diff --git a/etc/root-menu.plist b/etc/root-menu.plist
index abeec8c..20d7f86 100644
--- a/etc/root-menu.plist
+++ b/etc/root-menu.plist
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // Definition of root menu. Follows Window Maker plist order.
 ("Root Menu",
+ ("Launch Terminal", Execute, "/usr/bin/foot"),
  ("Previous Workspace", WorkspacePrevious),
  ("Next Workspace", WorkspaceNext),
  ("Lock", LockScreen),
diff --git a/src/action.c b/src/action.c
index 22cd394..b82c352 100644
--- a/src/action.c
+++ b/src/action.c
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ const wlmcfg_enum_desc_t wlmaker_action_desc[] = {
     WLMCFG_ENUM("InhibitLockBegin", WLMAKER_ACTION_LOCK_INHIBIT_BEGIN),
     WLMCFG_ENUM("InhibitLockEnd", WLMAKER_ACTION_LOCK_INHIBIT_END),
     WLMCFG_ENUM("LaunchTerminal", WLMAKER_ACTION_LAUNCH_TERMINAL),
+    WLMCFG_ENUM("Execute", WLMAKER_ACTION_EXECUTE),
 
     WLMCFG_ENUM("WorkspacePrevious", WLMAKER_ACTION_WORKSPACE_TO_PREVIOUS),
     WLMCFG_ENUM("WorkspaceNext", WLMAKER_ACTION_WORKSPACE_TO_NEXT),
@@ -178,7 +179,8 @@ void wlmaker_action_unbind_keys(wlmaker_action_handle_t *handle_ptr)
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 void wlmaker_action_execute(wlmaker_server_t *server_ptr,
-                            wlmaker_action_t action)
+                            wlmaker_action_t action,
+                            void *arg_ptr)
 {
     wlmtk_workspace_t *workspace_ptr, *next_workspace_ptr;
     wlmtk_window_t *window_ptr;
@@ -211,6 +213,14 @@ void wlmaker_action_execute(wlmaker_server_t *server_ptr,
         }
         break;
 
+    case WLMAKER_ACTION_EXECUTE:
+        if (NULL == arg_ptr) {
+            bs_log(BS_ERROR, "Invalid argument NULL for 'Execute'.");
+        } else if (0 == fork()) {
+            execl("/bin/sh", "/bin/sh", "-c", arg_ptr, (void *)NULL);
+        }
+        break;
+
     case WLMAKER_ACTION_WORKSPACE_TO_PREVIOUS:
         wlmtk_root_switch_to_previous_workspace(server_ptr->root_ptr);
         break;
@@ -523,7 +533,8 @@ bool _wlmaker_action_bound_callback(const wlmaker_key_combo_t *key_combo_ptr)
 
     wlmaker_action_execute(
         action_binding_ptr->handle_ptr->server_ptr,
-        action_binding_ptr->action);
+        action_binding_ptr->action,
+        NULL);
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/action.h b/src/action.h
index f76cd31..c686662 100644
--- a/src/action.h
+++ b/src/action.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ typedef enum {
     WLMAKER_ACTION_LOCK_INHIBIT_BEGIN,
     WLMAKER_ACTION_LOCK_INHIBIT_END,
     WLMAKER_ACTION_LAUNCH_TERMINAL,
+    WLMAKER_ACTION_EXECUTE,
 
     WLMAKER_ACTION_WORKSPACE_TO_PREVIOUS,
     WLMAKER_ACTION_WORKSPACE_TO_NEXT,
@@ -104,10 +105,12 @@ void wlmaker_action_unbind_keys(wlmaker_action_handle_t *handle_ptr);
  *
  * @param server_ptr
  * @param action
+ * @param arg_ptr
  */
 void wlmaker_action_execute(
     wlmaker_server_t *server_ptr,
-    wlmaker_action_t action);
+    wlmaker_action_t action,
+    void *arg_ptr);
 
 /** Unit test cases. */
 extern const bs_test_case_t   wlmaker_action_test_cases[];
diff --git a/src/action_item.c b/src/action_item.c
index dd0ae13..38dbc5b 100644
--- a/src/action_item.c
+++ b/src/action_item.c
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ struct _wlmaker_action_item_t {
 
     /** Action to execute when triggered. */
     wlmaker_action_t          action;
+    /** Argument for the action. May be NULL. */
+    char                      *action_arg_ptr;
     /** Back-link to @ref wlmaker_server_t, for executing the action. */
     wlmaker_server_t          *server_ptr;
 
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ wlmaker_action_item_t *wlmaker_action_item_create(
     const char *text_ptr,
     const wlmtk_menu_item_style_t *style_ptr,
     wlmaker_action_t action,
+    const char *action_arg_ptr,
     wlmaker_server_t *server_ptr,
     wlmtk_env_t *env_ptr)
 {
@@ -59,6 +62,13 @@ wlmaker_action_item_t *wlmaker_action_item_create(
         1, sizeof(wlmaker_action_item_t));
     if (NULL == action_item_ptr) return NULL;
     action_item_ptr->action = action;
+    if (NULL != action_arg_ptr) {
+        action_item_ptr->action_arg_ptr = logged_strdup(action_arg_ptr);
+        if (NULL == action_item_ptr->action_arg_ptr) {
+            wlmaker_action_item_destroy(action_item_ptr);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    }
     action_item_ptr->server_ptr = server_ptr;
 
     action_item_ptr->menu_item_ptr = wlmtk_menu_item_create(style_ptr, env_ptr);
@@ -95,6 +105,7 @@ wlmaker_action_item_t *wlmaker_action_item_create_from_desc(
         desc_ptr->text_ptr,
         style_ptr,
         desc_ptr->action,
+        NULL,
         server_ptr,
         env_ptr);
     if (NULL == action_item_ptr) return NULL;
@@ -114,6 +125,11 @@ void wlmaker_action_item_destroy(wlmaker_action_item_t *action_item_ptr)
         wlmtk_menu_item_destroy(action_item_ptr->menu_item_ptr);
         action_item_ptr->menu_item_ptr = NULL;
     }
+
+    if (NULL != action_item_ptr->action_arg_ptr) {
+        free(action_item_ptr->action_arg_ptr);
+        action_item_ptr->action_arg_ptr = NULL;
+    }
     free(action_item_ptr);
 }
 
@@ -137,7 +153,8 @@ void _wlmaker_action_item_handle_triggered(
 
     wlmaker_action_execute(
         action_item_ptr->server_ptr,
-        action_item_ptr->action);
+        action_item_ptr->action,
+        action_item_ptr->action_arg_ptr);
 
     if (NULL != action_item_ptr->server_ptr->root_menu_ptr) {
         wlmtk_menu_set_open(
@@ -178,7 +195,7 @@ const bs_test_case_t          wlmaker_action_item_test_cases[] = {
 static const wlmtk_menu_style_t _wlmaker_action_item_menu_style = {};
 /** Test data: Descriptor for the action item used in tests. */
 static const wlmaker_action_item_desc_t _wlmaker_action_item_desc = {
-    "text", 42, 0
+    "text", 42, NULL, 0
 };
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/src/action_item.h b/src/action_item.h
index c3472a2..d7fb985 100644
--- a/src/action_item.h
+++ b/src/action_item.h
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ typedef struct {
     const char                *text_ptr;
     /** The action to trigger. */
     wlmaker_action_t          action;
+    /** Extra argument for @ref wlmaker_action_execute. */
+    char                      *action_arg_ptr;
     /**
      * Where to store the @ref wlmaker_action_item_t, relative to the
      * `dest_ptr` argument of @ref wlmaker_action_item_create_from_desc.
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ typedef struct {
  * @param text_ptr
  * @param style_ptr
  * @param action
+ * @param action_arg_ptr      Extra argument. Will be duplicated.
  * @param server_ptr
  * @param env_ptr
  *
@@ -59,6 +62,7 @@ wlmaker_action_item_t *wlmaker_action_item_create(
     const char *text_ptr,
     const wlmtk_menu_item_style_t *style_ptr,
     wlmaker_action_t action,
+    const char *action_arg_ptr,
     wlmaker_server_t *server_ptr,
     wlmtk_env_t *env_ptr);
 
diff --git a/src/corner.c b/src/corner.c
index b76c0a1..631e0a3 100644
--- a/src/corner.c
+++ b/src/corner.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ void _wlmaker_corner_clear(wlmaker_corner_t *corner_ptr)
             break;
         default: break;
         }
-        wlmaker_action_execute(corner_ptr->server_ptr, action);
+        wlmaker_action_execute(corner_ptr->server_ptr, action, NULL);
         corner_ptr->corner_triggered = false;
     }
     corner_ptr->current_corner = 0;
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ int _wlmaker_corner_handle_timer(void *data_ptr)
         break;
     default: break;
     }
-    wlmaker_action_execute(corner_ptr->server_ptr, action);
+    wlmaker_action_execute(corner_ptr->server_ptr, action, NULL);
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/root_menu.c b/src/root_menu.c
index 892a610..8d62e34 100644
--- a/src/root_menu.c
+++ b/src/root_menu.c
@@ -293,10 +293,16 @@ wlmaker_action_item_t *_wlmaker_root_menu_create_action_item_from_array(
         }
     }
 
+    const char *action_arg_ptr = NULL;
+    if (2 < wlmcfg_array_size(array_ptr)) {
+        action_arg_ptr = wlmcfg_array_string_value_at(array_ptr, 2);
+    }
+
     wlmaker_action_item_t *action_item_ptr = wlmaker_action_item_create(
         name_ptr,
         &menu_style_ptr->item,
         action,
+        action_arg_ptr,
         server_ptr,
         server_ptr->env_ptr);
     if (NULL == action_item_ptr) {
diff --git a/src/tl_menu.c b/src/tl_menu.c
index d81b8f9..38a5020 100644
--- a/src/tl_menu.c
+++ b/src/tl_menu.c
@@ -103,42 +103,49 @@ static const wlmaker_action_item_desc_t _tl_menu_items[] = {
     {
         "Maximize",
         WLMAKER_ACTION_WINDOW_MAXIMIZE,
+        NULL,
         offsetof(wlmaker_tl_menu_t, maximize_ai_ptr)
     },
     {
         "Unmaximize",
         WLMAKER_ACTION_WINDOW_UNMAXIMIZE,
+        NULL,
         offsetof(wlmaker_tl_menu_t, unmaximize_ai_ptr)
     },
     {
         "Fullscreen",
         WLMAKER_ACTION_WINDOW_TOGGLE_FULLSCREEN,
+        NULL,
         offsetof(wlmaker_tl_menu_t, fullscreen_ai_ptr)
     },
     {
         "Shade",
         WLMAKER_ACTION_WINDOW_SHADE,
+        NULL,
         offsetof(wlmaker_tl_menu_t, shade_ai_ptr)
 
     },
     {
         "Unshade",
         WLMAKER_ACTION_WINDOW_UNSHADE,
+        NULL,
         offsetof(wlmaker_tl_menu_t, unshade_ai_ptr)
 
     },
     {
         "Move to workspace ...",
         WLMAKER_ACTION_NONE,
+        NULL,
         offsetof(wlmaker_tl_menu_t, move_to_ws_ai_ptr)
     },
     {
         "Close",
         WLMAKER_ACTION_WINDOW_CLOSE,
+        NULL,
         offsetof(wlmaker_tl_menu_t, close_ai_ptr)
 
     },
-    { NULL, 0, 0 }  // Sentinel.
+    { NULL, 0, NULL, 0 }  // Sentinel.
 };
 
 /* == Exported methods ===================================================== */