diff --git a/pkg/gui/custom_commands.go b/pkg/gui/custom_commands.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8dcff163d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/gui/custom_commands.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package gui
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"text/template"
+
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands"
+)
+
+type CustomCommandObjects struct {
+	SelectedLocalCommit  *commands.Commit
+	SelectedReflogCommit *commands.Commit
+	SelectedSubCommit    *commands.Commit
+	SelectedFile         *commands.File
+	SelectedLocalBranch  *commands.Branch
+	SelectedRemoteBranch *commands.RemoteBranch
+	SelectedRemote       *commands.Remote
+	SelectedTag          *commands.Tag
+	SelectedStashEntry   *commands.StashEntry
+	SelectedCommitFile   *commands.CommitFile
+	CurrentBranch        *commands.Branch
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) handleCustomCommandKeybinding(templateStr string) func() error {
+	return func() error {
+		objects := CustomCommandObjects{
+			SelectedFile:         gui.getSelectedFile(),
+			SelectedLocalCommit:  gui.getSelectedLocalCommit(),
+			SelectedReflogCommit: gui.getSelectedReflogCommit(),
+			SelectedLocalBranch:  gui.getSelectedBranch(),
+			SelectedRemoteBranch: gui.getSelectedRemoteBranch(),
+			SelectedRemote:       gui.getSelectedRemote(),
+			SelectedTag:          gui.getSelectedTag(),
+			SelectedStashEntry:   gui.getSelectedStashEntry(),
+			SelectedCommitFile:   gui.getSelectedCommitFile(),
+			SelectedSubCommit:    gui.getSelectedSubCommit(),
+			CurrentBranch:        gui.currentBranch(),
+		}
+
+		tmpl, err := template.New("custom command template").Parse(templateStr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return gui.surfaceError(err)
+		}
+
+		var buf bytes.Buffer
+		if err := tmpl.Execute(&buf, objects); err != nil {
+			return gui.surfaceError(err)
+		}
+
+		cmdStr := buf.String()
+
+		return gui.WithWaitingStatus(gui.Tr.SLocalize("runningCustomCommandStatus"), func() error {
+			if err := gui.OSCommand.RunCommand(cmdStr); err != nil {
+				return gui.surfaceError(err)
+			}
+			return gui.refreshSidePanels(refreshOptions{})
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
index 31738a419..8b6e80d20 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@ func GetKeyDisplay(key interface{}) string {
 
 func (gui *Gui) getKey(name string) interface{} {
 	key := gui.Config.GetUserConfig().GetString("keybinding." + name)
+	if key == "" {
+		// if we don't have the keybinding in our local config we'll assume it's just a plain letter from a custom command
+		key = name
+	}
 	runeCount := utf8.RuneCountInString(key)
 	if runeCount > 1 {
 		binding := keymap[strings.ToLower(key)]
@@ -1559,8 +1563,45 @@ 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.GetInitialKeybindings()
+	bindings := gui.GetCustomCommandKeybindings()
+
+	bindings = append(bindings, gui.GetInitialKeybindings()...)
 
 	for _, binding := range bindings {
 		if err := gui.g.SetKeybinding(binding.ViewName, binding.Contexts, binding.Key, binding.Modifier, binding.Handler); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/options_menu_panel.go b/pkg/gui/options_menu_panel.go
index e7f9da36f..5211d34ea 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/options_menu_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/options_menu_panel.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) getBindings(v *gocui.View) []*Binding {
 		bindingsGlobal, bindingsPanel []*Binding
 	)
 
-	bindings := gui.GetInitialKeybindings()
+	bindings := append(gui.GetInitialKeybindings(), gui.GetCustomCommandKeybindings()...)
 
 	for _, binding := range bindings {
 		if GetKeyDisplay(binding.Key) != "" && binding.Description != "" {
@@ -39,17 +39,17 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleCreateOptionsMenu(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	menuItems := make([]*menuItem, len(bindings))
 
 	for i, binding := range bindings {
-		innerBinding := binding // note to self, never close over loop variables
+		binding := binding // note to self, never close over loop variables
 		menuItems[i] = &menuItem{
-			displayStrings: []string{GetKeyDisplay(innerBinding.Key), innerBinding.Description},
+			displayStrings: []string{GetKeyDisplay(binding.Key), binding.Description},
 			onPress: func() error {
-				if innerBinding.Key == nil {
+				if binding.Key == nil {
 					return nil
 				}
 				if err := gui.handleMenuClose(g, v); err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
-				return innerBinding.Handler(g, v)
+				return binding.Handler(g, v)
 			},
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index 2628c8fab..f774f553d 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -1188,6 +1188,9 @@ func addEnglish(i18nObject *i18n.Bundle) error {
 		}, &i18n.Message{
 			ID:    "minGitVersionError",
 			Other: "Git version must be at least 2.0 (i.e. from 2014 onwards). Please upgrade your git version. Alternatively raise an issue at https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/issues for lazygit to be more backwards compatible.",
+		}, &i18n.Message{
+			ID:    "runningCustomCommandStatus",
+			Other: "running custom command",
 		},
 	)
 }