diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/Config.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/Config.kt
index eaedfafc..658b34cd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/Config.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/Config.kt
@@ -67,4 +67,8 @@ class Config(context: Context) : BaseConfig(context) {
     }
 
     fun hasCustomSorting(path: String) = prefs.contains(SORT_FOLDER_PREFIX + path)
+
+    var enableRootAccess: Boolean
+        get() = prefs.getBoolean(ENABLE_ROOT_ACCESS, false)
+        set(enableRootAccess) = prefs.edit().putBoolean(ENABLE_ROOT_ACCESS, enableRootAccess).apply()
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/Constants.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/Constants.kt
index 097c9bd8..1374b234 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/Constants.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/Constants.kt
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ val FAVORITES = "favorites"
 val SORT_ORDER = "sort_order"
 val SORT_FOLDER_PREFIX = "sort_folder_"
 val TEMPORARILY_SHOW_HIDDEN = "temporarily_show_hidden"
+val ENABLE_ROOT_ACCESS = "enable_root_access"
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/activities/SettingsActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
index 0fc181b8..ca8914ff 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class SettingsActivity : SimpleActivity() {
         setupManageFavorites()
         setupShowHidden()
         setupPasswordProtection()
+        setupEnableRootAccess()
         updateTextColors(settings_holder)
     }
 
@@ -69,4 +70,12 @@ class SettingsActivity : SimpleActivity() {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    private fun setupEnableRootAccess() {
+        settings_enable_root_access.isChecked = config.enableRootAccess
+        settings_enable_root_access_holder.setOnClickListener {
+            settings_enable_root_access.toggle()
+            config.enableRootAccess = settings_enable_root_access.isChecked
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml
index abc1672b..8d2a6c17 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml
@@ -88,5 +88,25 @@
                 android:text="@string/password_protect_hidden_items"/>
 
         </RelativeLayout>
+
+        <RelativeLayout
+            android:id="@+id/settings_enable_root_access_holder"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/medium_margin"
+            android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
+            android:padding="@dimen/activity_margin">
+
+            <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MySwitchCompat
+                android:id="@+id/settings_enable_root_access"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:background="@null"
+                android:clickable="false"
+                android:paddingLeft="@dimen/medium_margin"
+                android:paddingStart="@dimen/medium_margin"
+                android:text="@string/enable_root_access"/>
+
+        </RelativeLayout>
     </LinearLayout>
 </ScrollView>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-cs/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-cs/strings.xml
index b4601260..5ca4d0e2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-cs/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-cs/strings.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
     <string name="go_to_favorite">Jít na oblíbené</string>
     <string name="favorites_activity_placeholder">Můžete přidat často využívané složky do oblíbených pro jednoduchý přístup odkudkoli.</string>
 
+    <!-- Settings -->
+    <string name="enable_root_access">Enable root access</string>
+
     <!-- Strings displayed only on Google Playstore. Optional, but good to have -->
     <!-- Short description has to have less than 80 chars -->
     <string name="app_short_description">Jednoduchý správce souborů pro procházení a úpravu souborů i složek.</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
index ec7cc623..bd1cffd7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
     <string name="go_to_favorite">Go to favorite</string>
     <string name="favorites_activity_placeholder">You can add frequently used folders to favorites for easy access from anywhere.</string>
 
+    <!-- Settings -->
+    <string name="enable_root_access">Enable root access</string>
+
     <!-- Strings displayed only on Google Playstore. Optional, but good to have -->
     <!-- Short description has to have less than 80 chars -->
     <string name="app_short_description">A simple file manager for browsing and editing files and directories.</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-es/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-es/strings.xml
index 18a98b29..ae13bd1b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-es/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-es/strings.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
     <string name="go_to_favorite">Ir a favoritos</string>
     <string name="favorites_activity_placeholder">Puede agregar carpetas de uso frecuente a favoritos para facilitar el acceso desde cualquier lugar.</string>
 
+    <!-- Settings -->
+    <string name="enable_root_access">Enable root access</string>
+
     <!-- Strings displayed only on Google Playstore. Optional, but good to have -->
     <!-- Short description has to have less than 80 chars -->
     <string name="app_short_description">Un simple administrador de archivos para navegar por el árbol de directorios.</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml
index 528447bb..82b92955 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
     <string name="go_to_favorite">Go to favorite</string>
     <string name="favorites_activity_placeholder">You can add frequently used folders to favorites for easy access from anywhere.</string>
 
+    <!-- Settings -->
+    <string name="enable_root_access">Enable root access</string>
+
     <!-- Strings displayed only on Google Playstore. Optional, but good to have -->
     <!-- Short description has to have less than 80 chars -->
     <string name="app_short_description">Un gestionnaire de fichiers simple pour naviguer et éditer ses fichiers et dossiers.</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-hu/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-hu/strings.xml
index 17f98772..124b6131 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-hu/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-hu/strings.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
     <string name="go_to_favorite">Ugrás kedvenchez</string>
     <string name="favorites_activity_placeholder">A gyakran használt mappákat kedvencnek jelölheted, hogy bárhonnan könnyen elérd őket.</string>
 
+    <!-- Settings -->
+    <string name="enable_root_access">Enable root access</string>
+
     <!-- Strings displayed only on Google Playstore. Optional, but good to have -->
     <!-- Short description has to have less than 80 chars -->
     <string name="app_short_description">Egyszerű fájlkezelő fájlok és könyvtárak böngészéséhez és szerkesztéséhez.</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-it/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-it/strings.xml
index c189e4b9..057a48ed 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-it/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-it/strings.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
     <string name="go_to_favorite">Vai al preferito</string>
     <string name="favorites_activity_placeholder">Puoi aggiungere le cartelle usate frequentemente ai preferiti per un rapido accesso da qualsiasi posizione.</string>
 
+    <!-- Settings -->
+    <string name="enable_root_access">Enable root access</string>
+
     <!-- Strings displayed only on Google Playstore. Optional, but good to have -->
     <!-- Short description has to have less than 80 chars -->
     <string name="app_short_description">Un semplice file manager per sfogliare e modificare file e cartelle.</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-ja/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-ja/strings.xml
index 50bec1f3..bb7d3755 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-ja/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-ja/strings.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
     <string name="go_to_favorite">Go to favorite</string>
     <string name="favorites_activity_placeholder">You can add frequently used folders to favorites for easy access from anywhere.</string>
 
+    <!-- Settings -->
+    <string name="enable_root_access">Enable root access</string>
+
     <!-- Strings displayed only on Google Playstore. Optional, but good to have -->
     <!-- Short description has to have less than 80 chars -->
     <string name="app_short_description">ファイルとディレクトリーを参照、編集するためのシンプルなファイルマネージャー。</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-ko-rKR/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-ko-rKR/strings.xml
index 48af8379..769a42d7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-ko-rKR/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-ko-rKR/strings.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
     <string name="go_to_favorite">즐겨찾기 이동</string>
     <string name="favorites_activity_placeholder">자주 사용하는 폴더를 즐겨찾기에 추가하여 어디서나 쉽게 접근 할 수 있습니다.</string>
 
+    <!-- Settings -->
+    <string name="enable_root_access">Enable root access</string>
+
     <!-- Strings displayed only on Google Playstore. Optional, but good to have -->
     <!-- Short description has to have less than 80 chars -->
     <string name="app_short_description">파일 및 디렉토리를 찾아보고 편집 할 수 있는 간단한 파일 매니저입니다.</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-pl/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-pl/strings.xml
index c0f4f291..78f7e650 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-pl/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-pl/strings.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
     <string name="go_to_favorite">Przejdź do ulubionych</string>
     <string name="favorites_activity_placeholder">Możesz dodawać często używane foldery do ulubionych, aby ułatwić sobie do nich dostęp.</string>
 
+    <!-- Settings -->
+    <string name="enable_root_access">Enable root access</string>
+
     <!-- Strings displayed only on Google Playstore. Optional, but good to have -->
     <!-- Short description has to have less than 80 chars -->
     <string name="app_short_description">Prosty menedżer i edytor plików i folderów.</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-pt-rBR/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-pt-rBR/strings.xml
index b21fe849..4796a789 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-pt-rBR/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-pt-rBR/strings.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
     <string name="go_to_favorite">Ir para favorito</string>
     <string name="favorites_activity_placeholder">Pode adicionar pastas como favoritos, para um acesso mais rápido.</string>
 
+    <!-- Settings -->
+    <string name="enable_root_access">Enable root access</string>
+
     <!-- Strings displayed only on Google Playstore. Optional, but good to have -->
     <!-- Short description has to have less than 80 chars -->
     <string name="app_short_description">Um gerenciador de arquivos para explorar e editar as pastas e arquivos.</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-pt/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-pt/strings.xml
index aea98443..d58b3bb5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-pt/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-pt/strings.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
     <string name="go_to_favorite">Ir para favorito</string>
     <string name="favorites_activity_placeholder">Pode adicionar pastas como favoritos para um acesso mais rápido.</string>
 
+    <!-- Settings -->
+    <string name="enable_root_access">Enable root access</string>
+
     <!-- Strings displayed only on Google Playstore. Optional, but good to have -->
     <!-- Short description has to have less than 80 chars -->
     <string name="app_short_description">Um gestor de ficheiros para explorar e editar os ficheiros e diretórios.</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-ru/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-ru/strings.xml
index d279e91e..ee416032 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-ru/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-ru/strings.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
     <string name="go_to_favorite">Открыть избранное</string>
     <string name="favorites_activity_placeholder">Вы можете добавить часто используемые папки в избранное для быстрого доступа к ним.</string>
 
+    <!-- Settings -->
+    <string name="enable_root_access">Enable root access</string>
+
     <!-- Strings displayed only on Google Playstore. Optional, but good to have -->
     <!-- Short description has to have less than 80 chars -->
     <string name="app_short_description">Простой файловый менеджер для просмотра и редактирования файлов и папок.</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-sk/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-sk/strings.xml
index 8528ed05..bdcbfd8a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-sk/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-sk/strings.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
     <string name="go_to_favorite">Ísť medzi obľúbené</string>
     <string name="favorites_activity_placeholder">Pre jednoduchý prístup k často používaným priečinkom si ich viete pridať medzi obľúbené</string>
 
+    <!-- Settings -->
+    <string name="enable_root_access">Povoliť prístup ku koreňovým súborom</string>
+
     <!-- Strings displayed only on Google Playstore. Optional, but good to have -->
     <!-- Short description has to have less than 80 chars -->
     <string name="app_short_description">Jednoduchý správca súborov pre prehliadanie a úpravu súborov a priečinkov.</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-sv/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-sv/strings.xml
index a67f090a..619af307 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-sv/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-sv/strings.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
     <string name="go_to_favorite">Gå till favorit</string>
     <string name="favorites_activity_placeholder">Du kan lägga till ofta använda mappar i favoriter för enkel åtkomst överallt.</string>
 
+    <!-- Settings -->
+    <string name="enable_root_access">Enable root access</string>
+
     <!-- Strings displayed only on Google Playstore. Optional, but good to have -->
     <!-- Short description has to have less than 80 chars -->
     <string name="app_short_description">En enkel filhanterare för att bläddra och redigera filer och kataloger.</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-tr/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-tr/strings.xml
index b168e851..bf5e9b2a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-tr/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-tr/strings.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
     <string name="go_to_favorite">Go to favorite</string>
     <string name="favorites_activity_placeholder">You can add frequently used folders to favorites for easy access from anywhere.</string>
 
+    <!-- Settings -->
+    <string name="enable_root_access">Enable root access</string>
+
     <!-- Strings displayed only on Google Playstore. Optional, but good to have -->
     <!-- Short description has to have less than 80 chars -->
     <string name="app_short_description">Dosyaları ve dizinleri tarama ve düzenlemek için kullanılan bir dosya gezgini.</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 0b2d7fd7..5cf09d69 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
     <string name="go_to_favorite">Go to favorite</string>
     <string name="favorites_activity_placeholder">You can add frequently used folders to favorites for easy access from anywhere.</string>
 
+    <!-- Settings -->
+    <string name="enable_root_access">Enable root access</string>
+
     <!-- Strings displayed only on Google Playstore. Optional, but good to have -->
     <!-- Short description has to have less than 80 chars -->
     <string name="app_short_description">A simple file manager for browsing and editing files and directories.</string>