diff --git a/src/plugins/QuickCommands/qcwidget.ui b/src/plugins/QuickCommands/qcwidget.ui
index 029972fc..5d6b5a4e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/QuickCommands/qcwidget.ui
+++ b/src/plugins/QuickCommands/qcwidget.ui
@@ -177,6 +177,13 @@
        </property>
       </spacer>
      </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QPushButton" name="btnRun">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Run</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
      <item>
       <widget class="QPushButton" name="btnAdd">
        <property name="text">
diff --git a/src/plugins/QuickCommands/quickcommandswidget.cpp b/src/plugins/QuickCommands/quickcommandswidget.cpp
index ea6cb99a..859cb971 100644
--- a/src/plugins/QuickCommands/quickcommandswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/QuickCommands/quickcommandswidget.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ QuickCommandsWidget::QuickCommandsWidget(QWidget *parent)
     connect(ui->btnSave, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &QuickCommandsWidget::saveCommand);
     connect(ui->btnUpdate, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &QuickCommandsWidget::updateCommand);
     connect(ui->btnCancel, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &QuickCommandsWidget::viewMode);
+    connect(ui->btnRun, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &QuickCommandsWidget::runCommand);
+
     connect(ui->invertFilter, &QPushButton::clicked, priv->filterModel, &FilterModel::setInvertFilter);
 
     connect(ui->filterLine, &QLineEdit::textChanged, this, [this] {
@@ -149,6 +151,16 @@ void QuickCommandsWidget::invokeCommand(const QModelIndex &idx)
     }
 }
 
+void QuickCommandsWidget::runCommand()
+{
+    qDebug() << "Running";
+    const QString command = ui->command->toPlainText();
+    priv->controller->session()->sendTextToTerminal(command, QLatin1Char('\r'));
+    if (priv->controller->session()->views().count()) {
+        priv->controller->session()->views().at(0)->setFocus();
+    }
+}
+
 void QuickCommandsWidget::triggerEdit()
 {
     const auto sourceIdx = priv->filterModel->mapToSource(ui->commandsTreeView->currentIndex());
diff --git a/src/plugins/QuickCommands/quickcommandswidget.h b/src/plugins/QuickCommands/quickcommandswidget.h
index c084dc8b..dbf16726 100644
--- a/src/plugins/QuickCommands/quickcommandswidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/QuickCommands/quickcommandswidget.h
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ public:
     Q_SLOT void updateCommand();
 
     Q_SLOT void invokeCommand(const QModelIndex &idx);
+    // Run a command from the currently selected Tree element
+
+    Q_SLOT void runCommand();
+    // Run the command from the Text Area
 
     Q_SLOT void triggerEdit();