diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/sh.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/sh.kak
index b4740fdb..34c03103 100644
--- a/.config/kak/autoload/sh.kak
+++ b/.config/kak/autoload/sh.kak
@@ -38,5 +38,8 @@ define-command -docstring %{
         } >/dev/null 2>&1 </dev/null &
     }
 }
-alias global sh shell-command
-alias global ! shell-command
+
+alias global sh  shell-command
+alias global sh& shell-async-command
+alias global !   shell-command
+alias global !&  shell-async-command