diff --git a/cmd/micro/command.go b/cmd/micro/command.go
index 7fcf41d6..faed87f4 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/command.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/command.go
@@ -2,10 +2,28 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 )
 
+func HandleShellCommand(input string, view *View) {
+	inputCmd := strings.Split(input, " ")[0]
+	args := strings.Split(input, " ")[1:]
+
+	// Execute Command
+	cmdout := exec.Command(inputCmd, args...)
+	output, err := cmdout.Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		messenger.Error("Error: " + err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Display last line of output
+	messenger.Message(string(output))
+
+}
+
 // HandleCommand handles input from the user
 func HandleCommand(input string, view *View) {
 	inputCmd := strings.Split(input, " ")[0]
diff --git a/cmd/micro/messenger.go b/cmd/micro/messenger.go
index bb30ba2f..ff164c3b 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/messenger.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/messenger.go
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ package main
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/gdamore/tcell"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/gdamore/tcell"
 )
 
 // TermMessage sends a message to the user in the terminal. This usually occurs before
diff --git a/cmd/micro/micro.go b/cmd/micro/micro.go
index 6dbdb76a..962d8959 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/micro.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/micro.go
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+
 	"github.com/gdamore/tcell"
 	"github.com/gdamore/tcell/encoding"
 	"github.com/go-errors/errors"
 	"github.com/mattn/go-isatty"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir"
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"os"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -200,6 +201,11 @@ func main() {
 					if !canceled {
 						HandleCommand(input, view)
 					}
+				case tcell.KeyCtrlB:
+					input, canceled := messenger.Prompt("$ ")
+					if !canceled {
+						HandleShellCommand(input, view)
+					}
 				case tcell.KeyCtrlG:
 					DisplayHelp()
 					// Make sure to resize the view if the user resized the terminal while looking at the help text