diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index bc7063f..7ae1a26 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ swayr v0.9.0
   - `s:<cmd>`: Executes the sway command `<cmd>` using `swaymsg`.
   - Any other input is assumed to be a workspace name and thus handled as
     `w:<input>` would do.
+- The command `execute-swaymsg-command` executes non-matching input as
+  described by the `s:<cmd>` shortcut above.
 - There's a new command `move-focused-to-workspace` which moves the currently
   focused window or container to another workspace selected with the menu
   program.  Non-matching input of the form `#w:<workspace>` where the hash and
diff --git a/src/cmds.rs b/src/cmds.rs
index 3dabb45..f0304e2 100644
--- a/src/cmds.rs
+++ b/src/cmds.rs
@@ -426,6 +426,13 @@ fn chop_workspace_shortcut(input: &str) -> &str {
     }
 }
 
+fn chop_sway_shortcut(input: &str) -> &str {
+    match SPECIAL_SWAY.captures(input) {
+        Some(c) => c.get(1).unwrap().as_str(),
+        None => input,
+    }
+}
+
 fn handle_non_matching_input(input: &str) {
     if input.is_empty() {
         return;
@@ -840,6 +847,7 @@ pub fn exec_swaymsg_command() {
     match cmd {
         Ok(cmd) => run_sway_command(&cmd.cmd),
         Err(cmd) if !cmd.is_empty() => {
+            let cmd = chop_sway_shortcut(&cmd);
             run_sway_command(
                 &cmd.split_ascii_whitespace().collect::<Vec<&str>>(),
             );