diff --git a/agents/meshcore.js b/agents/meshcore.js
index a84300a3..07759f39 100644
--- a/agents/meshcore.js
+++ b/agents/meshcore.js
@@ -1519,7 +1519,7 @@ function handleServerCommand(data) {
             }
             case 'runcommands': {
                 if (mesh.cmdchild != null) { sendConsoleText("Run commands can't execute, already busy."); break; }
-                sendConsoleText("Run commands (" + data.runAsUser + "): " + data.cmds);
+                if (!data.reply) sendConsoleText("Run commands (" + data.runAsUser + "): " + data.cmds);
 
                 // data.runAsUser: 0=Agent,1=UserOrAgent,2=UserOnly
                 var options = {};
@@ -1540,7 +1540,15 @@ function handleServerCommand(data) {
                         mesh.cmdchild.stdout.on('data', function (c) { replydata += c.toString(); });
                         mesh.cmdchild.stderr.on('data', function (c) { replydata += c.toString(); });
                         mesh.cmdchild.stdin.write(data.cmds + '\r\nexit\r\n');
-                        mesh.cmdchild.on('exit', function () { sendConsoleText(replydata); sendConsoleText("Run commands completed."); delete mesh.cmdchild; });
+                        mesh.cmdchild.on('exit', function () {
+                            if (data.reply) {
+                                mesh.SendCommand({ action: 'msg', type: 'runcommands', result: replydata, sessionid: data.sessionid, responseid: data.responseid });
+                            } else {
+                                sendConsoleText(replydata);
+                                sendConsoleText("Run commands completed.");
+                            }
+                            delete mesh.cmdchild;
+                        });
                     } else if (data.type == 2) {
                         // Windows Powershell
                         mesh.cmdchild = require('child_process').execFile(process.env['windir'] + '\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell.exe', ['powershell', '-noprofile', '-nologo', '-command', '-'], options);
@@ -1548,7 +1556,15 @@ function handleServerCommand(data) {
                         mesh.cmdchild.stdout.on('data', function (c) { replydata += c.toString(); });
                         mesh.cmdchild.stderr.on('data', function (c) { replydata += c.toString(); });
                         mesh.cmdchild.stdin.write(data.cmds + '\r\nexit\r\n');
-                        mesh.cmdchild.on('exit', function () { sendConsoleText(replydata); sendConsoleText("Run commands completed."); delete mesh.cmdchild; });
+                        mesh.cmdchild.on('exit', function () {
+                            if (data.reply) {
+                                mesh.SendCommand({ action: 'msg', type: 'runcommands', result: replydata, sessionid: data.sessionid, responseid: data.responseid });
+                            } else {
+                                sendConsoleText(replydata);
+                                sendConsoleText("Run commands completed.");
+                            }
+                            delete mesh.cmdchild;
+                        });
                     }
                 } else if (data.type == 3) {
                     // Linux shell
@@ -1557,7 +1573,15 @@ function handleServerCommand(data) {
                     mesh.cmdchild.stdout.on('data', function (c) { replydata += c.toString(); });
                     mesh.cmdchild.stderr.on('data', function (c) { replydata + c.toString(); });
                     mesh.cmdchild.stdin.write(data.cmds.split('\r').join('') + '\nexit\n');
-                    mesh.cmdchild.on('exit', function () { sendConsoleText(replydata); sendConsoleText("Run commands completed."); delete mesh.cmdchild; });
+                    mesh.cmdchild.on('exit', function () {
+                        if (data.reply) {
+                            mesh.SendCommand({ action: 'msg', type: 'runcommands', result: replydata, sessionid: data.sessionid, responseid: data.responseid });
+                        } else {
+                            sendConsoleText(replydata);
+                            sendConsoleText("Run commands completed.");
+                        }
+                        delete mesh.cmdchild;
+                    });
                 }
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/meshctrl.js b/meshctrl.js
index 494a1264..f7bb1e86 100644
--- a/meshctrl.js
+++ b/meshctrl.js
@@ -820,6 +820,7 @@ if (args['_'].length == 0) {
                         console.log("Run a shell command on a remote device, Example usages:\r\n");
                         console.log(winRemoveSingleQuotes("  MeshCtrl RunCommand --id 'deviceid' --run \"command\""));
                         console.log(winRemoveSingleQuotes("  MeshCtrl RunCommand --id 'deviceid' --run \"command\" --powershell"));
+                        console.log(winRemoveSingleQuotes("  MeshCtrl RunCommand --id 'deviceid' --run \"command\" --reply"));
                         console.log("\r\nRequired arguments:\r\n");
                         if (process.platform == 'win32') {
                             console.log("  --id [deviceid]        - The device identifier.");
@@ -831,6 +832,7 @@ if (args['_'].length == 0) {
                         console.log("  --powershell           - Run in Windows PowerShell.");
                         console.log("  --runasuser            - Attempt to run the command as logged in user.");
                         console.log("  --runasuseronly        - Only run the command as the logged in user.");
+                        console.log("  --reply                - Return with the output from running the command.");
                         break;
                     }
                     case 'shell': {
@@ -1621,7 +1623,9 @@ function serverConnect() {
             case 'runcommand': {
                 var runAsUser = 0;
                 if (args.runasuser) { runAsUser = 1; } else if (args.runasuseronly) { runAsUser = 2; }
-                ws.send(JSON.stringify({ action: 'runcommands', nodeids: [args.id], type: ((args.powershell) ? 2 : 0), cmds: args.run, responseid: 'meshctrl', runAsUser: runAsUser }));
+                var reply = false;
+                if (args.reply) { reply = true; }
+                ws.send(JSON.stringify({ action: 'runcommands', nodeids: [args.id], type: ((args.powershell) ? 2 : 0), cmds: args.run, responseid: 'meshctrl', runAsUser: runAsUser, reply: reply }));
                 break;
             }
             case 'shell':
diff --git a/meshuser.js b/meshuser.js
index c20f3a1a..ea353846 100644
--- a/meshuser.js
+++ b/meshuser.js
@@ -2977,8 +2977,10 @@ module.exports.CreateMeshUser = function (parent, db, ws, req, args, domain, use
                                         }
                                         if (commandsOk == true) {
                                             // Send the commands to the agent
-                                            try { agent.send(JSON.stringify({ action: 'runcommands', type: command.type, cmds: command.cmds, runAsUser: command.runAsUser })); } catch (ex) { }
-                                            if (command.responseid != null) { try { ws.send(JSON.stringify({ action: 'runcommands', responseid: command.responseid, result: 'OK' })); } catch (ex) { } }
+                                            if (typeof command.reply != 'boolean') command.reply = false;
+                                            if (typeof command.responseid != 'string') command.responseid = null;
+                                            try { agent.send(JSON.stringify({ action: 'runcommands', type: command.type, cmds: command.cmds, runAsUser: command.runAsUser, reply: command.reply, responseid: command.responseid })); } catch (ex) { }
+                                            if (command.responseid != null && command.reply == false) { try { ws.send(JSON.stringify({ action: 'runcommands', responseid: command.responseid, result: 'OK' })); } catch (ex) { } }
 
                                             // Send out an event that these commands where run on this device
                                             var targets = parent.CreateNodeDispatchTargets(node.meshid, node._id, ['server-users', user._id]);