diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/perms.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/perms.rs
index 2823b35b1a2..cfe662d7bf2 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/perms.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/perms.rs
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ impl ChownExecutor {
                 continue;
             }
 
-            ret = match wrap_chown(
+            ret |= match wrap_chown(
                 path,
                 &meta,
                 self.dest_uid,
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_chgrp.rs b/tests/by-util/test_chgrp.rs
index cc0727dd3eb..ede65956fce 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_chgrp.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_chgrp.rs
@@ -640,3 +640,30 @@ fn test_chgrp_recursive_on_file() {
         current_gid
     );
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_chgrp_multiple_files_error_on_first_success_on_last() {
+    use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+
+    let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+
+    let current_gid = getegid();
+
+    at.mkdir("a_readonly_dir");
+    at.mkdir("a_readonly_dir/subdir");
+    at.touch("a_readonly_dir/subdir/file");
+    at.touch("b_writable_file");
+
+    std::fs::set_permissions(
+        at.plus("a_readonly_dir/subdir"),
+        std::fs::Permissions::from_mode(0o000),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+
+    ucmd.arg("-R")
+        .arg(current_gid.to_string())
+        .arg("a_readonly_dir")
+        .arg("b_writable_file")
+        .fails()
+        .stderr_contains("Permission denied");
+}
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_chown.rs b/tests/by-util/test_chown.rs
index 2602aabde06..50dbcd3fb05 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_chown.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_chown.rs
@@ -838,3 +838,39 @@ fn test_chown_reference_file() {
         .stderr_contains("ownership of 'b' retained as")
         .no_stdout();
 }
+
+#[test]
+#[cfg(unix)]
+fn test_chown_multiple_files_error_on_first_success_on_last() {
+    use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+
+    let scene = TestScenario::new(util_name!());
+    let at = &scene.fixtures;
+
+    let result = scene.cmd("whoami").run();
+    if skipping_test_is_okay(&result, "whoami: cannot find name for user ID") {
+        return;
+    }
+    let user_name = String::from(result.stdout_str().trim());
+    assert!(!user_name.is_empty());
+
+    at.mkdir("a_readonly_dir");
+    at.mkdir("a_readonly_dir/subdir");
+    at.touch("a_readonly_dir/subdir/file");
+    at.touch("b_writable_file");
+
+    std::fs::set_permissions(
+        at.plus("a_readonly_dir/subdir"),
+        std::fs::Permissions::from_mode(0o000),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+
+    scene
+        .ucmd()
+        .arg("-R")
+        .arg(&user_name)
+        .arg("a_readonly_dir")
+        .arg("b_writable_file")
+        .fails()
+        .stderr_contains("Permission denied");
+}