfFile, vector<unique_fd>&
 
         if (!reuse) {
             ret = bpf_obj_pin(fd, mapPinLoc.c_str());
-            if (ret < 0) return ret;
+            if (ret) return -errno;
+            ret = chown(mapPinLoc.c_str(), (uid_t)md[i].uid, (gid_t)md[i].gid);
+            if (ret) return -errno;
+            ret = chmod(mapPinLoc.c_str(), md[i].mode);
+            if (ret) return -errno;
         }
 
         mapFds.push_back(std::move(fd));
diff --git a/progs/include/bpf_helpers.h b/progs/include/bpf_helpers.h
index 825947f..ac08649 100644
--- a/progs/include/bpf_helpers.h
+++ b/progs/include/bpf_helpers.h
@@ -53,16 +53,16 @@ static int (*bpf_map_delete_elem_unsafe)(const void* map,
                                          const void* key) = (void*)BPF_FUNC_map_delete_elem;
 
 /* type safe macro to declare a map and related accessor functions */
-#define DEFINE_BPF_MAP_NO_ACCESSORS(the_map, TYPE, TypeOfKey, TypeOfValue, num_entries) \
-    const struct bpf_map_def SEC("maps") the_map = {                                    \
-            .type = BPF_MAP_TYPE_##TYPE,                                                \
-            .key_size = sizeof(TypeOfKey),                                              \
-            .value_size = sizeof(TypeOfValue),                                          \
-            .max_entries = (num_entries),                                               \
-    };
-
-#define DEFINE_BPF_MAP(the_map, TYPE, TypeOfKey, TypeOfValue, num_entries)                       \
-    DEFINE_BPF_MAP_NO_ACCESSORS(the_map, TYPE, TypeOfKey, TypeOfValue, num_entries)              \
+#define DEFINE_BPF_MAP_UGM(the_map, TYPE, TypeOfKey, TypeOfValue, num_entries, usr, grp, md)     \
+    const struct bpf_map_def SEC("maps") the_map = {                                             \
+            .type = BPF_MAP_TYPE_##TYPE,                                                         \
+            .key_size = sizeof(TypeOfKey),                                                       \
+            .value_size = sizeof(TypeOfValue),                                                   \
+            .max_entries = (num_entries),                                                        \
+            .uid = (usr),                                                                        \
+            .gid = (grp),                                                                        \
+            .mode = (md),                                                                        \
+    };                                                                                           \
                                                                                                  \
     static inline __always_inline __unused TypeOfValue* bpf_##the_map##_lookup_elem(             \
             const TypeOfKey* k) {                                                                \
@@ -78,6 +78,15 @@ static int (*bpf_map_delete_elem_unsafe)(const void* map,
         return bpf_map_delete_elem_unsafe(&the_map, k);                                          \
     };
 
+#define DEFINE_BPF_MAP(the_map, TYPE, TypeOfKey, TypeOfValue, num_entries) \
+    DEFINE_BPF_MAP_UGM(the_map, TYPE, TypeOfKey, TypeOfValue, num_entries, AID_ROOT, AID_ROOT, 0600)
+
+#define DEFINE_BPF_MAP_GRO(the_map, TYPE, TypeOfKey, TypeOfValue, num_entries, gid) \
+    DEFINE_BPF_MAP_UGM(the_map, TYPE, TypeOfKey, TypeOfValue, num_entries, AID_ROOT, gid, 0640)
+
+#define DEFINE_BPF_MAP_GRW(the_map, TYPE, TypeOfKey, TypeOfValue, num_entries, gid) \
+    DEFINE_BPF_MAP_UGM(the_map, TYPE, TypeOfKey, TypeOfValue, num_entries, AID_ROOT, gid, 0660)
+
 static int (*bpf_probe_read)(void* dst, int size, void* unsafe_ptr) = (void*) BPF_FUNC_probe_read;
 static int (*bpf_probe_read_str)(void* dst, int size, void* unsafe_ptr) = (void*) BPF_FUNC_probe_read_str;
 static unsigned long long (*bpf_ktime_get_ns)(void) = (void*) BPF_FUNC_ktime_get_ns;
diff --git a/progs/include/bpf_map_def.h b/progs/include/bpf_map_def.h
index 89a96d4..b233dc9 100644
--- a/progs/include/bpf_map_def.h
+++ b/progs/include/bpf_map_def.h
@@ -62,4 +62,8 @@ struct bpf_map_def {
     // The following are not supported by the Android bpfloader:
     //   unsigned int inner_map_idx;
     //   unsigned int numa_node;
+
+    unsigned int uid;   // uid_t
+    unsigned int gid;   // gid_t
+    unsigned int mode;  // mode_t
 };