diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 9a95cb0..fa2941f 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ inputs:
   options:
     description: Extra options that should be passed to ansible-playbook command
     required: false
+  sudo:
+    description: Set to "true" if root permission are required for your action
+    required: false
 runs:
   using: node12
   main: main.js
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index c17356c..4f006d3 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ async function main() {
         const inventory = core.getInput("inventory")
         const vaultPassword = core.getInput("vault_password")
         const options = core.getInput("options")
+        const sudo    = core.getInput("sudo")
+
 
         let cmd = ["ansible-playbook", playbook]
 
@@ -63,6 +65,10 @@ async function main() {
             cmd.push(vaultPasswordFile)
         }
 
+        if (sudo) {
+            cmd.unshift("sudo")
+        }
+
         process.env.ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING = "False"
         process.env.ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR = "True"