diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e91e8fa9..77bd5fae 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing-appender",
  "tracing-subscriber",
  "uds_windows",
+ "which",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1060,6 +1061,17 @@ version = "0.10.2+wasi-snapshot-preview1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "fd6fbd9a79829dd1ad0cc20627bf1ed606756a7f77edff7b66b7064f9cb327c6"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "which"
+version = "4.2.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ea187a8ef279bc014ec368c27a920da2024d2a711109bfbe3440585d5cf27ad9"
+dependencies = [
+ "either",
+ "lazy_static",
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winapi"
 version = "0.3.9"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4e105b95..053f4ed2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ by `komorebic`.
 
 You can similarly stop the process by running `komorebic stop`.
 
+If you have AutoHotKey installed and a `komorebi.ahk` file in your home directory (run `$Env:UserProfile` at a
+PowerShell prompt to find your home directory), `komorebi` will automatically try to load it when starting.
+
 ## Configuration
 
 As previously mentioned, this project does not handle anything related to keybindings and shortcuts directly. I
diff --git a/komorebi.sample.ahk b/komorebi.sample.ahk
index 9d36b27a..4801279e 100644
--- a/komorebi.sample.ahk
+++ b/komorebi.sample.ahk
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#SingleInstance Force
+
 ; Enable focus follows mouse
 Run, komorebic.exe focus-follows-mouse enable
 
diff --git a/komorebi/Cargo.toml b/komorebi/Cargo.toml
index 808099a8..4b01e7a1 100644
--- a/komorebi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/komorebi/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@ sysinfo = "0.20"
 tracing = "0.1"
 tracing-appender = "0.1"
 tracing-subscriber = "0.2"
-uds_windows = "1"
\ No newline at end of file
+uds_windows = "1"
+which = "4"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/komorebi/src/main.rs b/komorebi/src/main.rs
index dc7d4946..d188c205 100644
--- a/komorebi/src/main.rs
+++ b/komorebi/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #![warn(clippy::all, clippy::nursery, clippy::pedantic)]
 #![allow(clippy::missing_errors_doc)]
 
+use std::process::Command;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::Mutex;
 
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ use sysinfo::SystemExt;
 use tracing_appender::non_blocking::WorkerGuard;
 use tracing_subscriber::layer::SubscriberExt;
 use tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter;
+use which::which;
 
 use crate::process_command::listen_for_commands;
 use crate::process_event::listen_for_events;
@@ -115,6 +117,16 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
             listen_for_commands(wm.clone());
             listen_for_events(wm.clone());
 
+            let home = dirs::home_dir().context("there is no home directory")?;
+            let mut config = home;
+            config.push("komorebi.ahk");
+
+            if config.exists() && which("autohotkey.exe").is_ok() {
+                Command::new("autohotkey.exe")
+                    .arg(config.as_os_str())
+                    .output()?;
+            }
+
             let (ctrlc_sender, ctrlc_receiver) = crossbeam_channel::bounded(1);
             ctrlc::set_handler(move || {
                 ctrlc_sender