diff --git a/cmd/troubleshoot/cli/run.go b/cmd/troubleshoot/cli/run.go
index eeabb6cc..dd0171c1 100644
--- a/cmd/troubleshoot/cli/run.go
+++ b/cmd/troubleshoot/cli/run.go
@@ -106,6 +106,23 @@ func runTroubleshoot(v *viper.Viper, args []string) error {
 		})
 	}
 
+	if interactive {
+		c := color.New()
+		c.Println(fmt.Sprintf("\r%s\r", cursor.ClearEntireLine()))
+	}
+
+	if interactive {
+		if len(mainBundle.Spec.HostCollectors) > 0 && !util.IsRunningAsRoot() {
+			msg := "Some host collectors may require elevated privileges to run.\nDo you want to exit and rerun the command as a privileged user?"
+			fmt.Print(cursor.Show())
+			if util.PromptYesNo(msg) {
+				fmt.Println("Exiting...")
+				return nil
+			}
+			fmt.Print(cursor.Hide())
+		}
+	}
+
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	collectorCB := func(c chan interface{}, msg string) { c <- msg }
 	progressChan := make(chan interface{})
@@ -174,11 +191,6 @@ func runTroubleshoot(v *viper.Viper, args []string) error {
 
 	nonInteractiveOutput := analysisOutput{}
 
-	if interactive {
-		c := color.New()
-		c.Println(fmt.Sprintf("\r%s\r", cursor.ClearEntireLine()))
-	}
-
 	response, err := supportbundle.CollectSupportBundleFromSpec(&mainBundle.Spec, additionalRedactors, createOpts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to run collect and analyze process")
diff --git a/internal/util/util.go b/internal/util/util.go
index f1cde73f..f7b416f1 100644
--- a/internal/util/util.go
+++ b/internal/util/util.go
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 package util
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
+	"os/user"
 	"strings"
 	"text/template"
 
@@ -105,3 +108,38 @@ func RenderTemplate(tpl string, data interface{}) (string, error) {
 	// Return the string representation of the buffer
 	return buf.String(), nil
 }
+
+func IsRunningAsRoot() bool {
+	currentUser, err := user.Current()
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// Check if the user ID is 0 (root's UID)
+	return currentUser.Uid == "0"
+}
+
+func PromptYesNo(question string) bool {
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
+
+	for {
+		fmt.Printf("%s (yes/no): ", question)
+
+		response, err := reader.ReadString('\n')
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println("Error reading response:", err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		response = strings.TrimSpace(response)
+		response = strings.ToLower(response)
+
+		if response == "yes" || response == "y" {
+			return true
+		} else if response == "no" || response == "n" {
+			return false
+		} else {
+			fmt.Println("Please type 'yes' or 'no'.")
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/preflight/run.go b/pkg/preflight/run.go
index 9ed3d2b9..45a75f05 100644
--- a/pkg/preflight/run.go
+++ b/pkg/preflight/run.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	cursor "github.com/ahmetalpbalkan/go-cursor"
 	"github.com/fatih/color"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/internal/util"
 	analyzer "github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/analyze"
 	troubleshootv1beta2 "github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta2"
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/constants"
@@ -46,6 +47,17 @@ func RunPreflights(interactive bool, output string, format string, args []string
 		return types.NewExitCodeError(constants.EXIT_CODE_SPEC_ISSUES, err)
 	}
 
+	if interactive {
+		if len(specs.HostPreflightsV1Beta2) > 0 && !util.IsRunningAsRoot() {
+			fmt.Print(cursor.Show())
+			if util.PromptYesNo("Some host collectors may require elevated privileges to run.\nDo you want to exit and rerun the command as a privileged user?") {
+				fmt.Println("Exiting...")
+				return nil
+			}
+			fmt.Print(cursor.Hide())
+		}
+	}
+
 	warning := validatePreflight(specs)
 	if warning != nil {
 		fmt.Println(warning.Warning())