diff --git a/adb.go b/adb.go
index 8c117b4..dd1ab2e 100644
--- a/adb.go
+++ b/adb.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ type ConnOptions struct {
 	SerialNo Serial
 }
 
-// Connect to a device by serial number or IP.
+// Connect to a device by IP:port.
 //
 // This will return a Device struct, which can be used to call other methods.
 // If the connection fails or cannot complete on time, Connect will return an error.
diff --git a/examples/shellExec/main.go b/examples/shellExec/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..195f44a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/shellExec/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/taigrr/adb"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	command := "ls"
+	ctx := context.TODO()
+	devs, err := adb.Devices(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Error enumerating devices: %v\n", err)
+		return
+	}
+	for _, dev := range devs {
+		if !dev.IsAuthorized {
+			fmt.Printf("Dev `%s` is not authorized, authorize it to continue.\n", dev.SerialNo)
+			continue
+		}
+		stdout, stderr, errcode, err := dev.Shell(ctx, command)
+		_ = stderr
+		_ = errcode
+		switch {
+		case err == nil:
+		case errors.Is(err, adb.ErrUnspecified):
+		default:
+			fmt.Printf("Error running shell command `%s` on dev `%s`: %v\n", command, dev.SerialNo, err)
+			continue
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("%s:\n\n%s\n", dev.SerialNo, stdout)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 970c368..5a80232 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/taigrr/adb
 
 go 1.16
+
+require github.com/google/shlex v0.0.0-20191202100458-e7afc7fbc510
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e69de29..0be9157 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+github.com/google/shlex v0.0.0-20191202100458-e7afc7fbc510 h1:El6M4kTTCOh6aBiKaUGG7oYTSPP8MxqL4YI3kZKwcP4=
+github.com/google/shlex v0.0.0-20191202100458-e7afc7fbc510/go.mod h1:pupxD2MaaD3pAXIBCelhxNneeOaAeabZDe5s4K6zSpQ=
diff --git a/shell.go b/shell.go
index 265388b..b28da6d 100644
--- a/shell.go
+++ b/shell.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package adb
 import (
 	"context"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/google/shlex"
 )
 
 // Shell allows you to run an arbitrary shell command against a device.
@@ -12,8 +14,14 @@ import (
 // Instead of using Shell, please consider submitting a PR with the functionality
 // you require.
 func (d Device) Shell(ctx context.Context, command string) (stdout string, stderr string, ErrCode int, err error) {
-
-	return "", "", 1, nil
+	cmd, err := shlex.Split(command)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", 1, err
+	}
+	prefix := []string{"-s", string(d.SerialNo), "shell"}
+	cmd = append(prefix, cmd...)
+	stdout, stderr, errcode, err := execute(ctx, cmd)
+	return stdout, stderr, errcode, err
 }
 
 // adb shell wm size
diff --git a/util.go b/util.go
index dce4f91..5095dd9 100644
--- a/util.go
+++ b/util.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func execute(ctx context.Context, args []string) (string, string, int, error) {
 	if customErr != nil {
 		err = customErr
 	}
-	if code != 0 && err == nil {
+	if _, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError); ok && code != 0 {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("received error code %d for stderr `%s`: %w", code, warnings, ErrUnspecified)
 	}