diff --git a/docs/Config.md b/docs/Config.md
index 04bfbbc40ba..c4839f6ee5c 100644
--- a/docs/Config.md
+++ b/docs/Config.md
@@ -294,6 +294,13 @@ os:
 os:
   open: 'open {{filename}}'
 ```
+## Custom Shell for executing arbitrary commands
+```yaml
+os:
+  shell: 'bash'
+  shellArg: '-c'
+```
+Specify a shell and optional argument to prepend to custom commands called from within Lazygit.
 
 ## Custom Command for Copying to Clipboard
 ```yaml
diff --git a/pkg/app/app.go b/pkg/app/app.go
index a16fbcc1fe7..671322d5da8 100644
--- a/pkg/app/app.go
+++ b/pkg/app/app.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func NewApp(config config.AppConfigurer, test integrationTypes.IntegrationTest,
 		Common:  common,
 	}
 
-	app.OSCommand = oscommands.NewOSCommand(common, config, oscommands.GetPlatform(), oscommands.NewNullGuiIO(app.Log))
+	app.OSCommand = oscommands.NewOSCommand(common, config, oscommands.GetPlatform(common.UserConfig.OS), oscommands.NewNullGuiIO(app.Log))
 
 	updater, err := updates.NewUpdater(common, config, app.OSCommand)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/commands/oscommands/os_default_platform.go b/pkg/commands/oscommands/os_default_platform.go
index fd4967d9576..9d2c9371680 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/oscommands/os_default_platform.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/oscommands/os_default_platform.go
@@ -5,14 +5,21 @@ package oscommands
 
 import (
 	"runtime"
+
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/config"
 )
 
-func GetPlatform() *Platform {
-	return &Platform{
+func GetPlatform(osConfig config.OSConfig) *Platform {
+	platform := Platform{
 		OS:              runtime.GOOS,
 		Shell:           "bash",
 		ShellArg:        "-c",
 		OpenCommand:     "open {{filename}}",
 		OpenLinkCommand: "open {{link}}",
 	}
+	if osConfig.Shell != "" {
+		platform.Shell = osConfig.Shell
+		platform.ShellArg = osConfig.ShellArg
+	}
+	return &platform
 }
diff --git a/pkg/config/user_config.go b/pkg/config/user_config.go
index 916b6dc90ea..acd6c47f62c 100644
--- a/pkg/config/user_config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/user_config.go
@@ -515,6 +515,11 @@ type OSConfig struct {
 	// CopyToClipboardCmd is the command for copying to clipboard.
 	// See https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/blob/master/docs/Config.md#custom-command-for-copying-to-clipboard
 	CopyToClipboardCmd string `yaml:"copyToClipboardCmd,omitempty"`
+
+	// Shell and ShellArg are the shell and corresponding argument to be used for executing custom commands.
+	// See https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/blob/master/docs/Config.md#custom-shell-for-executing-arbitrary-commands
+	Shell    string `yaml:"shell,omitempty"`
+	ShellArg string `yaml:"shellArg,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type CustomCommandAfterHook struct {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/gui.go b/pkg/gui/gui.go
index 66ef453dacc..77c368ff96a 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/gui.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/gui.go
@@ -534,8 +534,7 @@ func NewGui(
 		credentialsHelper.PromptUserForCredential,
 	)
 
-	osCommand := oscommands.NewOSCommand(cmn, config, oscommands.GetPlatform(), guiIO)
-
+	osCommand := oscommands.NewOSCommand(cmn, config, oscommands.GetPlatform(gui.UserConfig.OS), guiIO)
 	gui.os = osCommand
 
 	// storing this stuff on the gui for now to ease refactoring
diff --git a/schema/config.json b/schema/config.json
index 0a78da23aaa..615a5f86aaf 100644
--- a/schema/config.json
+++ b/schema/config.json
@@ -1292,6 +1292,13 @@
         "copyToClipboardCmd": {
           "type": "string",
           "description": "CopyToClipboardCmd is the command for copying to clipboard.\nSee https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/blob/master/docs/Config.md#custom-command-for-copying-to-clipboard"
+        },
+        "shell": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Shell and ShellArg are the shell and corresponding argument to be used for executing custom commands.\nSee https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/blob/master/docs/Config.md#custom-shell-for-executing-arbitrary-commands"
+        },
+        "shellArg": {
+          "type": "string"
         }
       },
       "additionalProperties": false,
@@ -1516,4 +1523,4 @@
   },
   "additionalProperties": false,
   "type": "object"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}