diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 72e1bc1..085c9e0 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 - Error handling and rollback
 - Dependency manipulation API: deletion, overwrite, check compatibility
 
-- File ownership chowning
 - New user/group creation
 
 - Non-trivial solution finder
diff --git a/src/apk.c b/src/apk.c
index e59074a..588112b 100644
--- a/src/apk.c
+++ b/src/apk.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 const char *apk_root = "/";
 const char *apk_repository = NULL;
+int apk_quiet = 0;
 
 void apk_log(const char *prefix, const char *format, ...)
 {
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	static struct option generic_options[] = {
 		{"root", required_argument, NULL, 'Q' },
 		{"repository", required_argument, NULL, 'X' },
+		{"quiet", no_argument, NULL, 'q' },
 		{0, 0, 0, 0},
 	};
 	struct apk_applet *applet = NULL;
@@ -95,6 +97,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		case 'X':
 			apk_repository = optarg;
 			break;
+		case 'q':
+			apk_quiet = 1;
+			break;
 		default:
 			return usage();
 		}
diff --git a/src/apk_database.h b/src/apk_database.h
index fcb9c54..d687bce 100644
--- a/src/apk_database.h
+++ b/src/apk_database.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ struct apk_db_dir {
 
 	unsigned refs;
 	mode_t mode;
+	uid_t uid;
+	gid_t gid;
 	char dirname[];
 };
 
diff --git a/src/apk_defines.h b/src/apk_defines.h
index ecd08e3..c9c64f5 100644
--- a/src/apk_defines.h
+++ b/src/apk_defines.h
@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@ typedef struct md5_ctx csum_ctx_t;
 #define csum_finish(ctx, buf)		md5_finish(ctx, buf)
 #endif
 
-#define apk_error(args...)	apk_log("ERROR: ", args)
-#define apk_warning(args...)	apk_log("WARNING: ", args)
-#define apk_message(args...)	apk_log(NULL, args)
+extern int apk_quiet;
+
+#define apk_error(args...)	if (!apk_quiet) { apk_log("ERROR: ", args); }
+#define apk_warning(args...)	if (!apk_quiet) { apk_log("WARNING: ", args); }
+#define apk_message(args...)	if (!apk_quiet) { apk_log(NULL, args); }
 
 void apk_log(const char *prefix, const char *format, ...);
 
diff --git a/src/archive.c b/src/archive.c
index 6b91a1e..18031a0 100644
--- a/src/archive.c
+++ b/src/archive.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ int apk_parse_tar(int fd, apk_archive_entry_parser parser, void *ctx)
 			.size  = GET_OCTAL(buf.size),
 			.uid   = GET_OCTAL(buf.uid),
 			.gid   = GET_OCTAL(buf.gid),
-			.mode  = GET_OCTAL(buf.mode) & 0777,
+			.mode  = GET_OCTAL(buf.mode) & 07777,
 			.mtime = GET_OCTAL(buf.mtime),
 			.name  = entry.name,
 			.uname = buf.uname,
@@ -242,17 +242,16 @@ int apk_archive_entry_extract(struct apk_archive_entry *ae, const char *fn)
 
 	/* BIG HONKING FIXME */
 	unlink(fn);
-	apk_message("Extracting %s...", ae->mode);
 
 	switch (ae->mode & S_IFMT) {
 	case S_IFDIR:
-		r = mkdir(fn, ae->mode & 0777);
+		r = mkdir(fn, ae->mode & 07777);
 		if (r < 0 && errno == EEXIST)
 			r = 0;
 		break;
 	case S_IFREG:
 		if (ae->link_target == NULL) {
-			r = open(fn, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT, ae->mode & 0777);
+			r = open(fn, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT, ae->mode & 07777);
 			if (r < 0)
 				break;
 			ae->size -= do_splice(ae->read_fd, r, ae->size);
@@ -269,11 +268,17 @@ int apk_archive_entry_extract(struct apk_archive_entry *ae, const char *fn)
 	case S_IFBLK:
 	case S_IFCHR:
 	case S_IFIFO:
-		r = mknod(fn, ae->mode, ae->device);
+		r = mknod(fn, ae->mode & 07777, ae->device);
 		break;
 	}
-	if (r != 0)
+	if (r == 0) {
+		if (!S_ISLNK(ae->mode))
+			r = chown(fn, ae->uid, ae->gid);
+		else
+			r = lchown(fn, ae->uid, ae->gid);
+	} else {
 		apk_error("Failed to extract %s\n", ae->name);
+	}
 	return r;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/database.c b/src/database.c
index fa3f8c6..174b6f6 100644
--- a/src/database.c
+++ b/src/database.c
@@ -108,8 +108,10 @@ static struct apk_db_dir *apk_db_dir_ref(struct apk_database *db,
 		if (dir->parent != NULL)
 			apk_db_dir_ref(db, dir->parent, create_dir);
 		db->installed.stats.dirs++;
-		if (create_dir && dir->mode)
+		if (create_dir && dir->mode) {
 			mkdir(dir->dirname, dir->mode);
+			chown(dir->dirname, dir->uid, dir->gid);
+		}
 	}
 	dir->refs++;
 
@@ -666,6 +668,7 @@ static int apk_db_install_archive_entry(struct apk_archive_entry *ae,
 	struct apk_database *db = ctx->db;
 	struct apk_package *pkg = ctx->pkg;
 	apk_blob_t name = APK_BLOB_STR(ae->name);
+	struct apk_db_dir *dir;
 	struct apk_db_file *file;
 	const char *p;
 	int r = 0, type;
@@ -722,7 +725,10 @@ static int apk_db_install_archive_entry(struct apk_archive_entry *ae,
 	} else {
 		if (name.ptr[name.len-1] == '/')
 			name.len--;
-		apk_db_dir_get(db, name)->mode = 0777 & ae->mode;
+		dir = apk_db_dir_get(db, name);
+		dir->mode = ae->mode & 07777;
+		dir->uid = ae->uid;
+		dir->gid = ae->gid;
 	}
 
 	return r;
@@ -817,9 +823,12 @@ int apk_db_install_pkg(struct apk_database *db,
 	r = apk_pkg_run_script(newpkg, db->root,
 			       (oldpkg == NULL) ?
 			       APK_SCRIPT_POST_INSTALL : APK_SCRIPT_POST_UPGRADE);
-	if (r != 0)
+	if (r != 0) {
 		apk_error("%s-%s: Failed to execute post-install/upgrade script",
 			  newpkg->name->name, newpkg->version);
+	} else if (apk_quiet) {
+		write(STDOUT_FILENO, ".", 1);
+	}
 	return r;
 
 err_close:
diff --git a/src/index.c b/src/index.c
index eeaa337..45b7cf1 100644
--- a/src/index.c
+++ b/src/index.c
@@ -26,12 +26,13 @@ static int warn_if_no_providers(apk_hash_item item, void *ctx)
 	struct apk_name *name = (struct apk_name *) item;
 
 	if (name->pkgs == NULL) {
-		if (++counts->unsatisfied < 10)
+		if (++counts->unsatisfied < 10) {
 			apk_warning("No provider for dependency '%s'",
 				    name->name);
-		else if (counts->unsatisfied == 10)
+		} else if (counts->unsatisfied == 10) {
 			apk_warning("Too many unsatisfiable dependencies, "
 				    "not reporting the rest.");
+		}
 	}
 	counts->total++;