diff --git a/girara/callbacks.c b/girara/callbacks.c
index 46616e61201e683fcc3d7d5e5872e48b56f510c8..a6395f30007c9173ba56b0cfae71c714318d492e 100644
--- a/girara/callbacks.c
+++ b/girara/callbacks.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "callbacks.h"
 
+#include "commands.h"
 #include "datastructures.h"
 #include "input-history.h"
 #include "internal.h"
@@ -447,76 +448,9 @@ girara_callback_inputbar_activate(GtkEntry* entry, girara_session_t* session)
     }
   );
 
-  /* parse input */
-  gchar** argv = NULL;
-  gint    argc = 0;
-
-  if (g_shell_parse_argv(input, &argc, &argv, NULL) == FALSE) {
-    girara_debug("Failed to parse argument.");
-    g_free(input);
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  gchar *cmd = argv[0];
-
-  /* search commands */
-  GIRARA_LIST_FOREACH_BODY_WITH_ITER(session->bindings.commands, girara_command_t*, iter, binding_command,
-    if ((g_strcmp0(cmd, binding_command->command) == 0) ||
-        (g_strcmp0(cmd, binding_command->abbr)    == 0)) {
-      girara_list_t* argument_list = girara_list_new();
-      if (argument_list == NULL) {
-        g_free(input);
-        g_strfreev(argv);
-        girara_list_iterator_free(iter);
-        return false;
-      }
-
-      girara_list_set_free_function(argument_list, g_free);
-
-      for(int i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
-        char* argument = g_strdup(argv[i]);
-        girara_list_append(argument_list, (void*) argument);
-      }
-
-      binding_command->function(session, argument_list);
-
-      girara_list_free(argument_list);
-      g_free(input);
-      g_strfreev(argv);
-
-      girara_isc_abort(session, NULL, NULL, 0);
-
-      if (session->global.autohide_inputbar == true) {
-        gtk_widget_hide(GTK_WIDGET(session->gtk.inputbar));
-      }
-      gtk_widget_hide(GTK_WIDGET(session->gtk.inputbar_dialog));
-      girara_list_iterator_free(iter);
-      return true;
-    }
-  );
-
-  /* check for unknown command event handler */
-  if (session->events.unknown_command != NULL) {
-    if (session->events.unknown_command(session, input) == true) {
-      g_strfreev(argv);
-      g_free(input);
-      girara_isc_abort(session, NULL, NULL, 0);
-
-      if (session->global.autohide_inputbar == true) {
-        gtk_widget_hide(GTK_WIDGET(session->gtk.inputbar));
-      }
-      gtk_widget_hide(GTK_WIDGET(session->gtk.inputbar_dialog));
-
-      return true;
-    }
-  }
-
-  /* unhandled command */
-  girara_notify(session, GIRARA_ERROR, _("Not a valid command: %s"), cmd);
-  g_strfreev(argv);
-  girara_isc_abort(session, NULL, NULL, 0);
-
-  return false;
+  bool ret = girara_command_run(session, input);
+  g_free(input);
+  return ret;
 }
 
 gboolean
diff --git a/girara/commands.c b/girara/commands.c
index 5ba3bcd7ede9ea61841f6ef2225d71ab31f5ef90..fc198a9a70322914d866ee1c2ac66e8ff5b902d6 100644
--- a/girara/commands.c
+++ b/girara/commands.c
@@ -632,3 +632,74 @@ girara_cmd_exec(girara_session_t* session, girara_list_t* argument_list)
 
   return girara_exec_with_argument_list(session, argument_list);
 }
+
+bool
+girara_command_run(girara_session_t* session, const char* input)
+{
+  /* parse input */
+  gchar** argv = NULL;
+  gint    argc = 0;
+
+  if (g_shell_parse_argv(input, &argc, &argv, NULL) == FALSE) {
+    girara_debug("Failed to parse argument.");
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  gchar *cmd = argv[0];
+
+  /* search commands */
+  GIRARA_LIST_FOREACH_BODY_WITH_ITER(session->bindings.commands, girara_command_t*, iter, binding_command,
+    if ((g_strcmp0(cmd, binding_command->command) == 0) ||
+        (g_strcmp0(cmd, binding_command->abbr)    == 0)) {
+      girara_list_t* argument_list = girara_list_new();
+      if (argument_list == NULL) {
+        g_strfreev(argv);
+        girara_list_iterator_free(iter);
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      girara_list_set_free_function(argument_list, g_free);
+
+      for(int i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
+        char* argument = g_strdup(argv[i]);
+        girara_list_append(argument_list, (void*) argument);
+      }
+
+      binding_command->function(session, argument_list);
+
+      girara_list_free(argument_list);
+      g_strfreev(argv);
+
+      girara_isc_abort(session, NULL, NULL, 0);
+
+      if (session->global.autohide_inputbar == true) {
+        gtk_widget_hide(GTK_WIDGET(session->gtk.inputbar));
+      }
+      gtk_widget_hide(GTK_WIDGET(session->gtk.inputbar_dialog));
+      girara_list_iterator_free(iter);
+      return true;
+    }
+  );
+
+  /* check for unknown command event handler */
+  if (session->events.unknown_command != NULL) {
+    if (session->events.unknown_command(session, input) == true) {
+      g_strfreev(argv);
+      girara_isc_abort(session, NULL, NULL, 0);
+
+      if (session->global.autohide_inputbar == true) {
+        gtk_widget_hide(GTK_WIDGET(session->gtk.inputbar));
+      }
+      gtk_widget_hide(GTK_WIDGET(session->gtk.inputbar_dialog));
+
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /* unhandled command */
+  girara_notify(session, GIRARA_ERROR, _("Not a valid command: %s"), cmd);
+  g_strfreev(argv);
+  girara_isc_abort(session, NULL, NULL, 0);
+
+  return false;
+}
diff --git a/girara/commands.h b/girara/commands.h
index f080b8d7c11cc33d000f54d76479744d209739a3..2b056a5032c0a6ccd69fc338b1597a54a4f6e29b 100644
--- a/girara/commands.h
+++ b/girara/commands.h
@@ -40,4 +40,14 @@ bool girara_special_command_add(girara_session_t* session, char identifier,
     girara_inputbar_special_function_t function, bool always, int argument_n,
     void* argument_data) GIRARA_VISIBLE;
 
+/**
+ * Parse input and execute the command
+ *
+ * @param session The used girara session
+ * @param input User input
+ * @return TRUE No error occurred
+ * @return FALSE An error occured */
+bool girara_command_run(girara_session_t* session, const char* input) GIRARA_VISIBLE;
+
+
 #endif