diff --git a/plugins/firewalld/firewalld.plugin.zsh b/plugins/firewalld/firewalld.plugin.zsh
index 52c5229a5..bfbf6f48f 100644
--- a/plugins/firewalld/firewalld.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/firewalld/firewalld.plugin.zsh
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-alias fw="firewall-cmd"
-alias fwp="firewall-cmd --permanent"
-alias fwr="firewall-cmd --reload"
-alias fwrp="firewall-cmd --runtime-to-permanent"
+alias fw="sudo firewall-cmd"
+alias fwp="sudo firewall-cmd --permanent"
+alias fwr="sudo firewall-cmd --reload"
+alias fwrp="sudo firewall-cmd --runtime-to-permanent"
 
 function fwl () {
   # converts output to zsh array ()
   # @f flag split on new line
-  zones=("${(@f)$(firewall-cmd --get-active-zones | grep -v interfaces)}")
+  zones=("${(@f)$(sudo firewall-cmd --get-active-zones | grep -v interfaces)}")
 
   for i in $zones; do
-    firewall-cmd --zone $i --list-all
+    sudo firewall-cmd --zone $i --list-all
   done
 
   echo 'Direct Rules:'
-  firewall-cmd --direct --get-all-rules
+  sudo firewall-cmd --direct --get-all-rules
 }
diff --git a/plugins/firewalld/readme.md b/plugins/firewalld/readme.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb