diff --git a/autostart.sh b/autostart.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e565649
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autostart.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+if [ -d "$HOME/.config/autostart" ]; then
+    for file in $HOME/.config/autostart/*; do
+        command=$(cat $file | grep '^Exec=' | head -n 1 | cut -d '=' -f 2-)
+        $command&
+    done
+fi
diff --git a/rc.lua b/rc.lua
index 8445fa7..6073944 100644
--- a/rc.lua
+++ b/rc.lua
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ function file_exists(name)
    if f~=nil then io.close(f) return true else return false end
 end
 
+if file_exists(home..'/.config/awesome/autostart.sh') then
+    os.execute(home .. '/.config/awesome/autostart.sh &')
+end
+
 if file_exists(home..'/.xsession') then
     os.execute(home .. '/.xsession &')
 end