diff --git a/src/ioslaves/file/file.h b/src/ioslaves/file/file.h
--- a/src/ioslaves/file/file.h
+++ b/src/ioslaves/file/file.h
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@
 
     enum PriviledgeWarning {
         WARN_PRIVILEDGE_DEL = 1,
-        WARN_PRIVILEDGE_RMDIR
+        WARN_PRIVILEDGE_RMDIR,
+        NO_WARNING
     };
     bool execWithRoot(const QString &action, const QString &subAction, const QVariant &args, PriviledgeWarning warning);
     void endPriviledgeOp();
diff --git a/src/ioslaves/file/file.cpp b/src/ioslaves/file/file.cpp
--- a/src/ioslaves/file/file.cpp
+++ b/src/ioslaves/file/file.cpp
@@ -1394,7 +1394,9 @@
     }
 
     bool proceed = true;
-    if (kauthStatus == KAuth::Action::AuthorizedStatus && !mPriviledgeOpStarted) {
+    if (kauthStatus == KAuth::Action::AuthorizedStatus
+        && !mPriviledgeOpStarted
+        && metaData(QStringLiteral("ShowInternalWarning")) == QStringLiteral("true")) {
         mPriviledgeOpStarted = true;
         proceed = showWarning(warning);
     }
diff --git a/src/ioslaves/file/file_unix.cpp b/src/ioslaves/file/file_unix.cpp
--- a/src/ioslaves/file/file_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/ioslaves/file/file_unix.cpp
@@ -489,8 +489,10 @@
             if ((flags & KIO::Overwrite)) {
                 // Try to delete the destination
                 if (unlink(QFile::encodeName(dest).constData()) != 0) {
-                    error(KIO::ERR_CANNOT_DELETE, dest);
-                    return;
+                    if (!execWithRoot(QStringLiteral("del"), QString(), dest, NO_WARNING)) {
+                        error(KIO::ERR_CANNOT_DELETE, dest);
+                        return;
+                    }
                 }
                 // Try again - this won't loop forever since unlink succeeded
                 symlink(target, destUrl, flags);
@@ -505,6 +507,15 @@
                 return;
             }
         } else {
+            if (errno == EACCES || errno == EPERM) {
+                QVariantMap symlinkData;
+                symlinkData["target"] = target;
+                symlinkData["dest"] = dest;
+                if (execWithRoot(QStringLiteral("symlink"), QString(), symlinkData, NO_WARNING)) {
+                    finished();
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
             // Some error occurred while we tried to symlink
             error(KIO::ERR_CANNOT_SYMLINK, dest);
             return;
diff --git a/src/ioslaves/file/kauth/file.actions b/src/ioslaves/file/kauth/file.actions
--- a/src/ioslaves/file/kauth/file.actions
+++ b/src/ioslaves/file/kauth/file.actions
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[org.kde.kio.file.symlink]
+Name=Create symlink with root privilege
+Description=Create symlink with root privilege
+Policy=auth_admin
+Persistence=session
+
+[org.kde.kio.file.del]
+Name=Delete files with root privilege
+Description=Delete files with root privilege
+Policy=auth_admin
+Persistence=session
diff --git a/src/ioslaves/file/kauth/helper.h b/src/ioslaves/file/kauth/helper.h
--- a/src/ioslaves/file/kauth/helper.h
+++ b/src/ioslaves/file/kauth/helper.h
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
 class Helper : public QObject
 {
   Q_OBJECT
+
+public Q_SLOTS:
+    ActionReply symlink(const QVariantMap &args);
+    ActionReply del(const QVariantMap &args);
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/ioslaves/file/kauth/helper.cpp b/src/ioslaves/file/kauth/helper.cpp
--- a/src/ioslaves/file/kauth/helper.cpp
+++ b/src/ioslaves/file/kauth/helper.cpp
@@ -19,5 +19,43 @@
 ***/
 
 #include "helper.h"
+#include <kio/global.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <cerrno>
+#include <QFile>
+
+ActionReply Helper::symlink(const QVariantMap &args)
+{
+    ActionReply reply = ActionReply::SuccessReply();
+    const QVariantMap data = args["arguments"].toMap();
+    const QString target = data["target"].toString();
+    const QString dest = data["dest"].toString();
+
+    if (::symlink(QFile::encodeName(target).constData(), QFile::encodeName(dest).constData())) {
+        if (errno == EACCES || errno == EPERM) {
+            reply.setError(KIO::ERR_ACCESS_DENIED);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return reply;
+}
+
+// from the branch 'delete'
+ActionReply Helper::del(const QVariantMap &args)
+{
+    ActionReply reply = ActionReply::SuccessReply();
+    const QString path = args["arguments"].toString();
+    const QString subAction = args["subaction"].toString();
+
+    if (subAction == QLatin1String("delete_file")) {
+        if (::unlink(QFile::encodeName(path).constData()) != 0) {
+            if (errno == EACCES || errno == EPERM) {
+                reply.setError(KIO::ERR_ACCESS_DENIED);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return reply;
+}
 
 KAUTH_HELPER_MAIN("org.kde.kio.file", Helper)