diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f0d7c8e..10373d0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ to see Haggis implemented in other languages.
 ## Roadmap
 - [x] Create and extract archives
 - [x] List archive nodes
-- [ ] Specify user/group permissions to extract as
+- [x] Specify user/group permissions to extract as
 - [ ] Automatically detect zstd compressed archives
diff --git a/src/node.rs b/src/node.rs
index 6749e87..044a734 100644
--- a/src/node.rs
+++ b/src/node.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#![allow(clippy::similar_names)]
 use {
     crate::{filetype::Flag, nix, Algorithm, Checksum, Error, File, FileType, Special},
     md5::{Digest, Md5},
@@ -220,7 +221,12 @@ impl Node {
     /// Recreates the original file on disk which this node represents
     /// # Errors
     /// Returns `crate::Error` if io fails or certain other circumstances
-    pub fn extract(&self, prefix: Option<&str>) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    pub fn extract(
+        &self,
+        prefix: Option<&str>,
+        uid: Option<u32>,
+        gid: Option<u32>,
+    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let euid = nix::geteuid();
         let path = 'blk: {
             if let Some(prefix) = prefix {
@@ -239,9 +245,17 @@ impl Node {
         } else {
             PathBuf::from(&format!("./{path}"))
         };
+        let uid = match uid {
+            Some(u) => u,
+            None => self.uid,
+        };
+        let gid = match gid {
+            Some(g) => g,
+            None => self.gid,
+        };
         if let Some(p) = n_path.parent() {
             if !p.exists() {
-                self.mkdir(p)?;
+                self.mkdir(p, uid, gid)?;
             }
         }
         match self.filetype {
@@ -252,10 +266,10 @@ impl Node {
                 }
                 nix::mkfifo(n_path.to_str().ok_or(Error::BadPath)?, self.mode.into())?;
                 if euid == 0 {
-                    nix::chown(n_path.to_str().ok_or(Error::BadPath)?, self.uid, self.gid)?;
+                    nix::chown(n_path.to_str().ok_or(Error::BadPath)?, uid, gid)?;
                 }
             }
-            FileType::Block(ref b) => {
+            FileType::Block(ref sp) | FileType::Character(ref sp) => {
                 if euid == 0 {
                     if n_path.exists() {
                         fs::remove_file(&n_path)?;
@@ -263,22 +277,10 @@ impl Node {
                     nix::mknod(
                         n_path.to_str().ok_or(Error::BadPath)?,
                         self.mode.into(),
-                        b.major,
-                        b.minor,
-                    )?;
-                }
-            }
-            FileType::Character(ref c) => {
-                if euid == 0 {
-                    if n_path.exists() {
-                        fs::remove_file(&n_path)?;
-                    }
-                    nix::mknod(
-                        n_path.to_str().ok_or(Error::BadPath)?,
-                        self.mode.into(),
-                        c.major,
-                        c.minor,
+                        sp.major,
+                        sp.minor,
                     )?;
+                    nix::chown(n_path.to_str().ok_or(Error::BadPath)?, uid, gid)?;
                 }
             }
             FileType::Normal(ref n) => {
@@ -292,7 +294,7 @@ impl Node {
                     writer.write_all(&n.data)?;
                 }
                 if euid == 0 {
-                    nix::chown(n_path.to_str().ok_or(Error::BadPath)?, self.uid, self.gid)?;
+                    nix::chown(n_path.to_str().ok_or(Error::BadPath)?, uid, gid)?;
                 }
                 nix::chmod(n_path.to_str().ok_or(Error::BadPath)?, self.mode.into())?;
             }
@@ -317,18 +319,18 @@ impl Node {
                 symlink(t, &n_path)?;
             }
             FileType::Directory => {
-                self.mkdir(&n_path)?;
+                self.mkdir(&n_path, uid, gid)?;
             }
         }
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn mkdir(&self, dir: &Path) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    fn mkdir(&self, dir: &Path, uid: u32, gid: u32) -> Result<(), Error> {
         if !dir.exists() {
             fs::create_dir_all(dir)?;
         }
         if nix::geteuid() == 0 {
-            nix::chown(dir.to_str().ok_or(Error::NulError)?, self.uid, self.gid)?;
+            nix::chown(dir.to_str().ok_or(Error::NulError)?, uid, gid)?;
         }
         nix::chmod(
             dir.to_str().ok_or(Error::BadPath)?,
@@ -412,7 +414,7 @@ mod tests {
             "5f1b6e6e31682fb6683db2e78db11e624527c897618f1a5b0a0b5256f557c22d"
         );
         assert_eq!(LI, f.data);
-        node.extract(Some("test/output")).unwrap();
+        node.extract(Some("test/output"), None, None).unwrap();
         let f = fs::read_to_string("test/output/test/li.txt").unwrap();
         assert_eq!(f.as_bytes(), LI);
     }
@@ -444,7 +446,7 @@ mod tests {
             panic!();
         };
         assert_eq!(tgt, "li.txt");
-        node.extract(Some("test/output")).unwrap();
+        node.extract(Some("test/output"), None, None).unwrap();
         let tgt = fs::read_link("test/output/test/lilnk.txt").unwrap();
         assert_eq!(tgt, PathBuf::from("li.txt"));
     }
@@ -488,8 +490,8 @@ mod tests {
         let fd = fs::File::open("test/li.node").unwrap();
         let mut reader = BufReader::new(fd);
         let node0 = Node::read(&mut reader).unwrap();
-        node1.extract(Some("test/output")).unwrap();
-        node0.extract(Some("test/output")).unwrap();
+        node1.extract(Some("test/output"), None, None).unwrap();
+        node0.extract(Some("test/output"), None, None).unwrap();
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -519,6 +521,6 @@ mod tests {
             eprintln!("Read incorrect filetype: {:?}", node.filetype);
             panic!();
         };
-        node.extract(Some("test/output")).unwrap();
+        node.extract(Some("test/output"), None, None).unwrap();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/stream.rs b/src/stream.rs
index 80da367..7d13ada 100644
--- a/src/stream.rs
+++ b/src/stream.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#![allow(clippy::similar_names)]
 #[cfg(feature = "parallel")]
 use {
     crate::FileType,
@@ -64,9 +65,14 @@ impl<R: Read + Send> Stream<R> {
     /// Extracts an archive
     /// # Errors
     /// Returns `crate::Error` if io fails or several other error conditions
-    pub fn extract(&mut self, prefix: Option<&str>) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    pub fn extract(
+        &mut self,
+        prefix: Option<&str>,
+        uid: Option<u32>,
+        gid: Option<u32>,
+    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         for node in self {
-            node?.extract(prefix)?;
+            node?.extract(prefix, uid, gid)?;
         }
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -78,12 +84,14 @@ impl<R: Read + Send> Stream<R> {
     pub fn par_extract(
         &mut self,
         prefix: Option<&str>,
+        uid: Option<u32>,
+        gid: Option<u32>,
         sender: &Sender<Message>,
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let s = sender.clone();
         self.into_iter().par_bridge().try_for_each_with(s, |s, n| {
             let n = n?;
-            n.extract(prefix)?;
+            n.extract(prefix, uid, gid)?;
             match n.filetype {
                 FileType::Normal(f) => {
                     s.send(Message::FileExtracted {