diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 39c17994..beae17d3 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ struct key bindings[] = {
 	{ 't',            SEL_MTIME },
 	{ CONTROL('L'),   SEL_REDRAW },
 	/* Run command */
-	{ '!',            SEL_RUN,    "sh" },
-	{ 'z',            SEL_RUN,    "top" },
+	{ 'z',            SEL_RUN, "top" },
+	{ '!',            SEL_RUN, "sh", "SHELL" },
 	/* Run command with argument */
-	{ 'e',            SEL_RUNARG, "vi" },
+	{ 'e',            SEL_RUNARG, "vi", "EDITOR" },
+	{ 'p',            SEL_RUNARG, "less", "PAGER" },
 };
diff --git a/noice.c b/noice.c
index 63c7b6bd..8b278458 100644
--- a/noice.c
+++ b/noice.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ struct key {
 	int sym;         /* Key pressed */
 	enum action act; /* Action */
 	char *run;       /* Program to run */
+	char *env;       /* Environment variable to run */
 };
 
 #include "config.h"
@@ -194,6 +195,17 @@ spawn(const char *file, const char *arg, const char *dir)
 	}
 }
 
+char *
+xgetenv(char *name, char *fallback)
+{
+	if (name == NULL)
+		return fallback;
+	char *value = getenv(name);
+	if (value)
+		return value;
+	return fallback;
+}
+
 char *
 openwith(char *file)
 {
@@ -310,9 +322,9 @@ printprompt(char *str)
 }
 
 /* Returns SEL_* if key is bound and 0 otherwise
-   Also modifies the run pointer (used on SEL_{RUN,RUNARG}) */
+   Also modifies the run and env pointers (used on SEL_{RUN,RUNARG}) */
 int
-nextsel(char **run)
+nextsel(char **run, char **env)
 {
 	int c, i;
 
@@ -325,6 +337,7 @@ nextsel(char **run)
 	for (i = 0; i < LEN(bindings); i++)
 		if (c == bindings[i].sym) {
 			*run = bindings[i].run;
+			*env = bindings[i].env;
 			return bindings[i].act;
 		}
 
@@ -630,7 +643,7 @@ browse(const char *ipath, const char *ifilter)
 	regex_t re;
 	char *newpath;
 	struct stat sb;
-	char *name, *bin, *dir, *tmp, *run;
+	char *name, *bin, *dir, *tmp, *run, *env;
 	int nowtyping = 0;
 
 	oldpath = NULL;
@@ -653,7 +666,7 @@ begin:
 		if (nowtyping)
 			goto moretyping;
 nochange:
-		switch (nextsel(&run)) {
+		switch (nextsel(&run, &env)) {
 		case SEL_QUIT:
 			free(path);
 			free(fltr);
@@ -842,12 +855,14 @@ moretyping:
 				oldpath = makepath(path, dents[cur].name);
 			goto begin;
 		case SEL_RUN:
+			run = xgetenv(env, run);
 			exitcurses();
 			spawn(run, NULL, path);
 			initcurses();
 			break;
 		case SEL_RUNARG:
 			name = dents[cur].name;
+			run = xgetenv(env, run);
 			exitcurses();
 			spawn(run, name, path);
 			initcurses();