diff --git a/apps/wolfsshd/auth.c b/apps/wolfsshd/auth.c
index d79d21508..12efaf4d5 100644
--- a/apps/wolfsshd/auth.c
+++ b/apps/wolfsshd/auth.c
@@ -1322,21 +1322,34 @@ static int DoCheckUser(const char* usr, WOLFSSHD_AUTH* auth)
 {
     int ret = WOLFSSH_USERAUTH_SUCCESS;
     int rc;
+    int isRoot = 0;
     WOLFSSHD_CONFIG* usrConf;
+#ifndef _WIN32
+    struct passwd* pwInfo;
+#endif
 
     wolfSSH_Log(WS_LOG_INFO, "[SSHD] Checking user name %s", usr);
 
+#ifndef _WIN32
+    /* PermitRootLogin covers every uid 0 account (so an alias like "toor"
+     * cannot bypass it) and the literal name "root", so a transient getpwnam
+     * failure cannot skip the check for root. */
+    pwInfo = getpwnam(usr);
+    if ((pwInfo != NULL && pwInfo->pw_uid == 0) || XSTRCMP(usr, "root") == 0) {
+        isRoot = 1;
+    }
+#else
+    /* No uid 0 on Windows and no logon token yet at this pre-auth stage, so
+     * fall back to the literal name; a token based Administrators membership
+     * check would belong after authentication. */
     if (XSTRCMP(usr, "root") == 0) {
-        /* Resolve the per-user configuration so that a Match block override of
-         * PermitRootLogin is honored, rather than only consulting the global
-         * config node. The lookup is only needed for the root user, so it is
-         * scoped to this branch.
-         *
-         * A NULL return means the root user's configuration could not be
-         * resolved (e.g. group set enumeration failed inside
-         * wolfSSHD_AuthGetUserConf). Fail closed and reject the login in that
-         * case rather than falling back to the global node, since denying root
-         * on an unresolvable configuration is the safe choice. */
+        isRoot = 1;
+    }
+#endif
+
+    if (isRoot == 1) {
+        /* Resolve per-user config so a Match override is honored; a NULL
+         * result is unresolvable, so fail closed and reject. */
         usrConf = wolfSSHD_AuthGetUserConf(auth, usr, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
                                            NULL);
         if (usrConf == NULL || wolfSSHD_ConfigGetPermitRoot(usrConf) == 0) {
diff --git a/apps/wolfsshd/test/run_all_sshd_tests.sh b/apps/wolfsshd/test/run_all_sshd_tests.sh
index 51236726c..91cc4c2b1 100755
--- a/apps/wolfsshd/test/run_all_sshd_tests.sh
+++ b/apps/wolfsshd/test/run_all_sshd_tests.sh
@@ -396,10 +396,11 @@ else
         run_test "sshd_forcedcmd_test.sh"
         run_test "sshd_window_full_test.sh"
         run_test "sshd_empty_password_test.sh"
+        run_test "sshd_permitroot_test.sh"
         run_strictmodes_negative_test
     else
         printf "Skipping tests that need to setup local SSHD\n"
-        SKIPPED=$((SKIPPED+4))
+        SKIPPED=$((SKIPPED+5))
     fi
 
     # these tests run with X509 sshd-config loaded
diff --git a/apps/wolfsshd/test/sshd_permitroot_test.sh b/apps/wolfsshd/test/sshd_permitroot_test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..11ce55bb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/wolfsshd/test/sshd_permitroot_test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Test for PermitRootLogin enforcement.
+#
+# DoCheckUser rejects a uid 0 login before any credential check, so these checks
+# only need to connect and inspect the daemon log; no valid password is needed.
+# Two layers are exercised:
+#   1. the always-present "root" account (negative + positive control), and
+#   2. a duplicate uid 0 alias account, which proves the check is uid based
+#      rather than name based. The alias layer creates a second uid 0 account so
+#      it only runs as root on Linux with useradd/userdel and is skipped
+#      otherwise.
+
+if [ -z "$1" ] || [ -z "$2" ]; then
+    echo "expecting host and port as arguments"
+    echo "$0 127.0.0.1 22222"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+TEST_HOST="$1"
+TEST_PORT="$2"
+PWD=`pwd`
+
+source ./start_sshd.sh
+
+TEST_CLIENT="../../../examples/client/client"
+REJECT_MSG="Login as root not permitted"
+ALIAS_USER=""
+ALIAS_CREATED=""
+
+cleanup() {
+    if [ -n "$ALIAS_CREATED" ]; then
+        sudo userdel "$ALIAS_USER" 2>/dev/null
+    fi
+    rm -f sshd_config_test_permitroot_no sshd_config_test_permitroot_yes
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+# On a signal, exit so the EXIT trap above removes the uid 0 alias. SIGKILL
+# cannot be trapped and is the one case a leftover account is possible.
+trap 'exit 1' INT TERM HUP
+
+write_config() {
+    # $1 = destination file, $2 = PermitRootLogin value
+    cat <<EOF > "$1"
+Port $TEST_PORT
+Protocol 2
+LoginGraceTime 600
+PermitRootLogin $2
+PasswordAuthentication yes
+PermitEmptyPasswords no
+UsePrivilegeSeparation no
+UseDNS no
+HostKey $PWD/../../../keys/server-key.pem
+AuthorizedKeysFile $PWD/authorized_keys_test
+EOF
+}
+
+# Start the daemon with the given config, attempt a login as the given user with
+# a dummy password, then stop the daemon. Leaves the run output in ./log.txt.
+attempt_login() {
+    # $1 = config file, $2 = username
+    sudo rm -f ./log.txt
+    start_wolfsshd "$1"
+    if [ -z "$PID" ]; then
+        echo "FAIL: could not start wolfsshd"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    timeout 10 $TEST_CLIENT -u "$2" -P "wolfsshd-dummy-pw" -c 'true' \
+        -h "$TEST_HOST" -p "$TEST_PORT" > /dev/null 2>&1
+    # Let wolfsshd flush the log before we stop it.
+    sleep 1
+    stop_wolfsshd
+}
+
+write_config sshd_config_test_permitroot_no  no
+write_config sshd_config_test_permitroot_yes yes
+
+# Layer 1a (negative): root must be rejected when PermitRootLogin is no.
+attempt_login sshd_config_test_permitroot_no root
+if ! sudo grep -q "$REJECT_MSG" ./log.txt; then
+    echo "FAIL: root login was not rejected under PermitRootLogin no"
+    echo "----- log.txt -----"
+    sudo cat ./log.txt
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Layer 1b (positive control): with PermitRootLogin yes the gate must not fire,
+# so the rejection message must be absent while the request still reached
+# DoCheckUser.
+attempt_login sshd_config_test_permitroot_yes root
+if sudo grep -q "$REJECT_MSG" ./log.txt; then
+    echo "FAIL: root rejected even though PermitRootLogin is yes"
+    echo "----- log.txt -----"
+    sudo cat ./log.txt
+    exit 1
+fi
+if ! sudo grep -q "Checking user name root" ./log.txt; then
+    echo "FAIL: positive control did not reach the user check"
+    echo "----- log.txt -----"
+    sudo cat ./log.txt
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Layer 2 (alias): only when a duplicate uid 0 account can be created and torn
+# down safely. This is the case the fix targets: a non-"root" name that resolves
+# to uid 0 must still be subject to PermitRootLogin.
+if [ "$(uname -s)" = "Linux" ] && command -v useradd >/dev/null 2>&1 && \
+   command -v userdel >/dev/null 2>&1 && sudo -n true 2>/dev/null; then
+    ALIAS_USER="wolfsshduid0$$"
+    if sudo useradd -o -u 0 -g 0 -M -s /usr/sbin/nologin "$ALIAS_USER" \
+            2>/dev/null; then
+        ALIAS_CREATED=1
+        attempt_login sshd_config_test_permitroot_no "$ALIAS_USER"
+        if ! sudo grep -q "$REJECT_MSG" ./log.txt; then
+            echo "FAIL: uid 0 alias '$ALIAS_USER' bypassed PermitRootLogin no"
+            echo "----- log.txt -----"
+            sudo cat ./log.txt
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    else
+        echo "SKIP alias layer: could not create uid 0 alias account"
+    fi
+else
+    echo "SKIP alias layer: needs root on Linux with useradd/userdel"
+fi
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/apps/wolfsshd/test/test_configuration.c b/apps/wolfsshd/test/test_configuration.c
index aa5c410de..82db0addc 100644
--- a/apps/wolfsshd/test/test_configuration.c
+++ b/apps/wolfsshd/test/test_configuration.c
@@ -470,7 +470,10 @@ static int test_ConfigCopy(void)
  * The auth-boundary enforcement itself (a tightened Match node is honored, and
  * a NULL per-user config rejects rather than falls through to the global node)
  * is covered by manual/integration testing of wolfsshd against an sshd_config
- * containing a Match block that disables password auth and PermitRootLogin. */
+ * containing a Match block that disables password auth and PermitRootLogin.
+ * On Unix the PermitRootLogin check now resolves the account and gates on
+ * uid 0 (not the literal name "root"), so a non-"root" uid 0 alias is also
+ * rejected; that behavior is covered by sshd_permitroot_test.sh. */
 static int test_GetUserConfMatchOverride(void)
 {
     int ret = WS_SUCCESS;