diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/sdex/activityrunner/app/ActivityLauncher.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/sdex/activityrunner/app/ActivityLauncher.kt
index c4ce72e6..d87a6030 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/sdex/activityrunner/app/ActivityLauncher.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/sdex/activityrunner/app/ActivityLauncher.kt
@@ -34,17 +34,17 @@ fun Activity.launchActivity(
 
 fun Activity.launchActivity(
     componentName: ComponentName,
-    isExported: Boolean,
+    useRoot: Boolean,
 ) {
-    if (isExported) {
+    if (useRoot) {
+        launchActivityWithRoot(this, componentName)
+    } else {
         IntentUtils.launchActivity(
             this,
             componentName,
             componentName.className.split(".").last(),
             false
         )
-    } else {
-        launchActivityWithRoot(this, componentName)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/sdex/activityrunner/shortcut/AddShortcutDialogActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/sdex/activityrunner/shortcut/AddShortcutDialogActivity.kt
index f6d01272..57ea9c81 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/sdex/activityrunner/shortcut/AddShortcutDialogActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/sdex/activityrunner/shortcut/AddShortcutDialogActivity.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import androidx.activity.result.PickVisualMediaRequest
 import androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts.PickVisualMedia
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
 import androidx.core.graphics.drawable.toBitmap
+import androidx.core.view.isVisible
 import androidx.core.widget.doOnTextChanged
 import com.bumptech.glide.request.RequestOptions
 import com.bumptech.glide.request.target.CustomTarget
@@ -99,6 +100,8 @@ class AddShortcutDialogActivity : AppCompatActivity(), IconDialog.Callback {
                     override fun onLoadCleared(placeholder: Drawable?) {
                     }
                 })
+            binding.useRoot.isVisible = true
+            binding.useRoot.isChecked = !activityModel.exported
         }
 
         if (historyModel != null) {
@@ -124,11 +127,19 @@ class AddShortcutDialogActivity : AppCompatActivity(), IconDialog.Callback {
 
             activityModel?.let {
                 val model = it.copy(name = shortcutName)
-                IntentUtils.createLauncherIcon(this, model, bitmap)
+                IntentUtils.createLauncherIcon(
+                    this,
+                    model,
+                    bitmap,
+                    binding.useRoot.isChecked
+                )
             }
 
             historyModel?.let {
-                createHistoryModelShortcut(historyModel, shortcutName)
+                createHistoryModelShortcut(
+                    historyModel,
+                    shortcutName
+                )
             }
 
             finish()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/sdex/activityrunner/shortcut/ShortcutHandlerActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/sdex/activityrunner/shortcut/ShortcutHandlerActivity.kt
index 0c183dad..eca4a594 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/sdex/activityrunner/shortcut/ShortcutHandlerActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/sdex/activityrunner/shortcut/ShortcutHandlerActivity.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import android.app.Activity
 import android.content.ComponentName
 import android.os.Bundle
 import com.sdex.activityrunner.app.launchActivity
+import timber.log.Timber
 
 class ShortcutHandlerActivity : Activity() {
 
@@ -11,10 +12,17 @@ class ShortcutHandlerActivity : Activity() {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
         val packageName = intent.getStringExtra(ARG_PACKAGE_NAME)
         val className = intent.getStringExtra(ARG_CLASS_NAME)
-        val isExported = intent.getBooleanExtra(ARG_EXPORTED, false)
+        Timber.d("Shortcut: packageName=$packageName, className=$className")
         if (packageName != null && className != null) {
             val componentName = ComponentName(packageName, className)
-            launchActivity(componentName, isExported)
+            // keep it to support shortcuts created before #56
+            if (intent.hasExtra(ARG_EXPORTED)) {
+                val isExported = intent.getBooleanExtra(ARG_EXPORTED, false)
+                launchActivity(componentName, useRoot = !isExported)
+            } else {
+                val useRoot = intent.getBooleanExtra(ARG_USE_ROOT, false)
+                launchActivity(componentName, useRoot = useRoot)
+            }
         }
         finishAffinity()
     }
@@ -24,5 +32,6 @@ class ShortcutHandlerActivity : Activity() {
         const val ARG_PACKAGE_NAME = "arg_package_name"
         const val ARG_CLASS_NAME = "arg_class_name"
         const val ARG_EXPORTED = "arg_exported"
+        const val ARG_USE_ROOT = "arg_use_root"
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/sdex/activityrunner/util/IntentUtils.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/sdex/activityrunner/util/IntentUtils.kt
index be651276..d54be245 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/sdex/activityrunner/util/IntentUtils.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/sdex/activityrunner/util/IntentUtils.kt
@@ -36,9 +36,16 @@ object IntentUtils {
         }
     }
 
-    fun createLauncherIcon(context: Context, activityModel: ActivityModel, bitmap: Bitmap?) {
+    fun createLauncherIcon(
+        context: Context,
+        activityModel: ActivityModel,
+        bitmap: Bitmap?,
+        useRoot: Boolean = false,
+    ) {
         if (bitmap != null) {
-            val intent = activityModel.toIntent(context)
+            val intent = activityModel.toIntent(context).apply {
+                putExtra(ShortcutHandlerActivity.ARG_USE_ROOT, useRoot)
+            }
             val iconCompat = try {
                 IconCompat.createWithBitmap(bitmap)
             } catch (e: Exception) { // android.os.TransactionTooLargeException
@@ -60,7 +67,6 @@ object IntentUtils {
         val intent = getActivityIntent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, component)
         intent.putExtra(ShortcutHandlerActivity.ARG_PACKAGE_NAME, this.packageName)
         intent.putExtra(ShortcutHandlerActivity.ARG_CLASS_NAME, this.className)
-        intent.putExtra(ShortcutHandlerActivity.ARG_EXPORTED, this.exported)
         return intent
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_add_shortcut.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_add_shortcut.xml
index 1f53b0c7..e07fd507 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_add_shortcut.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_add_shortcut.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,17 @@
 
     </com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>
 
+    <CheckBox
+        android:id="@+id/use_root"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
+        android:checked="false"
+        android:text="@string/activity_option_launch_root"
+        android:visibility="gone"
+        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/value_layout"
+        tools:visibility="visible" />
+
     <Button
         android:id="@+id/create"
         style="?buttonBarButtonStyle"
@@ -68,7 +79,7 @@
         android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
         android:text="@android:string/cancel"
         app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="@+id/create"
-        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/value_layout" />
+        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/use_root" />
 
     <ImageView
         android:id="@+id/imageView"