diff --git a/docs/Config.md b/docs/Config.md
index c67562f5..5f35dc72 100644
--- a/docs/Config.md
+++ b/docs/Config.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ customCommands:
   containers:
   - name: bash
     attach: true
-    command: docker exec -it {{ .Container.ID }} /bin/sh
+    command: "docker exec -it {{ .Container.ID }} /bin/sh -c 'eval $(grep ^$(id -un): /etc/passwd | cut -d : -f 7-)'"
     serviceNames: []
 oS:
   openCommand: open {{filename}}
diff --git a/pkg/config/app_config.go b/pkg/config/app_config.go
index edf4591b..8c8fa8a9 100644
--- a/pkg/config/app_config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/app_config.go
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ func GetDefaultConfig() UserConfig {
 			Containers: []CustomCommand{
 				{
 					Name:    "bash",
-					Command: "docker exec -it {{ .Container.ID }} /bin/sh",
+					Command: "docker exec -it {{ .Container.ID }} /bin/sh -c 'eval $(grep ^$(id -un): /etc/passwd | cut -d : -f 7-)'",
 					Attach:  true,
 				},
 			},
diff --git a/pkg/gui/containers_panel.go b/pkg/gui/containers_panel.go
index f60561b1..25fb6770 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/containers_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/containers_panel.go
@@ -509,6 +509,21 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleContainerViewLogs(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	return gui.Errors.ErrSubProcess
 }
 
+func (gui *Gui) handleContainersExecShell(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+	container, err := gui.getSelectedContainer()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	commandObject := gui.DockerCommand.NewCommandObject(commands.CommandObject{
+		Container: container,
+	})
+	resolvedCommand := utils.ApplyTemplate("docker exec -it {{ .Container.ID }} /bin/sh -c 'eval $(grep ^$(id -un): /etc/passwd | cut -d : -f 7-)'", commandObject)
+	// attach and return the subprocess error
+	cmd := gui.OSCommand.ExecutableFromString(resolvedCommand)
+	gui.SubProcess = cmd
+	return gui.Errors.ErrSubProcess
+}
+
 func (gui *Gui) handleContainersCustomCommand(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	container, err := gui.getSelectedContainer()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
index d421cb15..d7784a41 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
@@ -248,6 +248,13 @@ func (gui *Gui) GetInitialKeybindings() []*Binding {
 			Handler:     gui.handleContainerViewLogs,
 			Description: gui.Tr.ViewLogs,
 		},
+		{
+			ViewName:    "containers",
+			Key:         'E',
+			Modifier:    gocui.ModNone,
+			Handler:     gui.handleContainersExecShell,
+			Description: gui.Tr.ExecShell,
+		},
 		{
 			ViewName:    "containers",
 			Key:         'c',
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index fc7c167d..81aaf0c9 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ type TranslationSet struct {
 	StopAllContainers          string
 	RemoveAllContainers        string
 	ViewRestartOptions         string
+	ExecShell                  string
 	RunCustomCommand           string
 	ViewBulkCommands           string
 	OpenInBrowser              string
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ func englishSet() TranslationSet {
 		StopAllContainers:   "stop all containers",
 		RemoveAllContainers: "remove all containers (forced)",
 		ViewRestartOptions:  "view restart options",
+		ExecShell:           "exec shell",
 		RunCustomCommand:    "run predefined custom command",
 		ViewBulkCommands:    "view bulk commands",
 		OpenInBrowser:       "open in browser (first port is http)",