diff --git a/src/tui/mainview.zig b/src/tui/mainview.zig
index 437e2f4..30c8fe2 100644
--- a/src/tui/mainview.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mainview.zig
@@ -706,6 +706,31 @@ const cmds = struct {
     }
     pub const shell_execute_insert_meta = .{ .arguments = &.{.string} };
 
+    pub fn shell_execute_stream(self: *Self, ctx: Ctx) Result {
+        if (!try ctx.args.match(.{ tp.string, tp.more }))
+            return error.InvalidShellArgument;
+        const cmd = ctx.args;
+        const handlers = struct {
+            fn out(parent: tp.pid_ref, _: []const u8, output: []const u8) void {
+                parent.send(.{ "cmd", "insert_chars", .{output} }) catch {};
+            }
+            fn exit(parent: tp.pid_ref, arg0: []const u8, err_msg: []const u8, exit_code: i64) void {
+                var buf: [256]u8 = undefined;
+                var stream = std.io.fixedBufferStream(&buf);
+                const writer = stream.writer();
+                if (exit_code > 0) {
+                    writer.print("\n'{s}' terminated {s} exitcode: {d}\n", .{ arg0, err_msg, exit_code }) catch {};
+                } else {
+                    writer.print("\n'{s}' exited\n", .{arg0}) catch {};
+                }
+                parent.send(.{ "cmd", "move_buffer_end", .{} }) catch {};
+                parent.send(.{ "cmd", "insert_chars", .{stream.getWritten()} }) catch {};
+            }
+        };
+        try shell.execute(self.allocator, cmd, .{ .out = handlers.out, .err = handlers.out, .exit = handlers.exit });
+    }
+    pub const shell_execute_stream_meta = .{ .arguments = &.{.string} };
+
     pub fn adjust_fontsize(_: *Self, ctx: Ctx) Result {
         var amount: f32 = undefined;
         if (!try ctx.args.match(.{tp.extract(&amount)}))
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/overlay/task_palette.zig b/src/tui/mode/overlay/task_palette.zig
index 141cbd4..0aace0e 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/overlay/task_palette.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/overlay/task_palette.zig
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ fn select(menu: **Type.MenuState, button: *Type.ButtonState) void {
     tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "exit_overlay_mode" }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err(module_name, e);
     tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "add_task", .{task} }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err(module_name, e);
     tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "create_scratch_buffer", .{"*task*"} }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err(module_name, e);
-    tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "shell_execute_insert", .{task} }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err(module_name, e);
+    tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "shell_execute_stream", .{task} }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err(module_name, e);
 }
 
 pub fn delete_item(menu: *Type.MenuState, button: *Type.ButtonState) bool {