diff --git a/tomb b/tomb
index b3f8674..a26617a 100755
--- a/tomb
+++ b/tomb
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ _sudo() {
 		local msg="[sudo] Enter password for user ::1 user:: to gain superuser privileges"
 		command -v gettext 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null && msg="$(gettext -s "$msg")"
 		msg=${(S)msg//::1*::/$USER}
-		sudo -p "
+		[[ -n "$SUDO_ASKPASS" ]] && local sudo_askpass="--askpass"
+		sudo $sudo_askpass -p "
 $msg
 
 " ${@}