diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index edc0da41f..7c226ef97 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ This version is not released yet and is under active development.
 - \[mpm\] Remove `-c`/`--cli-format` option.
 - \[mpm\] Use short-form selection option and fully-qualified path in
   `mpm`-based upgrade-all CLIs produced by `outdated` command.
+- \[mpm\] Add dedicated execution path for running sudo-prefixed commands.
 - \[mpm\] Fix local overriding of CLI parameters leading to missing `sudo`
   pre-command. Closes {issue}`579`.
 - \[mpm\] Use string highlighting code from `click-extra >= 2.1.0`.
diff --git a/meta_package_manager/base.py b/meta_package_manager/base.py
index 8c831912a..cc6e3e6ef 100644
--- a/meta_package_manager/base.py
+++ b/meta_package_manager/base.py
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ def build_cli(
         override_cli_path=False,
         override_pre_args=False,
         override_post_args=False,
+        sudo=False,
     ):
         """Build the package manager CLI by combining the custom ``*args`` with the PM's
         global parameters.
@@ -402,7 +403,7 @@ def build_cli(
 
         .. code-block:: shell-session
 
-            $ <self.pre_cmds> <self.cli_path> <self.pre_args> <*args> <self.post_args>
+            $ [<self.pre_cmds>|sudo] <self.cli_path> <self.pre_args> <*args> <self.post_args>
 
         * ``self.pre_cmds`` is added before the CLI path.
 
@@ -418,13 +419,25 @@ def build_cli(
 
         Each global set of elements can be locally overriden with:
         * ``override_pre_cmds=tuple()``
+        * ``override_cli_path=str``
         * ``override_pre_args=tuple()``
         * ``override_post_args=tuple()``
+
+        On linux, the command can be ran with `sudo` if the parameter of the same name is set to `True`.
+        In which case `override_pre_cmds` are not allowed and `auto_pre_cmds` is forced to `False`.
         """
         params = []
 
-        # Prepare the full list of CLI arguments.
-        if override_pre_cmds:
+        # Sudo replaces any pre-command, be it overriden or automatic.
+        if sudo:
+            if not is_linux():
+                raise NotImplementedError("sudo only supported on Linux.")
+            if override_pre_cmds:
+                raise ValueError("Pre-commands not allowed if sudo is requested.")
+            if auto_pre_cmds:
+                auto_pre_cmds = False
+            params.add("sudo")
+        elif override_pre_cmds:
             assert isinstance(override_pre_cmds, tuple)
             params.extend(override_pre_cmds)
         elif auto_pre_cmds:
@@ -466,6 +479,7 @@ def run_cli(
         override_pre_args=False,
         override_post_args=False,
         force_exec=False,
+        sudo=False,
     ):
         """Build and run the package manager CLI by combining the custom ``*args`` with
         the PM's global parameters.
@@ -490,6 +504,7 @@ def run_cli(
             override_cli_path=override_cli_path,
             override_pre_args=override_pre_args,
             override_post_args=override_post_args,
+            sudo=sudo,
         )
 
         # Prepare the full list of CLI arguments.
diff --git a/meta_package_manager/managers/apt.py b/meta_package_manager/managers/apt.py
index 4301c353e..fc981088e 100644
--- a/meta_package_manager/managers/apt.py
+++ b/meta_package_manager/managers/apt.py
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ def install(self, package_id):
             ► sudo apt install git --yes --quiet
         """
         super().install(package_id)
-        return self.run_cli("install", package_id, override_pre_cmds=("sudo",))
+        return self.run_cli("install", package_id, sudo=True)
 
     def upgrade_cli(self, package_id=None):
         """Generates the CLI to upgrade all packages (default) or only the one provided as parameter.
@@ -237,10 +237,8 @@ def upgrade_cli(self, package_id=None):
             ► sudo apt install --only-upgrade git --yes --quiet
         """
         if package_id:
-            return self.build_cli(
-                "install", "--only-upgrade", package_id, override_pre_cmds=("sudo",)
-            )
-        return self.build_cli("upgrade", override_pre_cmds=("sudo",))
+            return self.build_cli("install", "--only-upgrade", package_id, sudo=True)
+        return self.build_cli("upgrade", sudo=True)
 
     def sync(self):
         """Sync package metadata.
@@ -258,7 +256,7 @@ def sync(self):
             Reading state information...
         """
         super().sync()
-        self.run_cli("update", override_pre_cmds=("sudo",))
+        self.run_cli("update", sudo=True)
 
     def cleanup(self):
         """Removes things we don't need anymore.
@@ -270,7 +268,7 @@ def cleanup(self):
         """
         super().cleanup()
         for command in ("autoremove", "clean"):
-            self.run_cli(command, override_pre_cmds=("sudo",))
+            self.run_cli(command, sudo=True)
 
 
 class APT_Mint(APT):
diff --git a/meta_package_manager/managers/dnf.py b/meta_package_manager/managers/dnf.py
index abb600ddf..21747266f 100644
--- a/meta_package_manager/managers/dnf.py
+++ b/meta_package_manager/managers/dnf.py
@@ -166,9 +166,7 @@ def install(self, package_id):
             ► sudo dnf --color=never --assumeyes install pip
         """
         super().install(package_id)
-        return self.run_cli(
-            "--assumeyes", "install", package_id, override_pre_cmds=("sudo",)
-        )
+        return self.run_cli("--assumeyes", "install", package_id, sudo=True)
 
     def upgrade_cli(self, package_id=None):
         """Generates the CLI to upgrade all packages (default) or only the one provided as parameter.
@@ -181,7 +179,7 @@ def upgrade_cli(self, package_id=None):
 
             ► sudo dnf --color=never --assumeyes upgrade pip
         """
-        return self.build_cli("upgrade", package_id)
+        return self.build_cli("upgrade", package_id, sudo=True)
 
     def sync(self):
         """Sync package metadata.
@@ -202,5 +200,5 @@ def cleanup(self):
             ► dnf --color=never clean all
         """
         super().cleanup()
-        self.run_cli("--assumeyes", "autoremove", override_pre_cmds=("sudo",))
+        self.run_cli("--assumeyes", "autoremove", sudo=True)
         self.run_cli("clean", "all")
diff --git a/meta_package_manager/managers/emerge.py b/meta_package_manager/managers/emerge.py
index a1e03aa65..d9627e7fd 100644
--- a/meta_package_manager/managers/emerge.py
+++ b/meta_package_manager/managers/emerge.py
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ def install(self, package_id):
             ► sudo emerge --color n --nospinner dev-vcs/git
         """
         super().install(package_id)
-        return self.run_cli("--color", "n", "--nospinner", package_id, override_pre_cmds=("sudo",))
+        return self.run_cli("--color", "n", "--nospinner", package_id, sudo=True)
 
     def upgrade_cli(self, package_id="@world"):
         """Generates the CLI to upgrade all packages (default) or only the one provided as parameter.
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ def upgrade_cli(self, package_id="@world"):
         if package_id == "@world":
             update_params = ("--newuse", "--deep")
 
-        return self.build_cli("--update", *update_params, "--color", "n", "--nospinner", package_id, override_pre_cmds=("sudo",))
+        return self.build_cli("--update", *update_params, "--color", "n", "--nospinner", package_id, sudo=True)
 
     def sync(self):
         """Sync package metadata.
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ def sync(self):
             ► sudo emerge --sync --color n --nospinner
         """
         super().sync()
-        self.run_cli("--sync", "--color", "n", "--nospinner", override_pre_cmds=("sudo",))
+        self.run_cli("--sync", "--color", "n", "--nospinner", sudo=True)
 
     def cleanup(self):
         """Removes things we don't need anymore.
@@ -263,5 +263,6 @@ def cleanup(self):
         super().cleanup()
         # Forces an upgrade first, as recommended by emerge documentation.
         self.upgrade()
-        self.run_cli("--depclean", override_pre_cmds=("sudo",))
-        self.run_cli("distfiles", override_cli_path="eclean", override_pre_cmds=("sudo",))
+        self.run_cli("--depclean", sudo=True)
+        # XXX
+        self.run_cli("distfiles", override_cli_path="eclean", sudo=True)