diff --git a/Dockerfile-alpine.template b/Dockerfile-alpine.template
index 034271eb..abe4faee 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-alpine.template
+++ b/Dockerfile-alpine.template
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ RUN set -ex; \
     \
     apk add --no-cache \
         rsync \
+        shadow \
     ; \
     \
     rm /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root; \
diff --git a/docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 5a580142..0396c4aa 100755
--- a/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ run_as() {
     fi
 }
 
+if [ -n "${NEXTCLOUD_UID+x}" ]; then
+    usermod -u "$NEXTCLOUD_UID" www-data
+fi
+if [ -n "${NEXTCLOUD_GID+x}" ]; then
+    groupmod -g "$NEXTCLOUD_GID" www-data
+fi
+
 installed_version="0.0.0.0"
 if [ -f /var/www/html/version.php ]; then
     # shellcheck disable=SC2016