diff --git a/target/scripts/startup/misc-stack.sh b/target/scripts/startup/misc-stack.sh
index 6a8f9395..08771cdf 100644
--- a/target/scripts/startup/misc-stack.sh
+++ b/target/scripts/startup/misc-stack.sh
@@ -59,6 +59,21 @@ function _misc_save_states
     chown -R postfix /var/mail-state/lib-postfix
     chown -R postgrey /var/mail-state/lib-postgrey
     chown -R debian-spamd /var/mail-state/lib-spamassassin
-    chown -R postfix /var/mail-state/spool-postfix
+
+    # UID = postfix(101): active, bounce, corrupt, defer, deferred, flush, hold, incoming, maildrop, private, public, saved, trace
+    # UID = root(0): dev, etc, lib, pid, usr
+    # GID = postdrop(103): maildrop, public
+    # GID for all other directories is root(0)
+    # Set most common ownership:
+    chown -R postfix:root /var/mail-state/spool-postfix
+    # These two require the postdrop(103) group:
+    chgrp -R postdrop /var/mail-state/spool-postfix/maildrop
+    chgrp -R postdrop /var/mail-state/spool-postfix/public
+    # These all have root ownership at the src location:
+    chown -R root /var/mail-state/spool-postfix/dev
+    chown -R root /var/mail-state/spool-postfix/etc
+    chown -R root /var/mail-state/spool-postfix/lib
+    chown -R root /var/mail-state/spool-postfix/pid
+    chown -R root /var/mail-state/spool-postfix/usr
   fi
 }