diff --git a/aliases/available/emacs.aliases.bash b/aliases/available/emacs.aliases.bash
index ffdb9f35..0efcf780 100644
--- a/aliases/available/emacs.aliases.bash
+++ b/aliases/available/emacs.aliases.bash
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ case $OSTYPE in
   linux*)
     alias em='emacs'
     alias e='emacsclient -n'
+    alias E='SUDO_EDITOR="emacsclient" sudo -e'
     ;;
   darwin*)
     alias em='open -a emacs'