diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 40363a91..22b1ee91 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 - Added override.conf for nm-wait-online-initrd.service with dracut.
 - Added userdocs for `wwctl node import` from yaml/csv.
+- Added uid, gid, and permissions to OverlayFile in REST API. #1925
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index cb11d7f3..9f79d7f5 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.26.1
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0
+	github.com/kinbiko/jsonassert v1.2.0
 	github.com/manifoldco/promptui v0.9.0
 	github.com/mohae/deepcopy v0.0.0-20170929034955-c48cc78d4826
 	github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.1.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7284a028..c5a19894 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ github.com/josharian/intern v1.0.0/go.mod h1:5DoeVV0s6jJacbCEi61lwdGj/aVlrQvzHFF
 github.com/jpillora/backoff v0.0.0-20180909062703-3050d21c67d7/go.mod h1:2iMrUgbbvHEiQClaW2NsSzMyGHqN+rDFqY705q49KG0=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 h1:PV8peI4a0ysnczrg+LtxykD8LfKY9ML6u2jnxaEnrnM=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12/go.mod h1:e30LSqwooZae/UwlEbR2852Gd8hjQvJoHmT4TnhNGBo=
+github.com/kinbiko/jsonassert v1.2.0 h1:+/JthIVXdIrThrOtSN9ry0mNtWKXMWuvxR0nU7gQ+tI=
+github.com/kinbiko/jsonassert v1.2.0/go.mod h1:pCc3uudOt+lVAbkji9O0uw8MSVt4s+1ZJ0y8Ux2F1Og=
 github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.5.0/go.mod h1:pFxgyoBC7bSaBwPgfKdkLd5X25qrDl4LWUI2bnpBCr8=
 github.com/kisielk/gotool v1.0.0/go.mod h1:XhKaO+MFFWcvkIS/tQcRk01m1F5IRFswLeQ+oQHNcck=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.11.3/go.mod h1:aoV0uJVorq1K+umq18yTdKaF57EivdYsUV+/s2qKfXs=
diff --git a/internal/pkg/warewulfd/api/overlay.go b/internal/pkg/warewulfd/api/overlay.go
index f18f534d..a6152df6 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/warewulfd/api/overlay.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/warewulfd/api/overlay.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"path"
+	"syscall"
 
 	"github.com/swaggest/usecase"
 	"github.com/swaggest/usecase/status"
@@ -68,9 +69,12 @@ func getOverlayByName() usecase.Interactor {
 }
 
 type OverlayFile struct {
-	Overlay  string `json:"overlay"`
-	Path     string `json:"path"`
-	Contents string `json:"contents"`
+	Overlay  string      `json:"overlay"`
+	Path     string      `json:"path"`
+	Contents string      `json:"contents"`
+	Perms    os.FileMode `json:"perms"`
+	Uid      uint32      `json:"uid"`
+	Gid      uint32      `json:"gid"`
 	rendered bool
 }
 
@@ -83,7 +87,23 @@ func (of *OverlayFile) Exists() bool {
 }
 
 func (of *OverlayFile) readContents() (string, error) {
-	f, err := os.ReadFile(of.FullPath())
+	fullPath := of.FullPath()
+	f, err := os.ReadFile(fullPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		wwlog.Warn("os.ReadFile err %w", err)
+		return "", err
+	}
+	// Populate the permissions, uid, and gid.
+	s, err := os.Stat(fullPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		wwlog.Warn("os.Stat err %w", err)
+		return "", err
+	}
+	fileMode := s.Mode()
+	of.Perms = fileMode & os.ModePerm
+	sys := s.Sys()
+	of.Uid = sys.(*syscall.Stat_t).Uid
+	of.Gid = sys.(*syscall.Stat_t).Gid
 	return string(f), err
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/pkg/warewulfd/api/overlay_test.go b/internal/pkg/warewulfd/api/overlay_test.go
index 2ddf98e5..d2e981f8 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/warewulfd/api/overlay_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/warewulfd/api/overlay_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/kinbiko/jsonassert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/warewulf/warewulf/internal/pkg/testenv"
 	"github.com/warewulf/warewulf/internal/pkg/warewulfd"
@@ -74,7 +75,18 @@ func TestOverlayAPI(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.NoError(t, resp.Body.Close())
 
-		assert.JSONEq(t, `{"overlay":"testoverlay","path":"email.ww","contents":"\n{{ if .Tags.email }}eMail: {{ .Tags.email }}{{else}} noMail{{- end }}\n"}`, string(body))
+		// gid and uid values may vary depending on where this test is run. (local box, github, etc)
+		// Assert the keys exist, but ignore the values.
+		ja := jsonassert.New(t)
+		ja.Assert(string(body), `
+		{
+			"overlay": "testoverlay",
+			"path": "email.ww",
+			"contents": "\n{{ if .Tags.email }}eMail: {{ .Tags.email }}{{else}} noMail{{- end }}\n",
+			"perms": "<<PRESENCE>>",
+			"uid": "<<PRESENCE>>",
+			"gid": "<<PRESENCE>>"
+		}`)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("create an overlay", func(t *testing.T) {