diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/system/run_external.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/system/run_external.rs
index 11d63a7b87..e24a207b45 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/system/run_external.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/system/run_external.rs
@@ -469,6 +469,12 @@ impl ExternalCommand {
     /// Spawn a cmd command with `cmd /c args...`
     pub fn spawn_cmd_command(&self) -> std::process::Command {
         let mut process = std::process::Command::new("cmd");
+
+        // Disable AutoRun
+        // TODO: There should be a config option to enable/disable this
+        // Alternatively (even better) a config option to specify all the arguments to pass to cmd
+        process.arg("/D");
+
         process.arg("/c");
         process.arg(&self.name.item);
         for arg in &self.args {