diff --git a/cmd-if-shell.c b/cmd-if-shell.c
index e2a45972..a3ca6555 100644
--- a/cmd-if-shell.c
+++ b/cmd-if-shell.c
@@ -59,19 +59,21 @@ cmd_if_shell_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_q *cmdq)
 	struct args			*args = self->args;
 	struct cmd_if_shell_data	*cdata;
 	char				*shellcmd;
-	struct session			*s;
-	struct winlink			*wl;
-	struct window_pane		*wp;
+	struct session			*s = NULL;
+	struct winlink			*wl = NULL;
+	struct window_pane		*wp = NULL;
 	struct format_tree		*ft;
 
-	wl = cmd_find_pane(cmdq, args_get(args, 't'), &s, &wp);
-	if (wl == NULL)
-		return (CMD_RETURN_ERROR);
+	if (args_has(args, 't'))
+		wl = cmd_find_pane(cmdq, args_get(args, 't'), &s, &wp);
 
 	ft = format_create();
-	format_session(ft, s);
-	format_winlink(ft, s, wl);
-	format_window_pane(ft, wp);
+	if (s != NULL)
+		format_session(ft, s);
+	if (s != NULL && wl != NULL)
+		format_winlink(ft, s, wl);
+	if (wp != NULL)
+		format_window_pane(ft, wp);
 	shellcmd = format_expand(ft, args->argv[0]);
 	format_free(ft);
 
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ cmd_if_shell_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_q *cmdq)
 	cdata->cmdq = cmdq;
 	cmdq->references++;
 
-	job_run(shellcmd, cmd_if_shell_callback, cmd_if_shell_free, cdata);
+	job_run(shellcmd, s, cmd_if_shell_callback, cmd_if_shell_free, cdata);
 	free(shellcmd);
 
 	if (cdata->bflag)
diff --git a/cmd-run-shell.c b/cmd-run-shell.c
index 5452ceff..e78d0e40 100644
--- a/cmd-run-shell.c
+++ b/cmd-run-shell.c
@@ -49,16 +49,17 @@ struct cmd_run_shell_data {
 	char		*cmd;
 	struct cmd_q	*cmdq;
 	int		 bflag;
-	u_int		 wp_id;
+	int		 wp_id;
 };
 
 void
 cmd_run_shell_print(struct job *job, const char *msg)
 {
 	struct cmd_run_shell_data	*cdata = job->data;
-	struct window_pane		*wp;
+	struct window_pane		*wp = NULL;
 
-	wp = window_pane_find_by_id(cdata->wp_id);
+	if (cdata->wp_id != -1)
+		wp = window_pane_find_by_id(cdata->wp_id);
 	if (wp == NULL) {
 		cmdq_print(cdata->cmdq, "%s", msg);
 		return;
@@ -76,31 +77,33 @@ cmd_run_shell_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_q *cmdq)
 	struct args			*args = self->args;
 	struct cmd_run_shell_data	*cdata;
 	char				*shellcmd;
-	struct session			*s;
-	struct winlink			*wl;
-	struct window_pane		*wp;
+	struct session			*s = NULL;
+	struct winlink			*wl = NULL;
+	struct window_pane		*wp = NULL;
 	struct format_tree		*ft;
 
-	wl = cmd_find_pane(cmdq, args_get(args, 't'), &s, &wp);
-	if (wl == NULL)
-		return (CMD_RETURN_ERROR);
+	if (args_has(args, 't'))
+		wl = cmd_find_pane(cmdq, args_get(args, 't'), &s, &wp);
 
 	ft = format_create();
-	format_session(ft, s);
-	format_winlink(ft, s, wl);
-	format_window_pane(ft, wp);
+	if (s != NULL)
+		format_session(ft, s);
+	if (s != NULL && wl != NULL)
+		format_winlink(ft, s, wl);
+	if (wp != NULL)
+		format_window_pane(ft, wp);
 	shellcmd = format_expand(ft, args->argv[0]);
 	format_free(ft);
 
 	cdata = xmalloc(sizeof *cdata);
 	cdata->cmd = shellcmd;
 	cdata->bflag = args_has(args, 'b');
-	cdata->wp_id = wp->id;
+	cdata->wp_id = wp != NULL ? (int) wp->id : -1;
 
 	cdata->cmdq = cmdq;
 	cmdq->references++;
 
-	job_run(shellcmd, cmd_run_shell_callback, cmd_run_shell_free, cdata);
+	job_run(shellcmd, s, cmd_run_shell_callback, cmd_run_shell_free, cdata);
 
 	if (cdata->bflag)
 		return (CMD_RETURN_NORMAL);
diff --git a/job.c b/job.c
index 64deeeab..b76b3345 100644
--- a/job.c
+++ b/job.c
@@ -33,13 +33,14 @@
  */
 
 void	job_callback(struct bufferevent *, short, void *);
+void	job_write_callback(struct bufferevent *, void *);
 
 /* All jobs list. */
 struct joblist	all_jobs = LIST_HEAD_INITIALIZER(all_jobs);
 
 /* Start a job running, if it isn't already. */
 struct job *
-job_run(const char *cmd,
+job_run(const char *cmd, struct session *s,
     void (*callbackfn)(struct job *), void (*freefn)(void *), void *data)
 {
 	struct job	*job;
@@ -52,7 +53,9 @@ job_run(const char *cmd,
 
 	environ_init(&env);
 	environ_copy(&global_environ, &env);
-	server_fill_environ(NULL, &env);
+	if (s != NULL)
+		environ_copy(&s->environ, &env);
+	server_fill_environ(s, &env);
 
 	switch (pid = fork()) {
 	case -1:
@@ -64,20 +67,20 @@ job_run(const char *cmd,
 		environ_push(&env);
 		environ_free(&env);
 
+		if (dup2(out[1], STDIN_FILENO) == -1)
+			fatal("dup2 failed");
 		if (dup2(out[1], STDOUT_FILENO) == -1)
 			fatal("dup2 failed");
-		if (out[1] != STDOUT_FILENO)
+		if (out[1] != STDIN_FILENO && out[1] != STDOUT_FILENO)
 			close(out[1]);
 		close(out[0]);
 
 		nullfd = open(_PATH_DEVNULL, O_RDWR, 0);
 		if (nullfd < 0)
 			fatal("open failed");
-		if (dup2(nullfd, STDIN_FILENO) == -1)
-			fatal("dup2 failed");
 		if (dup2(nullfd, STDERR_FILENO) == -1)
 			fatal("dup2 failed");
-		if (nullfd != STDIN_FILENO && nullfd != STDERR_FILENO)
+		if (nullfd != STDERR_FILENO)
 			close(nullfd);
 
 		closefrom(STDERR_FILENO + 1);
@@ -104,7 +107,8 @@ job_run(const char *cmd,
 	job->fd = out[0];
 	setblocking(job->fd, 0);
 
-	job->event = bufferevent_new(job->fd, NULL, NULL, job_callback, job);
+	job->event = bufferevent_new(job->fd, NULL, job_write_callback,
+	    job_callback, job);
 	bufferevent_enable(job->event, EV_READ);
 
 	log_debug("run job %p: %s, pid %ld", job, job->cmd, (long) job->pid);
@@ -133,6 +137,22 @@ job_free(struct job *job)
 	free(job);
 }
 
+/* Called when output buffer falls below low watermark (default is 0). */
+void
+job_write_callback(unused struct bufferevent *bufev, void *data)
+{
+	struct job	*job = data;
+	size_t		 len = EVBUFFER_LENGTH(EVBUFFER_OUTPUT(job->event));
+
+	log_debug("job write %p: %s, pid %ld, output left %lu", job, job->cmd,
+		    (long) job->pid, (unsigned long) len);
+
+	if (len == 0) {
+		shutdown(job->fd, SHUT_WR);
+		bufferevent_disable(job->event, EV_WRITE);
+	}
+}
+
 /* Job buffer error callback. */
 void
 job_callback(unused struct bufferevent *bufev, unused short events, void *data)
diff --git a/status.c b/status.c
index fc773dca..6ce0b871 100644
--- a/status.c
+++ b/status.c
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ status_find_job(struct client *c, char **iptr)
 
 	/* If not found at all, start the job and add to the tree. */
 	if (so == NULL) {
-		job_run(cmd, status_job_callback, status_job_free, c);
+		job_run(cmd, NULL, status_job_callback, status_job_free, c);
 		c->references++;
 
 		so = xmalloc(sizeof *so);