diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index e2bdb1b..405c0f0 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 pub use error::*;
 use std::{
     ffi::OsStr,
+    os::unix::process::CommandExt,
     path::Path,
     process::{Command, CommandArgs, CommandEnvs, ExitStatus, Stdio},
 };
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ impl Cmd {
         self.status()?;
         Ok(())
     }
+
     /// Equivalent to [`std::process::Command::spawn`][],
     /// but logged and with the error wrapped.
     pub fn spawn(&mut self) -> Result<std::process::Child> {
@@ -213,6 +215,18 @@ impl Cmd {
         self.status_inner()
     }
 
+    /// Equivalent to [`std::process::Command::exec`][]
+    /// but logged, with the error wrapped
+    /// Note that, like the original, this will never return on success
+    pub fn exec(&mut self) -> Result<ExitStatus> {
+        self.log_command();
+        let cause = self.inner.exec();
+        Err(AxoprocessError::Exec {
+            summary: self.summary.clone(),
+            cause,
+        })
+    }
+
     /// Actual impl of status, split out to support a polyfill
     fn status_inner(&mut self) -> Result<ExitStatus> {
         self.log_command();