diff --git a/aider/commands.py b/aider/commands.py
index aaf6d7ddd..6669f7781 100644
--- a/aider/commands.py
+++ b/aider/commands.py
@@ -1437,12 +1437,32 @@ class Commands:
             self.io.tool_error(f"Error reading file: {e}")
             return
 
-        for cmd in commands:
-            cmd = cmd.strip()
+        self._execute_commands(commands)
+
+    def cmd_loadscript(self, args):
+        "Run a shell script/program and execute each non-empty stdout line as a command."
+        if not args.strip():
+            self.io.tool_error("Please provide a script to run.")
+            return
+
+        # Run the script, capture its stdout
+        exit_status, output = run_cmd(
+            args,
+            verbose=self.verbose,
+            error_print=self.io.tool_error,
+            cwd=(self.coder.root if self.coder else None),
+        )
+        if output is None:
+            return
+
+        # Split into non-empty lines and execute each as a command
+        self._execute_commands(output.splitlines())
+
+    def _execute_commands(self, commands):
+        for line in commands:
+            cmd = line.strip()
             if not cmd or cmd.startswith("#"):
                 continue
-
-            self.io.tool_output(f"\nExecuting: {cmd}")
             try:
                 self.run(cmd)
             except SwitchCoder:
diff --git a/tests/basic/test_commands.py b/tests/basic/test_commands.py
index d187ee521..536199061 100644
--- a/tests/basic/test_commands.py
+++ b/tests/basic/test_commands.py
@@ -2106,6 +2106,17 @@ class TestCommands(TestCase):
                         "Command '/model gpt-4' is only supported in interactive mode, skipping."
                     )
 
+    def test_loadscript(self):
+        # Test that /loadscript can run shell that is interpreted as aider commands
+        # Create some test files
+        with open("test1.py", "w") as f:
+            f.write("print('test1')")
+        io = InputOutput(pretty=False, fancy_input=False, yes=True)
+        coder = Coder.create(self.GPT35, None, io)
+        commands = Commands(io, coder)
+        commands.cmd_loadscript("echo /add test1.py")
+        self.assertIn(str(Path("test1.py").resolve()), coder.abs_fnames)
+
     def test_reset_after_coder_clone_preserves_original_read_only_files(self):
         with GitTemporaryDirectory() as _:
             repo_dir = str(".")