diff --git a/bin/startvm b/bin/startvm
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1774c05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/startvm
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+exec_as() {
+  local user="$1"
+  shift
+
+  if [ "$(whoami)" != "$user" ]; then
+    exec sudo -u "$user" "$0" "$@"
+  else
+    cd
+  fi
+}
+
+exec_as qemu "$@" || exit
+PATH="./bin:${PATH}"
+
+vm_name="$1"
+shift
+
+"$vm_name" "$@"