diff --git a/dotdrop/action.py b/dotdrop/action.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5e9538
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotdrop/action.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+"""
+author: deadc0de6 (https://github.com/deadc0de6)
+Copyright (c) 2017, deadc0de6
+Represent an action in dotdrop
+"""
+
+import subprocess
+from logger import Logger
+
+
+class Action:
+
+    def __init__(self, key, action):
+        self.key = key
+        self.action = action
+        self.log = Logger()
+
+    def execute(self):
+        self.log.sub('executing \"%s\"' % (self.action))
+        try:
+            subprocess.run(self.action, shell=True)
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            self.log.warn('action interrupted')
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return 'key:%s -> \"%s\"' % (self.key, self.action)
diff --git a/dotdrop/config.py b/dotdrop/config.py
index 213463c..a31095c 100644
--- a/dotdrop/config.py
+++ b/dotdrop/config.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import yaml
 import os
 from dotfile import Dotfile
 from logger import Logger
+from action import Action
 
 
 class Cfg:
@@ -15,10 +16,12 @@ class Cfg:
     key_config = 'config'
     key_profiles = 'profiles'
     key_dotfiles = 'dotfiles'
+    key_actions = 'actions'
     key_dotpath = 'dotpath'
     key_dotfiles_src = 'src'
     key_dotfiles_dst = 'dst'
     key_dotfiles_link = 'link'
+    key_dotfiles_actions = 'actions'
 
     def __init__(self, cfgpath):
         if not os.path.exists(cfgpath):
@@ -27,6 +30,7 @@ class Cfg:
         self.log = Logger()
         self.configs = {}
         self.dotfiles = {}
+        self.actions = {}
         self.profiles = {}
         self.prodots = {}
         if not self._load_file():
@@ -51,21 +55,45 @@ class Cfg:
             return False
         return True
 
+    def _parse_actions(self, actions, entries):
+        """ parse actions specified for an element """
+        res = []
+        for entry in entries:
+            if entry in actions.keys():
+                res.append(actions[entry])
+            else:
+                self.log.err('unknown action \"%s\"' % (entry))
+                return False, []
+        return True, res
+
     def _parse(self):
         """ parse config file """
+        # parse all actions
+        if self.key_actions in self.content:
+            if self.content[self.key_actions] is not None:
+                for k, v in self.content[self.key_actions].items():
+                    self.actions[k] = Action(k, v)
+        # parse the profiles
         self.profiles = self.content[self.key_profiles]
         if self.profiles is None:
             self.profiles = {}
+        # parse the configs
         self.configs = self.content[self.key_config]
-        # contains all defined dotfiles
+        # parse the dotfiles
         if self.content[self.key_dotfiles] is not None:
             for k, v in self.content[self.key_dotfiles].items():
                 src = v[self.key_dotfiles_src]
                 dst = v[self.key_dotfiles_dst]
                 link = v[self.key_dotfiles_link] if self.key_dotfiles_link \
                     in v else False
-                self.dotfiles[k] = Dotfile(k, dst, src, link)
-        # contains a list of dotfiles defined for each profile
+                entries = v[self.key_dotfiles_actions] if \
+                    self.key_dotfiles_actions in v else []
+                res, actions = self._parse_actions(self.actions, entries)
+                if not res:
+                    return False
+                self.dotfiles[k] = Dotfile(k, dst, src,
+                                           link=link, actions=actions)
+        # attribute dotfiles to each profile
         for k, v in self.profiles.items():
             self.prodots[k] = []
             if v is None:
diff --git a/dotdrop/dotdrop.py b/dotdrop/dotdrop.py
index c6586e4..377cb26 100755
--- a/dotdrop/dotdrop.py
+++ b/dotdrop/dotdrop.py
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ def install(opts, conf):
             r = inst.link(dotfile.src, dotfile.dst)
         else:
             r = inst.install(t, opts['profile'], dotfile.src, dotfile.dst)
+        if len(r) > 0 and len(dotfile.actions) > 0:
+            # execute action
+            for action in dotfile.actions:
+                action.execute()
         installed.extend(r)
     LOG.log('\n%u dotfile(s) installed.' % (len(installed)))
     return True
diff --git a/dotdrop/dotfile.py b/dotdrop/dotfile.py
index a7e53b0..a151d96 100644
--- a/dotdrop/dotfile.py
+++ b/dotdrop/dotfile.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ represents a dotfile in dotdrop
 
 class Dotfile:
 
-    def __init__(self, key, dst, src, link=False):
+    def __init__(self, key, dst, src, actions=[], link=False):
         # key of dotfile in the config
         self.key = key
         # where to install this dotfile
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ class Dotfile:
         self.src = src
         # should be a link
         self.link = link
+        # list of actions
+        self.actions = actions
 
     def __str__(self):
         return 'key:%s, src: %s, dst: %s, link: %s' % (self.key, self.src,
diff --git a/tests/helpers.py b/tests/helpers.py
index db93d72..53fab23 100644
--- a/tests/helpers.py
+++ b/tests/helpers.py
@@ -102,4 +102,5 @@ def create_fake_config(folder, configname='config.yaml',
         f.write('  dotpath: %s\n' % (dotpath))
         f.write('dotfiles:\n')
         f.write('profiles:\n')
+        f.write('actions:\n')
     return path
diff --git a/tests/test_install.py b/tests/test_install.py
index 0fffccd..bb199ab 100644
--- a/tests/test_install.py
+++ b/tests/test_install.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from tests.helpers import *
 from dotdrop.dotfile import Dotfile
 from dotdrop.dotdrop import install
 from dotdrop.installer import Installer
+from dotdrop.action import Action
 
 
 class TestInstall(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -30,9 +31,12 @@ exec bspwm
 exec bspwm
 '''
 
-    def fake_config(self, path, dotfiles, profile, dotpath):
+    def fake_config(self, path, dotfiles, profile, dotpath, actions):
         '''Create a fake config file'''
         with open(path, 'w') as f:
+            f.write('actions:\n')
+            for action in actions:
+                f.write('  %s: %s\n' % (action.key, action.action))
             f.write('config:\n')
             f.write('  backup: true\n')
             f.write('  create: true\n')
@@ -43,6 +47,10 @@ exec bspwm
                 f.write('    dst: %s\n' % (d.dst))
                 f.write('    src: %s\n' % (d.src))
                 f.write('    link: %s\n' % str(d.link).lower())
+                if len(d.actions) > 0:
+                    f.write('    actions:\n')
+                    for action in actions:
+                        f.write('      - %s\n' % (action.key))
             f.write('profiles:\n')
             f.write('  %s:\n' % (profile))
             for d in dotfiles:
@@ -114,10 +122,19 @@ exec bspwm
         # make up the dotfile
         d7 = Dotfile(get_string(6), dst7, os.path.basename(dir2), link=True)
 
+        # to test actions
+        value = get_string(12)
+        fact = '/tmp/action'
+        act1 = Action('testaction', 'echo "%s" > %s' % (value, fact))
+        f8, c8 = create_random_file(tmp)
+        dst8 = os.path.join(dst, get_string(6))
+        d8 = Dotfile(get_string(6), dst8, os.path.basename(f8), actions=[act1])
+
         # generate the config and stuff
         profile = get_string(5)
         confpath = os.path.join(tmp, self.CONFIG_NAME)
-        self.fake_config(confpath, [d1, d2, d3, d4, d5, d6, d7], profile, tmp)
+        self.fake_config(confpath, [d1, d2, d3, d4, d5, d6, d7, d8],
+                         profile, tmp, [act1])
         conf = Cfg(confpath)
         self.assertTrue(conf is not None)
 
@@ -134,6 +151,7 @@ exec bspwm
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(dst5))
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(dst6))
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(dst7))
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(dst8))
 
         # check if 'dst5' is a link whose target is 'f5'
         self.assertTrue(os.path.islink(dst5))
@@ -152,6 +170,11 @@ exec bspwm
         self.assertTrue(f2content == self.RESULT)
         self.assertTrue(filecmp.cmp(f3, dst3, shallow=True))
 
+        # test action has been executed
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(fact))
+        actcontent = open(fact, 'r').read().rstrip()
+        self.assertTrue(actcontent == value)
+
 
 def main():
     unittest.main()