diff --git a/core/tabs/applications-setup/docker-setup.sh b/core/tabs/applications-setup/docker-setup.sh
index b693656b9..aeebb647c 100755
--- a/core/tabs/applications-setup/docker-setup.sh
+++ b/core/tabs/applications-setup/docker-setup.sh
@@ -107,6 +107,15 @@ install_components() {
     fi
 }
 
+docker_permission() {
+    printf "%b\n" "${YELLOW}Adding current user to the docker group...${RC}"
+    "$ESCALATION_TOOL" usermod -aG docker "$USER"
+    printf "%b\n" "${YELLOW}To use Docker without sudo:${RC}"
+    printf "%b\n" "${GREEN}Log out and back in, run 'newgrp docker', or restart your terminal.${RC}"
+    printf "%b\n" "${GREEN}Current user added to the docker group successfully.${RC}"
+    }
+
 checkEnv
 checkEscalationTool
-install_components
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+install_components
+docker_permission