diff --git a/agent/config/config.go b/agent/config/config.go
index 6d511df04..8b4578b49 100644
--- a/agent/config/config.go
+++ b/agent/config/config.go
@@ -786,6 +786,7 @@ type AuditSink struct {
 	Format            *string `mapstructure:"format"`
 	Path              *string `mapstructure:"path"`
 	DeliveryGuarantee *string `mapstructure:"delivery_guarantee"`
+	Mode              *string `mapstructure:"mode"`
 	RotateBytes       *int    `mapstructure:"rotate_bytes"`
 	RotateDuration    *string `mapstructure:"rotate_duration"`
 	RotateMaxFiles    *int    `mapstructure:"rotate_max_files"`
diff --git a/website/content/docs/agent/options.mdx b/website/content/docs/agent/options.mdx
index 6d6a11aea..f4c0a2d73 100644
--- a/website/content/docs/agent/options.mdx
+++ b/website/content/docs/agent/options.mdx
@@ -867,6 +867,7 @@ Valid time units are 'ns', 'us' (or 'µs'), 'ms', 's', 'm', 'h'."
       the rules governing how audit events are written.
       The following keys are valid:
       - `best-effort` - Consul only supports `best-effort` event delivery.
+    - `mode` - The permissions to set on the audit log files.
     - `rotate_duration` - Specifies the
       interval by which the system rotates to a new log file. At least one of `rotate_duration` or `rotate_bytes`
       must be configured to enable audit logging.