diff --git a/common/Kconfig b/common/Kconfig
index a997f3dc2..73d620a57 100644
--- a/common/Kconfig
+++ b/common/Kconfig
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ config HAVE_NOSHELL
 config FILETYPE
 	bool
 
+config BINFMT
+	bool
+	select FILETYPE
+
 menu "General Settings              "
 
 config LOCALVERSION
@@ -275,6 +279,7 @@ choice
 		select ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES
 		select COMMAND_SUPPORT
 		select PARAMETER
+		select BINFMT
 		help
 		  Enable hush support. This is the most advanced shell available
 		  for barebox.
diff --git a/common/Makefile b/common/Makefile
index bfde73cd4..a58aef94c 100644
--- a/common/Makefile
+++ b/common/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+obj-$(CONFIG_BINFMT)		+= binfmt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SHELL_HUSH)	+= hush.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SHELL_SIMPLE)	+= parser.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GREGORIAN_CALENDER) += date.o
diff --git a/common/binfmt.c b/common/binfmt.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7dcf5d737
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/binfmt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnioj@jcrosoft.com>
+ *
+ * GPL v2
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+#include <binfmt.h>
+#include <libbb.h>
+#include <malloc.h>
+#include <command.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+static LIST_HEAD(binfmt_hooks);
+
+static int binfmt_run(char *file, int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	struct binfmt_hook *b;
+	enum filetype type = file_name_detect_type(file);
+	int ret;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(b, &binfmt_hooks, list) {
+		if (b->type != type)
+			continue;
+
+		ret = b->hook(b, file, argc, argv);
+		if (ret != -ERESTARTNOHAND)
+			return ret;
+	}
+	return -ENOENT;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This converts the original '/executable <args>' into
+ * 'barebox_cmd <args> /executable'
+ */
+static int binfmt_exec_excute(struct binfmt_hook *b, char *file, int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	char **newargv = xzalloc(sizeof(char*) * (argc + 1));
+	int ret, i;
+
+	newargv[0] = b->exec;
+
+	for (i = 1 ; i < argc; i++)
+		newargv[i] = argv[i];
+	newargv[i] = file;
+
+	ret = execute_binfmt(argc + 1, newargv);
+
+	free(newargv);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int execute_binfmt(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	int ret;
+	char *path;
+
+	if (strchr(argv[0], '/'))
+		return binfmt_run(argv[0], argc, argv);
+
+	path = find_execable(argv[0]);
+	if (path) {
+		ret = binfmt_run(path, argc, argv);
+		free(path);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return execute_command(argc, &argv[0]);
+}
+
+int binfmt_register(struct binfmt_hook *b)
+{
+	if (!b || !b->type)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	if (!b->hook && !b->exec)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	if (b->exec)
+		b->hook = binfmt_exec_excute;
+
+	list_add_tail(&b->list, &binfmt_hooks);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void binfmt_unregister(struct binfmt_hook *b)
+{
+	if (!b)
+		return;
+
+	list_del(&b->list);
+}
diff --git a/common/hush.c b/common/hush.c
index 053d9a583..2d89f2b3f 100644
--- a/common/hush.c
+++ b/common/hush.c
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@
 #include <libbb.h>
 #include <magicvar.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
+#include <binfmt.h>
+#include <init.h>
 
 /*cmd_boot.c*/
 extern int do_bootd(int flag, int argc, char *argv[]);      /* do_bootd */
@@ -572,8 +574,6 @@ static int run_pipe_real(struct p_context *ctx, struct pipe *pi)
 	int nextin;
 	struct child_prog *child;
 	char *p;
-	char *path;
-	int ret;
 # if __GNUC__
 	/* Avoid longjmp clobbering */
 	(void) &i;
@@ -642,16 +642,7 @@ static int run_pipe_real(struct p_context *ctx, struct pipe *pi)
 		if (!strcmp(child->argv[i], "getopt"))
 			return builtin_getopt(ctx, child);
 #endif
-		if (strchr(child->argv[i], '/')) {
-			return execute_script(child->argv[i], child->argc-i, &child->argv[i]);
-		}
-		if ((path = find_execable(child->argv[i]))) {
-			ret = execute_script(path, child->argc-i, &child->argv[i]);
-			free(path);
-			return ret;
-		}
-
-		return execute_command(child->argc - i, &child->argv[i]);
+		return execute_binfmt(child->argc - i, &child->argv[i]);
 	}
 	return -1;
 }
@@ -1749,6 +1740,22 @@ BAREBOX_MAGICVAR(PATH, "colon seperated list of pathes to search for executables
 BAREBOX_MAGICVAR(PS1, "hush prompt");
 #endif
 
+static int binfmt_sh_excute(struct binfmt_hook *b, char *file, int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	return execute_script(file, argc, argv);
+}
+
+static struct binfmt_hook binfmt_sh_hook = {
+	.type = filetype_sh,
+	.hook = binfmt_sh_excute,
+};
+
+static int binfmt_sh_init(void)
+{
+	return binfmt_register(&binfmt_sh_hook);
+}
+fs_initcall(binfmt_sh_init);
+
 /**
  * @file
  * @brief A prototype Bourne shell grammar parser
diff --git a/include/binfmt.h b/include/binfmt.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46b627e36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/binfmt.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnioj@jcrosoft.com>
+ *
+ * GPL v2
+ */
+
+#ifndef __BFMT_H__
+#define __BFMT_H__
+
+#include <filetype.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
+
+struct binfmt_hook {
+	enum filetype type;
+	int (*hook)(struct binfmt_hook *b, char *file, int argc, char **argv);
+	char *exec;
+
+	struct list_head list;
+};
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_BINFMT
+int binfmt_register(struct binfmt_hook *b);
+void binfmt_unregister(struct binfmt_hook *b);
+
+int execute_binfmt(int argc, char **argv);
+#else
+static inline int binfmt_register(struct binfmt_hook *b)
+{
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+static inline void binfmt_unregister(struct binfmt_hook *b) {}
+
+static inline int execute_binfmt(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	return 1;
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* __BFMT_H__ */