diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/chown_linux.go b/pkg/yqlib/chown_linux.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3913662b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/chown_linux.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+//go:build linux
+
+package yqlib
+
+import (
+	"io/fs"
+	"os"
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+func changeOwner(info fs.FileInfo, file *os.File) error {
+	if stat, ok := info.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t); ok {
+		uid := int(stat.Uid)
+		gid := int(stat.Gid)
+		return os.Chown(file.Name(), uid, gid)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/chown_not_linux_os.go b/pkg/yqlib/chown_not_linux_os.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3675791a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/chown_not_linux_os.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+//go:build !linux
+
+package yqlib
+
+import (
+	"io/fs"
+	"os"
+)
+
+func changeOwner(info fs.FileInfo, file *os.File) error {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/write_in_place_handler.go b/pkg/yqlib/write_in_place_handler.go
index d3bbb487..d49b2963 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/write_in_place_handler.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/write_in_place_handler.go
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ func (w *writeInPlaceHandlerImpl) CreateTempFile() (*os.File, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
+	if err = changeOwner(info, file); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	log.Debug("WriteInPlaceHandler: writing to tempfile: %v", file.Name())
 	w.tempFile = file
 	return file, err