diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 59628ed..7b9fc5a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ async function checkAndMountDeveloperImage(udid) {
 }
 ```
 
+### Environment
+
+* If exists, `USBMUXD_SOCKET_ADDRESS` is used to get usbmuxd socket address. Mostly useful in cases where the `usbmuxd` is run by a non-root user.
+
 ## Test
 
 ``` shell
diff --git a/lib/usbmux/index.js b/lib/usbmux/index.js
index 77e4041..0b3d41a 100644
--- a/lib/usbmux/index.js
+++ b/lib/usbmux/index.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import PlistService from '../plist-service';
 import { Lockdown, LOCKDOWN_PORT } from '../lockdown';
 import { BaseServiceSocket } from '../base-service';
 import { MB } from '../constants';
+import log from '../logger';
 
 
 const MAX_FRAME_SIZE = 1 * MB;
@@ -61,13 +62,28 @@ function swap16 (val) {
  * @throws {B.TimeoutError} if connection timeout happened
  * @returns {Promise<NodeJS.Socket>} Connected socket instance
  */
-async function getDefaultSocket (opts = {}) {
-  const {
-    socketPath = DEFAULT_USBMUXD_SOCKET,
-    socketPort = DEFAULT_USBMUXD_PORT,
-    socketHost = DEFAULT_USBMUXD_HOST,
-    timeout = 5000,
-  } = opts;
+async function getDefaultSocket(opts = {}) {
+  const defaults = {
+    socketPath: DEFAULT_USBMUXD_SOCKET,
+    socketPort: DEFAULT_USBMUXD_PORT,
+    socketHost: DEFAULT_USBMUXD_HOST,
+    timeout: 5000
+  };
+
+  if (process.env.USBMUXD_SOCKET_ADDRESS && !opts.socketPath && !opts.socketPort && !opts.socketHost) {
+    log.debug(`Using USBMUXD_SOCKET_ADDRESS environment variable as default socket: ${process.env.USBMUXD_SOCKET_ADDRESS}`);
+    // "unix:" or "UNIX:" prefix is optional for unix socket paths.
+    const usbmuxdSocketAddress = process.env.USBMUXD_SOCKET_ADDRESS.replace(/^(unix):/i, '');
+    const [ip, port] = usbmuxdSocketAddress.split(':');
+    if (ip && port) {
+      defaults.socketHost = ip;
+      defaults.socketPort = parseInt(port, 10);
+    } else {
+      defaults.socketPath = usbmuxdSocketAddress;
+    }
+  }
+
+  const { socketPath, socketPort, socketHost, timeout } = { ...defaults, ...opts };
 
   let socket;
   if (await fs.exists(socketPath ?? '')) {