diff --git a/.changes/shell-execute.md b/.changes/shell-execute.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..39a862f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/shell-execute.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"shell": "patch"
+---
+
+Run `Command.execute()` JS api, asynchronously in the Rust side to avoid blocking main thread and causing the webview to freeze.
diff --git a/plugins/shell/src/commands.rs b/plugins/shell/src/commands.rs
index dce61ec5..b5f1ea5a 100644
--- a/plugins/shell/src/commands.rs
+++ b/plugins/shell/src/commands.rs
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ pub struct ChildProcessReturn {
 
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 #[tauri::command]
-pub fn execute<R: Runtime>(
+pub async fn execute<R: Runtime>(
     window: Window<R>,
     program: String,
     args: ExecuteArgs,