diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/kong/fix-socket-path-permissions.yml b/changelog/unreleased/kong/fix-socket-path-permissions.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6e74adc04564
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/kong/fix-socket-path-permissions.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+message: "Fixed an issue where `socket_path` permissions were not correctly set to `755` when the umask setting did not give enough permission"
+type: bugfix
+scope: Core
diff --git a/kong/cmd/utils/prefix_handler.lua b/kong/cmd/utils/prefix_handler.lua
index a51f6d8d05d1..f25832699c37 100644
--- a/kong/cmd/utils/prefix_handler.lua
+++ b/kong/cmd/utils/prefix_handler.lua
@@ -509,6 +509,12 @@ local function prepare_prefix(kong_config, nginx_custom_template_path, skip_writ
     if not ok then
       return nil, err
     end
+
+    local ok, _, _, stderr = pl_utils.executeex("chmod 755 " .. kong_config.socket_path)
+    if not ok then
+      return nil, "can not set correct permissions for socket path: " .. kong_config.socket_path
+                  .. " (" .. stderr .. ")"
+    end
   end
 
   -- create directories in prefix