diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index dcffd38..8c18a07 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@ static unsigned int lines      = 0;
  * Characters not considered part of a word while deleting words
  * for example: " /?\"&[]"
  */
+static const char startpipe[] = "#";
 static const char worddelimiters[] = " ";
diff --git a/dmenu.c b/dmenu.c
index e0c2f80..9ed07bc 100644
--- a/dmenu.c
+++ b/dmenu.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ struct item {
 };
 
 static char text[BUFSIZ] = "";
+static char pipeout[8] = " | dmenu";
 static int bh, mw, mh;
 static int sw, sh; /* X display screen geometry width, height */
 static int inputw, promptw;
@@ -416,7 +417,20 @@ keypress(XKeyEvent *ev)
 		break;
 	case XK_Return:
 	case XK_KP_Enter:
-		puts((sel && !(ev->state & ShiftMask)) ? sel->text : text);
+    if ((sel && !(ev->state & ShiftMask))) {
+      if (sel->text[0] == startpipe[0]) {
+        strncpy(sel->text + strlen(sel->text),pipeout,8);
+        puts(sel->text+1);
+      }
+        puts(sel->text);
+    }
+    else {
+      if (text[0] == startpipe[0]) {
+        strncpy(text + strlen(text),pipeout,8);
+        puts(text+1);
+      }
+        puts(text);
+    }
 		if (!(ev->state & ControlMask)) {
 			cleanup();
 			exit(0);