diff --git a/etc/inc/disable-common.inc b/etc/inc/disable-common.inc
index 55aabbc73f7..14f7d8cf7f3 100644
--- a/etc/inc/disable-common.inc
+++ b/etc/inc/disable-common.inc
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@ blacklist ${RUNUSER}/gnome-session-leader-fifo
 blacklist ${RUNUSER}/gnome-shell
 blacklist ${RUNUSER}/gsconnect
 
+# i3 IPC socket (allows arbitrary shell script execution)
+blacklist ${RUNUSER}/i3/ipc-socket.*
+blacklist /tmp/i3-*/ipc-socket.*
+
 # systemd
 blacklist ${HOME}/.config/systemd
 blacklist ${HOME}/.local/share/systemd
diff --git a/etc/inc/disable-programs.inc b/etc/inc/disable-programs.inc
index 73876fde32e..d2f8b8cfa5c 100644
--- a/etc/inc/disable-programs.inc
+++ b/etc/inc/disable-programs.inc
@@ -1251,11 +1251,13 @@ blacklist ${HOME}/yt-dlp.conf
 blacklist ${HOME}/yt-dlp.conf.txt
 blacklist ${RUNUSER}/*firefox*
 blacklist ${RUNUSER}/akonadi
+blacklist ${RUNUSER}/i3
 blacklist ${RUNUSER}/psd/*firefox*
 blacklist ${RUNUSER}/qutebrowser
 blacklist /etc/ssmtp
 blacklist /tmp/.wine-*
 blacklist /tmp/akonadi-*
+blacklist /tmp/i3-*
 blacklist /tmp/lwjgl_*
 blacklist /var/games/nethack
 blacklist /var/games/slashem
diff --git a/etc/profile-a-l/i3.profile b/etc/profile-a-l/i3.profile
index 2268072efee..412e3176219 100644
--- a/etc/profile-a-l/i3.profile
+++ b/etc/profile-a-l/i3.profile
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ include globals.local
 
 # all applications started in i3 will run in this profile
 noblacklist ${HOME}/.config/i3
+noblacklist ${RUNUSER}/i3
+noblacklist ${RUNUSER}/i3/ipc-socket.*
+noblacklist /tmp/i3-*
+noblacklist /tmp/i3-*/ipc-socket.*
 include disable-common.inc
 
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