diff --git a/avocado/core/sysinfo.py b/avocado/core/sysinfo.py
index cba1bfe51a..745dcf9a44 100644
--- a/avocado/core/sysinfo.py
+++ b/avocado/core/sysinfo.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 # This code was inspired in the autotest project,
 # client/shared/settings.py
 # Author: John Admanski <jadmanski@google.com>
+import configparser
 import filecmp
 import logging
 import os
@@ -68,6 +69,47 @@ def __init__(self, basedir=None, log_packages=None, profiler=None):
         """
         self.config = settings.as_dict()
 
+        # Retrieve the configured paths for sudo commands and distros from the settings dictionary
+        sudo_commands_conf = self.config.get("sysinfo.sudo_commands", "")
+        sudo_distros_conf = self.config.get("sysinfo.sudo_distros", "")
+
+        if sudo_commands_conf:
+            log.info("sudo_commands loaded from config: %s", sudo_commands_conf)
+        else:
+            log.debug("sudo_commands config is empty or missing")
+
+        if sudo_distros_conf:
+            log.info("sudo_distros loaded from config: %s", sudo_distros_conf)
+        else:
+            log.debug("sudo_distros config is empty or missing")
+
+        def _load_sudo_list(raw_value, key):
+            # pylint: disable=wrong-spelling-in-docstring
+            """
+            If `raw_value` is a path to an INI file, read `[sysinfo] / key`
+            from it; otherwise, treat `raw_value` itself as a CSV list.
+            """
+            if not raw_value:
+                return ""
+            if os.path.isfile(raw_value):
+                parser = configparser.ConfigParser()
+                parser.read(raw_value)
+                return parser.get("sysinfo", key, fallback="")
+            return raw_value
+
+        # Retrieve the actual sudo commands and distros values from the config files,
+        # falling back to empty string if the keys are missing
+        sudo_commands_value = _load_sudo_list(sudo_commands_conf, "sudo_commands")
+        sudo_distros_value = _load_sudo_list(sudo_distros_conf, "sudo_distros")
+
+        self.sudo_commands = {
+            cmd.strip().lower() for cmd in sudo_commands_value.split(",") if cmd.strip()
+        }
+
+        self.sudo_distros = {
+            dst.strip().lower() for dst in sudo_distros_value.split(",") if dst.strip()
+        }
+
         if basedir is None:
             basedir = utils_path.init_dir("sysinfo")
         self.basedir = basedir
@@ -136,15 +178,33 @@ def _set_collectibles(self):
 
         for cmd in self.sysinfo_files["commands"]:
             self.start_collectibles.add(
-                sysinfo.Command(cmd, timeout=timeout, locale=locale)
+                sysinfo.Command(
+                    cmd,
+                    timeout=timeout,
+                    locale=locale,
+                    sudo_commands=self.sudo_commands,
+                    sudo_distros=self.sudo_distros,
+                )
             )
             self.end_collectibles.add(
-                sysinfo.Command(cmd, timeout=timeout, locale=locale)
+                sysinfo.Command(
+                    cmd,
+                    timeout=timeout,
+                    locale=locale,
+                    sudo_commands=self.sudo_commands,
+                    sudo_distros=self.sudo_distros,
+                )
             )
 
         for fail_cmd in self.sysinfo_files["fail_commands"]:
             self.end_fail_collectibles.add(
-                sysinfo.Command(fail_cmd, timeout=timeout, locale=locale)
+                sysinfo.Command(
+                    fail_cmd,
+                    timeout=timeout,
+                    locale=locale,
+                    sudo_commands=self.sudo_commands,
+                    sudo_distros=self.sudo_distros,
+                )
             )
 
         for filename in self.sysinfo_files["files"]:
diff --git a/avocado/etc/avocado/sysinfo.conf b/avocado/etc/avocado/sysinfo.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b2477d947
--- /dev/null
+++ b/avocado/etc/avocado/sysinfo.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[sysinfo]
+sudo_commands = dmidecode,fdisk
+# Add any other commands that require sudo here, separated by commas.
+sudo_distros = uos,deepin
+# Add any other operating system that require sudo here, separated by commas.
+# Values of sudo_distros must match the ID= field from /etc/os-release (e.g. uos, deepin).
diff --git a/avocado/plugins/sysinfo.py b/avocado/plugins/sysinfo.py
index a6ee797cfc..a1b4d1445e 100644
--- a/avocado/plugins/sysinfo.py
+++ b/avocado/plugins/sysinfo.py
@@ -169,6 +169,28 @@ def initialize(self):
             help_msg=help_msg,
         )
 
+        help_msg = "File with list of commands that require sudo"
+        default = system_wide_or_base_path("etc/avocado/sysinfo.conf")
+        settings.register_option(
+            section="sysinfo",
+            key="sudo_commands",
+            key_type=prepend_base_path,
+            default=default,
+            help_msg=help_msg,
+        )
+
+        help_msg = (
+            "File with list of distributions (values matching ID= in /etc/os-release) "
+            "that require sudo"
+        )
+        settings.register_option(
+            section="sysinfo",
+            key="sudo_distros",
+            key_type=prepend_base_path,
+            default=default,
+            help_msg=help_msg,
+        )
+
 
 class SysInfoJob(JobPreTests, JobPostTests):
 
diff --git a/avocado/utils/sysinfo.py b/avocado/utils/sysinfo.py
index 4e62462ce2..9061fe377b 100644
--- a/avocado/utils/sysinfo.py
+++ b/avocado/utils/sysinfo.py
@@ -14,15 +14,19 @@
 #          John Admanski <jadmanski@google.com>
 
 import json
+import logging
 import os
+import platform
 import shlex
 import subprocess
 import tempfile
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 
 from avocado.utils import astring, process
+from avocado.utils.process import can_sudo
 
 DATA_SIZE = 200000
+log = logging.getLogger("avocado.sysinfo")
 
 
 class CollectibleException(Exception):
@@ -132,12 +136,23 @@ class Command(Collectible):
     :param locale: Force LANG for sysinfo collection
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, cmd, timeout=-1, locale="C"):
+    def __init__(
+        self, cmd, timeout=-1, locale="C", sudo_commands=None, sudo_distros=None
+    ):  # pylint: disable=R0913
         super().__init__(cmd)
         self._name = self.log_path
         self.cmd = cmd
         self.timeout = timeout
         self.locale = locale
+        self.sudo_commands = sudo_commands
+        self.sudo_distros = sudo_distros
+        self._sysinfo_cmd = None
+
+    @property
+    def _sudoer(self):
+        if self._sysinfo_cmd is None and self.sudo_commands and self.sudo_distros:
+            self._sysinfo_cmd = SysinfoCommand(self.sudo_commands, self.sudo_distros)
+        return self._sysinfo_cmd
 
     def __repr__(self):
         r = "Command(%r, %r)"
@@ -168,6 +183,13 @@ def collect(self):
         # but the avocado.utils.process APIs define no timeouts as "None"
         if int(self.timeout) <= 0:
             self.timeout = None
+
+        # Determine whether to run with sudo (do not mutate the command string)
+        sudo_flag = False
+        if self._sudoer:
+            sudo_flag = self._sudoer.use_sudo() and self._sudoer.is_sudo_cmd(self.cmd)
+        log.info("Executing Command%s: %s", " (sudo)" if sudo_flag else "", self.cmd)
+
         try:
             result = process.run(
                 self.cmd,
@@ -176,6 +198,7 @@ def collect(self):
                 ignore_status=True,
                 shell=True,
                 env=env,
+                sudo=sudo_flag,
             )
             yield result.stdout
         except FileNotFoundError as exc_fnf:
@@ -394,3 +417,55 @@ def collect(self):
             raise CollectibleException(
                 f"Not logging {self.path} " f"(lack of permissions)"
             ) from exc
+
+
+class SysinfoCommand:
+    def __init__(self, sudo_commands=None, sudo_distros=None):
+        self.sudo_cmds = sudo_commands if sudo_commands else set()
+        self.sudo_distros = sudo_distros if sudo_distros else set()
+        self.sudo_available = False
+        # Only attempt sudo capability detection on Linux, where it is relevant.
+        if platform.system().lower() == "linux":
+            self.sudo_available = can_sudo()
+
+    def use_sudo(self):
+        """
+        Determine if 'sudo' should be used based on the system type.
+
+        Returns:
+            bool: True if 'sudo' should be used, False otherwise.
+        """
+        if not self.sudo_available:
+            return False
+        system_name = platform.system().lower()
+        if system_name == "linux":
+            if hasattr(os, "geteuid") and not os.geteuid():
+                return False
+            try:
+                with open("/etc/os-release", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                    for line in f:
+                        if line.startswith("ID="):
+                            os_id = line.strip().split("=")[1].strip('"')
+                            return os_id.lower() in self.sudo_distros
+            except FileNotFoundError:
+                log.debug("/etc/os-release not found.")
+                return False
+            return False
+        return False
+
+    def is_sudo_cmd(self, cmd):
+        """
+        Determine if 'sudo' should be used for a specific command based on the configuration.
+
+        Args:
+            cmd (str): The command to check.
+
+        Returns:
+            bool: True if 'sudo' should be used, False otherwise.
+        """
+        try:
+            first = shlex.split(cmd or "")[0]
+        except (ValueError, IndexError):
+            return False
+        base = os.path.basename(first).lower()
+        return base in self.sudo_cmds
diff --git a/python-avocado.spec b/python-avocado.spec
index 12c1e51665..7c1685f5ae 100644
--- a/python-avocado.spec
+++ b/python-avocado.spec
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ Common files (such as configuration) for the Avocado Testing Framework.
 %dir %{_datarootdir}/avocado/schemas
 %{_datarootdir}/avocado/schemas/*
 %config(noreplace)%{_sysconfdir}/avocado/sysinfo/commands
+%config(noreplace)%{_sysconfdir}/avocado/sysinfo.conf
 %config(noreplace)%{_sysconfdir}/avocado/sysinfo/files
 %config(noreplace)%{_sysconfdir}/avocado/sysinfo/profilers
 %config(noreplace)%{_sysconfdir}/avocado/scripts/job/pre.d/README