diff --git a/lib/foreman/cli.rb b/lib/foreman/cli.rb
index 2f69b21..6ecf2c2 100644
--- a/lib/foreman/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/foreman/cli.rb
@@ -75,10 +75,19 @@ class Foreman::CLI < Thor
 
   def run(*args)
     load_environment!
+
+    if File.exist?(procfile)
+      engine.load_procfile(procfile)
+    end
+
     pid = fork do
       begin
         engine.env.each { |k,v| ENV[k] = v }
-        exec args.shelljoin
+        if args.size == 1 && process = engine.process(args.first)
+          process.exec(:env => engine.env)
+        else
+          exec args.shelljoin
+        end
       rescue Errno::EACCES
         error "not executable: #{args.first}"
       rescue Errno::ENOENT
diff --git a/lib/foreman/process.rb b/lib/foreman/process.rb
index c395a6d..6ea3893 100644
--- a/lib/foreman/process.rb
+++ b/lib/foreman/process.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,21 @@ class Foreman::Process
     @options[:env] ||= {}
   end
 
+  # Get environment-expanded command for a +Process+
+  #
+  # @param [Hash] custom_env ({}) Environment variables to merge with defaults
+  #
+  # @return [String]  The expanded command
+  #
+  def expanded_command(custom_env={})
+    env = @options[:env].merge(custom_env)
+    expanded_command = command.dup
+    env.each do |key, val|
+      expanded_command.gsub!("$#{key}", val)
+    end
+    expanded_command
+  end
+
   # Run a +Process+
   #
   # @param [Hash] options
@@ -31,16 +46,12 @@ class Foreman::Process
   # @returns [Fixnum] pid  The +pid+ of the process
   #
   def run(options={})
-    env    = options[:env] ? @options[:env].merge(options[:env]) : @options[:env]
+    env    = @options[:env].merge(options[:env] || {})
     output = options[:output] || $stdout
 
     if Foreman.windows?
       Dir.chdir(cwd) do
-        expanded_command = command.dup
-        env.each do |key, val|
-          expanded_command.gsub!("$#{key}", val)
-        end
-        Process.spawn env, expanded_command, :out => output, :err => output
+        Process.spawn env, expanded_command(env), :out => output, :err => output
       end
     elsif Foreman.jruby?
       require "posix/spawn"
@@ -52,7 +63,7 @@ class Foreman::Process
         $stderr.reopen output
         env.each { |k,v| ENV[k] = v }
         wrapped_command = "#{Foreman.runner} -d '#{cwd}' -p -- #{command}"
-        exec wrapped_command
+        Kernel.exec wrapped_command
       end
     else
       wrapped_command = "#{Foreman.runner} -d '#{cwd}' -p -- #{command}"
@@ -60,6 +71,20 @@ class Foreman::Process
     end
   end
 
+  # Exec a +Process+
+  #
+  # @param [Hash] options
+  #
+  # @option options :env ({}) Environment variables to set for this execution
+  #
+  # @return Does not return
+  def exec(options={})
+    env = @options[:env].merge(options[:env] || {})
+    env.each { |k, v| ENV[k] = v }
+    Dir.chdir(cwd)
+    Kernel.exec expanded_command(env)
+  end
+
   # Send a signal to this +Process+
   #
   # @param [String] signal  The signal to send
diff --git a/spec/foreman/cli_spec.rb b/spec/foreman/cli_spec.rb
index 595da0e..717ab52 100644
--- a/spec/foreman/cli_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/foreman/cli_spec.rb
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ describe "Foreman::CLI", :fakefs do
       forked_foreman("run #{resource_path("bin/env FOO")} -e #{resource_path(".env")}").should == "bar\n"
     end
 
+    it "can run a command from the Procfile" do
+      forked_foreman("run -f #{resource_path("Procfile")} test").should == "testing\n"
+    end
+
     it "exits with the same exit code as the command" do
       fork_and_get_exitstatus("run echo 1").should == 0
       fork_and_get_exitstatus("run date 'invalid_date'").should == 1