diff --git a/lua/commands.lua b/lua/commands.lua
index c33ed4c..aa934c8 100644
--- a/lua/commands.lua
+++ b/lua/commands.lua
@@ -52,3 +52,29 @@ end
 
 local makeprg_augroup = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup('MyMakeprg', {})
 vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('BufEnter', { pattern = '*', group = makeprg_augroup, callback = set_makeprg, })
+
+vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("BufRead", {
+	pattern = "*.ui",
+	callback = function(args)
+		local designer_path = "/home/schmidtf/Qt/6.10.0/gcc_64/bin/designer"
+		local filename = vim.fn.expand("<afile>:p")
+
+		-- Check if Qt Designer is available
+		if vim.fn.executable(designer_path) == 0 then
+			vim.notify("Qt Designer not found in PATH", vim.log.levels.WARN)
+			return
+		end
+
+		-- Open in Qt Designer and close the buffer
+		vim.fn.jobstart({ designer_path, filename }, {
+			detach = true,
+			on_exit = function()
+				vim.schedule(function()
+					vim.cmd("bd!")
+				end)
+			end
+		})
+
+		vim.notify("Opening " .. filename .. " in Qt Designer")
+	end
+})