diff --git a/src/main/java/org/junit/rules/TemporaryFolder.java b/src/main/java/org/junit/rules/TemporaryFolder.java
index 1a6a77060805..a726c66e36aa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/junit/rules/TemporaryFolder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/junit/rules/TemporaryFolder.java
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Array;
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 
 import org.junit.Rule;
 
@@ -229,7 +232,45 @@ public File newFolder() throws IOException {
         return createTemporaryFolderIn(getRoot());
     }
 
-    private File createTemporaryFolderIn(File parentFolder) throws IOException {
+    private static File createTemporaryFolderIn(File parentFolder) throws IOException {
+        try {
+            return createTemporaryFolderWithNioApi(parentFolder);
+        } catch (ClassNotFoundException ignore) {
+            // Fallback for Java 5 and 6
+            return createTemporaryFolderWithFileApi(parentFolder);
+        } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
+            Throwable cause = e.getCause();
+            if (cause instanceof IOException) {
+                throw (IOException) cause;
+            }
+            if (cause instanceof RuntimeException) {
+                throw (RuntimeException) cause;
+            }
+            IOException exception = new IOException("Failed to create temporary folder in " + parentFolder);
+            exception.initCause(cause);
+            throw exception;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to create temporary folder in " + parentFolder, e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static File createTemporaryFolderWithNioApi(File parentFolder) throws ClassNotFoundException, NoSuchMethodException, InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException {
+        Class<?> filesClass = Class.forName("java.nio.file.Files");
+        Object fileAttributeArray = Array.newInstance(Class.forName("java.nio.file.attribute.FileAttribute"), 0);
+        Class<?> pathClass = Class.forName("java.nio.file.Path");
+        Object tempDir;
+        if (parentFolder != null) {
+            Method createTempDirectoryMethod = filesClass.getDeclaredMethod("createTempDirectory", pathClass, String.class, fileAttributeArray.getClass());
+            Object parentPath = File.class.getDeclaredMethod("toPath").invoke(parentFolder);
+            tempDir = createTempDirectoryMethod.invoke(null, parentPath, TMP_PREFIX, fileAttributeArray);
+        } else {
+            Method createTempDirectoryMethod = filesClass.getDeclaredMethod("createTempDirectory", String.class, fileAttributeArray.getClass());
+            tempDir = createTempDirectoryMethod.invoke(null, TMP_PREFIX, fileAttributeArray);
+        }
+        return (File) pathClass.getDeclaredMethod("toFile").invoke(tempDir);
+    }
+
+    private static File createTemporaryFolderWithFileApi(File parentFolder) throws IOException {
         File createdFolder = null;
         for (int i = 0; i < TEMP_DIR_ATTEMPTS; ++i) {
             // Use createTempFile to get a suitable folder name.
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/junit/rules/TempFolderRuleTest.java b/src/test/java/org/junit/rules/TempFolderRuleTest.java
index 0a82a60284cf..b120e71e610e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/junit/rules/TempFolderRuleTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/junit/rules/TempFolderRuleTest.java
@@ -3,21 +3,28 @@
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.hasItem;
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 import static org.hamcrest.core.IsNot.not;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.Assume.assumeTrue;
 import static org.junit.experimental.results.PrintableResult.testResult;
 import static org.junit.experimental.results.ResultMatchers.failureCountIs;
 import static org.junit.experimental.results.ResultMatchers.isSuccessful;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Array;
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.SortedSet;
+import java.util.TreeSet;
 
 import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.AssumptionViolatedException;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
-import org.junit.rules.TemporaryFolder;
 
 public class TempFolderRuleTest {
     private static File[] createdFiles = new File[20];
@@ -182,6 +189,34 @@ public void recursiveDeleteFolderWithZeroElements() throws IOException {
         assertFalse(folder.getRoot().exists());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void tempFolderIsOnlyAccessibleByOwner() throws IOException {
+        TemporaryFolder folder = new TemporaryFolder();
+        folder.create();
+
+        Set<String> expectedPermissions = new TreeSet<String>(Arrays.asList("OWNER_READ", "OWNER_WRITE", "OWNER_EXECUTE"));
+        Set<String> actualPermissions = getPosixFilePermissions(folder.getRoot());
+        assertEquals(expectedPermissions, actualPermissions);
+    }
+
+    private Set<String> getPosixFilePermissions(File root) {
+        try {
+            Class<?> pathClass = Class.forName("java.nio.file.Path");
+            Object linkOptionArray = Array.newInstance(Class.forName("java.nio.file.LinkOption"), 0);
+            Class<?> filesClass = Class.forName("java.nio.file.Files");
+            Object path = File.class.getDeclaredMethod("toPath").invoke(root);
+            Method posixFilePermissionsMethod = filesClass.getDeclaredMethod("getPosixFilePermissions", pathClass, linkOptionArray.getClass());
+            Set<?> permissions = (Set<?>) posixFilePermissionsMethod.invoke(null, path, linkOptionArray);
+            SortedSet<String> convertedPermissions = new TreeSet<String>();
+            for (Object item : permissions) {
+                convertedPermissions.add(item.toString());
+            }
+            return convertedPermissions;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new AssumptionViolatedException("Test requires at least Java 1.7", e);
+        }
+    }
+
     public static class NameClashes {
         @Rule
         public TemporaryFolder folder = new TemporaryFolder();