diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6de9987..6be76ff 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ commands:
     - { task: "symlink", from: "../../custom/themes", to: "${drupal.root}/themes/custom" }
     - { task: "run", command: "drupal:drush-setup" }
     - { task: "run", command: "drupal:settings-setup" }
-    - { task: "run", command: "setup:behat" }
+    - { task: "run", command: "setup:behat", "in-current-process": true }
     - "./vendor/bin/drush --root=$(pwd)/${drupal.root} cr"
   setup:behat:
     - { task: "process", source: "behat.yml.dist", destination: "behat.yml" }
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@ commands:
 
 Commands can reference each-other, allowing for complex scenarios to be implemented with relative ease.
 
+In this example, the `setup:behat` task will be executed in the current process, while the other tasks run in a new runner instance launched via command line.
+
 At the moment the following tasks are supported (optional argument default values in parenthesis):
 
 | Task          | Task                         | Arguments |
@@ -211,7 +213,7 @@ At the moment the following tasks are supported (optional argument default value
 | `process-php` | `taskAppendConfiguration()`  | `type: append`, `config`, `source`, `destination`, `override` (false) |
 | `process-php` | `taskPrependConfiguration()` | `type: prepend`, `config`, `source`, `destination`, `override` (false) |
 | `process-php` | `taskWriteConfiguration()`   | `type: write`, `config`, `source`, `destination`, `override` (false) |
-| `run`         | `taskExec()`                 | `command`, `arguments`, `options` (will run `./vendor/bin/run [command] [argument1] [argument2] ... --[option1]=[value1] --[option2]=[value2] ...`) |
+| `run`         | `taskExec()`                 | `command`, `arguments`, `options` (will run `./vendor/bin/run [command] [argument1] [argument2] ... --[option1]=[value1] --[option2]=[value2] ...`), `in-current-process` (false) |
 
 Tasks provided as plain-text strings will be executed as is in the current working directory.
 
diff --git a/src/Tasks/CollectionFactory/CollectionFactory.php b/src/Tasks/CollectionFactory/CollectionFactory.php
index b26f753..cd8fe97 100644
--- a/src/Tasks/CollectionFactory/CollectionFactory.php
+++ b/src/Tasks/CollectionFactory/CollectionFactory.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class CollectionFactory extends BaseTask implements BuilderAwareInterface, Simul
 {
     use LoadAllTasks;
     use TaskRunner\Tasks\ProcessConfigFile\loadTasks;
+    use TaskRunner\Tasks\RunInCurrentProcess\loadTasks;
     use \NuvoleWeb\Robo\Task\Config\Php\loadTasks;
 
     /**
@@ -166,9 +167,15 @@ protected function taskFactory($task)
                 ]);
 
             case "run":
-                $taskExec = $this->taskExec($this->getConfig()->get('runner.bin_dir') . '/run')
-                    ->arg($task['command'])
-                    ->interactive($this->isTtySupported());
+                if (!empty($task['in-current-process'])) {
+                    $taskExec = $this->taskRunInCurrentProcess($task['command'])
+                        ->setInheritConfig($task['inherit-config'] ?? false);
+                }
+                else {
+                    $taskExec = $this->taskExec($this->getConfig()->get('runner.bin_dir') . '/run')
+                        ->arg($task['command'])
+                        ->interactive($this->isTtySupported());
+                }
                 if (!empty($task['arguments'])) {
                     $taskExec->args($task['arguments']);
                 }
diff --git a/src/Tasks/RunInCurrentProcess/RunInCurrentProcess.php b/src/Tasks/RunInCurrentProcess/RunInCurrentProcess.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1928a1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Tasks/RunInCurrentProcess/RunInCurrentProcess.php
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace OpenEuropa\TaskRunner\Tasks\RunInCurrentProcess;
+
+use OpenEuropa\TaskRunner\TaskRunner;
+use Robo\Common\CommandArguments;
+use Robo\Result;
+use Robo\Robo;
+use Robo\Task\BaseTask;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\StringInput;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\BufferedOutput;
+
+/**
+ * Run a configurable command in current process.
+ */
+class RunInCurrentProcess extends BaseTask
+{
+
+    use CommandArguments;
+
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $command;
+
+    /**
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    protected $capture = false;
+
+    /**
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    protected $inheritConfig = false;
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $command
+     */
+    public function __construct(string $command)
+    {
+        $this->command = $command;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function getCapture()
+    {
+        return $this->capture;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Capture and return output.
+     *
+     * @param bool $capture
+     */
+    public function setCapture(bool $capture)
+    {
+        $this->capture = $capture;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function getInheritConfig()
+    {
+        return $this->inheritConfig;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param bool $inheritConfig
+     */
+    public function setInheritConfig(bool $inheritConfig)
+    {
+        $this->inheritConfig = $inheritConfig;
+    }
+
+    public function run()
+    {
+        // Assemble command and input.
+        $line = trim($this->command . $this->arguments);
+        $input = new StringInput($line);
+
+        // Backup the container, robo has a global for it :-/.
+        $backupOutput = Robo::output();
+        $backupConfig = Robo::config();
+        $backupContainer = Robo::getContainer();
+        $classLoader = $backupContainer->get('classLoader');
+        Robo::unsetContainer();
+
+        if ($this->inheritConfig) {
+            Robo::config()->replace($backupConfig->export());
+        }
+
+        // Run command.
+        $output = $this->capture ? new BufferedOutput() : $backupOutput;
+        $taskRunner = new TaskRunner($input, $output, $classLoader);
+        $exitCode = $taskRunner->run();
+
+        // Restore the container.
+        Robo::setContainer($backupContainer);
+
+        // Get captured output if requested.
+        $message = $output instanceof BufferedOutput ? $output->fetch() : '';
+        return new Result($this, $exitCode, $message);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/Tasks/RunInCurrentProcess/loadTasks.php b/src/Tasks/RunInCurrentProcess/loadTasks.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ead0770
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Tasks/RunInCurrentProcess/loadTasks.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace OpenEuropa\TaskRunner\Tasks\RunInCurrentProcess;
+
+/**
+ * Load run-in-current-process tasks.
+ */
+trait loadTasks
+{
+
+    /**
+     * @param string|\Robo\Contract\CommandInterface $command
+     *
+     * @return \Robo\Task\Base\Exec|\Robo\Collection\CollectionBuilder
+     */
+    public function taskRunInCurrentProcess($command) {
+        return $this->task(RunInCurrentProcess::class, $command);
+    }
+
+}