diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7b09966..0b7d126 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
 ### master
+- plugin now uses strategies when fetching pane full command. Implemented
+  'default' strategy.
 
 ### v1.3.0, 2014-09-20
 - remove dependency on `pgrep` command. Use `ps` for fetching process names.
diff --git a/save_command_strategies/default.sh b/save_command_strategies/default.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8544add
--- /dev/null
+++ b/save_command_strategies/default.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+CURRENT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+
+PANE_PID="$1"
+
+exit_safely_if_empty_ppid() {
+	if [ -z "$PANE_PID" ]; then
+		exit 0
+	fi
+}
+
+full_command() {
+	ps -eo "ppid command" |
+		sed "s/^ *//" |
+		grep "^${PANE_PID}" |
+		cut -d' ' -f2-
+}
+
+main() {
+	exit_safely_if_empty_ppid
+	full_command
+}
+main
diff --git a/scripts/save.sh b/scripts/save.sh
index 685ba00..a1ac699 100755
--- a/scripts/save.sh
+++ b/scripts/save.sh
@@ -65,11 +65,22 @@ dump_panes_raw() {
 	tmux list-panes -a -F "$(pane_format)"
 }
 
+_save_command_strategy_file() {
+	local save_command_strategy="$(get_tmux_option "$save_command_strategy_option" "default")"
+	local strategy_file="$CURRENT_DIR/../save_command_strategies/${save_command_strategy}.sh"
+	local default_strategy_file="$CURRENT_DIR/../save_command_strategies/default.sh"
+	if [ -e "$strategy_file" ]; then # strategy file exists?
+		echo "$strategy_file"
+	else
+		echo "$default_strategy_file"
+	fi
+}
+
 pane_full_command() {
 	local pane_pid="$1"
-	ps -eo "ppid command" |
-		grep "^${pane_pid}" |
-		cut -d' ' -f2-
+	local strategy_file="$(_save_command_strategy_file)"
+	# execute strategy script to get pane full command
+	$strategy_file "$pane_pid"
 }
 
 # translates pane pid to process command running inside a pane
diff --git a/scripts/variables.sh b/scripts/variables.sh
index 5945986..52322f1 100644
--- a/scripts/variables.sh
+++ b/scripts/variables.sh
@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ restore_processes=""
 restore_process_strategy_option="@resurrect-strategy-"
 
 inline_strategy_token="->"
+
+save_command_strategy_option="@resurrect-save-command-strategy"