diff --git a/xfrun/xfrun-dialog.c b/xfrun/xfrun-dialog.c
index 14ab6c6..e7d63ea 100644
--- a/xfrun/xfrun-dialog.c
+++ b/xfrun/xfrun-dialog.c
@@ -513,6 +513,15 @@ xfrun_run_clicked(GtkWidget *widget,
         g_free(cmdline);
         cmdline = new_cmdline;
     }
+
+    if(cmdline[0] == '~' && cmdline[1] == '/') {
+        gchar *new_cmdline;
+        
+        new_cmdline = g_strconcat(g_get_home_dir(), cmdline + 1, NULL);
+        
+        g_free(cmdline);
+        cmdline = new_cmdline;
+    }
     
     if(in_terminal) {
         gint i = 0;