diff --git a/scripts/xdg-open.in b/scripts/xdg-open.in
index 50e31e6..6f698dc 100644
--- a/scripts/xdg-open.in
+++ b/scripts/xdg-open.in
@@ -320,7 +320,14 @@ search_desktop_file()
             args=$(( $args - 1 ))
         done
         [ $replaced -eq 1 ] || set -- "$@" "$target"
-        env "$command" "$@"
+        if [ x"$(get_key "${file}" "Terminal")" = x"true" ] && ( [ ! -t 0 ] || [ ! -t 1 ] ); then
+             if [ -z "$TERMINAL" ]; then
+                 TERMINAL="xterm -e"
+             fi
+             $TERMINAL env "$command" "$@" &
+         else
+             env "$command" "$@"
+         fi

         if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
             exit_success