diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 746c2284..cc7f99e4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ Default settings are picked to suit general use cases and maximize compatibility
      but might still be bugged on devices heavily modified by OEM and/or carriers. Sometimes auto fallbacks to Poll.
    - Poll: (default) Update network information manually every second. Least battery efficient but it should work on most
      devices. Recommended to switch to other modes if possible.
+   - Poll with root: Same as Poll but polling is done using a root shell.
 
 
 ## Q & A
diff --git a/mobile/src/main/java/be/mygod/vpnhotspot/net/monitor/IpMonitor.kt b/mobile/src/main/java/be/mygod/vpnhotspot/net/monitor/IpMonitor.kt
index 6ec8c373..5ba6aadb 100644
--- a/mobile/src/main/java/be/mygod/vpnhotspot/net/monitor/IpMonitor.kt
+++ b/mobile/src/main/java/be/mygod/vpnhotspot/net/monitor/IpMonitor.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import android.system.OsConstants
 import be.mygod.vpnhotspot.App.Companion.app
 import be.mygod.vpnhotspot.DebugHelper
 import be.mygod.vpnhotspot.R
+import be.mygod.vpnhotspot.util.RootSession
 import be.mygod.vpnhotspot.widget.SmartSnackbar
 import timber.log.Timber
 import java.io.IOException
@@ -17,10 +18,11 @@ import kotlin.concurrent.thread
 abstract class IpMonitor : Runnable {
     companion object {
         const val KEY = "service.ipMonitor"
+        private val currentMode get() = Mode.valueOf(app.pref.getString(KEY, Mode.Poll.toString()) ?: "")
     }
 
-    enum class Mode {
-        Monitor, MonitorRoot, Poll
+    enum class Mode(val isMonitor: Boolean = false) {
+        Monitor(true), MonitorRoot(true), Poll, PollRoot
     }
 
     private class FlushFailure : RuntimeException()
@@ -66,8 +68,8 @@ abstract class IpMonitor : Runnable {
 
     init {
         thread(name = "${javaClass.simpleName}-input") {
-            val mode = Mode.valueOf(app.pref.getString(KEY, Mode.Poll.toString()) ?: "")
-            if (mode != Mode.Poll) {
+            val mode = currentMode
+            if (mode.isMonitor) {
                 if (mode != Mode.MonitorRoot) {
                     // monitor may get rejected by SELinux enforcing
                     handleProcess(ProcessBuilder("ip", "monitor", monitoredObject))
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ abstract class IpMonitor : Runnable {
 
     fun flush() = thread(name = "${javaClass.simpleName}-flush") { run() }
 
-    override fun run() {
+    private fun poll() {
         val process = ProcessBuilder("ip", monitoredObject)
                 .redirectErrorStream(true)
                 .start()
@@ -101,6 +103,26 @@ abstract class IpMonitor : Runnable {
         process.inputStream.bufferedReader().useLines(this::processLines)
     }
 
+    override fun run() {
+        if (currentMode == Mode.Poll) try {
+            return poll()
+        } catch (e: IOException) {
+            DebugHelper.logEvent("ip_poll_failure")
+            Timber.d(e)
+        }
+        try {
+            val command = "ip $monitoredObject"
+            RootSession.use {
+                val result = it.execQuiet(command)
+                RootSession.checkOutput(command, result, false)
+                processLines(result.out.asSequence())
+            }
+        } catch (e: RuntimeException) {
+            DebugHelper.logEvent("ip_su_poll_failure")
+            Timber.w(e)
+        }
+    }
+
     fun destroy() {
         destroyed = true
         monitor?.destroy()
diff --git a/mobile/src/main/res/values-zh-rCN/strings.xml b/mobile/src/main/res/values-zh-rCN/strings.xml
index 08823872..31de0846 100644
--- a/mobile/src/main/res/values-zh-rCN/strings.xml
+++ b/mobile/src/main/res/values-zh-rCN/strings.xml
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
     <string name="settings_service_ip_monitor_monitor">Netlink 监听</string>
     <string name="settings_service_ip_monitor_monitor_root">Netlink 监听 (root)</string>
     <string name="settings_service_ip_monitor_poll">轮询</string>
+    <string name="settings_service_ip_monitor_poll_root">轮询 (root)</string>
     <string name="settings_service_upstream">上游网络接口</string>
     <string name="settings_service_upstream_auto">自动检测系统 VPN</string>
     <string name="settings_service_clean">清理/重新应用路由规则</string>
diff --git a/mobile/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml b/mobile/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml
index de210ed6..2621de2d 100644
--- a/mobile/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml
+++ b/mobile/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml
@@ -26,10 +26,12 @@
         <item>@string/settings_service_ip_monitor_monitor</item>
         <item>@string/settings_service_ip_monitor_monitor_root</item>
         <item>@string/settings_service_ip_monitor_poll</item>
+        <item>@string/settings_service_ip_monitor_poll_root</item>
     </string-array>
     <string-array name="settings_service_ip_monitor_values">
         <item>Monitor</item>
         <item>MonitorRoot</item>
         <item>Poll</item>
+        <item>PollRoot</item>
     </string-array>
 </resources>
diff --git a/mobile/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/mobile/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index c49a9294..1938576a 100644
--- a/mobile/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/mobile/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
     <string name="settings_service_ip_monitor_monitor">Netlink monitor</string>
     <string name="settings_service_ip_monitor_monitor_root">Netlink monitor with root</string>
     <string name="settings_service_ip_monitor_poll">Poll</string>
+    <string name="settings_service_ip_monitor_poll_root">Poll with root</string>
     <string name="settings_service_upstream">Upstream network interface</string>
     <string name="settings_service_upstream_auto">Auto detect system VPN</string>
     <string name="settings_service_dhcp_workaround">Enable DHCP workaround</string>