diff -u3 rsync-3.1.2/generator.c rsync-3.1.2-mod/generator.c
--- rsync-3.1.2/generator.c	2015-12-05 20:10:24.000000000 +0100
+++ rsync-3.1.2-mod/generator.c	2016-11-22 12:58:41.614885853 +0100
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
 extern int compare_dest;
 extern int copy_dest;
 extern int link_dest;
+extern int may_modify_others;
 extern int whole_file;
 extern int list_only;
 extern int read_batch;
@@ -904,7 +905,7 @@
 			goto got_nothing_for_ya;
 	}
 
-	if (match_level == 3 && !copy_dest) {
+	if (match_level + may_modify_others >= 3 && !copy_dest) {
 		if (find_exact_for_existing) {
 			if (link_dest && real_st.st_dev == sxp->st.st_dev && real_st.st_ino == sxp->st.st_ino)
 				return -1;
@@ -928,6 +929,8 @@
 			if (itemizing)
 				itemize(cmpbuf, file, ndx, 0, sxp, 0, 0, NULL);
 		}
+		if (match_level == 2)
+			set_file_attrs(fname, file, NULL, cmpbuf, 0);
 		if (INFO_GTE(NAME, 2) && maybe_ATTRS_REPORT)
 			rprintf(FCLIENT, "%s is uptodate\n", fname);
 		return -2;
diff -u3 rsync-3.1.2/options.c rsync-3.1.2-mod/options.c
--- rsync-3.1.2/options.c	2015-12-18 23:46:28.000000000 +0100
+++ rsync-3.1.2-mod/options.c	2016-11-22 12:57:19.161815853 +0100
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@
 int compare_dest = 0;
 int copy_dest = 0;
 int link_dest = 0;
+int may_modify_others = 0;
 int basis_dir_cnt = 0;
 char *dest_option = NULL;
 
@@ -761,6 +762,8 @@
   rprintf(F,"     --compare-dest=DIR      also compare destination files relative to DIR\n");
   rprintf(F,"     --copy-dest=DIR         ... and include copies of unchanged files\n");
   rprintf(F,"     --link-dest=DIR         hardlink to files in DIR when unchanged\n");
+  rprintf(F,"     --may-modify-others     allow meta data of files in above three\n");
+  rprintf(F,"                             DIRs to be modified\n");
   rprintf(F," -z, --compress              compress file data during the transfer\n");
   rprintf(F,"     --compress-level=NUM    explicitly set compression level\n");
   rprintf(F,"     --skip-compress=LIST    skip compressing files with a suffix in LIST\n");
@@ -814,7 +817,7 @@
 }
 
 enum {OPT_VERSION = 1000, OPT_DAEMON, OPT_SENDER, OPT_EXCLUDE, OPT_EXCLUDE_FROM,
-      OPT_FILTER, OPT_COMPARE_DEST, OPT_COPY_DEST, OPT_LINK_DEST, OPT_HELP,
+      OPT_FILTER, OPT_COMPARE_DEST, OPT_COPY_DEST, OPT_LINK_DEST, OPT_MAY_MODIFY_OTHERS, OPT_HELP,
       OPT_INCLUDE, OPT_INCLUDE_FROM, OPT_MODIFY_WINDOW, OPT_MIN_SIZE, OPT_CHMOD,
       OPT_READ_BATCH, OPT_WRITE_BATCH, OPT_ONLY_WRITE_BATCH, OPT_MAX_SIZE,
       OPT_NO_D, OPT_APPEND, OPT_NO_ICONV, OPT_INFO, OPT_DEBUG,
@@ -961,6 +964,7 @@
   {"compare-dest",     0,  POPT_ARG_STRING, 0, OPT_COMPARE_DEST, 0, 0 },
   {"copy-dest",        0,  POPT_ARG_STRING, 0, OPT_COPY_DEST, 0, 0 },
   {"link-dest",        0,  POPT_ARG_STRING, 0, OPT_LINK_DEST, 0, 0 },
+  {"may-modify-others",0,  POPT_ARG_NONE,   0, OPT_MAY_MODIFY_OTHERS, 0, 0 },
   {"fuzzy",           'y', POPT_ARG_NONE,   0, 'y', 0, 0 },
   {"no-fuzzy",         0,  POPT_ARG_VAL,    &fuzzy_basis, 0, 0, 0 },
   {"no-y",             0,  POPT_ARG_VAL,    &fuzzy_basis, 0, 0, 0 },
@@ -1643,6 +1647,10 @@
 			return 0;
 #endif
 
+		case OPT_MAY_MODIFY_OTHERS:
+			may_modify_others = 1;
+			break;
+
 		case OPT_COPY_DEST:
 			copy_dest = 1;
 			dest_option = "--copy-dest";
--- rsync-3.1.2/rsync.yo	2015-12-21 21:00:49.000000000 +0100
+++ rsync-3.1.2-mod/rsync.yo	2016-11-22 13:12:57.606979457 +0100
@@ -419,6 +419,8 @@
      --compare-dest=DIR      also compare received files relative to DIR
      --copy-dest=DIR         ... and include copies of unchanged files
      --link-dest=DIR         hardlink to files in DIR when unchanged
+     --may-modify-others     allow meta data of files in above three
+                             DIRs to be modified
  -z, --compress              compress file data during the transfer
      --compress-level=NUM    explicitly set compression level
      --skip-compress=LIST    skip compressing files with suffix in LIST
--- rsync-3.1.2/rsync.1	2015-12-21 21:22:41.000000000 +0100
+++ rsync-3.1.2-mod/rsync.1	2016-11-22 13:54:19.227845494 +0100
@@ -495,6 +495,8 @@
      \-\-compare\-dest=DIR      also compare received files relative to DIR
      \-\-copy\-dest=DIR         ... and include copies of unchanged files
      \-\-link\-dest=DIR         hardlink to files in DIR when unchanged
+     \-\-may\-modify\-others     allow meta data of files in above three
+                             DIRs to be modified
  \-z, \-\-compress              compress file data during the transfer
      \-\-compress\-level=NUM    explicitly set compression level
      \-\-skip\-compress=LIST    skip compressing files with suffix in LIST