diff --git a/src/Managers/Process.vala b/src/Managers/Process.vala
index db527f839..398460fed 100644
--- a/src/Managers/Process.vala
+++ b/src/Managers/Process.vala
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ public class Monitor.Process : GLib.Object {
     // User id
     public int uid;
 
+    // Whether the current user can access this process's data and send signals
+    public bool is_own {
+        get { return uid == Posix.getuid () || Posix.getuid () == 0; }
+    }
+
     public string username = Utils.NO_DATA;
 
     Icon _icon;
diff --git a/src/Views/ProcessView/ProcessInfoView/ProcessInfoView.vala b/src/Views/ProcessView/ProcessInfoView/ProcessInfoView.vala
index d32fcaa3a..3d167f6a4 100644
--- a/src/Views/ProcessView/ProcessInfoView/ProcessInfoView.vala
+++ b/src/Views/ProcessView/ProcessInfoView/ProcessInfoView.vala
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public class Monitor.ProcessInfoView : Gtk.Box {
 
             process_info_header.update (_process);
 
-            if (_process.uid != Posix.getuid ()) {
+            if (!_process.is_own) {
                 process_info_cpu_ram.hide ();
                 process_info_io_stats.hide ();
                 process_action_bar.hide ();
diff --git a/src/Views/ProcessView/ProcessView.vala b/src/Views/ProcessView/ProcessView.vala
index 0b7abda9d..aac3fde0d 100644
--- a/src/Views/ProcessView/ProcessView.vala
+++ b/src/Views/ProcessView/ProcessView.vala
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ public class Monitor.ProcessView : Granite.Bin {
         process_info_view.process = process;
         process_info_view.visible = true;
 
-        end_action.set_enabled (process.uid == Posix.getuid ());
-        kill_action.set_enabled (process.uid == Posix.getuid ());
+        end_action.set_enabled (process.is_own);
+        kill_action.set_enabled (process.is_own);
     }
 
     public void update () {