diff --git a/pkg/mock/fileUtils.go b/pkg/mock/fileUtils.go
index 07e96ce41..6ca4d5a8d 100644
--- a/pkg/mock/fileUtils.go
+++ b/pkg/mock/fileUtils.go
@@ -13,9 +13,14 @@ import (
 
 var dirContent []byte
 
-// FilesMock implements the functions from piperutils.Files with an in-memory file system.
+type fileProperties struct {
+	content *[]byte
+	mode    *os.FileMode
+}
+
+//FilesMock implements the functions from piperutils.Files with an in-memory file system.
 type FilesMock struct {
-	files        map[string]*[]byte
+	files        map[string]*fileProperties
 	writtenFiles map[string]*[]byte
 	removedFiles map[string]*[]byte
 	currentDir   string
@@ -24,7 +29,7 @@ type FilesMock struct {
 
 func (f *FilesMock) init() {
 	if f.files == nil {
-		f.files = map[string]*[]byte{}
+		f.files = map[string]*fileProperties{}
 	}
 	if f.removedFiles == nil {
 		f.removedFiles = map[string]*[]byte{}
@@ -44,21 +49,39 @@ func (f *FilesMock) toAbsPath(path string) string {
 	return path
 }
 
-// AddFile establishes the existence of a virtual file.
+// AddFile establishes the existence of a virtual file. The file is
+// added with mode 644
 func (f *FilesMock) AddFile(path string, contents []byte) {
-	f.associateContent(path, &contents)
+	f.AddFileWithMode(path, contents, 0644)
 }
 
-// AddDir establishes the existence of a virtual directory.
+// AddFileWithMode establishes the existence of a virtual file.
+func (f *FilesMock) AddFileWithMode(path string, contents []byte, mode os.FileMode) {
+	f.associateContent(path, &contents, &mode)
+}
+
+// AddDir establishes the existence of a virtual directory. The directory
+// is add with default mode 755
 func (f *FilesMock) AddDir(path string) {
-	f.associateContent(path, &dirContent)
+	f.AddDirWithMode(path, 0755)
 }
 
-func (f *FilesMock) associateContent(path string, content *[]byte) {
+// AddDirWithMode establishes the existence of a virtual directory.
+func (f *FilesMock) AddDirWithMode(path string, mode os.FileMode) {
+	f.associateContent(path, &dirContent, &mode)
+}
+
+func (f *FilesMock) associateContent(path string, content *[]byte, mode *os.FileMode) {
 	f.init()
 	path = strings.ReplaceAll(path, "/", f.Separator)
 	path = strings.ReplaceAll(path, "\\", f.Separator)
-	f.files[f.toAbsPath(path)] = content
+	path = f.toAbsPath(path)
+	if _, ok := f.files[path]; !ok {
+		f.files[path] = &fileProperties{}
+	}
+	props := f.files[path]
+	props.content = content
+	props.mode = mode
 }
 
 // HasFile returns true if the virtual file system contains an entry for the given path.
@@ -87,20 +110,20 @@ func (f *FilesMock) FileExists(path string) (bool, error) {
 	if f.files == nil {
 		return false, nil
 	}
-	content, exists := f.files[f.toAbsPath(path)]
+	props, exists := f.files[f.toAbsPath(path)]
 	if !exists {
 		return false, nil
 	}
-	return content != &dirContent, nil
+	return props.content != &dirContent, nil
 }
 
 // DirExists returns true, if the given path is a previously added directory, or a parent directory for any of the
 // previously added files.
 func (f *FilesMock) DirExists(path string) (bool, error) {
 	path = f.toAbsPath(path)
-	for entry, content := range f.files {
+	for entry, props := range f.files {
 		var dirComponents []string
-		if content == &dirContent {
+		if props.content == &dirContent {
 			dirComponents = strings.Split(entry, f.Separator)
 		} else {
 			dirComponents = strings.Split(filepath.Dir(entry), f.Separator)
@@ -125,37 +148,37 @@ func (f *FilesMock) DirExists(path string) (bool, error) {
 // Copy checks if content has been associated with the given src path, and if so copies it under the given path dst.
 func (f *FilesMock) Copy(src, dst string) (int64, error) {
 	f.init()
-	content, exists := f.files[f.toAbsPath(src)]
-	if !exists || content == &dirContent {
+	props, exists := f.files[f.toAbsPath(src)]
+	if !exists || props.content == &dirContent {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("cannot copy '%s': %w", src, os.ErrNotExist)
 	}
-	f.AddFile(dst, *content)
-	return int64(len(*content)), nil
+	f.AddFileWithMode(dst, *props.content, *props.mode)
+	return int64(len(*props.content)), nil
 }
 
 // FileRead returns the content previously associated with the given path via AddFile(), or an error if no
 // content has been associated.
 func (f *FilesMock) FileRead(path string) ([]byte, error) {
 	f.init()
-	content, exists := f.files[f.toAbsPath(path)]
+	props, exists := f.files[f.toAbsPath(path)]
 	if !exists {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not read '%s'", path)
 	}
 	// check if trying to open a directory for reading
-	if content == &dirContent {
+	if props.content == &dirContent {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not read '%s': %w", path, os.ErrInvalid)
 	}
-	return *content, nil
+	return *props.content, nil
 }
 
 // FileWrite just forwards to AddFile(), i.e. the content is associated with the given path.
-func (f *FilesMock) FileWrite(path string, content []byte, _ os.FileMode) error {
+func (f *FilesMock) FileWrite(path string, content []byte, mode os.FileMode) error {
 	f.init()
 	// NOTE: FilesMock could be extended to have a set of paths for which FileWrite should fail.
 	// This is why AddFile() exists separately, to differentiate the notion of setting up the mocking
 	// versus implementing the methods from Files.
 	f.writtenFiles[f.toAbsPath(path)] = &content
-	f.AddFile(path, content)
+	f.AddFileWithMode(path, content, mode)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -166,21 +189,21 @@ func (f *FilesMock) FileRemove(path string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("the file '%s' does not exist: %w", path, os.ErrNotExist)
 	}
 	absPath := f.toAbsPath(path)
-	content, exists := f.files[absPath]
+	props, exists := f.files[absPath]
 	if !exists {
 		return fmt.Errorf("the file '%s' does not exist: %w", path, os.ErrNotExist)
 	}
 	delete(f.files, absPath)
-	f.removedFiles[absPath] = content
+	f.removedFiles[absPath] = props.content
 	return nil
 }
 
 // MkdirAll creates a directory in the in-memory file system, so that this path is established to exist.
-func (f *FilesMock) MkdirAll(path string, _ os.FileMode) error {
+func (f *FilesMock) MkdirAll(path string, mode os.FileMode) error {
 	// NOTE: FilesMock could be extended to have a set of paths for which MkdirAll should fail.
 	// This is why AddDir() exists separately, to differentiate the notion of setting up the mocking
 	// versus implementing the methods from Files.
-	f.AddDir(path)
+	f.AddDirWithMode(path, mode)
 	return nil
 }