diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dac3b6e..8c0aa39 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ clean:
 dist: clean
 	@echo creating dist tarball
 	@mkdir -p dmenu-${VERSION}
-	@cp -R LICENSE Makefile README config.mk dmenu.1 config.h dmenu_path ${SRC} dmenu-${VERSION}
+	@cp -R LICENSE Makefile README config.mk dmenu.1 config.h dmenu_path dmenu_run ${SRC} dmenu-${VERSION}
 	@tar -cf dmenu-${VERSION}.tar dmenu-${VERSION}
 	@gzip dmenu-${VERSION}.tar
 	@rm -rf dmenu-${VERSION}
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ dist: clean
 install: all
 	@echo installing executable file to ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
 	@mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
-	@cp -f dmenu dmenu_path ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
+	@cp -f dmenu dmenu_path dmenu_run ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
 	@chmod 755 ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/dmenu
 	@chmod 755 ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/dmenu_path
+	@chmod 755 ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/dmenu_run
 	@echo installing manual page to ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1
 	@mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1
 	@sed "s/VERSION/${VERSION}/g" < dmenu.1 > ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/dmenu.1
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ install: all
 uninstall:
 	@echo removing executable file from ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
 	@rm -f ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/dmenu ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/dmenu_path
+	@rm -f ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/dmenu ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/dmenu_run
 	@echo removing manual page from ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1
 	@rm -f ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/dmenu.1
 
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 5f19207..9406af6 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # dmenu version
-VERSION = 3.4
+VERSION = 3.5
 
 # Customize below to fit your system
 
diff --git a/dmenu_run b/dmenu_run
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1cecc16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dmenu_run
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+exe=`dmenu_path | dmenu $*` && exec $exe