diff --git a/qutebrowser/commands/utils.py b/qutebrowser/commands/utils.py
index 92187911a..7050dbfd8 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/commands/utils.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/commands/utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import inspect
 import sys
 import logging
+import shlex
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QObject, pyqtSignal
 
 cmd_dict = {}