diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b7aabdc..8f9dc15 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Refer to [https://dwm.suckless.org/](https://dwm.suckless.org/) for details on t
 
 ### Changelog:
 
+2020-08-10 - Added cool autostart patch
+
 2020-08-02 - Added reorganizetags patch
 
 2020-07-19 - Added barmodules patch - making extrabar, leftlayout, staticstatus and statusallmons patches redundant, added powerline patch
@@ -199,6 +201,10 @@ Refer to [https://dwm.suckless.org/](https://dwm.suckless.org/) for details on t
    - [combo](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/combo/)
       - allows you to select multiple tags by pressing all the right keys as a combo, e.g. hold MOD and press and hold 1 and 3 together to view those two tags
 
+   - [cool_autostart](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/cool_autostart/)
+      - allows dwm to execute commands from an array in the config.h file
+      - when dwm exits all processes from the autostart array will be killed automatically
+
    - [cyclelayouts](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/cyclelayouts/)
       - lets you cycle through all your layouts
 
diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 86118ce..76b9d01 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -302,6 +302,13 @@ char *statuscolors[][ColCount] = {
 };
 #endif // BAR_POWERLINE_STATUS_PATCH
 
+#if COOL_AUTOSTART_PATCH
+static const char *const autostart[] = {
+	"st", NULL,
+	NULL /* terminate */
+};
+#endif // COOL_AUTOSTART_PATCH
+
 #if SCRATCHPADS_PATCH
 const char *spcmd1[] = {"st", "-n", "spterm", "-g", "120x34", NULL };
 const char *spcmd2[] = {"st", "-n", "spfm", "-g", "144x41", "-e", "ranger", NULL };
diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index d745ee1..296490f 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -2274,13 +2274,21 @@ propertynotify(XEvent *e)
 void
 quit(const Arg *arg)
 {
+	#if COOL_AUTOSTART_PATCH
+	size_t i;
+	#endif // COOL_AUTOSTART_PATCH
 	#if ONLYQUITONEMPTY_PATCH
 	unsigned int n;
 	Window *junk = malloc(1);
 
 	XQueryTree(dpy, root, junk, junk, &junk, &n);
 
-	if (n <= quit_empty_window_count) {
+	#if COOL_AUTOSTART_PATCH
+	if (n - autostart_len <= quit_empty_window_count)
+	#else
+	if (n <= quit_empty_window_count)
+	#endif // COOL_AUTOSTART_PATCH
+	{
 		#if RESTARTSIG_PATCH
 		if (arg->i)
 			restart = 1;
@@ -2298,6 +2306,16 @@ quit(const Arg *arg)
 	#endif // RESTARTSIG_PATCH
 	running = 0;
 	#endif // ONLYQUITONEMPTY_PATCH
+
+	#if COOL_AUTOSTART_PATCH
+	/* kill child processes */
+	for (i = 0; i < autostart_len; i++) {
+		if (0 < autostart_pids[i]) {
+			kill(autostart_pids[i], SIGTERM);
+			waitpid(autostart_pids[i], NULL, 0);
+		}
+	}
+	#endif // COOL_AUTOSTART_PATCH
 }
 
 Monitor *
@@ -3031,9 +3049,29 @@ showhide(Client *c)
 void
 sigchld(int unused)
 {
+	#if COOL_AUTOSTART_PATCH
+	pid_t pid;
+	#endif // COOL_AUTOSTART_PATCH
 	if (signal(SIGCHLD, sigchld) == SIG_ERR)
 		die("can't install SIGCHLD handler:");
+	#if COOL_AUTOSTART_PATCH
+	while (0 < (pid = waitpid(-1, NULL, WNOHANG))) {
+		pid_t *p, *lim;
+
+		if (!(p = autostart_pids))
+			continue;
+		lim = &p[autostart_len];
+
+		for (; p < lim; p++) {
+			if (*p == pid) {
+				*p = -1;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	#else
 	while (0 < waitpid(-1, NULL, WNOHANG));
+	#endif // COOL_AUTOSTART_PATCH
 }
 
 void
@@ -4009,7 +4047,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	XrmInitialize();
 	loadxrdb();
 	#endif // XRDB_PATCH && !BAR_VTCOLORS_PATCH
-
+	#if COOL_AUTOSTART_PATCH
+	autostart_exec();
+	#endif // COOL_AUTOSTART_PATCH
 	setup();
 #ifdef __OpenBSD__
 	if (pledge("stdio rpath proc exec", NULL) == -1)
diff --git a/patch/cool_autostart.c b/patch/cool_autostart.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bc3c3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patch/cool_autostart.c
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/* dwm will keep pid's of processes from autostart array and kill them at quit */
+static pid_t *autostart_pids;
+static size_t autostart_len;
+
+/* execute command from autostart array */
+static void
+autostart_exec()
+{
+	const char *const *p;
+	size_t i = 0;
+
+	/* count entries */
+	for (p = autostart; *p; autostart_len++, p++)
+		while (*++p);
+
+	autostart_pids = malloc(autostart_len * sizeof(pid_t));
+	for (p = autostart; *p; i++, p++) {
+		if ((autostart_pids[i] = fork()) == 0) {
+			setsid();
+			execvp(*p, (char *const *)p);
+			fprintf(stderr, "dwm: execvp %s\n", *p);
+			perror(" failed");
+			_exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		}
+		/* skip arguments */
+		while (*++p);
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patch/cool_autostart.h b/patch/cool_autostart.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8dc0d19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patch/cool_autostart.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+static void autostart_exec(void);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patch/include.c b/patch/include.c
index 9e008b9..aaaf123 100644
--- a/patch/include.c
+++ b/patch/include.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@
 #if CMDCUSTOMIZE_PATCH
 #include "cmdcustomize.c"
 #endif
+#if COOL_AUTOSTART_PATCH
+#include "cool_autostart.c"
+#endif
 #if CYCLELAYOUTS_PATCH
 #include "cyclelayouts.c"
 #endif
diff --git a/patch/include.h b/patch/include.h
index 245933e..e879d80 100644
--- a/patch/include.h
+++ b/patch/include.h
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@
 #if CMDCUSTOMIZE_PATCH
 #include "cmdcustomize.h"
 #endif
+#if COOL_AUTOSTART_PATCH
+#include "cool_autostart.h"
+#endif
 #if CYCLELAYOUTS_PATCH
 #include "cyclelayouts.h"
 #endif
diff --git a/patches.def.h b/patches.def.h
index 7834b58..b88338b 100644
--- a/patches.def.h
+++ b/patches.def.h
@@ -337,6 +337,12 @@
  */
 #define COMBO_PATCH 0
 
+/* Allow dwm to execute commands from autostart array in your config.h file. When dwm exits
+ * then all processes from autostart array will be killed.
+ * https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/cool_autostart/
+ */
+#define COOL_AUTOSTART_PATCH 0
+
 /* The cyclelayouts patch lets you cycle through all your layouts.
  * https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/cyclelayouts/
  */