diff --git a/bin/blob-launch-terminal b/bin/blob-launch-terminal
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a6d046a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/blob-launch-terminal
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# blob:summary=Launch the default terminal
+# blob:args=[command [args...]]
+
+if blob-cmd-present xdg-terminal-exec; then
+  exec setsid uwsm-app -- xdg-terminal-exec "$@"
+fi
+
+for terminal in foot kitty; do
+  blob-cmd-present "$terminal" && exec setsid uwsm-app -- "$terminal" "$@"
+done
+
+blob-notify-send "No terminal installed" "Install xdg-terminal-exec, foot or kitty."
+exit 1
diff --git a/docs/commands.md b/docs/commands.md
index 17e247b..78e30d4 100644
--- a/docs/commands.md
+++ b/docs/commands.md
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ of the `blob` listing.
 | `blob-launch-or-focus-webapp` | Launch or focus on a given web app identified by the window-pattern. | <window-pattern> <url-and-flags...> |
 | `blob-launch-screensaver` | Launch the Blob screensaver in the default terminal on the system with the correct font configuration. | - |
 | `blob-launch-shell` | Launch the Blob shell with its log kept in the journal (hidden) | - |
+| `blob-launch-terminal` | Launch the default terminal | [command [args...]] |
 | `blob-launch-tui` | Launch a TUI command in the default terminal with Blob styling | [--app-id=<app-id>] <command> [args...] |
 | `blob-launch-webapp` | Launch a URL as a web app in the default supported browser | <url> |