diff --git a/tmux/project.go b/tmux/project.go
index 235e790..15c79f4 100644
--- a/tmux/project.go
+++ b/tmux/project.go
@@ -5,18 +5,21 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 )
 
 type Project struct {
-	Name    string   `yaml:"name"`
-	Root    string   `yaml:"root"`
-	Windows []Window `yaml:"windows"`
+	Name           string   `yaml:"name"`
+	Root           string   `yaml:"root"`
+	OnProjectStart []string `yaml:"on_project_start"`
+	Windows        []Window `yaml:"windows"`
 }
 
 func StartProject(name string) {
@@ -26,6 +29,21 @@ func StartProject(name string) {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
+	// Run startup commands
+	if len(p.OnProjectStart) > 0 {
+		for _, command := range p.OnProjectStart {
+			args := strings.Fields(command)
+			cmd := exec.Command(args[0], args[1:]...)
+			cmd.Dir = p.GetRoot()
+			output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Println("Unable to run start command:", err, output)
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
+			fmt.Println(string(output))
+		}
+	}
+
 	tmux := CreateTmux(false)
 
 	if !sessionExists(name) {