diff --git a/src/dlangide/builders/builder.d b/src/dlangide/builders/builder.d
index dd4e0ca..a96b9c1 100644
--- a/src/dlangide/builders/builder.d
+++ b/src/dlangide/builders/builder.d
@@ -16,14 +16,15 @@ alias BuildResultListener = void delegate(int);
 
 class Builder : BackgroundOperationWatcher {
     protected Project _project;
+    protected string _filename; // for rdmd
     protected ExternalProcess _extprocess;
     protected OutputPanel _log;
     protected ProtectedTextStorage _box;
     protected ProjectConfiguration _projectConfig;
     protected BuildConfiguration _buildConfig;
     protected BuildOperation _buildOp;
-    protected string _dubExecutable;
-    protected string _dubAdditionalParams;
+    protected string _executable;
+    protected string _additionalParams;
     protected BuildResultListener _listener;
     protected int _exitCode = int.min;
     protected string _toolchain;
@@ -44,8 +45,8 @@ class Builder : BackgroundOperationWatcher {
         _projectConfig = projectConfig;
         _buildConfig = buildConfig;
         _buildOp = buildOp;
-        _dubExecutable = dubExecutable.empty ? "dub" : dubExecutable;
-        _dubAdditionalParams = dubAdditionalParams;
+        _executable = dubExecutable.empty ? "dub" : dubExecutable;
+        _additionalParams = dubAdditionalParams;
         _project = project;
         _log = log;
         _toolchain = toolchain;
@@ -54,6 +55,23 @@ class Builder : BackgroundOperationWatcher {
         _box = new ProtectedTextStorage();
     }
 
+    this(AppFrame frame, string filename, OutputPanel log, BuildConfiguration buildConfig,
+             BuildOperation buildOp,
+             string rdmdExecutable,
+             string rdmdAdditionalParams,
+             BuildResultListener listener = null) {
+        super(frame);
+        _listener = listener;
+        _buildOp = buildOp;
+        _filename = filename;
+        _buildConfig = buildConfig;
+        _executable = rdmdExecutable.empty ? "rdmd" : rdmdExecutable;
+        _additionalParams = rdmdAdditionalParams;
+        _log = log;
+        _extprocess = new ExternalProcess();
+        _box = new ProtectedTextStorage();
+    }
+
     /// log lines
     void pollText() {
         dstring text = _box.readText();
@@ -70,60 +88,84 @@ class Builder : BackgroundOperationWatcher {
         ExternalProcessState state = _extprocess.state;
         if (state == ExternalProcessState.None) {
             _log.clear();
-            char[] program = _dubExecutable.dup;
+            char[] program = _executable.dup;
             char[][] params;
-            char[] dir = _project.dir.dup;
+            char[] dir;
 
-            if (_buildOp == BuildOperation.Build || _buildOp == BuildOperation.Rebuild) {
-                params ~= "build".dup;
-                if (_buildOp == BuildOperation.Rebuild) {
-                    params ~= "--force".dup;
-                }
-                if (!_arch.empty)
-                    params ~= ("--arch=" ~ _arch).dup;
-                if (!_toolchain.empty)
-                    params ~= ("--compiler=" ~ _toolchain).dup;
-                params ~= "--build-mode=allAtOnce".dup;
-            } else if (_buildOp == BuildOperation.Clean) {
-                params ~= "clean".dup;
-            } else if (_buildOp == BuildOperation.Run) {
-                if (_projectConfig.type == ProjectConfiguration.Type.Library) {
-                    params ~= "test".dup;
-                } else {
-                    params ~= "run".dup;
-                }
-            } else if (_buildOp == BuildOperation.Upgrade) {
-                params ~= "upgrade".dup;
-                params ~= "--force-remove".dup;
-                import std.path;
-                import std.file;
-                string projectFile = project.filename;
-                string selectionsFile = projectFile.stripExtension ~ ".selections.json";
-                if (selectionsFile.exists && selectionsFile.isFile) {
-                    Log.i("Removing file ", selectionsFile);
-                    remove(selectionsFile);
-                }
-            }
+            if(_buildOp == BuildOperation.RunWithRdmd) {
+                dir = std.path.dirName(_filename).dup;
+
+                if (!_additionalParams.empty)
+                    params ~= _additionalParams.dup;
 
-            if (_buildOp != BuildOperation.Clean && _buildOp != BuildOperation.Upgrade) {
                 switch (_buildConfig) {
                     default:
                     case BuildConfiguration.Debug:
-                        params ~= "--build=debug".dup;
+                        params ~= "-debug".dup;
                         break;
                     case BuildConfiguration.Release:
-                        params ~= "--build=release".dup;
+                        params ~= "-release".dup;
                         break;
                     case BuildConfiguration.Unittest:
-                        params ~= "--build=unittest".dup;
+                        params ~= "-unittest".dup;
                         break;
                 }
-                if (!_dubAdditionalParams.empty)
-                    params ~= _dubAdditionalParams.dup;
-            }
+                params ~= std.path.baseName(_filename).dup;
 
-            if(_projectConfig.name != ProjectConfiguration.DEFAULT_NAME) {
-                params ~= "--config=".dup ~ _projectConfig.name;
+            } else {
+                // dub
+                dir = _project.dir.dup;
+                if (_buildOp == BuildOperation.Build || _buildOp == BuildOperation.Rebuild) {
+                    params ~= "build".dup;
+                    if (_buildOp == BuildOperation.Rebuild) {
+                        params ~= "--force".dup;
+                    }
+                    if (!_arch.empty)
+                        params ~= ("--arch=" ~ _arch).dup;
+                    if (!_toolchain.empty)
+                        params ~= ("--compiler=" ~ _toolchain).dup;
+                    params ~= "--build-mode=allAtOnce".dup;
+                } else if (_buildOp == BuildOperation.Clean) {
+                    params ~= "clean".dup;
+                } else if (_buildOp == BuildOperation.Run) {
+                    if (_projectConfig.type == ProjectConfiguration.Type.Library) {
+                        params ~= "test".dup;
+                    } else {
+                        params ~= "run".dup;
+                    }
+                } else if (_buildOp == BuildOperation.Upgrade) {
+                    params ~= "upgrade".dup;
+                    params ~= "--force-remove".dup;
+                    import std.path;
+                    import std.file;
+                    string projectFile = project.filename;
+                    string selectionsFile = projectFile.stripExtension ~ ".selections.json";
+                    if (selectionsFile.exists && selectionsFile.isFile) {
+                        Log.i("Removing file ", selectionsFile);
+                        remove(selectionsFile);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (_buildOp != BuildOperation.Clean && _buildOp != BuildOperation.Upgrade) {
+                    switch (_buildConfig) {
+                        default:
+                        case BuildConfiguration.Debug:
+                            params ~= "--build=debug".dup;
+                            break;
+                        case BuildConfiguration.Release:
+                            params ~= "--build=release".dup;
+                            break;
+                        case BuildConfiguration.Unittest:
+                            params ~= "--build=unittest".dup;
+                            break;
+                    }
+                    if (!_additionalParams.empty)
+                        params ~= _additionalParams.dup;
+                }
+
+                if(_projectConfig.name != ProjectConfiguration.DEFAULT_NAME) {
+                    params ~= "--config=".dup ~ _projectConfig.name;
+                }
             }
             
             auto text = "Running (in " ~ dir ~ "): " ~ program ~ " " ~ params.join(' ') ~ "\n";
diff --git a/src/dlangide/ui/commands.d b/src/dlangide/ui/commands.d
index 524c8af..2c36cde 100644
--- a/src/dlangide/ui/commands.d
+++ b/src/dlangide/ui/commands.d
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ enum IDEActions : int {
     UpdateProjectDependencies,
     SetStartupProject,
     ProjectSettings,
+    RunWithRdmd,
 
     DebugStart,
     DebugRestart,
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ const Action ACTION_PROJECT_SET_STARTUP = new Action(IDEActions.SetStartupProjec
 const Action ACTION_PROJECT_SETTINGS = (new Action(IDEActions.ProjectSettings, "MENU_PROJECT_SETTINGS"c, null)).disableByDefault();
 const Action ACTION_PROJECT_REFRESH = new Action(IDEActions.RefreshProject, "MENU_PROJECT_REFRESH"c);
 const Action ACTION_PROJECT_UPDATE_DEPENDENCIES = new Action(IDEActions.UpdateProjectDependencies, "MENU_PROJECT_UPDATE_DEPENDENCIES"c);
+const Action ACTION_RUN_WITH_RDMD = new Action(IDEActions.RunWithRdmd, "MENU_BUILD_RUN_WITH_RDMD"c, "run-rdmd").disableByDefault();
 
 const Action ACTION_DEBUG_START = new Action(IDEActions.DebugStart, "MENU_DEBUG_START_DEBUGGING"c, "debug-run"c, KeyCode.F5, KeyFlag.Control | KeyFlag.Shift);
 const Action ACTION_DEBUG_START_NO_DEBUG = new Action(IDEActions.DebugStartNoDebug, "MENU_DEBUG_START_NO_DEBUGGING"c, null, KeyCode.F5, KeyFlag.Control);
diff --git a/src/dlangide/ui/frame.d b/src/dlangide/ui/frame.d
index 0361e45..93f6214 100644
--- a/src/dlangide/ui/frame.d
+++ b/src/dlangide/ui/frame.d
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ class IDEFrame : AppFrame, ProgramExecutionStatusListener, BreakpointListChangeL
             }
             window.windowCaption(tab.text.value ~ " - "d ~ frameWindowCaptionSuffix);
         }
+        requestActionsUpdate();
     }
 
     // returns DSourceEdit from currently active tab (if it's editor), null if current tab is not editor or no tabs open
@@ -530,6 +531,7 @@ class IDEFrame : AppFrame, ProgramExecutionStatusListener, BreakpointListChangeL
                 closeTab(tabId);
             }
         }
+        requestActionsUpdate();
     }
 
     /// create app body widget
@@ -560,10 +562,12 @@ class IDEFrame : AppFrame, ProgramExecutionStatusListener, BreakpointListChangeL
         _logPanel.compilerLogIssueClickHandler = &onCompilerLogIssueClick;
         _logPanel.appendText(null, "DlangIDE is started\nHINT: Try to open some DUB project\n"d);
         string dubPath = findExecutablePath("dub");
+        string rdmdPath = findExecutablePath("rdmd");
         string dmdPath = findExecutablePath("dmd");
         string ldcPath = findExecutablePath("ldc2");
         string gdcPath = findExecutablePath("gdc");
         _logPanel.appendText(null, dubPath ? ("dub path: "d ~ toUTF32(dubPath) ~ "\n"d) : ("dub is not found! cannot build projects without DUB\n"d));
+        _logPanel.appendText(null, rdmdPath ? ("rdmd path: "d ~ toUTF32(rdmdPath) ~ "\n"d) : ("rdmd is not found!\n"d));
         _logPanel.appendText(null, dmdPath ? ("dmd path: "d ~ toUTF32(dmdPath) ~ "\n"d) : ("dmd compiler is not found!\n"d));
         _logPanel.appendText(null, ldcPath ? ("ldc path: "d ~ toUTF32(ldcPath) ~ "\n"d) : ("ldc compiler is not found!\n"d));
         _logPanel.appendText(null, gdcPath ? ("gdc path: "d ~ toUTF32(gdcPath) ~ "\n"d) : ("gdc compiler is not found!\n"d));
@@ -601,7 +605,8 @@ class IDEFrame : AppFrame, ProgramExecutionStatusListener, BreakpointListChangeL
 
         MenuItem buildItem = new MenuItem(new Action(22, "MENU_BUILD"));
         buildItem.add(ACTION_WORKSPACE_BUILD, ACTION_WORKSPACE_REBUILD, ACTION_WORKSPACE_CLEAN,
-                     ACTION_PROJECT_BUILD, ACTION_PROJECT_REBUILD, ACTION_PROJECT_CLEAN);
+                     ACTION_PROJECT_BUILD, ACTION_PROJECT_REBUILD, ACTION_PROJECT_CLEAN,
+                     ACTION_RUN_WITH_RDMD);
 
         MenuItem debugItem = new MenuItem(new Action(23, "MENU_DEBUG"));
         debugItem.add(ACTION_DEBUG_START, ACTION_DEBUG_START_NO_DEBUG, 
@@ -652,8 +657,8 @@ class IDEFrame : AppFrame, ProgramExecutionStatusListener, BreakpointListChangeL
                 ACTION_FILE_SAVE, ACTION_FILE_SAVE_AS, ACTION_FILE_SAVE_ALL, ACTION_FILE_EXIT, 
                 ACTION_PROJECT_SET_STARTUP, ACTION_PROJECT_REFRESH, ACTION_PROJECT_UPDATE_DEPENDENCIES, 
                 ACTION_PROJECT_SETTINGS, ACTION_WORKSPACE_BUILD, ACTION_WORKSPACE_REBUILD, ACTION_WORKSPACE_CLEAN,
-                ACTION_PROJECT_BUILD, ACTION_PROJECT_REBUILD, ACTION_PROJECT_CLEAN, ACTION_DEBUG_START, 
-                ACTION_DEBUG_START_NO_DEBUG, ACTION_DEBUG_CONTINUE, ACTION_DEBUG_STOP, ACTION_DEBUG_PAUSE, 
+                ACTION_PROJECT_BUILD, ACTION_PROJECT_REBUILD, ACTION_PROJECT_CLEAN, ACTION_RUN_WITH_RDMD,
+                ACTION_DEBUG_START, ACTION_DEBUG_START_NO_DEBUG, ACTION_DEBUG_CONTINUE, ACTION_DEBUG_STOP, ACTION_DEBUG_PAUSE,
                 ACTION_DEBUG_RESTART,
                 ACTION_DEBUG_STEP_INTO,
                 ACTION_DEBUG_STEP_OVER,
@@ -692,7 +697,7 @@ class IDEFrame : AppFrame, ProgramExecutionStatusListener, BreakpointListChangeL
         };
         cbBuildConfiguration.action = ACTION_BUILD_CONFIGURATIONS;
         tb.addControl(cbBuildConfiguration);
-        tb.addButtons(ACTION_PROJECT_BUILD);
+        tb.addButtons(ACTION_PROJECT_BUILD, ACTION_SEPARATOR, ACTION_RUN_WITH_RDMD);
 
         tb = res.getOrAddToolbar("Edit");
         tb.addButtons(ACTION_EDIT_COPY, ACTION_EDIT_PASTE, ACTION_EDIT_CUT, ACTION_SEPARATOR,
@@ -744,6 +749,13 @@ class IDEFrame : AppFrame, ProgramExecutionStatusListener, BreakpointListChangeL
                 else
                     a.state = ACTION_STATE_DISABLE;
                 return true;
+            case IDEActions.RunWithRdmd:
+                // enable when D source file is in current tab
+                if (currentEditor && !_currentBackgroundOperation && currentEditor.id.endsWith(".d"))
+                    a.state = ACTION_STATE_ENABLED;
+                else
+                    a.state = ACTION_STATE_DISABLE;
+                return true;
             case IDEActions.DebugStop:
                 a.state = isExecutionActive ? ACTION_STATE_ENABLED : ACTION_STATE_DISABLE;
                 return true;
@@ -820,6 +832,9 @@ class IDEFrame : AppFrame, ProgramExecutionStatusListener, BreakpointListChangeL
                 case IDEActions.CleanWorkspace:
                     buildProject(BuildOperation.Clean, cast(Project)a.objectParam);
                     return true;
+                case IDEActions.RunWithRdmd:
+                    runWithRdmd(currentEditor.id);
+                    return true;
                 case IDEActions.DebugStartNoDebug:
                     buildAndRunProject(cast(Project)a.objectParam);
                     return true;
@@ -1320,6 +1335,16 @@ class IDEFrame : AppFrame, ProgramExecutionStatusListener, BreakpointListChangeL
         setBackgroundOperation(op);
     }
     
+    void runWithRdmd(string filename, BuildResultListener listener = null) {
+        string rdmdExecutable = _settings.rdmdExecutable;
+        string rdmdAdditionalParams = _settings.rdmdAdditionalParams;
+        Builder op = new Builder(this, filename, _logPanel, currentWorkspace ? currentWorkspace.buildConfiguration : BuildConfiguration.Debug,
+                                 BuildOperation.RunWithRdmd,
+                                 rdmdExecutable, rdmdAdditionalParams,
+                                 listener);
+        setBackgroundOperation(op);
+    }
+
     /// updates list of available configurations
     void setProjectConfigurations(dstring[] items) {
         projectConfigurationCombo.items = items;
diff --git a/src/dlangide/ui/settings.d b/src/dlangide/ui/settings.d
index 979b542..b016613 100644
--- a/src/dlangide/ui/settings.d
+++ b/src/dlangide/ui/settings.d
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ SettingsPage createSettingsPages() {
     SettingsPage dub = dlang.addChild("dlang/dub", UIString("DUB"d));
     dub.addExecutableFileNameEdit("dlang/dub/executable", UIString("DUB executable"d), "dub");
     dub.addStringEdit("dlang/dub/additional_params", UIString("DUB additional params"d), "");
+    SettingsPage rdmd = dlang.addChild("dlang/rdmd", UIString("rdmd"d));
+    rdmd.addExecutableFileNameEdit("dlang/rdmd/executable", UIString("rdmd executable"d), "rdmd");
+    rdmd.addStringEdit("dlang/rdmd/additional_params", UIString("rdmd additional params"d), "");
     SettingsPage ddebug = dlang.addChild("dlang/debugger", UIString("Debugger"d));
     ddebug.addExecutableFileNameEdit("dlang/debugger/executable", UIString("Debugger executable"d), "gdb");
     SettingsPage terminal = dlang.addChild("dlang/terminal", UIString("Terminal"d));
diff --git a/src/dlangide/workspace/idesettings.d b/src/dlangide/workspace/idesettings.d
index aa0ba92..9a5f826 100644
--- a/src/dlangide/workspace/idesettings.d
+++ b/src/dlangide/workspace/idesettings.d
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ class IDESettings : SettingsFile {
         terminalSettings.setStringDef("executable", "xterm");
         dubSettings.setStringDef("executable", "dub");
         dubSettings.setStringDef("additional_params", "");
+        rdmdSettings.setStringDef("executable", "rdmd");
+        rdmdSettings.setStringDef("additional_params", "");
         dmdToolchainSettings.setStringDef("executable", "dmd");
         dmdToolchainSettings.setStringDef("dub_additional_params", "");
         ldcToolchainSettings.setStringDef("executable", "ldc2");
@@ -69,6 +71,11 @@ class IDESettings : SettingsFile {
         return res;
     }
 
+    @property Setting rdmdSettings() {
+        Setting res = _setting.objectByPath("dlang/rdmd", true);
+        return res;
+    }
+
     @property Setting dmdToolchainSettings() {
         Setting res = _setting.objectByPath("dlang/toolchains/dmd", true);
         return res;
@@ -181,6 +188,14 @@ class IDESettings : SettingsFile {
         return dubSettings.getString("additional_params", "");
     }
 
+    @property string rdmdExecutable() {
+        return rdmdSettings.getString("executable", "rdmd");
+    }
+
+    @property string rdmdAdditionalParams() {
+        return rdmdSettings.getString("additional_params", "");
+    }
+
     string getToolchainCompilerExecutable(string toolchainName) {
         if (toolchainName.equal("dmd"))
             return dmdToolchainSettings.getString("executable", "dmd");
diff --git a/src/dlangide/workspace/projectsettings.d b/src/dlangide/workspace/projectsettings.d
index c52a54c..f773ead 100644
--- a/src/dlangide/workspace/projectsettings.d
+++ b/src/dlangide/workspace/projectsettings.d
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class ProjectSettings : SettingsFile {
 }
 
 /// join parameter lists separating with space
-string joinParams(string[] params...) {
+string joinParams(string[] params...) pure {
     char[] res;
     foreach(param; params) {
         string s = param.strip;
diff --git a/src/dlangide/workspace/workspace.d b/src/dlangide/workspace/workspace.d
index 452944e..4a6cf6c 100644
--- a/src/dlangide/workspace/workspace.d
+++ b/src/dlangide/workspace/workspace.d
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ enum BuildOperation {
     Clean,
     Rebuild,
     Run,
-    Upgrade
+    Upgrade,
+    RunWithRdmd
 }
 
 enum BuildConfiguration {
diff --git a/views/res/i18n/en.ini b/views/res/i18n/en.ini
index e6529c6..2a4a0ce 100644
--- a/views/res/i18n/en.ini
+++ b/views/res/i18n/en.ini
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ MENU_BUILD_WORKSPACE_CLEAN=Clean workspace
 MENU_BUILD_PROJECT_BUILD=Build project
 MENU_BUILD_PROJECT_REBUILD=Rebuild project
 MENU_BUILD_PROJECT_CLEAN=Clean project
+MENU_BUILD_RUN_WITH_RDMD=Run with rdmd
 
 MENU_DEBUG=&Debug
 MENU_DEBUG_START_DEBUGGING=Start debugging
diff --git a/views/res/i18n/ru.ini b/views/res/i18n/ru.ini
index 407615d..3aef15d 100644
--- a/views/res/i18n/ru.ini
+++ b/views/res/i18n/ru.ini
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ MENU_BUILD_WORKSPACE_CLEAN=Очистить workspace
 MENU_BUILD_PROJECT_BUILD=Собрать проект
 MENU_BUILD_PROJECT_REBUILD=Пересобрать проект
 MENU_BUILD_PROJECT_CLEAN=Очистить проект
+MENU_BUILD_RUN_WITH_RDMD=Запустить с rdmd
 
 MENU_DEBUG=&Отладка
 
diff --git a/views/res/mdpi/run-rdmd.png b/views/res/mdpi/run-rdmd.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a02d551
Binary files /dev/null and b/views/res/mdpi/run-rdmd.png differ
diff --git a/views/resources.list b/views/resources.list
index ffb67ad..29ee5af 100644
--- a/views/resources.list
+++ b/views/resources.list
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ res/mdpi/project-open.png
 res/mdpi/run-build.png
 res/mdpi/run-build-clean.png
 res/mdpi/run-build-configure.png
+res/mdpi/run-rdmd.png
 res/mdpi/text-d.png
 res/mdpi/text-dml.png
 res/mdpi/text-json.png
diff --git a/workspaces/for_rdmd_test.d b/workspaces/for_rdmd_test.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f040ee1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workspaces/for_rdmd_test.d
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+module for_rdmd_test;
+
+int inc(int x)
+{
+    return x + 1;
+}
+
diff --git a/workspaces/rdmd_test.d b/workspaces/rdmd_test.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25fc788
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workspaces/rdmd_test.d
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import std.stdio;
+import for_rdmd_test;
+
+void main()
+{
+    writeln("test!");
+    debug writeln("I am in debug mode");
+    writeln(inc(10));
+}
+
+int f(int x)
+{
+    return x*x;
+}
+
+unittest {
+    writeln("unittest!");
+    assert(f(0) == 0);
+    assert(f(5) == 25);
+    assert(f(-5) == 25);
+}
+