diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 28819b0db..744c739a2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ general:
   # another application).
   startup_commands: []
 
+  # Commands to run just before the WM is shutdown.
+  shutdown_commands : []
+
+  # Commands to run after the WM config has reloaded.
+  config_reload_commands: []
+
   # Whether to automatically focus windows underneath the cursor.
   focus_follows_cursor: false
 
diff --git a/packages/watcher/src/main.rs b/packages/watcher/src/main.rs
index 0fae81c2a..9f074b185 100644
--- a/packages/watcher/src/main.rs
+++ b/packages/watcher/src/main.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
   match subscribe_res {
     Ok(_) => info!("WM exited successfully. Skipping watcher cleanup."),
     Err(err) => {
-      info!("Running watcher cleanup. WM exitted unexpectedly: {}", err);
+      info!("Running watcher cleanup. WM exited unexpectedly: {}", err);
 
       let managed_windows = managed_handles
         .into_iter()
diff --git a/packages/wm/src/app_command.rs b/packages/wm/src/app_command.rs
index 4e6c8c642..33835e8f4 100644
--- a/packages/wm/src/app_command.rs
+++ b/packages/wm/src/app_command.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use crate::{
   common::{
     commands::{
       cycle_focus, disable_binding_mode, enable_binding_mode,
-      reload_config, shell_exec,
+      platform_sync, reload_config, shell_exec,
     },
     Direction, LengthValue, RectDelta, TilingDirection,
   },
@@ -604,6 +604,14 @@ impl InvokeCommand {
         enable_binding_mode(name, state, config)
       }
       InvokeCommand::WmExit => {
+        Self::run_multiple(
+          config.value.general.shutdown_commands.clone(),
+          subject_container,
+          state,
+          config,
+        )?;
+        platform_sync(state, config)?;
+
         state.emit_exit();
         Ok(())
       }
@@ -616,9 +624,48 @@ impl InvokeCommand {
 
         Ok(())
       }
-      InvokeCommand::WmReloadConfig => reload_config(state, config),
+      InvokeCommand::WmReloadConfig => {
+        reload_config(state, config)?;
+
+        Self::run_multiple(
+          config.value.general.config_reload_commands.clone(),
+          subject_container,
+          state,
+          config,
+        )?;
+        platform_sync(state, config)?;
+        Ok(())
+      }
     }
   }
+
+  pub fn run_multiple(
+    commands: Vec<InvokeCommand>,
+    subject_container: Container,
+    state: &mut WmState,
+    config: &mut UserConfig,
+  ) -> anyhow::Result<Uuid> {
+    let mut current_subject_container = subject_container;
+
+    for command in commands {
+      command.run(current_subject_container.clone(), state, config)?;
+
+      // Update the subject container in case the container type changes.
+      // For example, when going from a tiling to a floating window.
+      current_subject_container =
+        match current_subject_container.is_detached() {
+          false => current_subject_container,
+          true => {
+            match state.container_by_id(current_subject_container.id()) {
+              Some(container) => container,
+              None => break,
+            }
+          }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(current_subject_container.id())
+  }
 }
 
 impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for InvokeCommand {
diff --git a/packages/wm/src/user_config.rs b/packages/wm/src/user_config.rs
index 458b1440e..07787820b 100644
--- a/packages/wm/src/user_config.rs
+++ b/packages/wm/src/user_config.rs
@@ -395,6 +395,14 @@ pub struct GeneralConfig {
   /// launch another application).
   #[serde(default)]
   pub startup_commands: Vec<InvokeCommand>,
+
+  /// Commands to run just before the WM is shutdown.
+  #[serde(default)]
+  pub shutdown_commands: Vec<InvokeCommand>,
+
+  /// Commands to run after the WM config has reloaded.
+  #[serde(default)]
+  pub config_reload_commands: Vec<InvokeCommand>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
diff --git a/packages/wm/src/wm.rs b/packages/wm/src/wm.rs
index a5c7978a9..210d69385 100644
--- a/packages/wm/src/wm.rs
+++ b/packages/wm/src/wm.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ use crate::{
     },
     platform::PlatformEvent,
   },
-  containers::traits::CommonGetters,
   user_config::UserConfig,
   wm_event::WmEvent,
   wm_state::WmState,
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ impl WindowManager {
     let state = &mut self.state;
 
     // Get the container to run WM commands with.
-    let mut subject_container = match subject_container_id {
+    let subject_container = match subject_container_id {
       Some(id) => state.container_by_id(id).with_context(|| {
         format!("No container found with the given ID '{}'.", id)
       })?,
@@ -119,22 +118,14 @@ impl WindowManager {
         .context("No subject container for command.")?,
     };
 
-    for command in commands {
-      command.run(subject_container.clone(), state, config)?;
-
-      // Update the subject container in case the container type changes.
-      // For example, when going from a tiling to a floating window.
-      subject_container = match subject_container.is_detached() {
-        false => subject_container,
-        true => match state.container_by_id(subject_container.id()) {
-          Some(container) => container,
-          None => break,
-        },
-      }
-    }
-
+    let new_subject_container_id = InvokeCommand::run_multiple(
+      commands,
+      subject_container,
+      state,
+      config,
+    )?;
     platform_sync(state, config)?;
 
-    Ok(subject_container.id())
+    Ok(new_subject_container_id)
   }
 }
diff --git a/resources/assets/sample-config.yaml b/resources/assets/sample-config.yaml
index 25ec87dfa..2d7a255be 100644
--- a/resources/assets/sample-config.yaml
+++ b/resources/assets/sample-config.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@ general:
   # Commands to run when the WM has started (e.g. to run a script or launch
   # another application). Here we are running a batch script to start Zebar.
   startup_commands: ['shell-exec %userprofile%/.glzr/zebar/start.bat']
+  # Similarly commands can be executed just before the WM is shutdown
+  # and after the config has reloaded.
+  # Here we shutdown Zebar when the WM is shutdown.
+  shutdown_commands: ['shell-exec taskkill /IM zebar.exe /F']
+  # Here we restart Zebar to reload the Zebar config when reloading the
+  # WM config.
+  config_reload_commands: [
+    'shell-exec taskkill /IM zebar.exe /F',
+    'shell-exec %userprofile%/.glzr/zebar/start.bat'
+  ]
 
   # Whether to automatically focus windows underneath the cursor.
   focus_follows_cursor: false