diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 2df3d24..4758349 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ static Shortcut shortcuts[] = {
 	{ ShiftMask,            XK_Page_Down,   kscrolldown,    {.i = -1} },
 	{ XK_NO_MOD,            XK_F11,         fullscreen,     {.i =  0} },
 	{ MODKEY,               XK_Return,      fullscreen,     {.i =  0} },
+	{ TERMMOD,              XK_Return,      newterm,        {.i =  0} },
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
index 2a1ac23..89a9d19 100644
--- a/st.c
+++ b/st.c
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #include "st.h"
 #include "win.h"
 
+extern char *argv0;
+
 #if   defined(__linux)
  #include <pty.h>
 #elif defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__APPLE__)
@@ -166,6 +168,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } STREscape;
 
 static void execsh(char *, char **);
+static int chdir_by_pid(pid_t pid);
 static void stty(char **);
 static void sigchld(int);
 static void ttywriteraw(const char *, size_t);
@@ -822,6 +825,7 @@ ttynew(const char *line, char *cmd, const char *out, char **args)
 		if (pledge("stdio rpath tty proc", NULL) == -1)
 			die("pledge\n");
 #endif
+		fcntl(m, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC);
 		close(s);
 		cmdfd = m;
 		signal(SIGCHLD, sigchld);
@@ -1116,6 +1120,40 @@ kscrolldown(const Arg *a)
 	tfulldirt();
 }
 
+void
+newterm(const Arg* a)
+{
+	switch (fork()) {
+	case -1:
+		die("fork failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+		break;
+	case 0:
+		switch (fork()) {
+		case -1:
+			fprintf(stderr, "fork failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+			_exit(1);
+			break;
+		case 0:
+			chdir_by_pid(pid);
+			execl("/proc/self/exe", argv0, NULL);
+			_exit(1);
+			break;
+		default:
+			_exit(0);
+		}
+	default:
+		wait(NULL);
+	}
+}
+
+static int
+chdir_by_pid(pid_t pid)
+{
+	char buf[32];
+	snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, "/proc/%ld/cwd", (long)pid);
+	return chdir(buf);
+}
+
 void
 tscrolldown(int orig, int n)
 {
diff --git a/st.h b/st.h
index c55d2e4..2899ad4 100644
--- a/st.h
+++ b/st.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ void redraw(void);
 void draw(void);
 
 void fullscreen(const Arg *);
+void newterm(const Arg *);
 void printscreen(const Arg *);
 void printsel(const Arg *);
 void sendbreak(const Arg *);