diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 86b9ef04..4583f6de 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -157,6 +157,12 @@ version = "1.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "baf1de4339761588bc0619e3cbc0120ee582ebb74b53b4efbf79117bd2da40fd"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cfg_aliases"
+version = "0.2.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "613afe47fcd5fac7ccf1db93babcb082c5994d996f20b8b159f2ad1658eb5724"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "clap"
 version = "4.5.20"
@@ -445,6 +451,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "anstyle",
  "clap",
  "linutil_core",
+ "nix 0.29.0",
  "oneshot",
  "portable-pty",
  "rand",
@@ -538,6 +545,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "pin-utils",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "nix"
+version = "0.29.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "71e2746dc3a24dd78b3cfcb7be93368c6de9963d30f43a6a73998a9cf4b17b46"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.6.0",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "cfg_aliases",
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "nom"
 version = "7.1.3"
@@ -623,7 +642,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "lazy_static",
  "libc",
  "log",
- "nix",
+ "nix 0.25.1",
  "serial",
  "shared_library",
  "shell-words",
diff --git a/core/tabs/common-script.sh b/core/tabs/common-script.sh
index f8188ac3..1584d3c7 100644
--- a/core/tabs/common-script.sh
+++ b/core/tabs/common-script.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,13 @@ checkAURHelper() {
 }
 
 checkEscalationTool() {
-    ## Check for escalation tools.
+    if [ "$(id -u)" = "0" ]; then
+        ESCALATION_TOOL="eval"
+        ESCALATION_TOOL_CHECKED=true
+        printf "%b\n" "${CYAN}Running as root, no escalation needed${RC}"
+        return 0
+    fi
+
     if [ -z "$ESCALATION_TOOL_CHECKED" ]; then
         ESCALATION_TOOLS='sudo doas'
         for tool in ${ESCALATION_TOOLS}; do
diff --git a/tui/Cargo.toml b/tui/Cargo.toml
index 4051d3b3..f650272c 100644
--- a/tui/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tui/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ textwrap = "0.16.1"
 anstyle = "1.0.8"
 ansi-to-tui = "7.0.0"
 zips = "0.1.7"
+nix = { version = "0.29.0", features = [ "user" ] }
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "linutil"
diff --git a/tui/src/main.rs b/tui/src/main.rs
index 7a9f4067..44344fd9 100644
--- a/tui/src/main.rs
+++ b/tui/src/main.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ mod filter;
 mod float;
 mod floating_text;
 mod hint;
+mod root;
 mod running_command;
 pub mod state;
 mod theme;
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ use ratatui::{
 };
 use state::AppState;
 
+use crate::root::create_app_state;
+
 // Linux utility toolbox
 #[derive(Debug, Parser)]
 struct Args {
@@ -54,7 +57,7 @@ struct Args {
 fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
     let args = Args::parse();
 
-    let mut state = AppState::new(
+    let mut state = create_app_state(
         args.config,
         args.theme,
         args.override_validation,
diff --git a/tui/src/root.rs b/tui/src/root.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..96c70651
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tui/src/root.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+use crate::{
+    float::Float, float::FloatContent, floating_text::FloatingText, state::AppState, theme::Theme,
+};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use nix::unistd::Uid;
+
+pub fn create_app_state(
+    config_path: Option<PathBuf>,
+    theme: Theme,
+    override_validation: bool,
+    size_bypass: bool,
+    skip_confirmation: bool,
+) -> AppState {
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    {
+        if Uid::effective().is_root() {
+            let mut state = AppState::new(
+                config_path,
+                theme,
+                override_validation,
+                size_bypass,
+                skip_confirmation,
+            );
+
+            let warning = FloatingText::new(
+                "\
+                WARNING: You are running this utility as root!\n\n\
+                This means you have full system access and commands can potentially damage your system if used incorrectly.\n\n\
+                Please proceed with caution and make sure you understand what each script does before executing it.\
+                ".into(),
+                "Root User Warning",
+                true,
+            );
+            let float: Float<dyn FloatContent> = Float::new(Box::new(warning), 60, 40);
+            state.set_float_window(float);
+            return state;
+        }
+    }
+
+    AppState::new(
+        config_path,
+        theme,
+        override_validation,
+        size_bypass,
+        skip_confirmation,
+    )
+}
diff --git a/tui/src/state.rs b/tui/src/state.rs
index 5ee34079..a5363d68 100644
--- a/tui/src/state.rs
+++ b/tui/src/state.rs
@@ -873,6 +873,10 @@ impl AppState {
         self.current_tab.select(Some(next));
         self.refresh_tab();
     }
+
+    pub fn set_float_window(&mut self, float: Float<dyn FloatContent + 'static>) {
+        self.focus = Focus::FloatingWindow(float);
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "tips")]