diff --git a/src/Gui/SettingsDialog/TasksOptionsPage.cpp b/src/Gui/SettingsDialog/TasksOptionsPage.cpp
--- a/src/Gui/SettingsDialog/TasksOptionsPage.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/SettingsDialog/TasksOptionsPage.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@
     // Info text
     QString helpText = i18n(
         "Spectacle passes the location of the saved image as an argument to your script/program. "
-        "Supported files: executables without extension, .sh, .py (requires Python installed)."
+        "Supported files: executables without extension, .sh, .py (requires Python installed). "
+        "The working directory is the one where the image is saved."
     );
     QLabel *fmtHelpText = new QLabel(helpText, this);
     fmtHelpText->setWordWrap(true);
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@
     // save the data
 
     cfgManager->setTaskLocation(mTaskFileLocation->url());
-    cfgManager->setEnableTask(mEnableTask->checkState() == Qt::Checked);
+    cfgManager->setRunTask(mEnableTask->checkState() == Qt::Checked);
 
     // done
 
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@
     // read in the data
 
     mTaskFileLocation->setUrl(cfgManager->taskLocation());
-    mEnableTask->setChecked(cfgManager->enableTask());
+    mEnableTask->setChecked(cfgManager->runTask());
 
     // done
 
diff --git a/src/SpectacleConfig.h b/src/SpectacleConfig.h
--- a/src/SpectacleConfig.h
+++ b/src/SpectacleConfig.h
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@
     QString saveImageFormat() const;
     void setSaveImageFormat(const QString &saveFmt);
 
-    bool enableTask() const;
-    void setEnableTask(bool enabled);
+    bool runTask() const;
+    void setRunTask(bool enabled);
 
     QUrl taskLocation() const;
     void setTaskLocation(const QUrl &location);
diff --git a/src/SpectacleConfig.cpp b/src/SpectacleConfig.cpp
--- a/src/SpectacleConfig.cpp
+++ b/src/SpectacleConfig.cpp
@@ -410,12 +410,12 @@
 
 // enable task
 
-bool SpectacleConfig::enableTask() const
+bool SpectacleConfig::runTask() const
 {
     return mGeneralConfig.readEntry(QStringLiteral("runTask"), false);
 }
 
-void SpectacleConfig::setEnableTask(bool enabled){
+void SpectacleConfig::setRunTask(bool enabled){
     mGeneralConfig.writeEntry(QStringLiteral("runTask"), enabled);
     mGeneralConfig.sync();
 }
diff --git a/src/SpectacleCore.h b/src/SpectacleCore.h
--- a/src/SpectacleCore.h
+++ b/src/SpectacleCore.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
     void doStartDragAndDrop();
     void doNotify(const QUrl &theSavedAt);
     void doCopyPath(const QUrl &savedAt);
+    void doTask(const QUrl &savedAt);
 
     private:
 
diff --git a/src/SpectacleCore.cpp b/src/SpectacleCore.cpp
--- a/src/SpectacleCore.cpp
+++ b/src/SpectacleCore.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@
     connect(lExportManager, &ExportManager::errorMessage, this, &SpectacleCore::showErrorMessage);
     connect(lExportManager, &ExportManager::imageSaved, this, &SpectacleCore::doCopyPath);
     connect(lExportManager, &ExportManager::forceNotify, this, &SpectacleCore::doNotify);
+    connect(lExportManager, &ExportManager::imageSaved, this, &SpectacleCore::doTask);
+    connect(lExportManager, &ExportManager::imageSavedAndCopied, this, &SpectacleCore::doTask);
     connect(mPlatform.get(), &Platform::windowTitleChanged, lExportManager, &ExportManager::setWindowTitle);
 
     switch (theStartMode) {
@@ -367,6 +369,28 @@
     }
 }
 
+void SpectacleCore::doTask(const QUrl &savedAt)
+{
+    if (SpectacleConfig::instance()->runTask()) {
+        QUrl taskLocationUrl = SpectacleConfig::instance()->taskLocation();
+        QString taskLocationString = taskLocationUrl.toString();
+        QProcess taskProcess;
+        taskProcess.setArguments(QStringList() << taskLocationUrl.path(QUrl::FullyEncoded) << savedAt.toString());
+        taskProcess.setWorkingDirectory(savedAt.path(QUrl::FullyEncoded | QUrl::RemoveFilename));
+
+        if (taskLocationString.endsWith(QStringLiteral(".sh"))) {
+            QString userShell = QString::fromUtf8(qgetenv("SHELL"));
+            taskProcess.setProgram(userShell);
+        } else if (taskLocationString.endsWith(QStringLiteral(".py"))) {
+            taskProcess.setProgram(QStringLiteral("python"));
+        } else {
+            taskProcess.setProgram(taskLocationString);
+        }
+
+        taskProcess.startDetached();
+    }
+}
+
 void SpectacleCore::doStartDragAndDrop()
 {
     auto lExportManager = ExportManager::instance();