diff --git a/src/components/terminal/terminal.js b/src/components/terminal/terminal.js
index a21545389..c4a436b43 100644
--- a/src/components/terminal/terminal.js
+++ b/src/components/terminal/terminal.js
@@ -702,6 +702,9 @@ export default class TerminalComponent {
 
 				const terminalValues = values.terminalSettings;
 
+				Executor.setProotDebug(terminalValues.prootDebug);
+				Executor.BackgroundExecutor.setProotDebug(terminalValues.prootDebug);
+
 				await Terminal.startAxs(
 					false,
 					() => {},
diff --git a/src/components/terminal/terminalDefaults.js b/src/components/terminal/terminalDefaults.js
index c3e3d9be7..d644145c2 100644
--- a/src/components/terminal/terminalDefaults.js
+++ b/src/components/terminal/terminalDefaults.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_TERMINAL_SETTINGS = {
 	fontLigatures: false,
 	confirmTabClose: true,
 	failsafeMode: false,
+	prootDebug: false,
 	// Touch selection settings
 	touchSelectionTapHoldDuration: 600,
 	touchSelectionMoveThreshold: 8,
diff --git a/src/plugins/terminal/src/android/BackgroundExecutor.java b/src/plugins/terminal/src/android/BackgroundExecutor.java
index f8be3b3b0..3230473af 100644
--- a/src/plugins/terminal/src/android/BackgroundExecutor.java
+++ b/src/plugins/terminal/src/android/BackgroundExecutor.java
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ public boolean execute(String action, JSONArray args, CallbackContext callbackCo
             case "loadLibrary":
                 loadLibrary(args.getString(0), callbackContext);
                 return true;
+            case "setProotDebug":
+                ProcessManager.prootDebug = args.getBoolean(0);
+                callbackContext.success("PRoot debug " + (ProcessManager.prootDebug ? "enabled" : "disabled"));
+                return true;
             default:
                 callbackContext.error("Unknown action: " + action);
                 return false;
diff --git a/src/plugins/terminal/src/android/Executor.java b/src/plugins/terminal/src/android/Executor.java
index 5a6bdf89e..0fd14cee8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/terminal/src/android/Executor.java
+++ b/src/plugins/terminal/src/android/Executor.java
@@ -315,6 +315,13 @@ public boolean execute(String action, JSONArray args, CallbackContext callbackCo
             return true;
         }
 
+        if (action.equals("setProotDebug")) {
+            boolean enabled = args.getBoolean(0);
+            ProcessManager.prootDebug = enabled;
+            callbackContext.success("PRoot debug " + (enabled ? "enabled" : "disabled"));
+            return true;
+        }
+
         if (action.equals("listProcesses")) {
             if (!isServiceBound || serviceMessenger == null) {
                 callbackContext.success(new org.json.JSONArray());
diff --git a/src/plugins/terminal/src/android/ProcessManager.java b/src/plugins/terminal/src/android/ProcessManager.java
index ce08cb003..51c94d25f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/terminal/src/android/ProcessManager.java
+++ b/src/plugins/terminal/src/android/ProcessManager.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 public class ProcessManager {
     
     private final Context context;
+    public static boolean prootDebug = false;
     
     public ProcessManager(Context context) {
         this.context = context;
@@ -90,6 +91,10 @@ private void setupEnvironment(Map<String, String> env) {
         env.put("ANDROID_TZ", tz.getID());
         
         env.put("FDROID", String.valueOf(isFdroidBuild()));
+
+        if (prootDebug) {
+            env.put("PROOT_VERBOSE", "2");
+        }
     }
     
     /**
diff --git a/src/plugins/terminal/www/Executor.js b/src/plugins/terminal/www/Executor.js
index 268b008ab..541dcbdad 100644
--- a/src/plugins/terminal/www/Executor.js
+++ b/src/plugins/terminal/www/Executor.js
@@ -262,6 +262,12 @@ class Executor {
       exec(resolve, reject, this.ExecutorType, "loadLibrary", [path]);
     });
   }
+
+  setProotDebug(enabled) {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      exec(resolve, reject, this.ExecutorType, "setProotDebug", [enabled]);
+    });
+  }
 }
 
 //backward compatibility
diff --git a/src/settings/terminalSettings.js b/src/settings/terminalSettings.js
index a7cfa75fa..e8e07112b 100644
--- a/src/settings/terminalSettings.js
+++ b/src/settings/terminalSettings.js
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ export default function terminalSettings() {
 
 	const terminalValues = values.terminalSettings;
 
+	Executor.setProotDebug(terminalValues.prootDebug);
+	Executor.BackgroundExecutor.setProotDebug(terminalValues.prootDebug);
+
 	const items = [
 		{
 			key: "all_file_access",
@@ -232,6 +235,13 @@ export default function terminalSettings() {
 			info: strings["terminal:failsafe-info"],
 			category: categories.maintenance,
 		},
+		{
+			key: "prootDebug",
+			text: "PRoot Debug",
+			checkbox: terminalValues.prootDebug,
+			info: "Enable verbose PRoot logging (PROOT_VERBOSE=2). Useful for debugging sandbox issues.",
+			category: categories.maintenance,
+		},
 		{
 			key: "backup",
 			text: strings.backup,
@@ -315,6 +325,17 @@ export default function terminalSettings() {
 				}
 				return;
 
+			case "prootDebug":
+				appSettings.update({
+					terminalSettings: {
+						...values.terminalSettings,
+						[key]: value,
+					},
+				});
+				Executor.setProotDebug(value);
+				Executor.BackgroundExecutor.setProotDebug(value);
+				break;
+
 			default:
 				appSettings.update({
 					terminalSettings: {