Index: usr.bin/grep/file.c
===================================================================
--- usr.bin/grep/file.c
+++ usr.bin/grep/file.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
 
 #include <err.h>
 #include <errno.h>
@@ -263,6 +262,12 @@
 	} else if ((f->fd = open(path, O_RDONLY)) == -1)
 		goto error1;
 
+	if (f->fd != STDIN_FILENO && cap_rights_limit(f->fd, &ro_rights) < 0 &&
+	    errno != ENOSYS)
+		err(2, "unable to limit rights on: %s", path);
+	if (do_cap_enter && cap_enter() < 0 && errno != ENOSYS)
+		err(2, "unable to enter capability mode");
+
 	if (filebehave == FILE_MMAP) {
 		struct stat st;
 
Index: usr.bin/grep/grep.h
===================================================================
--- usr.bin/grep/grep.h
+++ usr.bin/grep/grep.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
+#include <sys/capsicum.h>
+
 #include <bzlib.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <regex.h>
@@ -120,6 +122,9 @@
 extern const char *color;
 extern int	 binbehave, devbehave, dirbehave, filebehave, grepbehave, linkbehave;
 
+extern cap_rights_t ro_rights;
+extern bool do_cap_enter;
+
 extern bool	 file_err, first, matchall, prev;
 extern int	 tail;
 extern unsigned int dpatterns, fpatterns, patterns;
Index: usr.bin/grep/grep.c
===================================================================
--- usr.bin/grep/grep.c
+++ usr.bin/grep/grep.c
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
 __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 
-#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include <capsicum_helpers.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <err.h>
 #include <errno.h>
@@ -81,6 +82,10 @@
 /* Shortcut for matching all cases like empty regex */
 bool		 matchall;
 
+/* Capsicum */
+cap_rights_t ro_rights;
+bool do_cap_enter = false;
+
 /* Searching patterns */
 unsigned int	 patterns;
 static unsigned int pattern_sz;
@@ -145,6 +150,7 @@
 };
 
 static inline const char	*init_color(const char *);
+static int					last_included_file(int, char *[]);
 
 /* Housekeeping */
 bool	 first = true;	/* flag whether we are processing the first match */
@@ -308,6 +314,9 @@
 
 	if ((f = fopen(fn, "r")) == NULL)
 		err(2, "%s", fn);
+	if (cap_rights_limit(fileno(f), &ro_rights) < 0 &&
+	    errno != ENOSYS)
+		err(2, "unable to limit rights on: %s", fn);
 	if ((fstat(fileno(f), &st) == -1) || (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode))) {
 		fclose(f);
 		return;
@@ -331,6 +340,27 @@
 	return (c != NULL && c[0] != '\0' ? c : d);
 }
 
+/**
+  * Returns the last argv index used as an input file, or just past the end if none are used
+ */
+static int
+last_included_file(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	int lastidx = argc, c;
+
+	if (!finclude && !fexclude)
+		return argc - 1;
+
+	for (c = 0; argc--; ++argv) {
+		if (!file_matching(*argv))
+			continue;
+
+		lastidx = c;
+	}
+
+	return lastidx;
+}
+
 int
 main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
@@ -338,10 +368,11 @@
 	char *ep;
 	const char *pn;
 	unsigned long long l;
-	unsigned int aargc, eargc, i;
+	unsigned int aargc, eargc, i, largc;
 	int c, lastc, needpattern, newarg, prevoptind;
 
 	setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
+	cap_rights_init(&ro_rights, CAP_FSTAT, CAP_READ);
 
 #ifndef WITHOUT_NLS
 	catalog = catopen("grep", NL_CAT_LOCALE);
@@ -725,17 +756,34 @@
 	if ((aargc == 0 || aargc == 1) && !Hflag)
 		hflag = true;
 
-	if (aargc == 0)
+	if (caph_limit_stdio() == -1)
+		err(2, "unable to limit stdio");
+
+	if (aargc == 0) {
+		if (cap_enter() < 0 && errno != ENOSYS)
+			err(2, "unable to enter capability mode");
 		exit(!procfile("-"));
+	}
 
+	/*
+	 * The recursive case does not currently enter capabilities mode
+	 * at all due to the lack of casper file service. We should revise
+	 * this to encompas all recursive and non-recursive cases later
+	 * when a casper file service or similar approach becomes available.
+	 */
 	if (dirbehave == DIR_RECURSE)
 		c = grep_tree(aargv);
-	else
-		for (c = 0; aargc--; ++aargv) {
+	else {
+		largc = last_included_file(aargc, aargv);
+		for (c = 0; aargc--; ++aargv, --largc) {
 			if ((finclude || fexclude) && !file_matching(*aargv))
 				continue;
+				/* Upon the last usable file argument, we enter capabilities mode */
+			if (largc == 0)
+				do_cap_enter = true;
 			c+= procfile(*aargv);
 		}
+	}
 
 #ifndef WITHOUT_NLS
 	catclose(catalog);