diff --git a/gooey/gui/util/quoting.py b/gooey/gui/util/quoting.py
index f955f8f..ae6710b 100644
--- a/gooey/gui/util/quoting.py
+++ b/gooey/gui/util/quoting.py
@@ -7,7 +7,3 @@ if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
 else:  # POSIX shell
   def quote(value):
     return "'{}'".format('{}'.format(value).replace("'", "'\\''"))
-
-
-def maybe_quote(string):
-  return '"{}"'.format(string) if not re.match(r'^".*"$', string) else string
diff --git a/gooey/gui/widgets/components.py b/gooey/gui/widgets/components.py
index 95deb3b..6f09999 100644
--- a/gooey/gui/widgets/components.py
+++ b/gooey/gui/widgets/components.py
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ DirChooser        = lambda data: BaseGuiComponent(data=data, widget_pack=widget_
 FileSaver         = lambda data: BaseGuiComponent(data=data, widget_pack=widget_pack.FileSaverPayload())
 DateChooser       = lambda data: BaseGuiComponent(data=data, widget_pack=widget_pack.DateChooserPayload())
 TextField         = lambda data: BaseGuiComponent(data=data, widget_pack=widget_pack.TextInputPayload())
+CommandField      = lambda data: BaseGuiComponent(data=data, widget_pack=widget_pack.TextInputPayload(no_qouting=True))
 Dropdown          = lambda data: BaseGuiComponent(data=data, widget_pack=widget_pack.DropdownPayload())
 Counter           = lambda data: BaseGuiComponent(data=data, widget_pack=widget_pack.CounterPayload())
 MultiDirChooser   = lambda data: BaseGuiComponent(data=data, widget_pack=widget_pack.MultiDirChooserPayload())
diff --git a/gooey/gui/widgets/widget_pack.py b/gooey/gui/widgets/widget_pack.py
index cdbefa6..43ff219 100644
--- a/gooey/gui/widgets/widget_pack.py
+++ b/gooey/gui/widgets/widget_pack.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 from functools import partial
-import re
 from gooey.gui.lang import i18n
 from gooey.gui.util.filedrop import FileDrop
-from gooey.gui.util.quoting import maybe_quote
+from gooey.gui.util.quoting import quote
 
 __author__ = 'Chris'
 
@@ -69,9 +68,9 @@ class BaseChooser(WidgetPack):
   def getValue(self):
     value = self.text_box.GetValue()
     if self.option_string and value:
-      return '{0} {1}'.format(self.option_string, maybe_quote(value))
+      return '{0} {1}'.format(self.option_string, quote(value))
     else:
-      return maybe_quote(value) if value else ''
+      return quote(value) if value else ''
 
   def onButton(self, evt):
     raise NotImplementedError
@@ -86,6 +85,13 @@ class BaseFileChooser(BaseChooser):
     BaseChooser.__init__(self)
     self.dialog = dialog
 
+  def getValue(self):
+    value = ' '.join(quote(x) for x in self.text_box.GetValue().split(os.pathsep))
+    if self.option_string and value:
+      return '{} {}'.format(self.option_string, value)
+    else:
+      return value or ''
+
   def onButton(self, evt):
     dlg = self.dialog(self.parent)
     result = (self.get_path(dlg)
@@ -96,10 +102,9 @@ class BaseFileChooser(BaseChooser):
 
   def get_path(self, dlg):
     if isinstance(dlg, wx.DirDialog) or isinstance(dlg, CalendarDlg):
-      return maybe_quote(dlg.GetPath())
+      return dlg.GetPath()
     else:
-      paths = dlg.GetPaths()
-      return maybe_quote(paths[0]) if len(paths) < 2 else ' '.join(map(maybe_quote, paths))
+      return os.pathsep.join(dlg.GetPaths())
 
 class MyMultiDirChooser(MDD.MultiDirDialog):
   def __init(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -123,9 +128,10 @@ DateChooserPayload    = partial(BaseFileChooser, dialog=CalendarDlg)
 MultiDirChooserPayload = partial(BaseFileChooser, dialog=lambda parent: MyMultiDirChooser(parent, title="Select Directories", defaultPath=os.getcwd(), agwStyle=MDD.DD_MULTIPLE|MDD.DD_DIR_MUST_EXIST))
 
 class TextInputPayload(WidgetPack):
-  def __init__(self):
+  def __init__(self, no_quoting=False):
     self.widget = None
     self.option_string = None
+    self.no_quoting = no_quoting
 
   def build(self, parent, data):
     self.option_string = self.get_command(data)
@@ -138,11 +144,15 @@ class TextInputPayload(WidgetPack):
     return self.widget
 
   def getValue(self):
+    if self.no_quoting:
+      _quote = lambda value: value
+    else:
+      _quote = lambda value: quote(value)
     value = self.widget.GetValue()
     if value and self.option_string:
-      return '{} {}'.format(self.option_string, value)
+      return '{} {}'.format(self.option_string, _quote(value))
     else:
-      return '"{}"'.format(value) if value else ''
+      return _quote(value) if value else ''
 
   def _SetValue(self, text):
     # used for testing
@@ -168,12 +178,13 @@ class DropdownPayload(WidgetPack):
     return self.widget
 
   def getValue(self):
-    if self.widget.GetValue() == self.default_value:
+    value = self.widget.GetValue()
+    if value == self.default_value:
       return ''
-    elif self.widget.GetValue() and self.option_string:
-      return '{} {}'.format(self.option_string, self.widget.GetValue())
+    elif value and self.option_string:
+      return '{} {}'.format(self.option_string, quote(value))
     else:
-      return self.widget.GetValue()
+      return quote(value) if value else ''
 
   def _SetValue(self, text):
     # used for testing
diff --git a/gooey/gui/windows/layouts.py b/gooey/gui/windows/layouts.py
index 67393fe..d528141 100644
--- a/gooey/gui/windows/layouts.py
+++ b/gooey/gui/windows/layouts.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from gooey.gui.util import wx_util
 
 basic_config = {
     'required': [{
-      'type': 'TextField',
+      'type': 'CommandField',
       'data': {
         'display_name': 'Enter Commands',
         'help': 'Enter command line arguments',