diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 10beb7a..e4285e3 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ var itemSpacing = flag.Uint("spacing", 20, "icon spacing")
 var lang = flag.String("lang", "", "force lang, e.g. \"en\", \"pl\"")
 var fileManager = flag.String("fm", "thunar", "File Manager")
 var term = flag.String("term", defaultTermIfBlank(os.Getenv("TERM"), "foot"), "Terminal emulator")
-var wm = flag.String("wm", "", "use swaymsg exec (with 'sway' argument) or hyprctl dispatch exec (with 'hyprland') to launch programs")
+var wm = flag.String("wm", "", "use swaymsg exec (with 'sway' argument) or hyprctl dispatch exec (with 'hyprland') or riverctl spawn (with 'river') to launch programs")
 var nameLimit = flag.Int("fslen", 80, "File Search name LENgth Limit")
 var noCats = flag.Bool("nocats", false, "Disable filtering by category")
 var noFS = flag.Bool("nofs", false, "Disable file search")
diff --git a/tools.go b/tools.go
index a16c20b..0ac96bc 100644
--- a/tools.go
+++ b/tools.go
@@ -611,6 +611,8 @@ func launch(command string, terminal bool) {
 		cmd = exec.Command("swaymsg", "exec", strings.Join(elements, " "))
 	} else if *wm == "hyprland" || *wm == "Hyprland" {
 		cmd = exec.Command("hyprctl", "dispatch", "exec", strings.Join(elements, " "))
+	} else if *wm == "river" {
+		cmd = exec.Command("riverctl", "spawn", strings.Join(elements, " "))
 	}
 
 	msg := fmt.Sprintf("command: %q; args: %q\n", cmd.Args[0], cmd.Args[1:])