diff --git a/home.admin/_commands.sh b/home.admin/_commands.sh
index 954fc6c0b..109b8fc27 100755
--- a/home.admin/_commands.sh
+++ b/home.admin/_commands.sh
@@ -367,4 +367,19 @@ function notifyme() {
 function whitepaper() {
   cd /home/admin/config.scripts
   ./bonus.whitepaper.sh on
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+# command: qr ["string"]
+# shows a QR code from the string
+function qr() {
+  if [ ${#1} -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "# Error='missing string'"
+  fi
+  echo
+  echo "Displaying the text:"
+  echo "$1"
+  echo
+  qrencode -t ANSIUTF8 "${1}"
+  echo "(To shrink QR code: MacOS press CMD- / Linux press CTRL-)"
+  echo
+}