diff --git a/plugins/applications/README.md b/plugins/applications/README.md
index ab77fe4..2be3a1b 100644
--- a/plugins/applications/README.md
+++ b/plugins/applications/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,13 @@ Simply search for the application you wish to launch.
 Config(
   // Also show the Desktop Actions defined in the desktop files, e.g. "New Window" from LibreWolf
   desktop_actions: true,
-  max_entries: 5, 
+
+  max_entries: 5,
+
+  // A command to preprocess the command from the desktop file. The commands should take arguments in this order:
+  // command_name <term|no-term> <command>
+  preprocess_exec_script: Some("/home/user/.local/share/anyrun/preprocess_application_command.sh")
+
   // 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"),
diff --git a/plugins/applications/src/lib.rs b/plugins/applications/src/lib.rs
index 3dca60f..0cc81d8 100644
--- a/plugins/applications/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/applications/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ use anyrun_plugin::{anyrun_interface::HandleResult, *};
 use fuzzy_matcher::FuzzyMatcher;
 use scrubber::DesktopEntry;
 use serde::Deserialize;
-use std::{env, fs, process::Command};
+use std::{env, fs, path::PathBuf, process::Command};
 
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct Config {
     desktop_actions: bool,
     max_entries: usize,
+    preprocess_exec_script: Option<PathBuf>,
     terminal: Option<String>,
 }
 
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
         Self {
             desktop_actions: false,
             max_entries: 5,
+            preprocess_exec_script: None,
             terminal: None,
         }
     }
@@ -45,21 +47,36 @@ pub fn handler(selection: Match, state: &State) -> HandleResult {
         })
         .unwrap();
 
+    let exec = if let Some(script) = &state.config.preprocess_exec_script {
+        let output = Command::new("sh")
+            .arg("-c")
+            .arg(format!(
+                "{} {} {}",
+                script.display(),
+                if entry.term { "term" } else { "no-term" },
+                &entry.exec
+            ))
+            .output()
+            .unwrap_or_else(|why| {
+                eprintln!("Error running preprocess script: {}", why);
+                std::process::exit(1);
+            });
+
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).trim().to_string()
+    } else {
+        entry.exec.clone()
+    };
+
     if entry.term {
         match &state.config.terminal {
             Some(term) => {
-                if let Err(why) = Command::new(term).arg("-e").arg(&entry.exec).spawn() {
+                if let Err(why) = Command::new(term).arg("-e").arg(&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()
-                    {
+                    if Command::new(term).arg("-e").arg(&exec).spawn().is_ok() {
                         break;
                     }
                 }
@@ -70,7 +87,7 @@ pub fn handler(selection: Match, state: &State) -> HandleResult {
 
         Command::new("sh")
             .arg("-c")
-            .arg(&entry.exec)
+            .arg(&exec)
             .current_dir(if let Some(path) = &entry.path {
                 if path.exists() { path } else { current_dir }
             } else {