diff --git a/rc/tmux-repl.kak b/rc/tmux-repl.kak
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f9a1163a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rc/tmux-repl.kak
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# http://tmux.github.io/
+# ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
+
+hook global KakBegin .* %{
+    %sh{
+        if [ -n "$TMUX" ]; then
+            echo "alias global repl tmux-repl-horizontal"
+            echo "alias global send-text tmux-send-text"
+        fi
+    }
+}
+
+def -hidden -params 1..2 tmux-repl-impl %{
+    %sh{
+        if [ -z "$TMUX" ]; then
+            echo "echo -color Error This command is only available in a tmux session"
+            exit
+        fi
+        tmux_args="$1"
+        shift
+        tmux_cmd="$@"
+        tmux $tmux_args $tmux_cmd
+        tmux set-buffer -b kak_repl_window $(tmux display-message -p '#I')
+        tmux set-buffer -b kak_repl_pane $(tmux display-message -p '#P')
+    }
+}
+
+def tmux-repl-vertical -params 0..1 -command-completion -docstring "Create a new vertical pane in tmux for repl interaction" %{
+    tmux-repl-impl 'split-window -v' %arg{@}
+}
+
+def tmux-repl-horizontal -params 0..1 -command-completion -docstring "Create a new horizontal pane in tmux for repl interaction" %{
+    tmux-repl-impl 'split-window -h' %arg{@}
+}
+
+def tmux-repl-window -params 0..1 -command-completion -docstring "Create a new window in tmux for repl interaction" %{
+    tmux-repl-impl 'new-window' %arg{@}
+}
+
+def tmux-send-text -docstring "Send selected text to the repl pane in tmux" %{
+    %sh{
+        tmux set-buffer -b kak_selection "${kak_selection}"
+        kak_orig_window=$(tmux display-message -p '#I')
+        kak_orig_pane=$(tmux display-message -p '#P')
+        tmux select-window -t:$(tmux show-buffer -b kak_repl_window)
+        tmux select-pane -t:.$(tmux show-buffer -b kak_repl_pane)
+        tmux paste-buffer -b kak_selection
+        tmux select-window -t:${kak_orig_window}
+        tmux select-pane -t:.${kak_orig_pane}
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rc/tmux.kak b/rc/tmux.kak
index 686fd2d9..48525db6 100644
--- a/rc/tmux.kak
+++ b/rc/tmux.kak
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def tmux-new-horizontal -params .. -command-completion -docstring "Create a new
     tmux-new-impl 'split-window -h' %arg{@}
 }
 
-def tmux-new-window -params .. -command-completion -docstring "Create a new horizontal pane in tmux" %{
+def tmux-new-window -params .. -command-completion -docstring "Create a new window in tmux" %{
     tmux-new-impl 'new-window' %arg{@}
 }
 
diff --git a/rc/x11-repl.kak b/rc/x11-repl.kak
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3768b215
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rc/x11-repl.kak
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# termcmd should already be set in x11.kak
+def -docstring 'create a new window for repl interaction' \
+    -params 0..1 \
+    -command-completion \
+    x11-repl %{ %sh{
+        if [ -z "${kak_opt_termcmd}" ]; then
+           echo "echo -color Error 'termcmd option is not set'"
+           exit
+        fi
+        if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then cmd="bash"; else cmd="$1"; fi
+        setsid ${kak_opt_termcmd} ${cmd} -t kak_repl_window < /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1 &
+}}
+
+def x11-send-text -docstring "send selected text to the repl window" %{
+    %sh{
+        echo "${kak_selection}" | xsel -i
+        wid=$(xdotool getactivewindow)
+        xdotool search --name kak_repl_window windowactivate
+        xdotool key --clearmodifiers "Shift+Insert"
+        xdotool windowactivate $wid
+    }
+}
+
+alias global repl x11-repl
+alias global send-text x11-send-text