diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f5a85b4a4..ba610a6ab 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ Let's deploy the [Heroku Node.js sample app](https://github.com/heroku/node-js-s
 
 You're done!
 
+## Run a command in the app environment
+
+It's possible to run commands in the environment of the deployed application:
+
+    $ dokku run node-js-app ls -alh
+    $ dokku run <app> <cmd>
+
 ## Plugins
 
 Dokku itself is built out of plugins. Checkout the wiki for information about
diff --git a/plugins/00_dokku-standard/commands b/plugins/00_dokku-standard/commands
index b638aa247..5a7dc3acb 100755
--- a/plugins/00_dokku-standard/commands
+++ b/plugins/00_dokku-standard/commands
@@ -5,9 +5,24 @@ set -e; case "$1" in
     docker logs $CONTAINER | tail -n 100
     ;;
 
+  run)
+    if [[ -z $2 ]]; then
+        echo "Please specify an app to run the command on"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    APP="$2"; IMAGE="app/$APP"
+    if [[ ! -d "/home/git/$APP" ]]; then
+        echo "App $APP does not exist"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    shift 2
+    docker run $IMAGE /exec "$@"
+    ;;
+
   help)
     cat && cat<<EOF
     logs <app>      Show the last logs for an application
+    run <app> <cmd> Run a command in the environment of an application
 EOF
     ;;
 
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/commands b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/commands
index 9ab20d5ab..75173b5f2 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/commands
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/commands
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ set -e; case "$1" in
       cat
     fi
     ;;
-    
+
   help) cat && cat<<EOF
     url <app>       Show the URL for an application
 EOF