diff --git a/pkg/commands/git.go b/pkg/commands/git.go
index 3771ec003..8a7abb55b 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git.go
@@ -705,11 +705,6 @@ func (c *GitCommand) Checkout(branch string, options CheckoutOptions) error {
 	return c.OSCommand.RunCommandWithOptions(fmt.Sprintf("git checkout %s %s", forceArg, branch), RunCommandOptions{EnvVars: options.EnvVars})
 }
 
-// PrepareCommitSubProcess prepares a subprocess for `git commit`
-func (c *GitCommand) PrepareCommitSubProcess() *exec.Cmd {
-	return c.OSCommand.PrepareSubProcess("git", "commit")
-}
-
 // PrepareCommitAmendSubProcess prepares a subprocess for `git commit --amend --allow-empty`
 func (c *GitCommand) PrepareCommitAmendSubProcess() *exec.Cmd {
 	return c.OSCommand.PrepareSubProcess("git", "commit", "--amend", "--allow-empty")
diff --git a/pkg/gui/custom_commands.go b/pkg/gui/custom_commands.go
index 8dcff163d..190fc5586 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/custom_commands.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/custom_commands.go
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ package gui
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"log"
 	"text/template"
 
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/gocui"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands"
 )
 
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ type CustomCommandObjects struct {
 	CurrentBranch        *commands.Branch
 }
 
-func (gui *Gui) handleCustomCommandKeybinding(templateStr string) func() error {
+func (gui *Gui) handleCustomCommandKeybinding(customCommand CustomCommand) func() error {
 	return func() error {
 		objects := CustomCommandObjects{
 			SelectedFile:         gui.getSelectedFile(),
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleCustomCommandKeybinding(templateStr string) func() error {
 			CurrentBranch:        gui.currentBranch(),
 		}
 
-		tmpl, err := template.New("custom command template").Parse(templateStr)
+		tmpl, err := template.New("custom command template").Parse(customCommand.Command)
 		if err != nil {
 			return gui.surfaceError(err)
 		}
@@ -49,7 +51,14 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleCustomCommandKeybinding(templateStr string) func() error {
 
 		cmdStr := buf.String()
 
+		if customCommand.Subprocess {
+			gui.PrepareSubProcess(cmdStr)
+			return nil
+		}
+
 		return gui.WithWaitingStatus(gui.Tr.SLocalize("runningCustomCommandStatus"), func() error {
+			gui.OSCommand.PrepareSubProcess(cmdStr)
+
 			if err := gui.OSCommand.RunCommand(cmdStr); err != nil {
 				return gui.surfaceError(err)
 			}
@@ -57,3 +66,47 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleCustomCommandKeybinding(templateStr string) func() error {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+type CustomCommand struct {
+	Key        string `yaml:"key"`
+	Context    string `yaml:"context"`
+	Command    string `yaml:"command"`
+	Subprocess bool   `yaml:"subprocess"`
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) GetCustomCommandKeybindings() []*Binding {
+	bindings := []*Binding{}
+
+	var customCommands []CustomCommand
+
+	if err := gui.Config.GetUserConfig().UnmarshalKey("customCommands", &customCommands); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Error parsing custom command keybindings: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	for _, customCommand := range customCommands {
+		var viewName string
+		if customCommand.Context == "global" || customCommand.Context == "" {
+			viewName = ""
+		} else {
+			context := gui.contextForContextKey(customCommand.Context)
+			if context == nil {
+				log.Fatalf("Error when setting custom command keybindings: unknown context: %s", customCommand.Context)
+			}
+			// here we assume that a given context will always belong to the same view.
+			// Currently this is a safe bet but it's by no means guaranteed in the long term
+			// and we might need to make some changes in the future to support it.
+			viewName = context.GetViewName()
+		}
+
+		bindings = append(bindings, &Binding{
+			ViewName:    viewName,
+			Contexts:    []string{customCommand.Context},
+			Key:         gui.getKey(customCommand.Key),
+			Modifier:    gocui.ModNone,
+			Handler:     gui.wrappedHandler(gui.handleCustomCommandKeybinding(customCommand)),
+			Description: customCommand.Command,
+		})
+	}
+
+	return bindings
+}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/files_panel.go b/pkg/gui/files_panel.go
index c2ec97e3b..aa01b4b36 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/files_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/files_panel.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/gocui"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
+	"github.com/mgutz/str"
 )
 
 // list panel functions
@@ -356,13 +357,14 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleCommitEditorPress() error {
 		})
 	}
 
-	gui.PrepareSubProcess("git", "commit")
+	gui.PrepareSubProcess("git commit")
 	return nil
 }
 
 // PrepareSubProcess - prepare a subprocess for execution and tell the gui to switch to it
-func (gui *Gui) PrepareSubProcess(commands ...string) {
-	gui.SubProcess = gui.GitCommand.PrepareCommitSubProcess()
+func (gui *Gui) PrepareSubProcess(command string) {
+	splitCmd := str.ToArgv(command)
+	gui.SubProcess = gui.OSCommand.PrepareSubProcess(splitCmd[0], splitCmd[1:]...)
 	gui.g.Update(func(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 		return gui.Errors.ErrSubProcess
 	})
diff --git a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
index 8b6e80d20..d7b62051d 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
@@ -1563,41 +1563,6 @@ func (gui *Gui) GetInitialKeybindings() []*Binding {
 	return bindings
 }
 
-func (gui *Gui) GetCustomCommandKeybindings() []*Binding {
-	bindings := []*Binding{}
-
-	ms := gui.Config.GetUserConfig().GetStringMap("customCommands")
-	for contextKey := range ms {
-		var viewName string
-		if contextKey == "global" {
-			viewName = ""
-		} else {
-			context := gui.contextForContextKey(contextKey)
-			if context == nil {
-				log.Fatalf("Error when setting custom command keybindings: unknown context: %s", contextKey)
-			}
-			// here we assume that a given context will always belong to the same view.
-			// Currently this is a safe bet but it's by no means guaranteed in the long term
-			// and we might need to make some changes in the future to support it.
-			viewName = context.GetViewName()
-		}
-
-		keyMap := gui.Config.GetUserConfig().GetStringMapString(fmt.Sprintf("customCommands.%s", contextKey))
-		for key, command := range keyMap {
-			bindings = append(bindings, &Binding{
-				ViewName:    viewName,
-				Contexts:    []string{contextKey},
-				Key:         gui.getKey(key),
-				Modifier:    gocui.ModNone,
-				Handler:     gui.wrappedHandler(gui.handleCustomCommandKeybinding(command)),
-				Description: command,
-			})
-		}
-	}
-
-	return bindings
-}
-
 func (gui *Gui) keybindings() error {
 	bindings := gui.GetCustomCommandKeybindings()