diff --git a/src/common/desktop_entry.rs b/src/common/desktop_entry.rs
index 16d0fd1..2ef9fbc 100644
--- a/src/common/desktop_entry.rs
+++ b/src/common/desktop_entry.rs
@@ -70,6 +70,18 @@ impl DesktopEntry {
             })
             .collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
+        // If the entry expects a terminal (emulator), but this process is not running in one, we
+        // launch a new one.
+        if self.term && !atty::is(atty::Stream::Stdout) {
+            let config = crate::config::Config::load()?;
+            let terminal_emulator_args =
+                shlex::split(&config.terminal_emulator).unwrap();
+            split = terminal_emulator_args
+                .into_iter()
+                .chain(split.into_iter())
+                .collect();
+        }
+
         Ok((split.remove(0), split))
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 161b4e7..f6413ea 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 pub struct Config {
     pub enable_selector: bool,
     pub selector: String,
+    pub terminal_emulator: String,
 }
 
 impl Default for Config {
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
         Config {
             enable_selector: false,
             selector: "rofi -dmenu -p 'Open With: '".to_owned(),
+            terminal_emulator: "xterm -e".to_owned(),
         }
     }
 }