diff --git a/.kitchen.yml b/.kitchen.yml
index 77358c1e..17cadf86 100644
--- a/.kitchen.yml
+++ b/.kitchen.yml
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ suites:
     - dock-appearance
     - show-all-files
     - updates-disabled
+    - plist-creation
 
 - name: power-management
   provisioner:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9047311d..bc505a40 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 ## [2.9.0] - 2018-12-06
 ### Added
 - Added templates for bug reports, feature requests, and pull requests to adhere to adhere with Github's [recommended community standards](https://opensource.guide). 
+- Adds support for owner/group in the plist resource. Allows for plist files to be created under a specific owner. Defaults to root/wheel for compatablity with earlier versions of the cookbook.
 
 ## [2.8.1] - 2018-11-29
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/documentation/resource_plist.md b/documentation/resource_plist.md
index c5b84073..92a512ea 100644
--- a/documentation/resource_plist.md
+++ b/documentation/resource_plist.md
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ plist 'description' do
   value                        TrueClass, FalseClass, String, Integer, Float
   action                       Symbol # defaults to :set if not specified
   encoding                     String # defaults to 'binary' if not specified.
+  owner                        String # defaults to 'root' if not specified.
+  group                        String # defaults to 'wheel' if not specified.
 end
 ```
 
diff --git a/resources/plist.rb b/resources/plist.rb
index c2b5944a..f4a851c6 100644
--- a/resources/plist.rb
+++ b/resources/plist.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 property :entry, String, desired_state: true
 property :value, [TrueClass, FalseClass, String, Integer, Float], desired_state: true
 property :encoding, String, desired_state: true, default: 'binary'
+property :owner, String, desired_state: true, default: 'root'
+property :group, String, desired_state: true, default: 'wheel'
+property :mode, [String, Integer]
 
 load_current_value do |desired|
   current_value_does_not_exist! unless ::File.exist? desired.path
@@ -14,20 +17,23 @@
 
   file_type_cmd = shell_out '/usr/bin/file', '--brief', '--mime-encoding', '--preserve-date', desired.path
   encoding file_type_cmd.stdout.chomp
+
+  file_owner_cmd = shell_out('/usr/bin/stat', '-f', '%Su', desired.path)
+  owner file_owner_cmd.stdout.chomp
+
+  file_group_cmd = shell_out('/usr/bin/stat', '-f', '%Sg', desired.path)
+  group file_group_cmd.stdout.chomp
 end
 
 action :set do
   converge_if_changed :path do
     converge_by "create new plist: '#{new_resource.path}'" do
       file new_resource.path do
-        content <<-EOF
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
-<plist version="1.0">
-<dict>
-</dict>
-</plist>
-EOF
+        empty_plist = {}.to_plist
+        content empty_plist
+        owner new_resource.owner
+        group new_resource.group
+        mode new_resource.mode if property_is_set?(:mode)
       end
     end
   end
@@ -60,4 +66,20 @@
       end
     end
   end
+
+  converge_if_changed :owner do
+    converge_by "update owner to #{new_resource.owner}" do
+      file new_resource.path do
+        owner new_resource.owner
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  converge_if_changed :group do
+    converge_by "update group to #{new_resource.group}" do
+      file new_resource.path do
+        group new_resource.group
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/cookbooks/macos_test/recipes/preferences.rb b/test/cookbooks/macos_test/recipes/preferences.rb
index 66379db0..5c0635f2 100644
--- a/test/cookbooks/macos_test/recipes/preferences.rb
+++ b/test/cookbooks/macos_test/recipes/preferences.rb
@@ -1,17 +1,45 @@
+dock_plist = '/Users/vagrant/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist'
+macoscookbook_plist = '/Users/vagrant/com.microsoft.macoscookbook.plist'
+
 plist 'show hidden files' do
   path '/Users/vagrant/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist'
   entry 'AppleShowAllFiles'
   value true
+  owner 'vagrant'
+  group 'staff'
 end
 
 plist 'put the Dock on the left side' do
-  path '/Users/vagrant/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist'
+  path dock_plist
   entry 'orientation'
   value 'left'
+  owner 'vagrant'
+  group 'staff'
 end
 
 plist 'disable window animations and Get Info animations' do
-  path '/Users/vagrant/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist'
+  path dock_plist
   entry 'DisableAllAnimations'
   value true
+  owner 'vagrant'
+  group 'staff'
+end
+
+plist 'create a plist that does not exist to test plist creation' do
+  path macoscookbook_plist
+  entry 'PokeballEatenByDog'
+  value true
+  owner 'vagrant'
+  group 'staff'
+  encoding 'us-ascii'
+  mode '0600'
+end
+
+plist 'add another value to the new plist' do
+  path macoscookbook_plist
+  entry 'CaughtEmAll'
+  value false
+  owner 'vagrant'
+  group 'staff'
+  encoding 'us-ascii'
 end
diff --git a/test/integration/default/controls/dock_test.rb b/test/integration/default/controls/dock_test.rb
index 8514766c..e8501e7a 100644
--- a/test/integration/default/controls/dock_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/default/controls/dock_test.rb
@@ -13,4 +13,9 @@
   describe command("/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c 'Print :DisableAllAnimations' #{user_home}/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist") do
     its('stdout') { should match 'true' }
   end
+
+  describe file("#{user_home}/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist") do
+    its('owner') { should eq 'vagrant' }
+    its('group') { should eq 'staff' }
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/integration/default/controls/general_test.rb b/test/integration/default/controls/general_test.rb
index 7aceec4c..295c6ef4 100644
--- a/test/integration/default/controls/general_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/default/controls/general_test.rb
@@ -10,4 +10,31 @@
   describe command("/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c 'Print :AppleShowAllFiles' #{finder_plist}") do
     its('stdout') { should match 'true' }
   end
+
+  describe file(finder_plist) do
+    its('owner') { should eq 'vagrant' }
+    its('group') { should eq 'staff' }
+    its('mode') { should cmp '0600' }
+  end
+end
+
+control 'plist-creation' do
+  title 'arbitrary plist creation'
+  desc 'creation and modification of a property list'
+
+  macos_cookbook_plist = '/Users/vagrant/com.microsoft.macoscookbook.plist'
+
+  describe command("/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c 'Print :PokeballEatenByDog' #{macos_cookbook_plist}") do
+    its('stdout') { should match 'true' }
+  end
+
+  describe command("/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c 'Print :CaughtEmAll' #{macos_cookbook_plist}") do
+    its('stdout') { should match 'false' }
+  end
+
+  describe file(macos_cookbook_plist) do
+    its('owner') { should eq 'vagrant' }
+    its('group') { should eq 'staff' }
+    its('mode') { should cmp '0600' }
+  end
 end