diff --git a/doc/DOCUMENTATION.org b/doc/DOCUMENTATION.org
index bc0471170..3f62770f1 100644
--- a/doc/DOCUMENTATION.org
+++ b/doc/DOCUMENTATION.org
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@
     - [[#error-transient-state][Error transient state]]
     - [[#custom-fringe-bitmaps][Custom fringe bitmaps]]
   - [[#compiling][Compiling]]
+  - [[#quickrun][Quickrun]]
 - [[#editorconfig][EditorConfig]]
 - [[#emacs-server][Emacs Server]]
   - [[#connecting-to-the-emacs-server][Connecting to the Emacs server]]
@@ -3689,6 +3690,14 @@ Spacemacs binds a few commands to support compiling a project.
 | ~SPC c m~   | =helm-make=                    |
 | ~SPC c r~   | recompile                      |
 
+** Quickrun
+Spacemacs can execute current buffer or region.
+
+| Key binding | Description                                       |
+|-------------+---------------------------------------------------|
+| ~SPC x x~   | smart =quickrun= or =quickrun-region=             |
+| ~C-g~       | to dismiss a quickrun buffer without selecting it |
+
 * EditorConfig
 Spacemacs has support for [[http://editorconfig.org/][EditorConfig]], a configuration file to "define and
 maintain consistent coding styles between different editors and IDEs."
diff --git a/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-defaults/README.org b/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-defaults/README.org
index 235a0b566..f5647d0fa 100644
--- a/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-defaults/README.org
+++ b/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-defaults/README.org
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ defaults.
   - package-menu
   - page-break-lines
   - process-menu
+  - quickrun
   - recentf
   - savehist
   - saveplace
diff --git a/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-defaults/funcs.el b/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-defaults/funcs.el
index b3c3fab89..cb29d5e2a 100644
--- a/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-defaults/funcs.el
+++ b/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-defaults/funcs.el
@@ -1782,6 +1782,14 @@ Decision is based on `dotspacemacs-line-numbers'."
           (not disabled-for-parent)))))
 
 
+;; quick run
+(defun spacemacs/quickrun ()
+  "Call `quickrun' or `quickrun-region'"
+  (interactive)
+  (if (region-active-p)
+      (call-interactively 'quickrun-region)
+    (quickrun)))
+
 ;; randomize region
 
 (defun spacemacs/randomize-words (beg end)
diff --git a/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-defaults/packages.el b/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-defaults/packages.el
index ab1be37bd..a0e426a22 100644
--- a/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-defaults/packages.el
+++ b/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-defaults/packages.el
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
         ;; page-break-lines is shipped with spacemacs core
         (page-break-lines :location built-in)
         (process-menu :location built-in)
+        quickrun
         (recentf :location built-in)
         (savehist :location built-in)
         (saveplace :location built-in)
@@ -377,6 +378,14 @@
 (defun spacemacs-defaults/init-process-menu ()
   (evilified-state-evilify process-menu-mode process-menu-mode-map))
 
+(defun spacemacs-defaults/init-quickrun ()
+  (use-package quickrun
+    :defer t
+    :init
+    (setq quickrun-focus-p nil)
+    (spacemacs/set-leader-keys
+      "xx" 'spacemacs/quickrun)))
+
 (defun spacemacs-defaults/init-recentf ()
   (use-package recentf
     :defer (spacemacs/defer)
diff --git a/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-evil/config.el b/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-evil/config.el
index 448dcee7d..7204899f5 100644
--- a/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-evil/config.el
+++ b/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-evil/config.el
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@
 (defvar evil-lisp-safe-structural-editing-modes '()
   "A list of major mode symbols where safe structural editing is supported.")
 
-(defvar spacemacs-evil-collection-allowed-list '(eww dired)
+(defvar spacemacs-evil-collection-allowed-list '(eww dired quickrun)
   "List of modes Spacemacs will allow to be evilified by ‘evil-collection-init’.")
diff --git a/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-visual/packages.el b/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-visual/packages.el
index 2a2db72b5..947c28a0f 100644
--- a/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-visual/packages.el
+++ b/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-visual/packages.el
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
       (setq popwin:special-display-config nil)
 
       ;; buffers that we manage
+      (push '("*quickrun*"             :dedicated t :position bottom :stick t :noselect t   :height 0.3) popwin:special-display-config)
       (push '("*Help*"                 :dedicated t :position bottom :stick t :noselect t   :height 0.4) popwin:special-display-config)
       (push '("*Process List*"         :dedicated t :position bottom :stick t :noselect nil :height 0.4) popwin:special-display-config)
       (push '(compilation-mode         :dedicated nil :position bottom :stick t :noselect t   :height 0.4) popwin:special-display-config)