diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 36e4720d0..95184871c 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -133,4 +133,6 @@
 	<string name="appcompatibility">Application compatibility</string>
 	<string name="showincompat">Incompatible apps</string>
 	<string name="showincompat_long">Show apps written for newer Android versions or different hardware</string>
+	<string name="rooted">Root</string>
+	<string name="rooted_long">Show apps that require root privileges</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/res/xml/preferences.xml b/res/xml/preferences.xml
index 0a86e4bc3..eb1a87d96 100644
--- a/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
 		<CheckBoxPreference android:title="@string/showincompat"
 			android:defaultValue="false" android:summary="@string/showincompat_long"
 			android:key="showIncompatible" />
+		<CheckBoxPreference android:title="@string/rooted"
+			android:defaultValue="true" android:summary="@string/rooted_long"
+			android:key="rooted" />
 	</PreferenceCategory>
 	<PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/maintenance">
 		<Preference android:title="@string/reset" android:summary="@string/clear_all_cached_data"
diff --git a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/DB.java b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/DB.java
index 27adb18c3..b21485b2f 100644
--- a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/DB.java
+++ b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/DB.java
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ public class DB {
             donateURL = null;
             webURL = "";
             antiFeatures = null;
+            requirements = null;
             hasUpdates = false;
             updated = false;
             apks = new Vector<Apk>();
@@ -95,10 +96,14 @@ public class DB {
         public String marketVersion;
         public int marketVercode;
 
-        // Array of anti-features (as defined in the metadata
+        // List of anti-features (as defined in the metadata
         // documentation) or null if there aren't any.
         public CommaSeparatedList antiFeatures;
 
+        // List of special requirements (such as root privileges) or
+        // null if there aren't any.
+        public CommaSeparatedList requirements;
+
         // True if there are new versions (apks) that the user hasn't
         // explicitly ignored. (We're currently not using the database
         // field for this - we make the decision on the fly in getApps().
@@ -301,7 +306,10 @@ public class DB {
             // Version 10...
             { "alter table " + TABLE_APK + " add minSdkVersion integer",
               "alter table " + TABLE_APK + " add permissions string",
-              "alter table " + TABLE_APK + " add features string" }};
+              "alter table " + TABLE_APK + " add features string" },
+
+            // Version 11...
+            { "alter table " + TABLE_APP + " add requirements string" }};
 
     private class DBHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
 
@@ -409,6 +417,7 @@ public class DB {
         boolean pref_antiNonFreeAdd = prefs.getBoolean("antiNonFreeAdd", false);
         boolean pref_antiNonFreeNet = prefs.getBoolean("antiNonFreeNet", false);
         boolean pref_showIncompat = prefs.getBoolean("showIncompatible", false);
+        boolean pref_rooted = prefs.getBoolean("rooted", true);
 
         Vector<App> result = new Vector<App>();
         Cursor c = null;
@@ -446,6 +455,15 @@ public class DB {
                             include = false;
                     }
                 }
+                app.requirements = DB.CommaSeparatedList.make(c
+                        .getString(c.getColumnIndex("requirements")));
+                if (app.requirements != null) {
+                    for (String r : app.requirements) {
+                        if (r.equals("root") && !pref_rooted) {
+                            include = false;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
 
                 if (include) {
                     app.id = c.getString(c.getColumnIndex("id"));
@@ -752,6 +770,7 @@ public class DB {
         values.put("marketVersion", upapp.marketVersion);
         values.put("marketVercode", upapp.marketVercode);
         values.put("antiFeatures", CommaSeparatedList.str(upapp.antiFeatures));
+        values.put("requirements", CommaSeparatedList.str(upapp.requirements));
         values.put("hasUpdates", upapp.hasUpdates ? 1 : 0);
         if (oldapp != null) {
             db.update(TABLE_APP, values, "id = ?", new String[] { oldapp.id });
diff --git a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/RepoXMLHandler.java b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/RepoXMLHandler.java
index fe51df8df..a081ca343 100644
--- a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/RepoXMLHandler.java
+++ b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/RepoXMLHandler.java
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ public class RepoXMLHandler extends DefaultHandler {
                 }
             } else if (curel.equals("antifeatures")) {
                 curapp.antiFeatures = DB.CommaSeparatedList.make(str);
+            } else if (curel.equals("requirements")) {
+                curapp.requirements = DB.CommaSeparatedList.make(str);
             }
         }