diff --git a/examples/custom_bindings/src/main.rs b/examples/custom_bindings/src/main.rs
index 535f81b..917cc81 100644
--- a/examples/custom_bindings/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/custom_bindings/src/main.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ impl App {
             },
             theme: iced_term::settings::ThemeSettings::default(),
             backend: iced_term::settings::BackendSettings {
-                shell: system_shell.to_string(),
+                program: system_shell,
+                ..Default::default()
             },
         };
 
diff --git a/examples/fonts/src/main.rs b/examples/fonts/src/main.rs
index ae61e48..db78d22 100644
--- a/examples/fonts/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/fonts/src/main.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ impl App {
             },
             theme: iced_term::settings::ThemeSettings::default(),
             backend: iced_term::settings::BackendSettings {
-                shell: system_shell.to_string(),
+                program: system_shell,
+                ..Default::default()
             },
         };
 
diff --git a/examples/full_screen/src/main.rs b/examples/full_screen/src/main.rs
index 055e97c..1bf8ca3 100644
--- a/examples/full_screen/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/full_screen/src/main.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ impl App {
             },
             theme: iced_term::settings::ThemeSettings::default(),
             backend: iced_term::settings::BackendSettings {
-                shell: system_shell.to_string(),
+                program: system_shell,
+                ..Default::default()
             },
         };
 
diff --git a/examples/split_view/src/main.rs b/examples/split_view/src/main.rs
index 5e3f09f..ad1d567 100644
--- a/examples/split_view/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/split_view/src/main.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ impl App {
             },
             theme: iced_term::settings::ThemeSettings::default(),
             backend: iced_term::settings::BackendSettings {
-                shell: env!("SHELL").to_string(),
+                program: std::env::var("SHELL")
+                    .expect("SHELL variable is not defined")
+                    .to_string(),
+                ..Default::default()
             },
         };
         let tab = iced_term::Terminal::new(
diff --git a/examples/themes/src/main.rs b/examples/themes/src/main.rs
index 91b101f..9e4dde2 100644
--- a/examples/themes/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/themes/src/main.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ impl App {
             },
             theme: iced_term::settings::ThemeSettings::default(),
             backend: iced_term::settings::BackendSettings {
-                shell: system_shell.to_string(),
+                program: system_shell,
+                ..Default::default()
             },
         };
 
diff --git a/src/backend/mod.rs b/src/backend/mod.rs
index 93cba8e..21e90eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/mod.rs
+++ b/src/backend/mod.rs
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ impl Backend {
         font_size: Size<f32>,
     ) -> Result<Self> {
         let pty_config = tty::Options {
-            shell: Some(tty::Shell::new(settings.shell, vec![])),
+            shell: Some(tty::Shell::new(settings.program, settings.args)),
             ..tty::Options::default()
         };
         let config = term::Config::default();
diff --git a/src/settings.rs b/src/settings.rs
index 74cada4..05f1fda 100644
--- a/src/settings.rs
+++ b/src/settings.rs
@@ -16,13 +16,15 @@ pub struct Settings {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct BackendSettings {
-    pub shell: String,
+    pub program: String,
+    pub args: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 impl Default for BackendSettings {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
-            shell: DEFAULT_SHELL.to_string(),
+            program: DEFAULT_SHELL.to_string(),
+            args: vec![],
         }
     }
 }