diff --git a/packages/selenium-ide/package.json b/packages/selenium-ide/package.json
index 23b559e4d..f4c591cfb 100644
--- a/packages/selenium-ide/package.json
+++ b/packages/selenium-ide/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@seleniumhq/selenium-ide",
-  "version": "4.0.0-alpha.58",
+  "version": "4.0.0-alpha.59",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Selenium IDE electron app",
   "author": "Todd <tarsitodd@gmail.com>",
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
     "@seleniumhq/code-export-python-pytest": "^4.0.0-alpha.2",
     "@seleniumhq/code-export-ruby-rspec": "^4.0.0-alpha.1",
     "@seleniumhq/get-driver": "^4.0.0-alpha.1",
-    "@seleniumhq/side-api": "^4.0.0-alpha.36",
+    "@seleniumhq/side-api": "^4.0.0-alpha.37",
     "@seleniumhq/side-model": "^4.0.0-alpha.4",
     "@seleniumhq/side-runtime": "^4.0.0-alpha.31",
     "dnd-core": "^16.0.1",
diff --git a/packages/selenium-ide/src/main/session/controllers/Playback/index.ts b/packages/selenium-ide/src/main/session/controllers/Playback/index.ts
index 7c768795a..74866899f 100644
--- a/packages/selenium-ide/src/main/session/controllers/Playback/index.ts
+++ b/packages/selenium-ide/src/main/session/controllers/Playback/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { CommandShape, hasID } from '@seleniumhq/side-api'
 import {
   Playback,
   PlaybackEvents,
@@ -5,7 +6,6 @@ import {
   Variables,
 } from '@seleniumhq/side-runtime'
 import { WebDriverExecutorHooks } from '@seleniumhq/side-runtime/src/webdriver'
-import { hasID } from '@seleniumhq/side-api/dist/helpers/hasID'
 import { randomUUID } from 'crypto'
 import { session } from 'electron'
 import { Session } from 'main/types'
@@ -95,6 +95,23 @@ export default class PlaybackController extends BaseController {
     this.playbacks.forEach((playback) => playback.pause())
   }
 
+  async performCommand(
+    command: Omit<CommandShape, 'id'>
+  ) {
+    const playback = new Playback({
+      baseUrl: this.session.projects.project.url,
+      executor: await this.session.driver.build({}),
+      getTestByName: (name: string) => this.session.tests.getByName(name),
+      logger: console,
+      variables: new Variables(),
+      options: {
+        delay: this.session.projects.project.delay || 0,
+      },
+    })
+    await playback.playSingleCommand({ ...command, id: '-1' })
+    await playback.cleanup()
+  }
+
   async stop() {
     if (this.isPlaying) {
       await this.pause()
diff --git a/packages/side-api/package.json b/packages/side-api/package.json
index e0c32ce76..437d68d9e 100644
--- a/packages/side-api/package.json
+++ b/packages/side-api/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@seleniumhq/side-api",
-  "version": "4.0.0-alpha.36",
+  "version": "4.0.0-alpha.37",
   "private": false,
   "description": "Selenium IDE API command shapes and such",
   "author": "Todd Tarsi <tarsitodd@gmail.com>",
diff --git a/packages/side-api/src/commands/playback/index.ts b/packages/side-api/src/commands/playback/index.ts
index c99a07560..ff1ce2a6f 100644
--- a/packages/side-api/src/commands/playback/index.ts
+++ b/packages/side-api/src/commands/playback/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type { Shape as OnBeforeAll } from './onBeforeAll'
 import type { Shape as OnPlayUpdate } from './onPlayUpdate'
 import type { Shape as OnStepUpdate } from './onStepUpdate'
 import type { Shape as Pause } from './pause'
+import type { Shape as PerformCommand } from './performCommand'
 import type { Shape as Play } from './play'
 import type { Shape as PlaySuite } from './playSuite'
 import type { Shape as Resume } from './resume'
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import * as onBeforeAll from './onBeforeAll'
 import * as onPlayUpdate from './onPlayUpdate'
 import * as onStepUpdate from './onStepUpdate'
 import * as pause from './pause'
+import * as performCommand from './performCommand'
 import * as play from './play'
 import * as playSuite from './playSuite'
 import * as resume from './resume'
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ export const commands = {
   onPlayUpdate,
   onStepUpdate,
   pause,
+  performCommand,
   play,
   playSuite,
   resume,
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ export type Shape = {
   onPlayUpdate: OnPlayUpdate
   onStepUpdate: OnStepUpdate
   pause: Pause
+  performCommand: PerformCommand
   play: Play
   playSuite: PlaySuite
   resume: Resume
diff --git a/packages/side-api/src/commands/playback/performCommand.ts b/packages/side-api/src/commands/playback/performCommand.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca965a7dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/side-api/src/commands/playback/performCommand.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import { CommandShape } from '@seleniumhq/side-model'
+
+/**
+ * Attempts to execute a command supplied via API directly
+ */
+export type Shape = (cmd: Omit<CommandShape, 'id'>) => Promise<boolean>
diff --git a/packages/side-example-suite/package.json b/packages/side-example-suite/package.json
index ba1e6d6ff..d90c82e92 100644
--- a/packages/side-example-suite/package.json
+++ b/packages/side-example-suite/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@seleniumhq/side-example-suite",
-  "version": "4.0.0-alpha.4",
+  "version": "4.0.0-alpha.5",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Selenium IDE example suite, with tests, plugin, and export format",
   "author": "Todd <tarsitodd@gmail.com>",
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "@seleniumhq/code-export-python-pytest": "4.0.0-alpha.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@seleniumhq/side-api": "^4.0.0-alpha.33"
+    "@seleniumhq/side-api": "^4.0.0-alpha.37"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 7a3e392e0..16ae36db3 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^4.0.0-alpha.1
         version: link:../get-driver
       '@seleniumhq/side-api':
-        specifier: ^4.0.0-alpha.36
+        specifier: ^4.0.0-alpha.37
         version: link:../side-api
       '@seleniumhq/side-model':
         specifier: ^4.0.0-alpha.4
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ importers:
         version: link:../side-code-export
     devDependencies:
       '@seleniumhq/side-api':
-        specifier: ^4.0.0-alpha.33
+        specifier: ^4.0.0-alpha.37
         version: link:../side-api
 
   packages/side-migrate: