diff --git a/src/actions/shell.rs b/src/actions/shell.rs
index 9fbe156a..d6d7cc32 100644
--- a/src/actions/shell.rs
+++ b/src/actions/shell.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,22 @@
-pub fn run(cmd: &str, keep_open: bool) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    let mut command = {
+use crate::plugins::shell::use_wezterm;
+
+pub fn build_shell_command(cmd: &str, keep_open: bool) -> (std::process::Command, String) {
+    let arg = if keep_open { "/K" } else { "/C" };
+    if use_wezterm() {
+        let mut c = std::process::Command::new("wezterm");
+        c.arg("start").arg("--").arg("cmd").arg(arg).arg(cmd);
+        let desc = format!("wezterm start -- cmd {arg} {cmd}");
+        (c, desc)
+    } else {
         let mut c = std::process::Command::new("cmd");
-        c.arg(if keep_open { "/K" } else { "/C" }).arg(cmd);
-        c
-    };
+        c.arg(arg).arg(cmd);
+        let desc = format!("cmd {arg} {cmd}");
+        (c, desc)
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn run(cmd: &str, keep_open: bool) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let (mut command, _) = build_shell_command(cmd, keep_open);
     command.spawn().map(|_| ()).map_err(|e| e.into())
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/shell.rs b/src/plugins/shell.rs
index 83b4bdc4..3616c834 100644
--- a/src/plugins/shell.rs
+++ b/src/plugins/shell.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 use crate::actions::Action;
 use crate::plugin::Plugin;
+use eframe::egui;
 use fuzzy_matcher::skim::SkimMatcherV2;
 use fuzzy_matcher::FuzzyMatcher;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 
 pub const SHELL_CMDS_FILE: &str = "shell_cmds.json";
 
@@ -17,6 +19,25 @@ pub struct ShellCmdEntry {
     pub keep_open: bool,
 }
 
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)]
+pub struct ShellPluginSettings {
+    pub open_in_wezterm: bool,
+}
+
+impl Default for ShellPluginSettings {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            open_in_wezterm: false,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static USE_WEZTERM: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
+
+pub fn use_wezterm() -> bool {
+    USE_WEZTERM.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+}
+
 fn default_autocomplete() -> bool {
     true
 }
@@ -220,4 +241,25 @@ impl Plugin for ShellPlugin {
             },
         ]
     }
+
+    fn default_settings(&self) -> Option<serde_json::Value> {
+        serde_json::to_value(ShellPluginSettings::default()).ok()
+    }
+
+    fn apply_settings(&mut self, value: &serde_json::Value) {
+        if let Ok(cfg) = serde_json::from_value::<ShellPluginSettings>(value.clone()) {
+            USE_WEZTERM.store(cfg.open_in_wezterm, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn settings_ui(&mut self, ui: &mut egui::Ui, value: &mut serde_json::Value) {
+        let mut cfg: ShellPluginSettings =
+            serde_json::from_value(value.clone()).unwrap_or_default();
+        ui.checkbox(&mut cfg.open_in_wezterm, "Open commands in WezTerm");
+        USE_WEZTERM.store(cfg.open_in_wezterm, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        match serde_json::to_value(&cfg) {
+            Ok(v) => *value = v,
+            Err(e) => tracing::error!("failed to serialize shell settings: {e}"),
+        }
+    }
 }