diff --git a/lib/foreman/cli.rb b/lib/foreman/cli.rb
index 0e82a04..cb259c0 100644
--- a/lib/foreman/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/foreman/cli.rb
@@ -5,15 +5,23 @@ require "thor"
 require "yaml"
 
 class Foreman::CLI < Thor
-
+  
   class_option :procfile, :type => :string, :aliases => "-f", :desc => "Default: Procfile"
-
+  
   desc "start", "Start the application"
 
   method_option :env,         :type => :string,  :aliases => "-e", :desc => "Specify an environment file to load, defaults to .env"
   method_option :port,        :type => :numeric, :aliases => "-p"
   method_option :concurrency, :type => :string,  :aliases => "-c", :banner => '"alpha=5,bar=3"'
 
+  class << self
+    # Hackery. Take the run method away from Thor so that we can redefine it.
+    def is_thor_reserved_word?(word, type)
+      return false if word == 'run'
+      super
+    end
+  end
+  
   def start
     check_procfile!
     engine.start
@@ -53,7 +61,20 @@ class Foreman::CLI < Thor
     error "no processes defined" unless engine.procfile.entries.length > 0
     display "valid procfile detected (#{engine.procfile.process_names.join(', ')})"
   end
+  
+  desc "run COMMAND", "Run a command using your application's environment"
 
+  def run(*args)
+    engine.apply_environment!
+    begin
+      exec args.join(" ")
+    rescue Errno::EACCES
+      error "not executable: #{args.first}"
+    rescue Errno::ENOENT
+      error "command not found: #{args.first}"
+    end
+  end
+  
 private ######################################################################
 
   def check_procfile!
@@ -87,5 +108,4 @@ private ######################################################################
     defaults = YAML::load_file(".foreman") || {}
     Thor::CoreExt::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new(defaults.merge(original_options))
   end
-
 end
diff --git a/spec/foreman/cli_spec.rb b/spec/foreman/cli_spec.rb
index 2250d08..8b9285f 100644
--- a/spec/foreman/cli_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/foreman/cli_spec.rb
@@ -89,5 +89,54 @@ describe "Foreman::CLI" do
       end
     end
   end
+  
+  describe "run" do
+    describe "with a valid Procfile" do
+      before { write_procfile }
+
+      describe "and a command" do
+        let(:command) { ["ls", "-l"] }
+        
+        before(:each) do
+          stub(subject).exec
+        end
+        
+        it "should load the environment file" do
+          write_env
+          preserving_env do
+            subject.run *command
+            ENV["FOO"].should == "bar"
+          end
+          
+          ENV["FOO"].should be_nil
+        end
+        
+        it "should runute the command as a string" do
+          mock(subject).exec(command.join(" "))
+          subject.run *command
+        end
+      end
+      
+      describe "and a non-existent command" do
+        let(:command) { "iuhtngrglhulhdfg" }
+        
+        it "should print an error" do
+          mock_error(subject, "command not found: #{command}") do
+            subject.run command
+          end
+        end
+      end
+      
+      describe "and a non-executable command" do
+        let(:command) { __FILE__ }
+        
+        it "should print an error" do
+          mock_error(subject, "not executable: #{command}") do
+            subject.run command
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
 
 end
diff --git a/spec/helper_spec.rb b/spec/helper_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fd5efe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/helper_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+require "spec_helper"
+
+describe "spec helpers" do
+  describe "#preserving_env" do
+    after { ENV.delete "FOO" }
+    
+    it "should remove added environment vars" do
+      preserving_env { ENV["FOO"] = "baz" }
+      ENV["FOO"].should == nil
+    end
+    
+    it "should reset modified environment vars" do
+      ENV["FOO"] = "bar"
+      preserving_env { ENV["FOO"] = "baz"}
+      ENV["FOO"].should == "bar"
+    end
+  end
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 5a901bc..e22bd7a 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -63,6 +63,16 @@ def example_export_file(filename)
   data
 end
 
+def preserving_env
+  old_env = ENV.to_hash
+  begin
+    yield
+  ensure
+    ENV.clear
+    ENV.update(old_env)
+  end
+end
+
 RSpec.configure do |config|
   config.color_enabled = true
   config.include FakeFS::SpecHelpers