diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/ISystemIdentity.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/ISystemIdentity.cs
index bd63d784de..af3b2a0171 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/ISystemIdentity.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/ISystemIdentity.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Security
 		/// </summary>
 		bool CanCreateSymlinks { get; }
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Is this identity a SuperUser for the OS.
+		/// See Administrator on Windows or root on Linux.
+		/// </summary>
+		bool? IsSuperUser { get; }
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Clone the <see cref="ISystemIdentity"/> creating another copy that must have <see cref="IDisposable.Dispose"/> called on it.
 		/// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/PosixSystemIdentity.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/PosixSystemIdentity.cs
index 73a0d36678..ed661f90de 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/PosixSystemIdentity.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/PosixSystemIdentity.cs
@@ -11,31 +11,8 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Security
 	/// </summary>
 	sealed class PosixSystemIdentity : ISystemIdentity
 	{
-		/// <summary>
-		/// True if TGS is running under root.
-		/// </summary>
-		bool isRoot = false;
-
-		/// <summary>
-		/// True if <see cref="isRoot" /> is populated.
-		/// </summary>
-		bool isRootChecked = false;
-
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Checks whether TGS is running under the root user.
-		/// </summary>
-		/// <returns>True if running under root. False otherwise.</returns>
-		public bool IsRoot()
-		{
-			if (isRootChecked)
-			{
-				return isRoot;
-			}
-
-			isRoot = Syscall.getuid() == 0;
-			isRootChecked = true;
-			return isRoot;
-		}
+		/// <inheritdoc />
+		public bool? IsSuperUser => Syscall.getuid() == 0;
 
 		/// <inheritdoc />
 		public string Uid => throw new NotImplementedException();
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/WindowsSystemIdentity.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/WindowsSystemIdentity.cs
index 136c3c24e7..f1c3588b88 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/WindowsSystemIdentity.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/WindowsSystemIdentity.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Security
 		/// <inheritdoc />
 		public bool CanCreateSymlinks => canCreateSymlinks ?? throw new NotSupportedException();
 
+		/// <inheritdoc />
+		public bool? IsSuperUser => identity?.IsSystem;
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// The <see cref="WindowsIdentity"/> for the <see cref="WindowsSystemIdentity"/>.
 		/// </summary>