diff --git a/packaging/linux/OpenRA.Utility.sh b/packaging/linux/OpenRA.Utility.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..5ae67c660c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/linux/OpenRA.Utility.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# OpenRA utility wrapper for linux systems
+
+authenticate () {
+    if command -v gksudo > /dev/null; then
+        gksudo --description "OpenRA Installer" -- mono OpenRA.Utility.exe $@ || echo "Error: Permission denied."
+    elif command -v kdesu > /dev/null; then
+        kdesudo -d -- mono OpenRA.Utility.exe $@ || echo "Error: Permission denied."
+    else
+        # Try running without escalating
+        mono OpenRA.Utility.exe $@
+    fi
+}
+
+if [[ "$1" == "--display-filepicker" ]]; then
+    if command -v zenity > /dev/null ; then
+        zenity --file-selection --title $2
+    else
+        mono OpenRA.Utility.exe $@
+    fi
+else
+    # Everything else requires root running an -inner variant
+    authenticate "$1-inner" ${@:2}
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packaging/linux/buildpackage.sh b/packaging/linux/buildpackage.sh
index 6b2cc99978..a46475245d 100644
--- a/packaging/linux/buildpackage.sh
+++ b/packaging/linux/buildpackage.sh
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ rm -rf $ROOTDIR
 # Game files
 mkdir -p $ROOTDIR/usr/bin/
 cp -T openra-bin root/usr/bin/openra
-
 mkdir -p $ROOTDIR/usr/share/openra/
 cp -R $BUILTDIR/* "$ROOTDIR/usr/share/openra/" || exit 3
+cp -T OpenRA.Utility.sh $ROOTDIR/usr/share/openra/
 
 # Desktop Icons
 mkdir -p $ROOTDIR/usr/share/applications/
diff --git a/packaging/linux/openra-bin b/packaging/linux/openra-bin
index a37ce0fe81..70525d1ae5 100755
--- a/packaging/linux/openra-bin
+++ b/packaging/linux/openra-bin
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 cd /usr/share/openra
-mono /usr/share/openra/OpenRA.Game.exe SupportDir=~/.openra "$@"
+mono OpenRA.Game.exe SupportDir=~/.openra UtilityPath=OpenRA.Utility.sh "$@"