diff --git a/python/omp-rpc/src/omp_rpc/client.py b/python/omp-rpc/src/omp_rpc/client.py
index eaac8921f..e1906465c 100644
--- a/python/omp-rpc/src/omp_rpc/client.py
+++ b/python/omp-rpc/src/omp_rpc/client.py
@@ -278,6 +278,9 @@ class RpcClient:
         session_dir: str | Path | None = None,
         cwd: str | Path | None = None,
         env: Mapping[str, str] | None = None,
+        user: int | str | None = None,
+        group: int | str | None = None,
+        extra_groups: Sequence[int | str] | None = None,
         thinking: ThinkingLevel | None = None,
         append_system_prompt: str | None = None,
         provider_session_id: str | None = None,
@@ -302,6 +305,9 @@ class RpcClient:
         self._session_dir = Path(session_dir) if session_dir is not None else None
         self._cwd = Path(cwd) if cwd is not None else None
         self._env = dict(env or {})
+        self._user = user
+        self._group = group
+        self._extra_groups = list(extra_groups) if extra_groups is not None else None
         self._thinking = thinking
         self._append_system_prompt = append_system_prompt
         self._provider_session_id = provider_session_id
@@ -403,6 +409,9 @@ class RpcClient:
             list(self._build_command()),
             cwd=str(self._cwd) if self._cwd is not None else None,
             env={**os.environ, **self._env},
+            user=self._user,
+            group=self._group,
+            extra_groups=self._extra_groups,
             stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
             stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
             stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
diff --git a/python/omp-rpc/tests/test_user_group.py b/python/omp-rpc/tests/test_user_group.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f6b41fdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/omp-rpc/tests/test_user_group.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+import pytest
+
+from omp_rpc import RpcClient
+
+
+class _Sentinel(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+def _start_and_capture(**kwargs):
+    client = RpcClient(**kwargs)
+    with patch("omp_rpc.client.subprocess.Popen", side_effect=_Sentinel("aborted")) as mock_popen:
+        with pytest.raises(_Sentinel):
+            client.start()
+    assert mock_popen.call_count == 1
+    return mock_popen.call_args
+
+
+def test_no_user_group_defaults_to_none():
+    call = _start_and_capture(executable="omp")
+    assert call.kwargs["user"] is None
+    assert call.kwargs["group"] is None
+    assert call.kwargs["extra_groups"] is None
+
+
+def test_user_and_group_kwargs_threaded():
+    call = _start_and_capture(
+        executable="omp",
+        user=2001,
+        group="omp",
+        extra_groups=[2000, "docker"],
+    )
+    assert call.kwargs["user"] == 2001
+    assert call.kwargs["group"] == "omp"
+    assert call.kwargs["extra_groups"] == [2000, "docker"]
+
+
+def test_extra_groups_none_distinct_from_empty():
+    call = _start_and_capture(executable="omp", extra_groups=[])
+    # [] means an empty supplementary group list and differs from None.
+    assert call.kwargs["extra_groups"] == []