diff --git a/.config/awesome/jupiter_menu.lua b/.config/awesome/jupiter_menu.lua
index cc679f3b..f9cde856 100644
--- a/.config/awesome/jupiter_menu.lua
+++ b/.config/awesome/jupiter_menu.lua
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ mainmenu = awful.menu({ items = {
     { "windows", windowsmenu, "" },
     { "filemanager (nemo)", "/usr/bin/nemo", "/usr/share/icons/Adwaita/22x22/legacy/system-file-manager.png" },
     { "filemanager (thunar)", "/usr/bin/thunar", "/usr/share/icons/Adwaita/22x22/legacy/system-file-manager.png" },
+    { "filemanager (thunar su)", "/usr/bin/gksudo /usr/bin/thunar", "/usr/share/icons/Adwaita/22x22/legacy/system-file-manager.png" },
     { "terminal (xfce4)", "/usr/bin/xfce4-terminal", "/usr/share/icons/Adwaita/22x22/legacy/utilities-terminal.png" },
     { "terminal (xterm)", terminal, "/usr/share/icons/Adwaita/22x22/legacy/utilities-terminal.png" },
     { "configuration", editor_cmd .. " " .. awesome.conffile, "/usr/share/icons/Adwaita/22x22/legacy/preferences-other.png" },
diff --git a/.config/awesome/rc.lua b/.config/awesome/rc.lua
index 45af4141..a54b600b 100644
--- a/.config/awesome/rc.lua
+++ b/.config/awesome/rc.lua
@@ -342,6 +342,8 @@ globalkeys = gears.table.join(
     --awful.key({ modkey            }, "a", function() awful.util.spawn("/usr/bin/nemo") end,
     --          { description="start nemo", group="awesome"}),
     awful.key({ modkey            }, "y", function() awful.util.spawn("/usr/bin/thunar") end,
+              { description="start thunar as root", group="awesome"}),
+    awful.key({ modkey            }, "<", function() awful.util.spawn("/usr/bin/gksudo /usr/bin/thunar") end,
               { description="start thunar", group="awesome"}),
     awful.key({ modkey,           }, "u", function() awful.util.spawn("/usr/bin/xdotool click 2") end),
     --awful.key({ modkey, altkey    }, "space", function() awful.util.spawn("/usr/bin/xdotool click 2") end),