diff --git a/config/herbstluftwm/autostart b/config/herbstluftwm/autostart
index e220d36..98c5aa5 100755
--- a/config/herbstluftwm/autostart
+++ b/config/herbstluftwm/autostart
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ hc keybind $Mod-Control-Up      resize up +$resizestep
 hc keybind $Mod-Control-Right   resize right +$resizestep
 
 # custom keybindings
+hc keybind $Mod-grave spawn "$HOME"/.config/herbstluftwm/q3terminal.sh 9
 if [ "$HOSTNAME" = warthog ]; then
 	hc keybind $Mod-d spawn /usr/bin/dmenu_run -fn "Monospace-9"
 else
diff --git a/config/herbstluftwm/q3terminal.sh b/config/herbstluftwm/q3terminal.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6e7eb35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/herbstluftwm/q3terminal.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# a q3-like (or yakuake-like) terminal for arbitrary applications.
+#
+# this lets a new monitor called "q3terminal" scroll in from the top into the
+# current monitor. There the "scratchpad" will be shown (it will be created if
+# it doesn't exist yet). If the monitor already exists it is scrolled out of
+# the screen and removed again.
+#
+# Warning: this uses much resources because herbstclient is forked for each
+# animation step.
+#
+# If a tag name is supplied, this is used instead of the scratchpad
+
+tag="${1:-scratchpad}"
+hc() { "${herbstclient_command[@]:-herbstclient}" "$@" ;}
+
+mrect=( $(hc monitor_rect -p "" ) )
+termwidth=$(( (${mrect[2]} * 8) / 10 ))
+termheight=$(( (${mrect[3]} * 5) / 10 ))
+
+rect=(
+    $termwidth
+    $termheight
+    $(( ${mrect[0]} + (${mrect[2]} - termwidth) / 2 ))
+    $(( ${mrect[1]} - termheight ))
+)
+
+y_line=${mrect[1]}
+
+
+hc add "$tag"
+
+
+monitor=q3terminal
+
+exists=false
+if ! hc add_monitor $(printf "%dx%d%+d%+d" "${rect[@]}") \
+                    "$tag" $monitor 2> /dev/null ; then
+    exists=true
+else
+    # remember which monitor was focused previously
+    hc chain \
+        , new_attr string monitors.by-name."$monitor".my_prev_focus \
+        , substitute M monitors.focus.index \
+            set_attr monitors.by-name."$monitor".my_prev_focus M
+fi
+
+update_geom() {
+    local geom=$(printf "%dx%d%+d%+d" "${rect[@]}")
+    hc move_monitor "$monitor" $geom
+}
+
+steps=5
+interval=0.01
+
+animate() {
+    progress=( "$@" )
+    for i in "${progress[@]}" ; do
+        rect[3]=$((y_line - (i * termheight) / steps))
+        update_geom
+        sleep "$interval"
+    done
+}
+
+show() {
+    hc lock
+    hc raise_monitor "$monitor"
+    hc focus_monitor "$monitor"
+    hc unlock
+    hc lock_tag "$monitor"
+    animate $(seq $steps -1 0)
+}
+
+hide() {
+    rect=( $(hc monitor_rect "$monitor" ) )
+    local tmp=${rect[0]}
+    rect[0]=${rect[2]}
+    rect[2]=${tmp}
+    local tmp=${rect[1]}
+    rect[1]=${rect[3]}
+    rect[3]=${tmp}
+    termheight=${rect[1]}
+    y_line=${rect[3]} # height of the upper screen border
+
+    animate $(seq 0 +1 $steps)
+    # if q3terminal still is focused, then focus the previously focused monitor
+    # (that mon which was focused when starting q3terminal)
+    hc substitute M monitors.by-name."$monitor".my_prev_focus \
+        and + compare monitors.focus.name = "$monitor" \
+            + focus_monitor M
+    hc remove_monitor "$monitor"
+}
+
+[ $exists = true ] && hide || show
+