diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/sh.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/sh.kak
index d1e0c208..baaff32a 100644
--- a/.config/kak/autoload/sh.kak
+++ b/.config/kak/autoload/sh.kak
@@ -19,9 +19,17 @@ define-command -docstring %{
 define-command -params 1.. shell-async-command %{
     nop %sh{
         {
+            if [ "$1" = "-d" ]; then
+                debug="true"
+                shift
+            fi
             stdout="$(eval "$@")"
             cmd="$(printf 'info -title sh "%s"\n' "$stdout")"
-            | kak -p "$kak_session"
+            if [ "$debug" = "true "]; then
+                dcmd="$(printf 'echo -debug "%s"\n' "$stdout")"
+                cmd="$(printf '%s\n%s' "$cmd" "$dcmd")"
+            fi
+            printf 'evaluate-commands -try-client %s %%{ %s }' "$kak_client" "$cmd" | kak -p "$kak_session"
         } >/dev/null 2>&1 </dev/null &
     }
 }