--- a
+++ b
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@
 		if identifier in self._indicators:
 			print("Not creating the same identifier twice")
 			return
+		with open("/tmp/appindicators.created", "a") as myfile:
+			myfile.write(identifier + "\n")
+		with open("/tmp/appindicators.visible", "a") as myfile:
+			myfile.write(identifier + "\n")
 		indicator = AppIndicator3.Indicator.new(
 			identifier, icon,
 			AppIndicator3.IndicatorCategory.APPLICATION_STATUS
@@ -70,9 +74,13 @@
 		indicator.set_label(args, args)
 
 	def _hide(self, indicator, args):
+		identifier = indicator.get_id()
+		os.system("sed -i '/^" + identifier + "$/ d' /tmp/appindicators.visible")
 		indicator.set_status(AppIndicator3.IndicatorStatus.PASSIVE)
 
 	def _show(self, indicator, args):
+		identifier = indicator.get_id()
+		os.system("grep -q " + identifier + " /tmp/appindicators.visible || echo '" + identifier + "' >>/tmp/appindicators.visible")
 		indicator.set_status(AppIndicator3.IndicatorStatus.ACTIVE)
 
 	def _menu_clear(self, indicator, args):
@@ -81,9 +89,12 @@
 		indicator.set_menu(menu)
 
 	def _menu_add(self, indicator, args):
-		cmd, _, label = args.partition(' ')
+		cmd_with_args_str, label = args.split('#')
+		cmd_with_args_list = cmd_with_args_str.split()
+		cmd = cmd_with_args_list[0]
+		args = cmd_with_args_list[1:]
 		menuitem = Gtk.MenuItem.new_with_label(label)
-		menuitem.connect('activate', lambda item : self._execute(cmd))
+		menuitem.connect('activate', lambda item : self._execute(cmd, args))
 		indicator.get_menu().append(menuitem)
 
 	def _destroy(self, indicator, args):
@@ -99,7 +110,7 @@
 		#
 		del self._indicators[indicator.get_id()]
 
-	def _execute(self, command):
+	def _execute(self, command, arguments):
 		# We double fork to reparent the child process to pid 1
 
 		pid = os.fork()
@@ -114,8 +125,9 @@
 
 		# child process
 		try:
+			argv = [command] + arguments 
 			c_pid = os.posix_spawnp(
-				command, (command,), os.environ,
+				command, argv, os.environ,
 				# Not supported on my Python version so can't test.
 				#
 				# The named pipe uses O_CLOEXEC but not sure if