diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cfd58f6f..cadff4cd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -46,9 +46,14 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 ## v4.5.8, unreleased
 
+### Added
+
+- Added `--syncuser` flag to `wwctl container shell`. #1358
+
 ### Changed
 
 - Interleave tmpfs across all available NUMA nodes. #1347, #1348
+- Syncuser watches for changes in mtime rather than ctime. #1358
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/container/exec/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/container/exec/main.go
index 336218a9..a0d1787e 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/container/exec/main.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/container/exec/main.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func getTime(path string) time.Time {
 		return time.Time{}
 	} else {
 		unixStat := fileStat.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t)
-		return time.Unix(int64(unixStat.Ctim.Sec), int64(unixStat.Ctim.Nsec))
+		return time.Unix(int64(unixStat.Mtim.Sec), int64(unixStat.Mtim.Nsec))
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/container/shell/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/container/shell/main.go
index 2d2cc5a9..d31ecdc6 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/container/shell/main.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/container/shell/main.go
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		wwlog.Error("Unknown Warewulf container: %s", containerName)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	/*
-		for _, b := range binds {
-			allargs = append(allargs, "--bind", b)
-		}
-	*/
 	shellName := os.Getenv("SHELL")
 	if !container.ValidSource(containerName) {
 		wwlog.Error("Unknown Warewulf container: %s", containerName)
@@ -49,5 +44,6 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	wwlog.Debug("Calling exec with args: %s", allargs)
 	cntexec.SetBinds(binds)
 	cntexec.SetNode(nodeName)
+	cntexec.SyncUser = syncUser
 	return cntexec.CobraRunE(cmd, allargs)
 }
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/container/shell/root.go b/internal/app/wwctl/container/shell/root.go
index e1ae01d3..b6d2e60b 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/container/shell/root.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/container/shell/root.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ var (
 	}
 	binds    []string
 	nodeName string
+	syncUser bool
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ Bind a local path which must exist into the container. If destination is not
 set, uses the same path as source. "ro" binds read-only. "copy" temporarily
 copies the file into the container.`)
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&nodeName, "node", "n", "", "Create a read only view of the container for the given node")
+	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&syncUser, "syncuser", false, "Synchronize UIDs/GIDs from host to container")
 }
 
 // GetRootCommand returns the root cobra.Command for the application.