diff --git a/autogpt/app.py b/autogpt/app.py
index 19c075f0..6f51fd98 100644
--- a/autogpt/app.py
+++ b/autogpt/app.py
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ from autogpt.config import Config
 from autogpt.commands.image_gen import generate_image
 from autogpt.commands.audio_text import read_audio_from_file
 from autogpt.commands.web_requests import scrape_links, scrape_text
-from autogpt.commands.execute_code import execute_python_file, execute_shell
+from autogpt.commands.execute_code import (
+    execute_python_file,
+    execute_shell,
+    execute_shell_popen,
+)
 from autogpt.commands.file_operations import (
     append_to_file,
     delete_file,
@@ -191,6 +195,15 @@ def execute_command(command_name: str, arguments):
                     " shell commands, EXECUTE_LOCAL_COMMANDS must be set to 'True' "
                     "in your config. Do not attempt to bypass the restriction."
                 )
+        elif command_name == "execute_shell_popen":
+            if CFG.execute_local_commands:
+                return execute_shell_popen(arguments["command_line"])
+            else:
+                return (
+                    "You are not allowed to run local shell commands. To execute"
+                    " shell commands, EXECUTE_LOCAL_COMMANDS must be set to 'True' "
+                    "in your config. Do not attempt to bypass the restriction."
+                )
         elif command_name == "read_audio_from_file":
             return read_audio_from_file(arguments["file"])
         elif command_name == "generate_image":
diff --git a/autogpt/commands/execute_code.py b/autogpt/commands/execute_code.py
index 2cc797cb..e2a8d994 100644
--- a/autogpt/commands/execute_code.py
+++ b/autogpt/commands/execute_code.py
@@ -114,6 +114,36 @@ def execute_shell(command_line: str) -> str:
     return output
 
 
+def execute_shell_popen(command_line):
+    """Execute a shell command with Popen and returns an english description
+    of the event and the process id
+
+    Args:
+        command_line (str): The command line to execute
+
+    Returns:
+        str: Description of the fact that the process started and its id
+    """
+    current_dir = os.getcwd()
+
+    if WORKING_DIRECTORY not in current_dir:  # Change dir into workspace if necessary
+        work_dir = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), WORKING_DIRECTORY)
+        os.chdir(work_dir)
+
+    print(f"Executing command '{command_line}' in working directory '{os.getcwd()}'")
+
+    do_not_show_output = subprocess.DEVNULL
+    process = subprocess.Popen(
+        command_line, shell=True, stdout=do_not_show_output, stderr=do_not_show_output
+    )
+
+    # Change back to whatever the prior working dir was
+
+    os.chdir(current_dir)
+
+    return f"Subprocess started with PID:'{str(process.pid)}'"
+
+
 def we_are_running_in_a_docker_container() -> bool:
     """Check if we are running in a Docker container
 
diff --git a/autogpt/prompt.py b/autogpt/prompt.py
index a2b20b1f..33098af0 100644
--- a/autogpt/prompt.py
+++ b/autogpt/prompt.py
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ def get_prompt() -> str:
     prompt_generator.add_constraint(
         'Exclusively use the commands listed in double quotes e.g. "command name"'
     )
+    prompt_generator.add_constraint(
+        "Use subprocesses for commands that will not terminate within a few minutes"
+    )
 
     # Define the command list
     commands = [
@@ -81,6 +84,7 @@ def get_prompt() -> str:
             {"code": "<full_code_string>", "focus": "<list_of_focus_areas>"},
         ),
         ("Execute Python File", "execute_python_file", {"file": "<file>"}),
+        ("Task Complete (Shutdown)", "task_complete", {"reason": "<reason>"}),
         ("Generate Image", "generate_image", {"prompt": "<prompt>"}),
         ("Send Tweet", "send_tweet", {"text": "<text>"}),
     ]
@@ -104,6 +108,13 @@ def get_prompt() -> str:
                 {"command_line": "<command_line>"},
             ),
         )
+        commands.append(
+            (
+                "Execute Shell Command Popen, non-interactive commands only",
+                "execute_shell_popen",
+                {"command_line": "<command_line>"}
+            ),
+        )
 
     # Only add the download file command if the AI is allowed to execute it
     if cfg.allow_downloads: