diff --git a/examples/settings/set-shell-elvish.gif b/examples/settings/set-shell-elvish.gif
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7b4b6f172
Binary files /dev/null and b/examples/settings/set-shell-elvish.gif differ
diff --git a/examples/settings/set-shell-elvish.tape b/examples/settings/set-shell-elvish.tape
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6bce75f9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/settings/set-shell-elvish.tape
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+Output examples/settings/set-shell-elvish.gif
+
+Set FontSize 38
+Set Height 225
+
+Set Shell elvish
+
+Sleep 1s
+Type "I am using elvish."
+Sleep 2s
diff --git a/shell.go b/shell.go
index 111675f63..acbf41f60 100644
--- a/shell.go
+++ b/shell.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package main
 const (
 	bash       = "bash"
 	cmdexe     = "cmd"
+	elvish     = "elvish"
 	fish       = "fish"
 	nushell    = "nu"
 	powershell = "powershell"
@@ -64,4 +65,7 @@ var Shells = map[string]Shell{
 	nushell: {
 		Command: []string{"nu", "--execute", "$env.PROMPT_COMMAND = {''}"},
 	},
+	elvish: {
+		Command: []string{"elvish", "-c", `use os; var rc = (os:temp-file 'vhs-'); try { echo 'set edit:prompt = { styled "> " "#5B56E0" };set edit:rprompt = { }' > $rc; elvish -rc $rc[name] } finally { os:remove $rc[name] }`},
+	},
 }