diff --git a/src/config/parse_config.h b/src/config/parse_config.h
index e424b62..1de39fe 100644
--- a/src/config/parse_config.h
+++ b/src/config/parse_config.h
@@ -191,6 +191,12 @@ typedef struct {
   GestureBinding *gesture_bindings;
   int gesture_bindings_count;
 
+  char **exec;
+  int exec_count;
+
+  char **exec_once;
+  int exec_once_count;
+
 } Config;
 
 typedef void (*FuncType)(const Arg *);
@@ -552,6 +558,24 @@ FuncType parse_func_name(char *func_name, Arg *arg, char *arg_value, char *arg_v
   return func;
 }
 
+void run_exec() {
+  Arg arg;
+
+  for(int i = 0; i < config.exec_count; i++) {
+    arg.v = config.exec[i];
+    spawn(&arg);
+  }
+}
+
+void run_exec_once() {
+  Arg arg;
+
+  for(int i = 0; i < config.exec_once_count; i++) {
+    arg.v = config.exec_once[i];
+    spawn(&arg);
+  }
+}
+
 void parse_config_line(Config *config, const char *line) {
   char key[256], value[256];
   if (sscanf(line, "%[^=]=%[^\n]", key, value) != 2) {
@@ -1010,6 +1034,39 @@ void parse_config_line(Config *config, const char *line) {
     }
     setenv(env_type, env_value, 1);
 
+  } else if (strncmp(key, "exec", 9) == 0) {
+    char **new_exec = realloc(config->exec, (config->exec_count + 1) * sizeof(char *));
+    if (!new_exec) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: Failed to allocate memory for exec\n");
+        return;
+    }
+    config->exec = new_exec;
+    
+    config->exec[config->exec_count] = strdup(value);
+    if (!config->exec[config->exec_count]) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: Failed to duplicate exec string\n");
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    config->exec_count++;
+
+  } else if (strncmp(key, "exec-once", 9) == 0) {
+
+    char **new_exec_once = realloc(config->exec_once, (config->exec_once_count + 1) * sizeof(char *));
+    if (!new_exec_once) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: Failed to allocate memory for exec_once\n");
+        return;
+    }
+    config->exec_once = new_exec_once;
+    
+    config->exec_once[config->exec_once_count] = strdup(value);
+    if (!config->exec_once[config->exec_once_count]) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: Failed to duplicate exec_once string\n");
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    config->exec_once_count++;
+
   } else if (strncmp(key, "bind", 4) == 0) {
     config->key_bindings =
         realloc(config->key_bindings,
@@ -1227,6 +1284,16 @@ void free_config(void) {
   }
   free(config.gesture_bindings);
 
+  for(i = 0; i < config.exec_count; i++) {
+      free(config.exec[i]);
+  }
+  free(config.exec);
+
+  for(i = 0; i < config.exec_once_count; i++) {
+      free(config.exec_once[i]);
+  }
+  free(config.exec_once);
+
   free(config.scroller_proportion_preset);
   config.scroller_proportion_preset = NULL;
   config.scroller_proportion_preset_count = 0;
@@ -1491,6 +1558,7 @@ void reload_config(const Arg *arg) {
   free_config();
   parse_config();
   init_baked_points();
+  run_exec();
   wl_list_for_each(c, &clients, link) {
     if (c && !c->iskilling) {
       if (c->bw) {
diff --git a/src/maomao.c b/src/maomao.c
index 2dab1ac..915ed16 100644
--- a/src/maomao.c
+++ b/src/maomao.c
@@ -5064,10 +5064,14 @@ run(char *startup_cmd) {
   wlr_cursor_warp_closest(cursor, NULL, cursor->x, cursor->y);
   wlr_cursor_set_xcursor(cursor, cursor_mgr, "left_ptr");
 
+  run_exec();
+  run_exec_once();
+
   /* Run the Wayland event loop. This does not return until you exit the
    * compositor. Starting the backend rigged up all of the necessary event
    * loop configuration to listen to libinput events, DRM events, generate
    * frame events at the refresh rate, and so on. */
+  
   wl_display_run(dpy);
 }
 
@@ -5476,7 +5480,6 @@ void handle_foreign_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 void setup(void) {
 
   // signal(SIGSEGV, signalhandler);
-
   parse_config();
 
   init_baked_points();