diff --git a/calmwm.h b/calmwm.h
index 6c23615..32cf00f 100644
--- a/calmwm.h
+++ b/calmwm.h
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ void			 search_match_path_any(struct menu_q *, struct menu_q *,
 void			 search_match_text(struct menu_q *, struct menu_q *,
 			     char *);
 void			 search_print_client(struct menu *, int);
+void			 search_print_cmd(struct menu *, int);
 
 struct geom		 screen_apply_gap(struct screen_ctx *, struct geom);
 struct screen_ctx	*screen_find(Window);
diff --git a/kbfunc.c b/kbfunc.c
index c7de00d..a107b95 100644
--- a/kbfunc.c
+++ b/kbfunc.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ kbfunc_menu_cmd(struct client_ctx *cc, union arg *arg)
 		menuq_add(&menuq, cmd, "%s", cmd->name);
 
 	if ((mi = menu_filter(sc, &menuq, "application", NULL, 0,
-	    search_match_text, NULL)) != NULL)
+	    search_match_text, search_print_cmd)) != NULL)
 		u_spawn(((struct cmd *)mi->ctx)->path);
 
 	menuq_clear(&menuq);
diff --git a/mousefunc.c b/mousefunc.c
index 8ba56be..bc31118 100644
--- a/mousefunc.c
+++ b/mousefunc.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ mousefunc_menu_cmd(struct client_ctx *cc, union arg *arg)
 		menuq_add(&menuq, cmd, "%s", cmd->name);
 
 	if ((mi = menu_filter(sc, &menuq, NULL, NULL, CWM_MENU_LIST,
-	    NULL, NULL)) != NULL)
+	    NULL, search_print_cmd)) != NULL)
 		u_spawn(((struct cmd *)mi->ctx)->path);
 
 	menuq_clear(&menuq);
diff --git a/search.c b/search.c
index edb3421..9013a9d 100644
--- a/search.c
+++ b/search.c
@@ -123,6 +123,20 @@ search_match_client(struct menu_q *menuq, struct menu_q *resultq, char *search)
 	}
 }
 
+void
+search_print_cmd(struct menu *mi, int i)
+{
+	struct cmd	*cmd = (struct cmd *)mi->ctx;
+	int		 special = 0;
+
+	if ((strcmp(cmd->name, "lock") == 0) ||
+	    (strcmp(cmd->name, "term") == 0))
+		special = 1;
+
+	(void)snprintf(mi->print, sizeof(mi->print),
+		(special) ? "[%s]" : "%s", cmd->name);
+}
+
 void
 search_print_client(struct menu *mi, int list)
 {