diff --git a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/frameworks/Stdlib.qll b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/frameworks/Stdlib.qll
index d3512aca668..8e18e0611b8 100644
--- a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/frameworks/Stdlib.qll
+++ b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/frameworks/Stdlib.qll
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ private module StdlibPrivate {
     }
 
     override predicate isShellInterpreted(DataFlow::Node arg) {
-      arg = this.get_executable_arg() and
+      arg = [this.get_executable_arg(), this.get_args_arg()] and
       this.get_shell_arg_value() = true
     }
   }
diff --git a/python/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-078-UnsafeShellCommandConstruction/UnsafeShellCommandConstruction.expected b/python/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-078-UnsafeShellCommandConstruction/UnsafeShellCommandConstruction.expected
index 208f72925dd..951c08e5d62 100644
--- a/python/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-078-UnsafeShellCommandConstruction/UnsafeShellCommandConstruction.expected
+++ b/python/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-078-UnsafeShellCommandConstruction/UnsafeShellCommandConstruction.expected
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ edges
 | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:4:22:4:25 | ControlFlowNode for name | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:20:27:20:30 | ControlFlowNode for name |
 | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:14:34:14:39 | ControlFlowNode for List | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:14:25:14:40 | ControlFlowNode for Attribute() |
 | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:26:20:26:23 | ControlFlowNode for name | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:29:30:29:33 | ControlFlowNode for name |
+| src/unsafe_shell_test.py:36:22:36:25 | ControlFlowNode for name | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:39:30:39:33 | ControlFlowNode for name |
 nodes
 | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:4:22:4:25 | ControlFlowNode for name | semmle.label | ControlFlowNode for name |
 | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:5:25:5:28 | ControlFlowNode for name | semmle.label | ControlFlowNode for name |
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@ nodes
 | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:20:27:20:30 | ControlFlowNode for name | semmle.label | ControlFlowNode for name |
 | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:26:20:26:23 | ControlFlowNode for name | semmle.label | ControlFlowNode for name |
 | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:29:30:29:33 | ControlFlowNode for name | semmle.label | ControlFlowNode for name |
+| src/unsafe_shell_test.py:36:22:36:25 | ControlFlowNode for name | semmle.label | ControlFlowNode for name |
+| src/unsafe_shell_test.py:39:30:39:33 | ControlFlowNode for name | semmle.label | ControlFlowNode for name |
 subpaths
 #select
 | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:5:15:5:28 | ControlFlowNode for BinaryExpr | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:4:22:4:25 | ControlFlowNode for name | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:5:25:5:28 | ControlFlowNode for name | This string concatenation which depends on $@ is later used in a $@. | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:4:22:4:25 | ControlFlowNode for name | library input | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:5:5:5:29 | ControlFlowNode for Attribute() | shell command |
@@ -27,3 +30,4 @@ subpaths
 | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:17:15:17:36 | ControlFlowNode for Attribute() | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:4:22:4:25 | ControlFlowNode for name | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:17:32:17:35 | ControlFlowNode for name | This formatted string which depends on $@ is later used in a $@. | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:4:22:4:25 | ControlFlowNode for name | library input | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:17:5:17:37 | ControlFlowNode for Attribute() | shell command |
 | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:20:15:20:30 | ControlFlowNode for BinaryExpr | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:4:22:4:25 | ControlFlowNode for name | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:20:27:20:30 | ControlFlowNode for name | This formatted string which depends on $@ is later used in a $@. | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:4:22:4:25 | ControlFlowNode for name | library input | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:20:5:20:31 | ControlFlowNode for Attribute() | shell command |
 | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:29:20:29:33 | ControlFlowNode for BinaryExpr | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:26:20:26:23 | ControlFlowNode for name | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:29:30:29:33 | ControlFlowNode for name | This string concatenation which depends on $@ is later used in a $@. | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:26:20:26:23 | ControlFlowNode for name | library input | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:29:5:29:46 | ControlFlowNode for Attribute() | shell command |
+| src/unsafe_shell_test.py:39:20:39:33 | ControlFlowNode for BinaryExpr | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:36:22:36:25 | ControlFlowNode for name | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:39:30:39:33 | ControlFlowNode for name | This string concatenation which depends on $@ is later used in a $@. | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:36:22:36:25 | ControlFlowNode for name | library input | src/unsafe_shell_test.py:39:5:39:46 | ControlFlowNode for Attribute() | shell command |
diff --git a/python/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-078-UnsafeShellCommandConstruction/src/unsafe_shell_test.py b/python/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-078-UnsafeShellCommandConstruction/src/unsafe_shell_test.py
index 8954758bce3..65d87e5495e 100644
--- a/python/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-078-UnsafeShellCommandConstruction/src/unsafe_shell_test.py
+++ b/python/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-078-UnsafeShellCommandConstruction/src/unsafe_shell_test.py
@@ -32,3 +32,13 @@ def facbric_stuff (name):
         fabric.api.run("ping " + name, shell=flag) # OK
 
     indirect(False)
+
+def subprocess_flag (name): 
+    subprocess.run("ping " + name, shell=False) # OK - and nonsensical
+
+    subprocess.run("ping " + name, shell=True) # $result=BAD
+
+    def indirect(flag): 
+        subprocess.run("ping " + name, shell=flag) # $ MISSING: result=BAD
+
+    indirect(True)
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