diff --git a/.changes/shell-command-execute-extra-new-lines.md b/.changes/shell-command-execute-extra-new-lines.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c233a6d12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/shell-command-execute-extra-new-lines.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"shell-js": "patch"
+---
+
+Fix `Command.execute` API including extra new lines.
diff --git a/.changes/shell-command-execute-speed.md b/.changes/shell-command-execute-speed.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e99b5960
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/shell-command-execute-speed.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"shell": "patch"
+"shell-js": "patch"
+---
+
+Improve the speed of the JS `Command.execute` API
diff --git a/examples/api/src-tauri/gen/schemas/desktop-schema.json b/examples/api/src-tauri/gen/schemas/desktop-schema.json
index a19c5db8d..c00d481bd 100644
--- a/examples/api/src-tauri/gen/schemas/desktop-schema.json
+++ b/examples/api/src-tauri/gen/schemas/desktop-schema.json
@@ -2339,6 +2339,13 @@
                         "shell:allow-open"
                       ]
                     },
+                    {
+                      "description": "shell:allow-spawn -> Enables the spawn command without any pre-configured scope.",
+                      "type": "string",
+                      "enum": [
+                        "shell:allow-spawn"
+                      ]
+                    },
                     {
                       "description": "shell:allow-stdin-write -> Enables the stdin_write command without any pre-configured scope.",
                       "type": "string",
@@ -2367,6 +2374,13 @@
                         "shell:deny-open"
                       ]
                     },
+                    {
+                      "description": "shell:deny-spawn -> Denies the spawn command without any pre-configured scope.",
+                      "type": "string",
+                      "enum": [
+                        "shell:deny-spawn"
+                      ]
+                    },
                     {
                       "description": "shell:deny-stdin-write -> Denies the stdin_write command without any pre-configured scope.",
                       "type": "string",
@@ -5689,6 +5703,13 @@
             "shell:allow-open"
           ]
         },
+        {
+          "description": "shell:allow-spawn -> Enables the spawn command without any pre-configured scope.",
+          "type": "string",
+          "enum": [
+            "shell:allow-spawn"
+          ]
+        },
         {
           "description": "shell:allow-stdin-write -> Enables the stdin_write command without any pre-configured scope.",
           "type": "string",
@@ -5717,6 +5738,13 @@
             "shell:deny-open"
           ]
         },
+        {
+          "description": "shell:deny-spawn -> Denies the spawn command without any pre-configured scope.",
+          "type": "string",
+          "enum": [
+            "shell:deny-spawn"
+          ]
+        },
         {
           "description": "shell:deny-stdin-write -> Denies the stdin_write command without any pre-configured scope.",
           "type": "string",
diff --git a/plugins/shell/api-iife.js b/plugins/shell/api-iife.js
index 971f25802..40c33e380 100644
--- a/plugins/shell/api-iife.js
+++ b/plugins/shell/api-iife.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-if("__TAURI__"in window){var __TAURI_PLUGIN_SHELL__=function(t){"use strict";function e(t,e,s,n){if("a"===s&&!n)throw new TypeError("Private accessor was defined without a getter");if("function"==typeof e?t!==e||!n:!e.has(t))throw new TypeError("Cannot read private member from an object whose class did not declare it");return"m"===s?n:"a"===s?n.call(t):n?n.value:e.get(t)}function s(t,e,s,n,i){if("function"==typeof e?t!==e||!i:!e.has(t))throw new TypeError("Cannot write private member to an object whose class did not declare it");return e.set(t,s),s}var n,i,r;"function"==typeof SuppressedError&&SuppressedError;class o{constructor(){this.__TAURI_CHANNEL_MARKER__=!0,n.set(this,(()=>{})),i.set(this,0),r.set(this,{}),this.id=function(t,e=!1){return window.__TAURI_INTERNALS__.transformCallback(t,e)}((({message:t,id:o})=>{if(o===e(this,i,"f")){s(this,i,o+1),e(this,n,"f").call(this,t);const a=Object.keys(e(this,r,"f"));if(a.length>0){let t=o+1;for(const s of a.sort()){if(parseInt(s)!==t)break;{const i=e(this,r,"f")[s];delete e(this,r,"f")[s],e(this,n,"f").call(this,i),t+=1}}s(this,i,t)}}else e(this,r,"f")[o.toString()]=t}))}set onmessage(t){s(this,n,t)}get onmessage(){return e(this,n,"f")}toJSON(){return`__CHANNEL__:${this.id}`}}async function a(t,e={},s){return window.__TAURI_INTERNALS__.invoke(t,e,s)}n=new WeakMap,i=new WeakMap,r=new WeakMap;class h{constructor(){this.eventListeners=Object.create(null)}addListener(t,e){return this.on(t,e)}removeListener(t,e){return this.off(t,e)}on(t,e){return t in this.eventListeners?this.eventListeners[t].push(e):this.eventListeners[t]=[e],this}once(t,e){const s=n=>{this.removeListener(t,s),e(n)};return this.addListener(t,s)}off(t,e){return t in this.eventListeners&&(this.eventListeners[t]=this.eventListeners[t].filter((t=>t!==e))),this}removeAllListeners(t){return t?delete this.eventListeners[t]:this.eventListeners=Object.create(null),this}emit(t,e){if(t in this.eventListeners){const s=this.eventListeners[t];for(const t of s)t(e);return!0}return!1}listenerCount(t){return t in this.eventListeners?this.eventListeners[t].length:0}prependListener(t,e){return t in this.eventListeners?this.eventListeners[t].unshift(e):this.eventListeners[t]=[e],this}prependOnceListener(t,e){const s=n=>{this.removeListener(t,s),e(n)};return this.prependListener(t,s)}}class c{constructor(t){this.pid=t}async write(t){await a("plugin:shell|stdin_write",{pid:this.pid,buffer:"string"==typeof t?t:Array.from(t)})}async kill(){await a("plugin:shell|kill",{cmd:"killChild",pid:this.pid})}}class u extends h{constructor(t,e=[],s){super(),this.stdout=new h,this.stderr=new h,this.program=t,this.args="string"==typeof e?[e]:e,this.options=s??{}}static create(t,e=[],s){return new u(t,e,s)}static sidecar(t,e=[],s){const n=new u(t,e,s);return n.options.sidecar=!0,n}async spawn(){return await async function(t,e,s=[],n){"object"==typeof s&&Object.freeze(s);const i=new o;return i.onmessage=t,await a("plugin:shell|execute",{program:e,args:s,options:n,onEvent:i})}((t=>{switch(t.event){case"Error":this.emit("error",t.payload);break;case"Terminated":this.emit("close",t.payload);break;case"Stdout":this.stdout.emit("data",t.payload);break;case"Stderr":this.stderr.emit("data",t.payload)}}),this.program,this.args,this.options).then((t=>new c(t)))}async execute(){return await new Promise(((t,e)=>{this.on("error",e);const s=[],n=[];this.stdout.on("data",(t=>{s.push(t)})),this.stderr.on("data",(t=>{n.push(t)})),this.on("close",(e=>{t({code:e.code,signal:e.signal,stdout:this.collectOutput(s),stderr:this.collectOutput(n)})})),this.spawn().catch(e)}))}collectOutput(t){return"raw"===this.options.encoding?t.reduce(((t,e)=>new Uint8Array([...t,...e,10])),new Uint8Array):t.join("\n")}}return t.Child=c,t.Command=u,t.EventEmitter=h,t.open=async function(t,e){await a("plugin:shell|open",{path:t,with:e})},t}({});Object.defineProperty(window.__TAURI__,"shell",{value:__TAURI_PLUGIN_SHELL__})}
+if("__TAURI__"in window){var __TAURI_PLUGIN_SHELL__=function(e){"use strict";function t(e,t,s,n){if("a"===s&&!n)throw new TypeError("Private accessor was defined without a getter");if("function"==typeof t?e!==t||!n:!t.has(e))throw new TypeError("Cannot read private member from an object whose class did not declare it");return"m"===s?n:"a"===s?n.call(e):n?n.value:t.get(e)}function s(e,t,s,n,i){if("function"==typeof t?e!==t||!i:!t.has(e))throw new TypeError("Cannot write private member to an object whose class did not declare it");return t.set(e,s),s}var n,i,r;"function"==typeof SuppressedError&&SuppressedError;class o{constructor(){this.__TAURI_CHANNEL_MARKER__=!0,n.set(this,(()=>{})),i.set(this,0),r.set(this,{}),this.id=function(e,t=!1){return window.__TAURI_INTERNALS__.transformCallback(e,t)}((({message:e,id:o})=>{if(o===t(this,i,"f")){s(this,i,o+1),t(this,n,"f").call(this,e);const a=Object.keys(t(this,r,"f"));if(a.length>0){let e=o+1;for(const s of a.sort()){if(parseInt(s)!==e)break;{const i=t(this,r,"f")[s];delete t(this,r,"f")[s],t(this,n,"f").call(this,i),e+=1}}s(this,i,e)}}else t(this,r,"f")[o.toString()]=e}))}set onmessage(e){s(this,n,e)}get onmessage(){return t(this,n,"f")}toJSON(){return`__CHANNEL__:${this.id}`}}async function a(e,t={},s){return window.__TAURI_INTERNALS__.invoke(e,t,s)}n=new WeakMap,i=new WeakMap,r=new WeakMap;class h{constructor(){this.eventListeners=Object.create(null)}addListener(e,t){return this.on(e,t)}removeListener(e,t){return this.off(e,t)}on(e,t){return e in this.eventListeners?this.eventListeners[e].push(t):this.eventListeners[e]=[t],this}once(e,t){const s=n=>{this.removeListener(e,s),t(n)};return this.addListener(e,s)}off(e,t){return e in this.eventListeners&&(this.eventListeners[e]=this.eventListeners[e].filter((e=>e!==t))),this}removeAllListeners(e){return e?delete this.eventListeners[e]:this.eventListeners=Object.create(null),this}emit(e,t){if(e in this.eventListeners){const s=this.eventListeners[e];for(const e of s)e(t);return!0}return!1}listenerCount(e){return e in this.eventListeners?this.eventListeners[e].length:0}prependListener(e,t){return e in this.eventListeners?this.eventListeners[e].unshift(t):this.eventListeners[e]=[t],this}prependOnceListener(e,t){const s=n=>{this.removeListener(e,s),t(n)};return this.prependListener(e,s)}}class c{constructor(e){this.pid=e}async write(e){await a("plugin:shell|stdin_write",{pid:this.pid,buffer:"string"==typeof e?e:Array.from(e)})}async kill(){await a("plugin:shell|kill",{cmd:"killChild",pid:this.pid})}}class l extends h{constructor(e,t=[],s){super(),this.stdout=new h,this.stderr=new h,this.program=e,this.args="string"==typeof t?[t]:t,this.options=s??{}}static create(e,t=[],s){return new l(e,t,s)}static sidecar(e,t=[],s){const n=new l(e,t,s);return n.options.sidecar=!0,n}async spawn(){const e=this.program,t=this.args,s=this.options;"object"==typeof t&&Object.freeze(t);const n=new o;return n.onmessage=e=>{switch(e.event){case"Error":this.emit("error",e.payload);break;case"Terminated":this.emit("close",e.payload);break;case"Stdout":this.stdout.emit("data",e.payload);break;case"Stderr":this.stderr.emit("data",e.payload)}},await a("plugin:shell|spawn",{program:e,args:t,options:s,onEvent:n}).then((e=>new c(e)))}async execute(){const e=this.program,t=this.args,s=this.options;return"object"==typeof t&&Object.freeze(t),await a("plugin:shell|execute",{program:e,args:t,options:s})}}return e.Child=c,e.Command=l,e.EventEmitter=h,e.open=async function(e,t){await a("plugin:shell|open",{path:e,with:t})},e}({});Object.defineProperty(window.__TAURI__,"shell",{value:__TAURI_PLUGIN_SHELL__})}
diff --git a/plugins/shell/build.rs b/plugins/shell/build.rs
index 6814fbbc7..6a7285700 100644
--- a/plugins/shell/build.rs
+++ b/plugins/shell/build.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #[path = "src/scope_entry.rs"]
 mod scope_entry;
 
-const COMMANDS: &[&str] = &["execute", "stdin_write", "kill", "open"];
+const COMMANDS: &[&str] = &["execute", "spawn", "stdin_write", "kill", "open"];
 
 fn main() {
     tauri_plugin::Builder::new(COMMANDS)
diff --git a/plugins/shell/guest-js/index.ts b/plugins/shell/guest-js/index.ts
index cd1aa94be..3cde0e0f4 100644
--- a/plugins/shell/guest-js/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/shell/guest-js/index.ts
@@ -99,39 +99,6 @@ interface ChildProcess<O extends IOPayload> {
   stderr: O;
 }
 
-/**
- * Spawns a process.
- *
- * @ignore
- * @param program The name of the scoped command.
- * @param onEventHandler Event handler.
- * @param args Program arguments.
- * @param options Configuration for the process spawn.
- * @returns A promise resolving to the process id.
- *
- * @since 2.0.0
- */
-async function execute<O extends IOPayload>(
-  onEventHandler: (event: CommandEvent<O>) => void,
-  program: string,
-  args: string | string[] = [],
-  options?: InternalSpawnOptions,
-): Promise<number> {
-  if (typeof args === "object") {
-    Object.freeze(args);
-  }
-
-  const onEvent = new Channel<CommandEvent<O>>();
-  onEvent.onmessage = onEventHandler;
-
-  return await invoke<number>("plugin:shell|execute", {
-    program,
-    args,
-    options,
-    onEvent,
-  });
-}
-
 /**
  * @since 2.0.0
  */
@@ -149,7 +116,7 @@ class EventEmitter<E extends Record<string, any>> {
    */
   addListener<N extends keyof E>(
     eventName: N,
-    listener: (arg: E[typeof eventName]) => void,
+    listener: (arg: E[typeof eventName]) => void
   ): this {
     return this.on(eventName, listener);
   }
@@ -161,7 +128,7 @@ class EventEmitter<E extends Record<string, any>> {
    */
   removeListener<N extends keyof E>(
     eventName: N,
-    listener: (arg: E[typeof eventName]) => void,
+    listener: (arg: E[typeof eventName]) => void
   ): this {
     return this.off(eventName, listener);
   }
@@ -178,7 +145,7 @@ class EventEmitter<E extends Record<string, any>> {
    */
   on<N extends keyof E>(
     eventName: N,
-    listener: (arg: E[typeof eventName]) => void,
+    listener: (arg: E[typeof eventName]) => void
   ): this {
     if (eventName in this.eventListeners) {
       // eslint-disable-next-line security/detect-object-injection
@@ -200,7 +167,7 @@ class EventEmitter<E extends Record<string, any>> {
    */
   once<N extends keyof E>(
     eventName: N,
-    listener: (arg: E[typeof eventName]) => void,
+    listener: (arg: E[typeof eventName]) => void
   ): this {
     const wrapper = (arg: E[typeof eventName]): void => {
       this.removeListener(eventName, wrapper);
@@ -218,12 +185,12 @@ class EventEmitter<E extends Record<string, any>> {
    */
   off<N extends keyof E>(
     eventName: N,
-    listener: (arg: E[typeof eventName]) => void,
+    listener: (arg: E[typeof eventName]) => void
   ): this {
     if (eventName in this.eventListeners) {
       // eslint-disable-next-line security/detect-object-injection
       this.eventListeners[eventName] = this.eventListeners[eventName].filter(
-        (l) => l !== listener,
+        (l) => l !== listener
       );
     }
     return this;
@@ -292,7 +259,7 @@ class EventEmitter<E extends Record<string, any>> {
    */
   prependListener<N extends keyof E>(
     eventName: N,
-    listener: (arg: E[typeof eventName]) => void,
+    listener: (arg: E[typeof eventName]) => void
   ): this {
     if (eventName in this.eventListeners) {
       // eslint-disable-next-line security/detect-object-injection
@@ -314,7 +281,7 @@ class EventEmitter<E extends Record<string, any>> {
    */
   prependOnceListener<N extends keyof E>(
     eventName: N,
-    listener: (arg: E[typeof eventName]) => void,
+    listener: (arg: E[typeof eventName]) => void
   ): this {
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
     const wrapper = (arg: any): void => {
@@ -431,7 +398,7 @@ class Command<O extends IOPayload> extends EventEmitter<CommandEvents> {
   private constructor(
     program: string,
     args: string | string[] = [],
-    options?: SpawnOptions,
+    options?: SpawnOptions
   ) {
     super();
     this.program = program;
@@ -443,12 +410,12 @@ class Command<O extends IOPayload> extends EventEmitter<CommandEvents> {
   static create(
     program: string,
     args?: string | string[],
-    options?: SpawnOptions & { encoding: "raw" },
+    options?: SpawnOptions & { encoding: "raw" }
   ): Command<Uint8Array>;
   static create(
     program: string,
     args?: string | string[],
-    options?: SpawnOptions,
+    options?: SpawnOptions
   ): Command<string>;
 
   /**
@@ -466,7 +433,7 @@ class Command<O extends IOPayload> extends EventEmitter<CommandEvents> {
   static create<O extends IOPayload>(
     program: string,
     args: string | string[] = [],
-    options?: SpawnOptions,
+    options?: SpawnOptions
   ): Command<O> {
     return new Command(program, args, options);
   }
@@ -475,12 +442,12 @@ class Command<O extends IOPayload> extends EventEmitter<CommandEvents> {
   static sidecar(
     program: string,
     args?: string | string[],
-    options?: SpawnOptions & { encoding: "raw" },
+    options?: SpawnOptions & { encoding: "raw" }
   ): Command<Uint8Array>;
   static sidecar(
     program: string,
     args?: string | string[],
-    options?: SpawnOptions,
+    options?: SpawnOptions
   ): Command<string>;
 
   /**
@@ -498,7 +465,7 @@ class Command<O extends IOPayload> extends EventEmitter<CommandEvents> {
   static sidecar<O extends IOPayload>(
     program: string,
     args: string | string[] = [],
-    options?: SpawnOptions,
+    options?: SpawnOptions
   ): Command<O> {
     const instance = new Command<O>(program, args, options);
     instance.options.sidecar = true;
@@ -513,27 +480,38 @@ class Command<O extends IOPayload> extends EventEmitter<CommandEvents> {
    * @since 2.0.0
    */
   async spawn(): Promise<Child> {
-    return await execute<O>(
-      (event) => {
-        switch (event.event) {
-          case "Error":
-            this.emit("error", event.payload);
-            break;
-          case "Terminated":
-            this.emit("close", event.payload);
-            break;
-          case "Stdout":
-            this.stdout.emit("data", event.payload);
-            break;
-          case "Stderr":
-            this.stderr.emit("data", event.payload);
-            break;
-        }
-      },
-      this.program,
-      this.args,
-      this.options,
-    ).then((pid) => new Child(pid));
+    const program = this.program;
+    const args = this.args;
+    const options = this.options;
+
+    if (typeof args === "object") {
+      Object.freeze(args);
+    }
+
+    const onEvent = new Channel<CommandEvent<O>>();
+    onEvent.onmessage = (event) => {
+      switch (event.event) {
+        case "Error":
+          this.emit("error", event.payload);
+          break;
+        case "Terminated":
+          this.emit("close", event.payload);
+          break;
+        case "Stdout":
+          this.stdout.emit("data", event.payload);
+          break;
+        case "Stderr":
+          this.stderr.emit("data", event.payload);
+          break;
+      }
+    };
+
+    return await invoke<number>("plugin:shell|spawn", {
+      program,
+      args,
+      options,
+      onEvent,
+    }).then((pid) => new Child(pid));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -553,40 +531,19 @@ class Command<O extends IOPayload> extends EventEmitter<CommandEvents> {
    * @since 2.0.0
    */
   async execute(): Promise<ChildProcess<O>> {
-    return await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      this.on("error", reject);
-
-      const stdout: O[] = [];
-      const stderr: O[] = [];
-      this.stdout.on("data", (line: O) => {
-        stdout.push(line);
-      });
-      this.stderr.on("data", (line: O) => {
-        stderr.push(line);
-      });
-
-      this.on("close", (payload: TerminatedPayload) => {
-        resolve({
-          code: payload.code,
-          signal: payload.signal,
-          stdout: this.collectOutput(stdout) as O,
-          stderr: this.collectOutput(stderr) as O,
-        });
-      });
-
-      this.spawn().catch(reject);
-    });
-  }
+    const program = this.program;
+    const args = this.args;
+    const options = this.options;
 
-  /** @ignore */
-  private collectOutput(events: O[]): string | Uint8Array {
-    if (this.options.encoding === "raw") {
-      return events.reduce<Uint8Array>((p, c) => {
-        return new Uint8Array([...p, ...(c as Uint8Array), 10]);
-      }, new Uint8Array());
-    } else {
-      return events.join("\n");
+    if (typeof args === "object") {
+      Object.freeze(args);
     }
+
+    return await invoke<ChildProcess<O>>("plugin:shell|execute", {
+      program,
+      args,
+      options,
+    });
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/shell/permissions/autogenerated/commands/spawn.toml b/plugins/shell/permissions/autogenerated/commands/spawn.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3802d2a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/shell/permissions/autogenerated/commands/spawn.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Automatically generated - DO NOT EDIT!
+
+"$schema" = "../../schemas/schema.json"
+
+[[permission]]
+identifier = "allow-spawn"
+description = "Enables the spawn command without any pre-configured scope."
+commands.allow = ["spawn"]
+
+[[permission]]
+identifier = "deny-spawn"
+description = "Denies the spawn command without any pre-configured scope."
+commands.deny = ["spawn"]
diff --git a/plugins/shell/permissions/autogenerated/reference.md b/plugins/shell/permissions/autogenerated/reference.md
index 27a2ace7b..8138c686f 100644
--- a/plugins/shell/permissions/autogenerated/reference.md
+++ b/plugins/shell/permissions/autogenerated/reference.md
@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@
 |`deny-kill`|Denies the kill command without any pre-configured scope.|
 |`allow-open`|Enables the open command without any pre-configured scope.|
 |`deny-open`|Denies the open command without any pre-configured scope.|
+|`allow-spawn`|Enables the spawn command without any pre-configured scope.|
+|`deny-spawn`|Denies the spawn command without any pre-configured scope.|
 |`allow-stdin-write`|Enables the stdin_write command without any pre-configured scope.|
 |`deny-stdin-write`|Denies the stdin_write command without any pre-configured scope.|
diff --git a/plugins/shell/permissions/schemas/schema.json b/plugins/shell/permissions/schemas/schema.json
index 788f5fedd..3ad11a47d 100644
--- a/plugins/shell/permissions/schemas/schema.json
+++ b/plugins/shell/permissions/schemas/schema.json
@@ -336,6 +336,20 @@
             "deny-open"
           ]
         },
+        {
+          "description": "allow-spawn -> Enables the spawn command without any pre-configured scope.",
+          "type": "string",
+          "enum": [
+            "allow-spawn"
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "description": "deny-spawn -> Denies the spawn command without any pre-configured scope.",
+          "type": "string",
+          "enum": [
+            "deny-spawn"
+          ]
+        },
         {
           "description": "allow-stdin-write -> Enables the stdin_write command without any pre-configured scope.",
           "type": "string",
diff --git a/plugins/shell/src/commands.rs b/plugins/shell/src/commands.rs
index 3d860cc6b..7d7663c79 100644
--- a/plugins/shell/src/commands.rs
+++ b/plugins/shell/src/commands.rs
@@ -94,9 +94,126 @@ fn default_env() -> Option<HashMap<String, String>> {
     Some(HashMap::default())
 }
 
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+enum Output {
+    String(String),
+    Raw(Vec<u8>),
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+pub struct ChildProcessReturn {
+    code: Option<i32>,
+    signal: Option<i32>,
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    stdout: Output,
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    stderr: Output,
+}
+
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 #[tauri::command]
 pub fn execute<R: Runtime>(
+    window: Window<R>,
+    program: String,
+    args: ExecuteArgs,
+    options: CommandOptions,
+    command_scope: CommandScope<crate::scope::ScopeAllowedCommand>,
+    global_scope: GlobalScope<crate::scope::ScopeAllowedCommand>,
+) -> crate::Result<ChildProcessReturn> {
+    let scope = crate::scope::ShellScope {
+        scopes: command_scope
+            .allows()
+            .iter()
+            .chain(global_scope.allows())
+            .collect(),
+    };
+
+    let mut command = if options.sidecar {
+        let program = PathBuf::from(program);
+        let program_as_string = program.display().to_string();
+        let program_no_ext_as_string = program.with_extension("").display().to_string();
+        let configured_sidecar = window
+            .config()
+            .bundle
+            .external_bin
+            .as_ref()
+            .and_then(|bins| {
+                bins.iter()
+                    .find(|b| b == &&program_as_string || b == &&program_no_ext_as_string)
+            })
+            .cloned();
+        if let Some(sidecar) = configured_sidecar {
+            scope.prepare_sidecar(&program.to_string_lossy(), &sidecar, args)?
+        } else {
+            return Err(crate::Error::SidecarNotAllowed(program));
+        }
+    } else {
+        match scope.prepare(&program, args) {
+            Ok(cmd) => cmd,
+            Err(e) => {
+                #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+                eprintln!("{e}");
+                return Err(crate::Error::ProgramNotAllowed(PathBuf::from(program)));
+            }
+        }
+    };
+    if let Some(cwd) = options.cwd {
+        command = command.current_dir(cwd);
+    }
+    if let Some(env) = options.env {
+        command = command.envs(env);
+    } else {
+        command = command.env_clear();
+    }
+    let encoding = match options.encoding {
+        Option::None => EncodingWrapper::Text(None),
+        Some(encoding) => match encoding.as_str() {
+            "raw" => {
+                command = command.set_raw_out(true);
+                EncodingWrapper::Raw
+            }
+            _ => {
+                if let Some(text_encoding) = Encoding::for_label(encoding.as_bytes()) {
+                    EncodingWrapper::Text(Some(text_encoding))
+                } else {
+                    return Err(crate::Error::UnknownEncoding(encoding));
+                }
+            }
+        },
+    };
+
+    let mut command: std::process::Command = command.into();
+    let output = command.output()?;
+
+    let (stdout, stderr) = match encoding {
+        EncodingWrapper::Text(Some(encoding)) => (
+            Output::String(encoding.decode_with_bom_removal(&output.stdout).0.into()),
+            Output::String(encoding.decode_with_bom_removal(&output.stderr).0.into()),
+        ),
+        EncodingWrapper::Text(None) => (
+            Output::String(String::from_utf8(output.stdout)?),
+            Output::String(String::from_utf8(output.stderr)?),
+        ),
+        EncodingWrapper::Raw => (Output::Raw(output.stdout), Output::Raw(output.stderr)),
+    };
+
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    use std::os::unix::process::ExitStatusExt;
+
+    Ok(ChildProcessReturn {
+        code: output.status.code(),
+        #[cfg(windows)]
+        signal: None,
+        #[cfg(unix)]
+        signal: output.status.signal(),
+        stdout,
+        stderr,
+    })
+}
+
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+#[tauri::command]
+pub fn spawn<R: Runtime>(
     window: Window<R>,
     shell: State<'_, Shell<R>>,
     program: String,
diff --git a/plugins/shell/src/error.rs b/plugins/shell/src/error.rs
index c8af2343b..99b13cfd3 100644
--- a/plugins/shell/src/error.rs
+++ b/plugins/shell/src/error.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ pub enum Error {
     /// JSON error.
     #[error(transparent)]
     Json(#[from] serde_json::Error),
+    /// Utf8 error.
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Utf8(#[from] std::string::FromUtf8Error),
 }
 
 impl Serialize for Error {
diff --git a/plugins/shell/src/lib.rs b/plugins/shell/src/lib.rs
index 012d9e96e..1f92c6ccd 100644
--- a/plugins/shell/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/shell/src/lib.rs
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ pub fn init<R: Runtime>() -> TauriPlugin<R, Option<config::Config>> {
         .js_init_script(include_str!("init-iife.js").to_string())
         .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![
             commands::execute,
+            commands::spawn,
             commands::stdin_write,
             commands::kill,
             commands::open