diff --git a/documentation/actions.txt b/documentation/actions.txt
index 0cdec76..5dc51b1 100644
--- a/documentation/actions.txt
+++ b/documentation/actions.txt
@@ -126,5 +126,8 @@ Action class reference
 .. automodule:: dragonfly.actions.action_startapp
    :members:
 
+.. automodule:: dragonfly.actions.action_cmd
+   :members:
+
 .. automodule:: dragonfly.actions.action_pause
    :members:
diff --git a/dragonfly/__init__.py b/dragonfly/__init__.py
index e3bd30d..9fe6383 100644
--- a/dragonfly/__init__.py
+++ b/dragonfly/__init__.py
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@
                                 Function, StartApp, BringApp, PlaySound,
                                 Typeable, Keyboard, typeables,
                                 KeyboardInput, MouseInput, HardwareInput,
-                                make_input_array, send_input_array
+                                make_input_array, send_input_array,
+                                RunCommand
                                 )
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/dragonfly/actions/__init__.py b/dragonfly/actions/__init__.py
index c1742f7..4919a4e 100644
--- a/dragonfly/actions/__init__.py
+++ b/dragonfly/actions/__init__.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 from .action_base         import (ActionBase, DynStrActionBase,
                                   Repeat, ActionError)
 from .action_mimic        import Mimic
+from .action_cmd          import RunCommand
 
 # Import Windows OS dependent classes only for Windows
 if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
diff --git a/dragonfly/actions/action_cmd.py b/dragonfly/actions/action_cmd.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..405593d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dragonfly/actions/action_cmd.py
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+#
+# This file is part of Dragonfly.
+# (c) Copyright 2007, 2008 by Christo Butcher
+# Licensed under the LGPL.
+#
+#   Dragonfly is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+#   under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
+#   by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+#   (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#   Dragonfly is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+#   WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+#   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+#   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+#   License along with Dragonfly.  If not, see
+#   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+"""
+RunCommand action
+============================================================================
+
+The :class:`RunCommand` action takes a command-line program to run including
+any required arguments. On execution, the program will be started as a
+subprocess.
+
+This action should work correctly on Windows and other platforms.
+
+Example using the optional function parameter::
+
+    from dragonfly import RunCommand
+
+    def func(proc):
+        # Read lines from the process.
+        for line in iter(proc.stdout.readline, b''):
+            print(line)
+
+    RunCommand('ping localhost', func).execute()
+
+
+Example using a subclass::
+
+    from dragonfly import RunCommand
+
+    class Ping(RunCommand):
+        command = "ping localhost"
+        def process_command(self, proc):
+            # Read lines from the process.
+            for line in iter(proc.stdout.readline, b''):
+                print(line)
+
+    Ping().execute()
+
+
+Class reference
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+"""
+
+import os
+import shlex
+import subprocess
+
+from six import string_types
+
+from .action_base import ActionBase
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class RunCommand(ActionBase):
+    """
+        Start an application from the command-line.
+
+        This class is similar to the :class:`StartApp` class, but is
+        designed for running command-line applications and optionally
+        processing subprocesses.
+
+    """
+    command = None
+
+    def __init__(self, command=None, process_command=None):
+        """
+            Constructor arguments:
+             - *command* (str) -- the command to run when this action is
+               executed. The command may include arguments and will be
+               parsed by :meth:`shlex.split`.
+             - *process_command* (callable) -- optional callable to invoke
+               with the :class:`Popen` object after successfully starting
+               the subprocess. Using this argument effectively overrides
+               the :meth:`process_command` method.
+
+        """
+        ActionBase.__init__(self)
+
+        # Complex handling of arguments because of clashing use of the names
+        # at the class level: property & class-value.
+        if command is not None:
+            self.command = command
+        if not (self.command and isinstance(self.command, string_types)):
+            raise TypeError("command must be a non-empty string, not %s"
+                            % self.command)
+        if callable(process_command):
+            self.process_command = process_command
+        if not callable(self.process_command):
+            raise TypeError("process_command must be a callable object or None")
+
+    def process_command(self, proc):
+        """
+        Virtual method to override for custom handling of the command's
+        :class:`Popen` object.
+        """
+
+    def _execute(self, data=None):
+        self._log.info("Executing: %s" % self.command)
+
+        # Suppress showing the new CMD.exe window on Windows.
+        startupinfo = None
+        if os.name == 'nt':
+            startupinfo = subprocess.STARTUPINFO()
+            startupinfo.dwFlags |= subprocess.STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW
+        try:
+            proc = subprocess.Popen(shlex.split(self.command),
+                                    stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                    stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+                                    stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                    startupinfo=startupinfo)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self._log.exception("Exception from starting subprocess %s: %s"
+                                % (self.command, e))
+            return False
+
+        self.process_command(proc)
diff --git a/dragonfly/actions/actions.py b/dragonfly/actions/actions.py
index e71f49c..c81eb9b 100644
--- a/dragonfly/actions/actions.py
+++ b/dragonfly/actions/actions.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 from .action_base         import (ActionBase, DynStrActionBase,
                                   Repeat, ActionError)
 from .action_mimic        import Mimic
+from .action_cmd          import RunCommand
 
 # Import Windows OS dependent classes only for Windows
 if sys.platform.startswith("win"):