diff --git a/electron/ipc-handler.ts b/electron/ipc-handler.ts
index 6c8104be8..d840ec83c 100644
--- a/electron/ipc-handler.ts
+++ b/electron/ipc-handler.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // ---------------
 import {
   app,
+  dialog,
   globalShortcut,
   ipcMain,
   IpcMainEvent,
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import { log } from 'electron-log/main';
 import { exec } from 'child_process';
 import { getWin } from './main-window';
 import { quitApp, showOrFocus } from './various-shared';
+import { loadSimpleStoreAll, saveSimpleStore } from './simple-store';
 
 // HANDLER
 // -------
@@ -55,9 +57,6 @@ ipcMain.on(IPC.RELOAD_MAIN_WIN, () => getWin().reload());
 ipcMain.on(IPC.OPEN_PATH, (ev, path: string) => shell.openPath(path));
 ipcMain.on(IPC.OPEN_EXTERNAL, (ev, url: string) => shell.openExternal(url));
 
-// TODO check
-ipcMain.on(IPC.EXEC, execWithFrontendErrorHandlerInform);
-
 ipcMain.on(IPC.LOCK_SCREEN, () => {
   if ((app as any).isLocked) {
     return;
@@ -109,6 +108,8 @@ ipcMain.on(IPC.SHOW_OR_FOCUS, () => {
   showOrFocus(mainWin);
 });
 
+ipcMain.on(IPC.EXEC, execWithFrontendErrorHandlerInform);
+
 // eslint-disable-next-line prefer-arrow/prefer-arrow-functions
 function registerShowAppShortCuts(cfg: KeyboardConfig): void {
   // unregister all previous
@@ -179,12 +180,49 @@ function registerShowAppShortCuts(cfg: KeyboardConfig): void {
   }
 }
 
+const COMMAND_MAP_PROP = 'allowedCommands';
+
 // eslint-disable-next-line prefer-arrow/prefer-arrow-functions
-function execWithFrontendErrorHandlerInform(ev: IpcMainEvent, command: string): void {
-  log('running command ' + command);
-  exec(command, (err) => {
-    if (err) {
-      errorHandlerWithFrontendInform(err);
+async function execWithFrontendErrorHandlerInform(
+  ev: IpcMainEvent,
+  command: string,
+): Promise<void> {
+  log('trying to run command ' + command);
+  const existingData = await loadSimpleStoreAll();
+  const allowedCommands: string[] = (existingData[COMMAND_MAP_PROP] as string[]) || [];
+
+  if (!Array.isArray(allowedCommands)) {
+    throw new Error('allowedCommands is no array ???');
+  }
+  if (allowedCommands.includes(command)) {
+    exec(command, (err) => {
+      if (err) {
+        errorHandlerWithFrontendInform(err);
+      }
+    });
+  } else {
+    const res = await dialog.showMessageBox(null, {
+      type: 'question',
+      buttons: ['Cancel', 'Yes, execute!'],
+      defaultId: 2,
+      title: 'Super Productivity – Exec',
+      message:
+        'Do you want to execute this command? ONLY confirm if you are sure you know what you are doing!!',
+      detail: command,
+      checkboxLabel: 'Remember my answer',
+      checkboxChecked: true,
+    });
+    const { response, checkboxChecked } = res;
+
+    if (response === 1) {
+      if (checkboxChecked) {
+        await saveSimpleStore(COMMAND_MAP_PROP, [...allowedCommands, command]);
+      }
+      exec(command, (err) => {
+        if (err) {
+          errorHandlerWithFrontendInform(err);
+        }
+      });
     }
-  });
+  }
 }
diff --git a/electron/preload.ts b/electron/preload.ts
index 90f9dc3ee..5c262867f 100644
--- a/electron/preload.ts
+++ b/electron/preload.ts
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ const ea: ElectronAPI = {
 
   updateCurrentTask: (task) => _send('CURRENT_TASK_UPDATED', task),
 
-  // TODO make secure
-  exec: () => _send('EXEC'),
+  exec: (command: string) => _send('EXEC', command),
 };
 contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('ea', ea);
 
diff --git a/electron/simple-store.ts b/electron/simple-store.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc2461e13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/electron/simple-store.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
+import { app } from 'electron';
+import * as path from 'path';
+
+const DATA_PATH = path.join(app.getPath('userData'), 'simpleSettings');
+
+type SimpleStoreData = { [key: string]: unknown };
+
+export const saveSimpleStore = async (
+  dataKey = 'main',
+  data: unknown,
+): Promise<unknown> => {
+  const prevData = await loadSimpleStoreAll();
+
+  return await fs.writeFile(DATA_PATH, JSON.stringify({ ...prevData, [dataKey]: data }), {
+    encoding: 'utf8',
+  });
+};
+
+export const loadSimpleStoreAll = async (): Promise<SimpleStoreData> => {
+  try {
+    const data = await fs.readFile(DATA_PATH, { encoding: 'utf8' });
+    console.log(data);
+    console.log(JSON.parse(data));
+
+    return JSON.parse(data);
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error(e);
+    return {};
+  }
+};