diff --git a/crates/engine/src/autosave.rs b/crates/engine/src/autosave.rs
index cbb5e56b..e1a30f08 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/autosave.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/autosave.rs
@@ -334,10 +334,22 @@ mod native {
 
     type WriteHook = fn(&Drawing, &str) -> std::result::Result<Vec<u8>, String>;
 
+    /// Create the autosave folder `dir` and any missing parents. On Unix the folders made here are
+    /// owner-only (`0o700`): autosave files are unsaved drawings, and with the default mode other
+    /// accounts on the machine could read them. A folder that already exists keeps its mode, since
+    /// SAVEFILEPATH can be any folder the user picked.
+    fn create_folder(dir: &Path) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        let mut builder = std::fs::DirBuilder::new();
+        builder.recursive(true);
+        #[cfg(unix)]
+        std::os::unix::fs::DirBuilderExt::mode(&mut builder, 0o700);
+        builder.create(dir)
+    }
+
     fn write_file(write: WriteHook, doc: &Drawing, path: &str) -> std::result::Result<(), String> {
         let bytes = write(doc, "autosave.dxf")?;
         if let Some(dir) = Path::new(path).parent() {
-            std::fs::create_dir_all(dir).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+            create_folder(dir).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
         }
         // Create a fresh temporary file exclusively and rename it into place, so a planted
         // `<path>.tmp` symlink in a shared autosave directory cannot redirect the write (CWE-59).
@@ -434,7 +446,7 @@ mod native {
             }
             self.last_beat = Some(now);
             let dir = Path::new(dir);
-            let r = std::fs::create_dir_all(dir).and_then(|()| std::fs::write(lock_path(dir, &self.instance), std::process::id().to_string()));
+            let r = create_folder(dir).and_then(|()| std::fs::write(lock_path(dir, &self.instance), std::process::id().to_string()));
             if let Err(e) = r {
                 log::warn!("autosave: lock file in {}: {e}", dir.display());
             }
diff --git a/crates/engine/tests/autosave.rs b/crates/engine/tests/autosave.rs
index 699f04e7..abd0ecbd 100644
--- a/crates/engine/tests/autosave.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/tests/autosave.rs
@@ -211,6 +211,40 @@ fn autosave_files_are_written_in_the_background_and_removed_on_exit() {
     let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
 }
 
+/// Autosave files are unsaved drawings: on Unix an autosave folder that doesn't exist yet is made
+/// owner-only, and one that already exists (SAVEFILEPATH can be any folder) keeps its mode.
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[test]
+fn a_new_autosave_folder_is_owner_only() {
+    use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt as _;
+    let mode = |p: &std::path::Path| std::fs::metadata(p).unwrap().permissions().mode() & 0o777;
+    hooks();
+    let base = temp_dir("modes");
+    let picked = base.join("picked");
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(&picked).unwrap();
+    std::fs::set_permissions(&picked, std::fs::Permissions::from_mode(0o755)).unwrap();
+    for (dir, expected) in [(base.join("new").join("autosave"), 0o700), (picked, 0o755)] {
+        let mut s = Session::new();
+        draw(&mut s);
+        let mut a = Autosaver::new(autosave::instance_id());
+        a.plan(&s, 0.0, 1, &dir.to_string_lossy());
+        let jobs = a.plan(&s, 60.0, 1, &dir.to_string_lossy());
+        let path = writes(&jobs).pop().unwrap();
+        a.perform(jobs);
+        for _ in 0..500 {
+            if std::path::Path::new(&path).exists() {
+                break;
+            }
+            std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10));
+        }
+        assert!(std::path::Path::new(&path).exists());
+        assert_eq!(mode(&dir), expected, "{}", dir.display());
+        a.shutdown();
+    }
+    assert_eq!(mode(&base.join("new")), 0o700);
+    let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&base);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn a_failed_autosave_is_tried_again_without_another_change() {
     hooks();