diff --git a/nifi-bootstrap/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/bootstrap/RunNiFi.java b/nifi-bootstrap/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/bootstrap/RunNiFi.java
index 657620fd92..173a19919b 100644
--- a/nifi-bootstrap/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/bootstrap/RunNiFi.java
+++ b/nifi-bootstrap/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/bootstrap/RunNiFi.java
@@ -434,8 +434,10 @@ public class RunNiFi {
 
         try {
             final Set<PosixFilePermission> perms = new HashSet<>();
-            perms.add(PosixFilePermission.OWNER_READ);
             perms.add(PosixFilePermission.OWNER_WRITE);
+            perms.add(PosixFilePermission.OWNER_READ);
+            perms.add(PosixFilePermission.GROUP_READ);
+            perms.add(PosixFilePermission.OTHERS_READ);
             Files.setPosixFilePermissions(pidFile.toPath(), perms);
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             logger.warn("Failed to set permissions so that only the owner can read pid file {}; "