diff --git a/scripts/user-scripts/sxiv.sh b/scripts/user-scripts/sxiv.sh
index 2ee23985..985dce73 100644
--- a/scripts/user-scripts/sxiv.sh
+++ b/scripts/user-scripts/sxiv.sh
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 # Shell: generic
 # Author: Arun Prakash Jana
 
-sxiv -q * >/dev/null 2>&1
+sxiv -q * >/dev/null 2>&1 &