diff --git a/src/Cutter.pro b/src/Cutter.pro
index 6085c098..723a4402 100644
--- a/src/Cutter.pro
+++ b/src/Cutter.pro
@@ -225,7 +225,8 @@ SOURCES += \
     common/QtResImporter.cpp \
     common/CutterSeekable.cpp \
     common/RefreshDeferrer.cpp \
-    dialogs/WelcomeDialog.cpp
+    dialogs/WelcomeDialog.cpp \
+    RunScriptTask.cpp
 
 
 HEADERS  += \
@@ -333,7 +334,8 @@ HEADERS  += \
     common/QtResImporter.h \
     common/CutterSeekable.h \
     common/RefreshDeferrer.h \
-    dialogs/WelcomeDialog.h
+    dialogs/WelcomeDialog.h \
+    RunScriptTask.h
 
 FORMS    += \
     dialogs/AboutDialog.ui \
diff --git a/src/MainWindow.cpp b/src/MainWindow.cpp
index 14006399..5b16d312 100644
--- a/src/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 #include "dialogs/RenameDialog.h"
 #include "dialogs/preferences/PreferencesDialog.h"
 #include "dialogs/OpenFileDialog.h"
+#include "dialogs/AsyncTaskDialog.h"
 
 // Widgets Headers
 #include "widgets/DisassemblerGraphView.h"
@@ -86,6 +87,8 @@
 #include "widgets/BreakpointWidget.h"
 #include "widgets/RegisterRefsWidget.h"
 
+#include "RunScriptTask.h"
+
 // Graphics
 #include <QGraphicsEllipseItem>
 #include <QGraphicsScene>
@@ -446,8 +449,8 @@ void MainWindow::setFilename(const QString &fn)
 void MainWindow::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event)
 {
     QMessageBox::StandardButton ret = QMessageBox::question(this, APPNAME,
-                                                            tr("Do you really want to exit?\nSave your project before closing!"),
-                                                            (QMessageBox::StandardButtons)(QMessageBox::Save | QMessageBox::Discard | QMessageBox::Cancel));
+                                      tr("Do you really want to exit?\nSave your project before closing!"),
+                                      (QMessageBox::StandardButtons)(QMessageBox::Save | QMessageBox::Discard | QMessageBox::Cancel));
     if (ret == QMessageBox::Cancel) {
         event->ignore();
         return;
@@ -810,7 +813,18 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionRun_Script_triggered()
     const QString &fileName = QDir::toNativeSeparators(dialog.getOpenFileName(this, tr("Select radare2 script")));
     if (fileName.isEmpty()) // Cancel was pressed
         return;
-    core->loadScript(fileName);
+
+    RunScriptTask *runScriptTask = new RunScriptTask();
+    runScriptTask->setFileName(fileName);
+
+    AsyncTask::Ptr runScriptTaskPtr(runScriptTask);
+
+    AsyncTaskDialog *taskDialog = new AsyncTaskDialog(runScriptTaskPtr, this);
+    taskDialog->setInterruptOnClose(true);
+    taskDialog->setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose);
+    taskDialog->show();
+
+    Core()->getAsyncTaskManager()->start(runScriptTaskPtr);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -840,8 +854,8 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionReset_settings_triggered()
 {
     QMessageBox::StandardButton ret =
         (QMessageBox::StandardButton)QMessageBox::question(this, APPNAME,
-                                                           tr("Do you really want to clear all settings?"),
-                                                           QMessageBox::Ok | QMessageBox::Cancel);
+                tr("Do you really want to clear all settings?"),
+                QMessageBox::Ok | QMessageBox::Cancel);
     if (ret == QMessageBox::Ok) {
         Config()->resetAll();
     }
diff --git a/src/RunScriptTask.cpp b/src/RunScriptTask.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2ad852dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/RunScriptTask.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#include "Cutter.h"
+#include "RunScriptTask.h"
+#include "MainWindow.h"
+
+RunScriptTask::RunScriptTask() :
+    AsyncTask()
+{
+}
+
+RunScriptTask::~RunScriptTask()
+{
+}
+
+void RunScriptTask::interrupt()
+{
+    AsyncTask::interrupt();
+    r_cons_singleton()->context->breaked = true;
+}
+
+void RunScriptTask::runTask()
+{
+    if (!this->fileName.isNull()) {
+        log(tr("Executing script..."));
+        Core()->cmdTask(". " + this->fileName);
+        if (isInterrupted()) {
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/RunScriptTask.h b/src/RunScriptTask.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ca3dbb07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/RunScriptTask.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#ifndef RUNSCRIPTTHREAD_H
+#define RUNSCRIPTTHREAD_H
+
+#include "common/AsyncTask.h"
+#include "Cutter.h"
+
+class RunScriptTask : public AsyncTask
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    explicit RunScriptTask();
+    ~RunScriptTask();
+
+    QString getTitle() override {
+        return tr("Run Script");
+    }
+
+    void setFileName(const QString &fileName) {
+        this->fileName = fileName;
+    }
+
+    void interrupt() override;
+
+protected:
+    void runTask() override;
+
+private:
+    QString fileName;
+};
+
+#endif // RUNSCRIPTTHREAD_H