diff --git a/copier/copier.go b/copier/copier.go
index 4e8b5f2b7..bd082396a 100644
--- a/copier/copier.go
+++ b/copier/copier.go
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func (req *request) UIDMap() []idtools.IDMap {
 	case requestEval:
 		return nil
 	case requestStat:
-		return nil
+		return req.StatOptions.UIDMap
 	case requestGet:
 		return req.GetOptions.UIDMap
 	case requestPut:
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ func (req *request) GIDMap() []idtools.IDMap {
 	case requestEval:
 		return nil
 	case requestStat:
-		return nil
+		return req.StatOptions.GIDMap
 	case requestGet:
 		return req.GetOptions.GIDMap
 	case requestPut:
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ type StatForItem struct {
 	Size            int64       // dereferenced value for symlinks
 	Mode            os.FileMode // dereferenced value for symlinks
 	ModTime         time.Time   // dereferenced value for symlinks
+	UID, GID        int64       // usually in the uint32 range, set to -1 if unknown
 	IsSymlink       bool
 	IsDir           bool   // dereferenced value for symlinks
 	IsRegular       bool   // dereferenced value for symlinks
@@ -342,8 +343,9 @@ func Eval(root string, directory string, _ EvalOptions) (string, error) {
 
 // StatOptions controls parts of Stat()'s behavior.
 type StatOptions struct {
-	CheckForArchives bool     // check for and populate the IsArchive bit in returned values
-	Excludes         []string // contents to pretend don't exist, using the OS-specific path separator
+	UIDMap, GIDMap   []idtools.IDMap // map from hostIDs to containerIDs when returning results
+	CheckForArchives bool            // check for and populate the IsArchive bit in returned values
+	Excludes         []string        // contents to pretend don't exist, using the OS-specific path separator
 }
 
 // Stat globs the specified pattern in the specified directory and returns its
@@ -975,7 +977,7 @@ func copierHandler(bulkReader io.Reader, bulkWriter io.Writer, req request) (*re
 		resp := copierHandlerEval(req)
 		return resp, nil, nil
 	case requestStat:
-		resp := copierHandlerStat(req, pm)
+		resp := copierHandlerStat(req, pm, idMappings)
 		return resp, nil, nil
 	case requestGet:
 		return copierHandlerGet(bulkWriter, req, pm, idMappings)
@@ -1102,7 +1104,7 @@ func copierHandlerEval(req request) *response {
 	return &response{Eval: evalResponse{Evaluated: filepath.Join(req.rootPrefix, resolvedTarget)}}
 }
 
-func copierHandlerStat(req request, pm *fileutils.PatternMatcher) *response {
+func copierHandlerStat(req request, pm *fileutils.PatternMatcher, idMappings *idtools.IDMappings) *response {
 	errorResponse := func(fmtspec string, args ...any) *response {
 		return &response{Error: fmt.Sprintf(fmtspec, args...), Stat: statResponse{}}
 	}
@@ -1160,6 +1162,17 @@ func copierHandlerStat(req request, pm *fileutils.PatternMatcher) *response {
 			}
 			result.Size = linfo.Size()
 			result.Mode = linfo.Mode()
+			result.UID, result.GID = -1, -1
+			if uid, gid, err := owner(linfo); err == nil {
+				if idMappings != nil && !idMappings.Empty() {
+					hostPair := idtools.IDPair{UID: uid, GID: gid}
+					uid, gid, err = idMappings.ToContainer(hostPair)
+					if err != nil {
+						return errorResponse("copier: stat: mapping host filesystem owners %#v to container filesystem owners: %w", hostPair, err)
+					}
+				}
+				result.UID, result.GID = int64(uid), int64(gid)
+			}
 			result.ModTime = linfo.ModTime()
 			result.IsDir = linfo.IsDir()
 			result.IsRegular = result.Mode.IsRegular()
@@ -1272,7 +1285,7 @@ func checkLinks(item string, req request, info os.FileInfo) (string, os.FileInfo
 func copierHandlerGet(bulkWriter io.Writer, req request, pm *fileutils.PatternMatcher, idMappings *idtools.IDMappings) (*response, func() error, error) {
 	statRequest := req
 	statRequest.Request = requestStat
-	statResponse := copierHandlerStat(req, pm)
+	statResponse := copierHandlerStat(req, pm, idMappings)
 	errorResponse := func(fmtspec string, args ...any) (*response, func() error, error) {
 		return &response{Error: fmt.Sprintf(fmtspec, args...), Stat: statResponse.Stat, Get: getResponse{}}, nil, nil
 	}
@@ -2270,7 +2283,7 @@ type EnsurePath struct {
 
 // EnsureOptions controls parts of Ensure()'s behavior.
 type EnsureOptions struct {
-	UIDMap, GIDMap []idtools.IDMap // map from hostIDs to containerIDs in the chroot
+	UIDMap, GIDMap []idtools.IDMap // map from containerIDs to hostIDs in the chroot
 	Paths          []EnsurePath
 }
 
@@ -2437,7 +2450,7 @@ type ConditionalRemovePath struct {
 
 // ConditionalRemoveOptions controls parts of ConditionalRemove()'s behavior.
 type ConditionalRemoveOptions struct {
-	UIDMap, GIDMap []idtools.IDMap // map from hostIDs to containerIDs in the chroot
+	UIDMap, GIDMap []idtools.IDMap // map from containerIDs to hostIDs in the chroot
 	Paths          []ConditionalRemovePath
 }
 
diff --git a/copier/copier_test.go b/copier/copier_test.go
index b8589a6f9..abc2ead73 100644
--- a/copier/copier_test.go
+++ b/copier/copier_test.go
@@ -716,6 +716,7 @@ func testStat(t *testing.T) {
 									if actualContent, ok := testArchive.contents[testItem.Name]; ok {
 										testItem.Size = int64(len(actualContent))
 									}
+									checkStatInfoOwnership(t, result)
 									require.Equal(t, testItem.Size, result.Size, "unexpected size difference for %q", name)
 									require.True(t, result.IsRegular, "expected %q.IsRegular to be true", glob)
 									require.False(t, result.IsDir, "expected %q.IsDir to be false", glob)
diff --git a/copier/copier_unix_test.go b/copier/copier_unix_test.go
index 722672d79..2da316660 100644
--- a/copier/copier_unix_test.go
+++ b/copier/copier_unix_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ package copier
 import (
 	"os"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -101,3 +103,9 @@ func TestConditionalRemoveChroot(t *testing.T) {
 	testConditionalRemove(t)
 	canChroot = couldChroot
 }
+
+func checkStatInfoOwnership(t *testing.T, result *StatForItem) {
+	t.Helper()
+	require.EqualValues(t, 0, result.UID, "expected the owning user to be reported")
+	require.EqualValues(t, 0, result.GID, "expected the owning group to be reported")
+}
diff --git a/copier/copier_windows_test.go b/copier/copier_windows_test.go
index 8533a324a..efaf31d15 100644
--- a/copier/copier_windows_test.go
+++ b/copier/copier_windows_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,14 @@
 
 package copier
 
-const (
-	testModeMask           = int64(0o600)
-	testIgnoreSymlinkDates = true
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
+
+func checkStatInfoOwnership(t *testing.T, result *StatForItem) {
+	t.Helper()
+	require.EqualValues(t, -1, result.UID, "expected the owning user to not be supported")
+	require.EqualValues(t, -1, result.GID, "expected the owning group to not be supported")
+}