diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index fc55132..997f181 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ go 1.13
 require (
 	github.com/alecthomas/template v0.0.0-20190718012654-fb15b899a751 // indirect
 	github.com/alecthomas/units v0.0.0-20190924025748-f65c72e2690d // indirect
+	github.com/kballard/go-shellquote v0.0.0-20180428030007-95032a82bc51
 	gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2 v2.2.6
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index edf4012..7c3aee4 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ github.com/alecthomas/units v0.0.0-20190924025748-f65c72e2690d h1:UQZhZ2O0vMHr2c
 github.com/alecthomas/units v0.0.0-20190924025748-f65c72e2690d/go.mod h1:rBZYJk541a8SKzHPHnH3zbiI+7dagKZ0cgpgrD7Fyho=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0 h1:ZDRjVQ15GmhC3fiQ8ni8+OwkZQO4DARzQgrnXU1Liz8=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/kballard/go-shellquote v0.0.0-20180428030007-95032a82bc51 h1:Z9n2FFNUXsshfwJMBgNA0RU6/i7WVaAegv3PtuIHPMs=
+github.com/kballard/go-shellquote v0.0.0-20180428030007-95032a82bc51/go.mod h1:CzGEWj7cYgsdH8dAjBGEr58BoE7ScuLd+fwFZ44+/x8=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
diff --git a/selector.go b/selector.go
index a4a285c..ffe8b03 100644
--- a/selector.go
+++ b/selector.go
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/kballard/go-shellquote"
 )
 
-func selector(data []string, max int, tool string, prompt string, toolsArgs string) (string, error) {
+func selector(data []string, max int, tool string, prompt string, toolArgs string) (string, error) {
 	if len(data) == 0 {
 		return "", errors.New("nothing to show: no data available")
 	}
@@ -46,7 +48,13 @@ func selector(data []string, max int, tool string, prompt string, toolsArgs stri
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("unsupported tool: %s", tool)
 	}
 
-	args = append(args, strings.Fields(toolsArgs)...)
+	if len(toolArgs) > 0 {
+		targs, err := shellquote.Split(toolArgs)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("selector: %w", err)
+		}
+		args = append(args, targs...)
+	}
 
 	processed, guide := preprocessData(data, true, false)