diff --git a/ui/src/components/utilities.rs b/ui/src/components/utilities.rs
index cca21c6a6..4b3d4cea9 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/utilities.rs
+++ b/ui/src/components/utilities.rs
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ impl Component for Pager {
     }
     fn process_event(&mut self, event: &mut UIEvent, context: &mut Context) -> bool {
         let shortcuts = &self.get_shortcuts(context)[Self::DESCRIPTION];
-        match *event {
+        match event {
             UIEvent::Input(ref key) if *key == shortcuts["scroll_up"] => {
                 if self.cursor_pos > 0 {
                     self.cursor_pos -= 1;
@@ -521,6 +521,41 @@ impl Component for Pager {
             UIEvent::ChangeMode(UIMode::Normal) => {
                 self.dirty = true;
             }
+            UIEvent::Action(Pager(Pipe(ref bin, ref args))) => {
+                use std::io::Write;
+                use std::process::{Command, Stdio};
+                let mut command_obj = match Command::new(bin)
+                    .args(args.as_slice())
+                    .stdin(Stdio::piped())
+                    .stdout(Stdio::piped())
+                    .spawn()
+                {
+                    Ok(o) => o,
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        context.replies.push_back(UIEvent::StatusEvent(
+                            StatusEvent::DisplayMessage(format!(
+                                "Could not pipe to {}: {}",
+                                bin, e
+                            )),
+                        ));
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                };
+                let stdin = command_obj.stdin.as_mut().expect("failed to open stdin");
+                stdin
+                    .write_all(self.text.as_bytes())
+                    .expect("Failed to write to stdin");
+
+                context
+                    .replies
+                    .push_back(UIEvent::StatusEvent(StatusEvent::DisplayMessage(format!(
+                        "Pager text piped to '{}{}{}'",
+                        &bin,
+                        if args.is_empty() { "" } else { " " },
+                        args.join(", ")
+                    ))));
+                return true;
+            }
             UIEvent::Resize => {
                 self.dirty = true;
                 self.max_cursor_pos = None;
diff --git a/ui/src/execute.rs b/ui/src/execute.rs
index 7008064ad..a78334153 100644
--- a/ui/src/execute.rs
+++ b/ui/src/execute.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ pub mod actions;
 pub use crate::actions::Action::{self, *};
 pub use crate::actions::ListingAction::{self, *};
 pub use crate::actions::MailingListAction::{self, *};
+pub use crate::actions::PagerAction::{self, *};
 pub use crate::actions::TabAction::{self, *};
 
 /* Create a const table with every command part that can be auto-completed and its description */
@@ -161,6 +162,29 @@ define_commands!([
                               )
                       );
                   )
+                },
+                /* Pipe pager contents to binary */
+                { tags: ["pipe "],
+                  desc: "pipe EXECUTABLE ARGS",
+                  parser:(
+                      named!( pipe<Action>,
+                              alt_complete!(
+                                  do_parse!(
+                                  ws!(tag!("pipe"))
+                                  >> bin: map_res!(is_not!(" "), std::str::from_utf8)
+                                  >> is_a!(" ")
+                                  >> args: separated_list!(is_a!(" "), is_not!(" "))
+                                  >> ({
+                                      Pager(Pipe(bin.to_string(), args.into_iter().map(|v| String::from_utf8(v.to_vec()).unwrap()).collect::<Vec<String>>()))
+                                  })) | do_parse!(
+                                          ws!(tag!("pipe"))
+                                          >> bin: ws!(map_res!(is_not!(" "), std::str::from_utf8))
+                                          >> ({
+                                              Pager(Pipe(bin.to_string(), Vec::new()))
+                                          })
+                                  ))
+                      );
+                  )
                 }
 ]);
 
@@ -207,5 +231,5 @@ named!(
     alt_complete!(toggle | envelope_action | filter | toggle_thread_snooze)
 );
 named!(pub parse_command<Action>,
-       alt_complete!( goto | listing_action | sort | subsort | close | mailinglist | setenv | printenv)
+       alt_complete!( goto | listing_action | sort | subsort | close | mailinglist | setenv | printenv | pipe)
 );
diff --git a/ui/src/execute/actions.rs b/ui/src/execute/actions.rs
index 0b13bdf72..9b569c534 100644
--- a/ui/src/execute/actions.rs
+++ b/ui/src/execute/actions.rs
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ pub enum MailingListAction {
     ListUnsubscribe,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum PagerAction {
+    Pipe(String, Vec<String>),
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum Action {
     Listing(ListingAction),
@@ -68,6 +73,7 @@ pub enum Action {
     Tab(TabAction),
     ToggleThreadSnooze,
     MailingListAction(MailingListAction),
+    Pager(PagerAction),
     SetEnv(String, String),
     PrintEnv(String),
 }