diff --git a/src/commands/CommandIDs.tsx b/src/commands/CommandIDs.tsx
index 406abf6a..6924e20f 100644
--- a/src/commands/CommandIDs.tsx
+++ b/src/commands/CommandIDs.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export const commandIDs = {
   nextNode: "Xircuit-editor:next-node",
   outputMsg: "Xircuit-log:logOutputMessage",
   executeToOutputPanel: "Xircuit-output-panel:execute",
+  executeToTerminal: "Xircuit-terminal:execute",
   createNewComponentLibrary: "Xircuit-editor:new-component-library",
   refreshComponentList: "xircuits-sidebar:refresh-component-list",
   toggleDisplayNodesInLibrary: "xircuits-sidebar:toggle-display-nodes-in-library",
diff --git a/src/components/XircuitsBodyWidget.tsx b/src/components/XircuitsBodyWidget.tsx
index 6db63fda..0d2e84b5 100644
--- a/src/components/XircuitsBodyWidget.tsx
+++ b/src/components/XircuitsBodyWidget.tsx
@@ -618,19 +618,30 @@ export const BodyWidget: FC<BodyWidgetProps> = ({
 			if (runType == 'run') {
 				result = await handleLocalRunDialog();
 				if (result.status === 'ok') {
-					code += "%run " + model_path + result.args;
+				code += "%run " + model_path + result.args;
+				commands.execute(commandIDs.executeToOutputPanel, { code });
+				}
+				else if (result.status === 'cancelled') {
+				console.log("Run operation cancelled by user.");
 				}
-			} else if (runType == 'remote-run') {
+			}
+			
+			else if (runType == 'remote-run') {
 				result = await handleRemoteRunDialog();
 				if (result.status === 'ok') {
-					code += buildRemoteRunCommand(model_path, result.args);
+				code += buildRemoteRunCommand(model_path, result.args);
+				commands.execute(commandIDs.executeToOutputPanel, { code });
 				}
 			}
-	
-			if (result.status === 'ok') {
-				commands.execute(commandIDs.executeToOutputPanel, { code });
-			} else if (result.status === 'cancelled') {
-				console.log("Run operation cancelled by user.");
+			
+			else if (runType === 'terminal-run') {
+				commands.execute(commandIDs.executeToTerminal, {
+				python_path: model_path
+				});
+			}
+			
+			else {
+				console.log("Unknown runType or user cancelled.");
 			}
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/src/components/runner/RunSwitcher.tsx b/src/components/runner/RunSwitcher.tsx
index 88dfd684..221548f7 100644
--- a/src/components/runner/RunSwitcher.tsx
+++ b/src/components/runner/RunSwitcher.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export class RunSwitcher extends ReactWidget {
                                 <option value="run" >Local Run</option>
                                 <option value="run-dont-compile">Local Run w/o Compile</option>
                                 <option value="remote-run">Remote Run</option>
+                                <option value="terminal-run">Terminal Run</option>
                             </HTMLSelect>
                         );
                     }
@@ -54,8 +55,9 @@ export class RunSwitcher extends ReactWidget {
                             title={'Select the run type'}
                         >
                             <option value="run" >Local Run</option>
-                            <option value="run-dont-compile">Run w/o Compile</option>
+                            <option value="run-dont-compile">Local Run w/o Compile</option>
                             <option value="remote-run">Remote Run</option>
+                            <option value="terminal-run">Terminal Run</option>
                         </HTMLSelect>
                     );
                 }}
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index e22573f4..5d7357d9 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -356,6 +356,21 @@ const xircuits: JupyterFrontEndPlugin<void> = {
       },
     });
 
+    app.commands.addCommand(commandIDs.executeToTerminal, {
+      label: 'Run in Terminal',
+      execute: async args => {
+
+        const python_path = (args['python_path'] as string);
+        const terminalWidget = await app.commands.execute('terminal:create-new');
+        app.shell.add(terminalWidget, 'main', { mode: 'split-bottom' });
+        const terminalSession = terminalWidget.content.session;
+    
+        terminalSession.send({ type: 'stdin', content: [`cd $JUPYTER_SERVER_ROOT\n`] });
+        terminalSession.send({ type: 'stdin', content: [`export PYTHONPATH=$JUPYTER_SERVER_ROOT:$PYTHONPATH\n`] });
+        terminalSession.send({ type: 'stdin', content: ['python ' + python_path + '\n'] });
+      }
+    });
+    
     // Add a command for compiling a xircuits file from the file browser context menu.
     app.commands.addCommand(commandIDs.compileWorkflowFromFileBrowser, {
       label: 'Compile Xircuits',
@@ -523,4 +538,4 @@ const plugins: JupyterFrontEndPlugin<any>[] = [
   logPlugin
 ];
 
-export default plugins;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default plugins;