diff --git a/src/include/lib3270++.h b/src/include/lib3270++.h
index e42a384..27f4447 100644
--- a/src/include/lib3270++.h
+++ b/src/include/lib3270++.h
@@ -262,6 +262,11 @@
 			/// @brief Insert event listener.
 			void insert(Event::Type type, std::function <void(const Event &event)> listener);
 
+			// Misc
+
+			/// @brief Execute action by name.
+			virtual Session & action(const char *action_name) = 0;
+
 		};
 
 		/// @brief TN3270 Host
diff --git a/src/lib3270++/ipc/session.cc b/src/lib3270++/ipc/session.cc
index 1b74f11..380602a 100644
--- a/src/lib3270++/ipc/session.cc
+++ b/src/lib3270++/ipc/session.cc
@@ -224,21 +224,11 @@
 			"eraseinput"
 		};
 
-		int32_t rc;
-
 		if( ((size_t) action) > (sizeof(actions)/sizeof(actions[0]))) {
             throw std::system_error(EINVAL, std::system_category());
 		}
 
-		Request(*this,actions[(size_t) action])
-			.call()
-			.pop(rc);
-
-		if(rc) {
-            throw std::system_error((int) rc, std::system_category());
-		}
-
-		return *this;
+		return this->action(actions[action]);
 
 	}
 
@@ -353,6 +343,23 @@
 
 	}
 
+	/// @brief Execute action by name.
+	TN3270::Session & IPC::Session::action(const char *action_name) {
+
+		int32_t rc;
+
+		Request(*this,"action")
+			.push(action_name)
+			.call()
+			.pop(rc);
+
+		if(rc) {
+            throw std::system_error((int) rc, std::system_category());
+		}
+
+		return *this;
+	}
+
  }
 
 
diff --git a/src/lib3270++/local/session.cc b/src/lib3270++/local/session.cc
index df3ad1b..be73527 100644
--- a/src/lib3270++/local/session.cc
+++ b/src/lib3270++/local/session.cc
@@ -253,29 +253,27 @@
 	}
 
 	TN3270::Session & Local::Session::push(const Action action) {
-		std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(sync);
 
-		switch(action) {
-        case ENTER:
-            lib3270_enter(hSession);
-            break;
+		typedef int (*ActionCallback)(H3270 *);
 
-        case ERASE:
-            lib3270_erase(hSession);
-            break;
+		static const ActionCallback actions[] = {
+            lib3270_enter,
+            lib3270_erase,
+            lib3270_eraseeof,
+            lib3270_eraseeol,
+            lib3270_eraseinput
+		};
 
-        case ERASE_EOF:
-            lib3270_eraseeof(hSession);
-            break;
+		if( ((size_t) action) > (sizeof(actions)/sizeof(actions[0]))) {
+            throw std::system_error(EINVAL, std::system_category());
+		}
 
-        case ERASE_EOL:
-            lib3270_eraseeol(hSession);
-            break;
+		std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(sync);
 
-        case ERASE_INPUT:
-            lib3270_eraseinput(hSession);
-            break;
+		int rc = actions[(size_t) action](hSession);
 
+		if(rc) {
+			throw std::system_error(errno, std::system_category());
 		}
 
 		return *this;
@@ -376,6 +374,15 @@
 		return lib3270_get_revision();
 	}
 
+	/// @brief Execute action by name.
+	TN3270::Session & Local::Session::action(const char *action_name) {
+
+		if(lib3270_action(hSession,action_name)) {
+			throw std::system_error(errno, std::system_category());
+		}
+
+		return *this;
+	}
 
  }
 
diff --git a/src/lib3270++/private.h b/src/lib3270++/private.h
index 69d87c5..1be0d5b 100644
--- a/src/lib3270++/private.h
+++ b/src/lib3270++/private.h
@@ -209,6 +209,9 @@
 				TN3270::Session & pop(int row, int col, std::string &text) override;
 				TN3270::Session & pop(std::string &text) override;
 
+				/// @brief Execute action by name.
+				TN3270::Session & action(const char *action_name) override;
+
 			};
 
 		}
@@ -370,6 +373,9 @@
 				TN3270::Session & pop(int row, int col, std::string &text) override;
 				TN3270::Session & pop(std::string &text) override;
 
+				/// @brief Execute action by name.
+				TN3270::Session & action(const char *action_name) override;
+
 			};
 
 		}
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