diff --git a/backend/src/mod_loaders/runnable_loader.rs b/backend/src/mod_loaders/runnable_loader.rs
index 65e98d63..5618bcd8 100644
--- a/backend/src/mod_loaders/runnable_loader.rs
+++ b/backend/src/mod_loaders/runnable_loader.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use crate::{
 	result::Error,
 	serializable_enum,
 	serializable_struct,
-	Result,
+	Result, providers::provider_command::ProviderCommand,
 };
 
 serializable_struct!(RunnableLoader {
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ serializable_enum!(RunnableParameter {
 	ExecutableName,
 	ExecutablePath,
 	GameJson,
+	StartCommand,
 });
 
 #[async_trait]
@@ -92,6 +93,15 @@ fn replace_parameters(argument: &str, game: &InstalledGame) -> String {
 	result = replace_parameter_value(&result, RunnableParameter::GameJson, || {
 		Ok(serde_json::to_string(&game)?)
 	});
+	result = replace_parameter_value(&result, RunnableParameter::StartCommand, || {
+		match &game.start_command {
+			Some(provider_command) => match provider_command {
+				ProviderCommand::String(s) => Ok(s.to_string()),
+				ProviderCommand::Path(_, _) => Ok(game.executable.path.to_string_lossy().replacen("\\\\\\\\?\\\\", "", 1)) // for GOG we can use .exe directly
+			}
+			None => Ok(game.executable.path.to_string_lossy().replacen("\\\\\\\\?\\\\", "", 1)) // fallback to path
+		}
+	});
 
 	result
 }