diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index db3d02b3e1..b86d0fc153 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -27,9 +27,16 @@ persistent=yes
 
 # List of plugins (as comma separated values of python modules names) to load,
 # usually to register additional checkers.
-load-plugins=salttesting.pylintplugins.pep8,salttesting.pylintplugins.pep263,salttesting.pylintplugins.strings
+load-plugins=salttesting.pylintplugins.pep8,
+  salttesting.pylintplugins.pep263,
+  salttesting.pylintplugins.strings,
+  salttesting.pylintplugins.fileperms
 
 
+# Fileperms Lint Plugin Settings
+fileperms-default=0644
+fileperms-ignore-paths=tests/runtests.py,tests/jenkins*.py,tests/saltsh.py,tests/buildpackage.py
+
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 # Enable the message, report, category or checker with the given id(s). You can
diff --git a/.testing.pylintrc b/.testing.pylintrc
index a98e6435b7..d787c2ed43 100644
--- a/.testing.pylintrc
+++ b/.testing.pylintrc
@@ -14,7 +14,14 @@ init-hook="
 # Pickle collected data for later comparisons.
 persistent=no
 
-load-plugins=salttesting.pylintplugins.pep8,salttesting.pylintplugins.pep263,salttesting.pylintplugins.strings
+load-plugins=salttesting.pylintplugins.pep8,
+  salttesting.pylintplugins.pep263,
+  salttesting.pylintplugins.strings,
+  salttesting.pylintplugins.fileperms
+
+# Fileperms Lint Plugin Settings
+fileperms-default=0644
+fileperms-ignore-paths=tests/runtests.py,tests/jenkins*.py,tests/saltsh.py,tests/buildpackage.py
 
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