diff --git a/plugins/applications/README.md b/plugins/applications/README.md
index 5d19b1e..ab77fe4 100644
--- a/plugins/applications/README.md
+++ b/plugins/applications/README.md
@@ -16,5 +16,8 @@ Config(
   // Also show the Desktop Actions defined in the desktop files, e.g. "New Window" from LibreWolf
   desktop_actions: true,
   max_entries: 5, 
+  // The terminal used for running terminal based desktop entries, if left as `None` a static list of terminals is used
+  // to determine what terminal to use.
+  terminal: Some("alacritty"),
 )
 ```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/applications/src/lib.rs b/plugins/applications/src/lib.rs
index 804f9df..f44d4c2 100644
--- a/plugins/applications/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/applications/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use std::{fs, process::Command};
 pub struct Config {
     desktop_actions: bool,
     max_entries: usize,
+    terminal: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl Default for Config {
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
         Self {
             desktop_actions: false,
             max_entries: 5,
+            terminal: None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ pub struct State {
 
 mod scrubber;
 
+const SENSIBLE_TERMINALS: &[&str] = &["alacritty", "foot", "kitty", "wezterm", "wterm"];
+
 #[handler]
 pub fn handler(selection: Match, state: &State) -> HandleResult {
     let entry = state
@@ -41,8 +45,28 @@ pub fn handler(selection: Match, state: &State) -> HandleResult {
         })
         .unwrap();
 
-    if let Err(why) = Command::new("sh").arg("-c").arg(&entry.exec).spawn() {
-        println!("Error running desktop entry: {}", why);
+    if entry.term {
+        match &state.config.terminal {
+            Some(term) => {
+                if let Err(why) = Command::new(term).arg("-e").arg(&entry.exec).spawn() {
+                    eprintln!("Error running desktop entry: {}", why);
+                }
+            }
+            None => {
+                for term in SENSIBLE_TERMINALS {
+                    if Command::new(term)
+                        .arg("-e")
+                        .arg(&entry.exec)
+                        .spawn()
+                        .is_ok()
+                    {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    } else if let Err(why) = Command::new("sh").arg("-c").arg(&entry.exec).spawn() {
+        eprintln!("Error running desktop entry: {}", why);
     }
 
     HandleResult::Close
diff --git a/plugins/applications/src/scrubber.rs b/plugins/applications/src/scrubber.rs
index 33131d3..625a34d 100644
--- a/plugins/applications/src/scrubber.rs
+++ b/plugins/applications/src/scrubber.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ pub struct DesktopEntry {
     pub name: String,
     pub desc: Option<String>,
     pub icon: String,
+    pub term: bool,
 }
 
 const FIELD_CODE_LIST: &[&str] = &[
@@ -78,6 +79,10 @@ impl DesktopEntry {
                                 .get("Icon")
                                 .unwrap_or(&"application-x-executable")
                                 .to_string(),
+                            term: map
+                                .get("Terminal")
+                                .map(|val| val.to_lowercase() == "true")
+                                .unwrap_or(false),
                         })
                     } else {
                         None
@@ -119,6 +124,10 @@ impl DesktopEntry {
                             },
                             desc: Some(entry.name.clone()),
                             icon: entry.icon.clone(),
+                            term: map
+                                .get("Terminal")
+                                .map(|val| val.to_lowercase() == "true")
+                                .unwrap_or(false),
                         })
                     }
                 }