diff --git a/scripts/xdg-open.in b/scripts/xdg-open.in
index 0fbd63d..d04cdae 100644
--- a/scripts/xdg-open.in
+++ b/scripts/xdg-open.in
@@ -270,7 +270,15 @@ search_desktop_file()
             args=$(( $args - 1 ))
         done
         [ $replaced -eq 1 ] || set -- "$@" "$target"
-        "$command_exec" "$@"
+
+        if [ x"$(get_key "${file}" "Terminal")" = x"true" ]; then
+            if [ -z "$TERMINAL" ]; then
+                TERMINAL="xterm -e"
+            fi
+            $TERMINAL "$command_exec" "$@" &
+        else
+            "$command_exec" "$@"
+        fi
 
         if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
             exit_success