diff --git a/.gitignore.d/i3 b/.gitignore.d/i3
index 8f02c8d..3bd0a13 100644
--- a/.gitignore.d/i3
+++ b/.gitignore.d/i3
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 *
+!/bin
+!/bin/i3-run
 !/.config
 !/.config/i3
 !/.config/i3/config
diff --git a/bin/i3-run b/bin/i3-run
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1baee9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/i3-run
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# stolen from https://r0tty.org/git/dotfiles/i3
+
+# Make i3 spawn a program, in the current working directory. This is
+# useful for running GUI apps from a terminal without cluttering the
+# terminal with their output.
+
+exec i3-msg -t command exec "cd '$(pwd)' && $@"