diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nightscout/android/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/nightscout/android/MainActivity.java
index df635f82..e7fdd29a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nightscout/android/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nightscout/android/MainActivity.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import com.google.android.gms.analytics.Tracker;
 import com.nightscout.android.dexcom.SyncingService;
 import com.nightscout.android.preferences.AndroidPreferences;
+import com.nightscout.android.preferences.PreferenceKeys;
 import com.nightscout.android.settings.SettingsActivity;
 import com.nightscout.android.wearables.Pebble;
 import com.nightscout.core.dexcom.Constants;
@@ -226,6 +227,10 @@ protected void onResume() {
         mWebView.loadUrl("javascript:updateUnits(" + Boolean.toString(currentUnits == Constants.MG_DL_TO_MMOL_L) +  ")");
 
         mHandler.post(updateTimeAgo);
+        // FIXME: (klee) need to find a better way to do this. Too many things are hooking in here.
+        if (statusBarIcons != null) {
+            statusBarIcons.checkForRootOptionChanged();
+        }
     }
 
     private String getSGVStringByUnit(int sgv, TrendArrow trend){
@@ -459,22 +464,36 @@ public class StatusBarIcons {
         private ImageView mImageViewUpload;
         private ImageView mImageViewTimeIndicator;
         private ImageView mImageRcvrBattery;
+        private TextView mRcvrBatteryLabel;
         private boolean usbActive;
         private boolean uploadActive;
         private boolean displayTimeSync;
         private int batteryLevel;
 
-        StatusBarIcons(){
+        StatusBarIcons() {
             mImageViewUSB = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imageViewUSB);
             mImageViewUpload = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imageViewUploadStatus);
             mImageViewTimeIndicator = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imageViewTimeIndicator);
 
             mImageRcvrBattery = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imageViewRcvrBattery);
             mImageRcvrBattery.setImageResource(R.drawable.battery);
+            mRcvrBatteryLabel = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.rcvrBatteryLabel);
 
             setDefaults();
         }
 
+        public void checkForRootOptionChanged() {
+            if (!PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(
+                    getApplicationContext()).getBoolean(PreferenceKeys.ROOT_ENABLED, false)) {
+                mImageRcvrBattery.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+                mRcvrBatteryLabel.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+            } else {
+                mImageRcvrBattery.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+                mRcvrBatteryLabel.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+            }
+        }
+
+
         public void setDefaults() {
             setUSB(false);
             setUpload(false);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nightscout/android/preferences/PreferenceKeys.java b/app/src/main/java/com/nightscout/android/preferences/PreferenceKeys.java
index 6f865b1c..95f49a96 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nightscout/android/preferences/PreferenceKeys.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nightscout/android/preferences/PreferenceKeys.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ public final class PreferenceKeys {
     public static final String MONGO_COLLECTION = "cloud_storage_mongodb_collection";
     public static final String MONGO_DEVICE_STATUS_COLLECTION =
             "cloud_storage_mongodb_device_status_collection";
+    public static final String ROOT_ENABLED = "root_support_enabled";
     public static final String PREFERRED_UNITS = "display_options_units";
     public static final String PWD_NAME = "pwd_name";
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
index 8f8014c6..2cb93956 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@
             <TextView
                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:id="@+id/rcvrBatteryLabel"
                 android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
                 android:text="@string/DexBatteryLabelText"
                 android:textSize="12sp"