diff --git a/Help/prop_inst/CPACK_WIX_ACL.rst b/Help/prop_inst/CPACK_WIX_ACL.rst
index e7d526aab..ee42666da 100644
--- a/Help/prop_inst/CPACK_WIX_ACL.rst
+++ b/Help/prop_inst/CPACK_WIX_ACL.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 CPACK_WIX_ACL
 -------------
 
-Specifies access permissions for files installed by a WiX installer.
+Specifies access permissions for files or directories
+installed by a WiX installer.
 
 The property can contain multiple list entries,
 each of which has to match the following format.
diff --git a/Source/CPack/WiX/cmCPackWIXGenerator.cxx b/Source/CPack/WiX/cmCPackWIXGenerator.cxx
index b221ab43b..744280ad7 100644
--- a/Source/CPack/WiX/cmCPackWIXGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/CPack/WiX/cmCPackWIXGenerator.cxx
@@ -847,13 +847,37 @@ void cmCPackWIXGenerator::AddDirectoryAndFileDefinitons(
   cmsys::Directory dir;
   dir.Load(topdir.c_str());
 
-  if(dir.GetNumberOfFiles() == 2)
+  std::string relativeDirectoryPath =
+    cmSystemTools::RelativePath(toplevel.c_str(), topdir.c_str());
+
+  cmInstalledFile const* directoryInstalledFile =
+    this->GetInstalledFile(relativeDirectoryPath);
+
+  bool emptyDirectory = dir.GetNumberOfFiles() == 2;
+  bool createDirectory = false;
+
+  if(emptyDirectory)
+    {
+    createDirectory = true;
+    }
+
+  if(directoryInstalledFile)
+    {
+    if(directoryInstalledFile->HasProperty("CPACK_WIX_ACL"))
+      {
+      createDirectory = true;
+      }
+    }
+
+  if(createDirectory)
     {
     std::string componentId = fileDefinitions.EmitComponentCreateFolder(
-      directoryId, GenerateGUID());
-
+      directoryId, GenerateGUID(), directoryInstalledFile);
     featureDefinitions.EmitComponentRef(componentId);
+    }
 
+  if(emptyDirectory)
+    {
     return;
     }
 
diff --git a/Source/CPack/WiX/cmWIXFilesSourceWriter.cxx b/Source/CPack/WiX/cmWIXFilesSourceWriter.cxx
index 0ad5d0c40..1adb06ade 100644
--- a/Source/CPack/WiX/cmWIXFilesSourceWriter.cxx
+++ b/Source/CPack/WiX/cmWIXFilesSourceWriter.cxx
@@ -113,7 +113,9 @@ void cmWIXFilesSourceWriter::EmitUninstallShortcut(
 }
 
 std::string cmWIXFilesSourceWriter::EmitComponentCreateFolder(
-  std::string const& directoryId, std::string const& guid)
+  std::string const& directoryId,
+  std::string const& guid,
+  cmInstalledFile const* installedFile)
 {
   std::string componentId =
     std::string("CM_C_EMPTY_") + directoryId;
@@ -127,6 +129,12 @@ std::string cmWIXFilesSourceWriter::EmitComponentCreateFolder(
 
   BeginElement("CreateFolder");
 
+  if(installedFile)
+    {
+    cmWIXAccessControlList acl(Logger, *installedFile, *this);
+    acl.Apply();
+    }
+
   EndElement("CreateFolder");
   EndElement("Component");
   EndElement("DirectoryRef");
diff --git a/Source/CPack/WiX/cmWIXFilesSourceWriter.h b/Source/CPack/WiX/cmWIXFilesSourceWriter.h
index 23ef561e9..b0a4af8f8 100644
--- a/Source/CPack/WiX/cmWIXFilesSourceWriter.h
+++ b/Source/CPack/WiX/cmWIXFilesSourceWriter.h
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ public:
 
   std::string EmitComponentCreateFolder(
     std::string const& directoryId,
-    std::string const& guid);
+    std::string const& guid,
+    cmInstalledFile const* installedFile);
 
   std::string EmitComponentFile(
     std::string const& directoryId,
diff --git a/Source/cmInstalledFile.cxx b/Source/cmInstalledFile.cxx
index 3483ecc60..4b53752b4 100644
--- a/Source/cmInstalledFile.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmInstalledFile.cxx
@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@ void cmInstalledFile::AppendProperty(cmMakefile const* mf,
   property.ValueExpressions.push_back(ge.Parse(value).release());
 }
 
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool cmInstalledFile::HasProperty(
+  const std::string& prop) const
+{
+  return this->Properties.find(prop) != this->Properties.end();
+}
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool cmInstalledFile::GetProperty(
   const std::string& prop, std::string& value) const
diff --git a/Source/cmInstalledFile.h b/Source/cmInstalledFile.h
index 0292cd1bc..7134a4e32 100644
--- a/Source/cmInstalledFile.h
+++ b/Source/cmInstalledFile.h
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ public:
   void AppendProperty(cmMakefile const* mf,
     const std::string& prop, const char* value,bool asString=false);
 
+  bool HasProperty(const std::string& prop) const;
+
   bool GetProperty(const std::string& prop, std::string& value) const;
 
   bool GetPropertyAsBool(const std::string& prop) const;