diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
index 08645c8..79a55c7 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@
    # List available X displays. Useful for finding what display to export when connected over ssh.
    alias lsx='ls /tmp/.X11-unix | tr "X" ":"'
 
+   # Make ydotool actually usable for short things
+   alias ydotool='(sudo ydotoold &) && sleep 0.05 && sudo ydotool'
+
    # Edit config files
    alias \
       nvc='(cd ~/.config/nvim/lua/blake && nvim ../../init.lua)' \