diff --git a/cmd-choose-buffer.c b/cmd-choose-buffer.c
index ec024e74..66b9223c 100644
--- a/cmd-choose-buffer.c
+++ b/cmd-choose-buffer.c
@@ -48,8 +48,9 @@ cmd_choose_buffer_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_ctx *ctx)
 	struct window_choose_data	*cdata;
 	struct winlink			*wl;
 	struct paste_buffer		*pb;
-	u_int				 idx;
+	char				*action, *action_data;
 	const char			*template;
+	u_int				 idx;
 
 	if (ctx->curclient == NULL) {
 		ctx->error(ctx, "must be run interactively");
@@ -68,14 +69,14 @@ cmd_choose_buffer_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_ctx *ctx)
 	if (window_pane_set_mode(wl->window->active, &window_choose_mode) != 0)
 		return (0);
 
+	if (args->argc != 0)
+		action = xstrdup(args->argv[0]);
+	else
+		action = xstrdup("paste-buffer -b '%%'");
+
 	idx = 0;
 	while ((pb = paste_walk_stack(&global_buffers, &idx)) != NULL) {
 		cdata = window_choose_data_create(ctx);
-		if (args->argc != 0)
-			cdata->action = xstrdup(args->argv[0]);
-		else
-			cdata->action = xstrdup("paste-buffer -b '%%'");
-
 		cdata->idx = idx - 1;
 		cdata->client->references++;
 
@@ -83,8 +84,13 @@ cmd_choose_buffer_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_ctx *ctx)
 		format_add(cdata->ft, "line", "%u", idx - 1);
 		format_paste_buffer(cdata->ft, pb);
 
+		xasprintf(&action_data, "%u", idx - 1);
+		cdata->command = cmd_template_replace(action, action_data, 1);
+		xfree(action_data);
+
 		window_choose_add(wl->window->active, cdata);
 	}
+	xfree(action);
 
 	window_choose_ready(wl->window->active,
 	    0, cmd_choose_buffer_callback, cmd_choose_buffer_free);
@@ -100,7 +106,6 @@ cmd_choose_buffer_callback(struct window_choose_data *cdata)
 	if (cdata->client->flags & CLIENT_DEAD)
 		return;
 
-	xasprintf(&cdata->raw_format, "%u", cdata->idx);
 	window_choose_ctx(cdata);
 }
 
@@ -114,8 +119,7 @@ cmd_choose_buffer_free(struct window_choose_data *data)
 
 	cdata->client->references--;
 
+	xfree(cdata->command);
 	xfree(cdata->ft_template);
-	xfree(cdata->action);
-	xfree(cdata->raw_format);
 	xfree(cdata);
 }
diff --git a/cmd-choose-client.c b/cmd-choose-client.c
index 230ff4a8..5b3e6bf4 100644
--- a/cmd-choose-client.c
+++ b/cmd-choose-client.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ cmd_choose_client_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_ctx *ctx)
 	struct winlink			*wl;
 	struct client			*c;
 	const char			*template;
+	char				*action;
 	u_int			 	 i, idx, cur;
 
 	if (ctx->curclient == NULL) {
@@ -70,6 +71,11 @@ cmd_choose_client_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_ctx *ctx)
 	if ((template = args_get(args, 'F')) == NULL)
 		template = DEFAULT_CLIENT_TEMPLATE;
 
+	if (args->argc != 0)
+		action = xstrdup(args->argv[0]);
+	else
+		action = xstrdup("detach-client -t '%%'");
+
 	cur = idx = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_LENGTH(&clients); i++) {
 		c = ARRAY_ITEM(&clients, i);
@@ -80,11 +86,6 @@ cmd_choose_client_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_ctx *ctx)
 		idx++;
 
 		cdata = window_choose_data_create(ctx);
-		if (args->argc != 0)
-			cdata->action = xstrdup(args->argv[0]);
-		else
-			cdata->action = xstrdup("detach-client -t '%%'");
-
 		cdata->idx = i;
 		cdata->client->references++;
 
@@ -93,8 +94,11 @@ cmd_choose_client_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_ctx *ctx)
 		format_session(cdata->ft, c->session);
 		format_client(cdata->ft, c);
 
+		cdata->command = cmd_template_replace(action, c->tty.path, 1);
+
 		window_choose_add(wl->window->active, cdata);
 	}
+	xfree(action);
 
 	window_choose_ready(wl->window->active,
 	    cur, cmd_choose_client_callback, cmd_choose_client_free);
@@ -118,7 +122,6 @@ cmd_choose_client_callback(struct window_choose_data *cdata)
 	if (c == NULL || c->session == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	xasprintf(&cdata->raw_format, "%s", c->tty.path);
 	window_choose_ctx(cdata);
 }
 
@@ -131,7 +134,7 @@ cmd_choose_client_free(struct window_choose_data *cdata)
 	cdata->client->references--;
 
 	xfree(cdata->ft_template);
-	xfree(cdata->action);
+	xfree(cdata->command);
 	format_free(cdata->ft);
 	xfree(cdata);
 }
diff --git a/cmd-choose-session.c b/cmd-choose-session.c
index 2c859d9e..18d4fbfd 100644
--- a/cmd-choose-session.c
+++ b/cmd-choose-session.c
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ int
 cmd_choose_session_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_ctx *ctx)
 {
 	struct args			*args = self->args;
-	struct window_choose_data	*cdata;
 	struct winlink			*wl;
 	struct session			*s;
+	char				*action;
 	const char			*template;
 	u_int			 	 idx, cur;
 
@@ -65,28 +65,21 @@ cmd_choose_session_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_ctx *ctx)
 	if ((template = args_get(args, 'F')) == NULL)
 		template = DEFAULT_SESSION_TEMPLATE;
 
+	if (args->argc != 0)
+		action = xstrdup(args->argv[0]);
+	else
+		action = xstrdup("switch-client -t '%%'");
+
 	cur = idx = 0;
 	RB_FOREACH(s, sessions, &sessions) {
 		if (s == ctx->curclient->session)
 			cur = idx;
 		idx++;
 
-		cdata = window_choose_data_create(ctx);
-		if (args->argc != 0)
-			cdata->action = xstrdup(args->argv[0]);
-		else
-			cdata->action = xstrdup("switch-client -t '%%'");
-		cdata->idx = s->idx;
-
-		cdata->client->references++;
-		cdata->session->references++;
-
-		cdata->ft_template = xstrdup(template);
-		format_add(cdata->ft, "line", "%u", idx);
-		format_session(cdata->ft, s);
-
-		window_choose_add(wl->window->active, cdata);
+		window_choose_add_session(wl->window->active,
+		    ctx, s, template, action, idx);
 	}
+	xfree(action);
 
 	window_choose_ready(wl->window->active,
 	    cur, cmd_choose_session_callback, cmd_choose_session_free);
@@ -97,18 +90,11 @@ cmd_choose_session_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_ctx *ctx)
 void
 cmd_choose_session_callback(struct window_choose_data *cdata)
 {
-	struct session	*s;
-
 	if (cdata == NULL)
 		return;
 	if (cdata->client->flags & CLIENT_DEAD)
 		return;
 
-	s = session_find_by_index(cdata->idx);
-	if (s == NULL)
-		return;
-
-	cdata->raw_format = xstrdup(s->name);
 	window_choose_ctx(cdata);
 }
 
@@ -121,8 +107,8 @@ cmd_choose_session_free(struct window_choose_data *cdata)
 	cdata->client->references--;
 	cdata->session->references--;
 
+	xfree(cdata->command);
 	xfree(cdata->ft_template);
-	xfree(cdata->action);
 	format_free(cdata->ft);
 	xfree(cdata);
 }
diff --git a/cmd-choose-window.c b/cmd-choose-window.c
index 2955e609..07b8705b 100644
--- a/cmd-choose-window.c
+++ b/cmd-choose-window.c
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ int
 cmd_choose_window_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_ctx *ctx)
 {
 	struct args			*args = self->args;
-	struct window_choose_data	*cdata;
 	struct session			*s;
 	struct winlink			*wl, *wm;
 	const char			*template;
+	char				*action;
 	u_int			 	 idx, cur;
 
 	if (ctx->curclient == NULL) {
@@ -66,30 +66,22 @@ cmd_choose_window_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_ctx *ctx)
 	if ((template = args_get(args, 'F')) == NULL)
 		template = DEFAULT_WINDOW_TEMPLATE " \"#{pane_title}\"";
 
+	if (args->argc != 0)
+		action = xstrdup(args->argv[0]);
+	else
+		action = xstrdup("select-window -t '%%'");
+
 	cur = idx = 0;
 	RB_FOREACH(wm, winlinks, &s->windows) {
 		if (wm == s->curw)
 			cur = idx;
 		idx++;
 
-		cdata = window_choose_data_create(ctx);
-		if (args->argc != 0)
-			cdata->action = xstrdup(args->argv[0]);
-		else
-			cdata->action = xstrdup("select-window -t '%%'");
-
-		cdata->idx = wm->idx;
-		cdata->client->references++;
-		cdata->session->references++;
-
-		cdata->ft_template = xstrdup(template);
-		format_add(cdata->ft, "line", "%u", idx);
-		format_session(cdata->ft, s);
-		format_winlink(cdata->ft, s, wm);
-		format_window_pane(cdata->ft, wm->window->active);
-
-		window_choose_add(wl->window->active, cdata);
+		window_choose_add_window(wl->window->active, ctx, s, wm,
+		    template, action, idx);
 	}
+	xfree(action);
+
 	window_choose_ready(wl->window->active,
 	    cur, cmd_choose_window_callback, cmd_choose_window_free);
 
@@ -110,7 +102,6 @@ cmd_choose_window_callback(struct window_choose_data *cdata)
 	if (!session_alive(s))
 		return;
 
-	xasprintf(&cdata->raw_format, "%s:%u", s->name, cdata->idx);
 	window_choose_ctx(cdata);
 }
 
@@ -124,7 +115,7 @@ cmd_choose_window_free(struct window_choose_data *cdata)
 	cdata->client->references--;
 
 	xfree(cdata->ft_template);
-	xfree(cdata->action);
+	xfree(cdata->command);
 	format_free(cdata->ft);
 	xfree(cdata);
 }
diff --git a/tmux.h b/tmux.h
index 2c902c77..df05dd33 100644
--- a/tmux.h
+++ b/tmux.h
@@ -848,8 +848,7 @@ struct window_choose_data {
 	struct session		*session;
 	struct format_tree	*ft;
 	char		        *ft_template;
-	char			*raw_format;
-	char			*action;
+	char			*command;
 	u_int			 idx;
 };
 
@@ -2131,16 +2130,19 @@ void		 window_copy_pageup(struct window_pane *);
 
 /* window-choose.c */
 extern const struct window_mode window_choose_mode;
-void		 window_choose_vadd(
-		     struct window_pane *, int, const char *, va_list);
 void		 window_choose_add(struct window_pane *,
 			 struct window_choose_data *);
 void		 window_choose_ready(struct window_pane *,
 		     u_int, void (*)(struct window_choose_data *),
 		     void (*)(struct window_choose_data *));
-struct window_choose_data	*window_choose_data_create(
-			struct cmd_ctx *);
+struct window_choose_data	*window_choose_data_create(struct cmd_ctx *);
 void		 window_choose_ctx(struct window_choose_data *);
+struct window_choose_data	*window_choose_add_window(struct window_pane *,
+			struct cmd_ctx *, struct session *, struct winlink *,
+			const char *, char *, u_int);
+struct window_choose_data	*window_choose_add_session(struct window_pane *,
+			struct cmd_ctx *, struct session *, const char *,
+			char *, u_int);
 
 /* names.c */
 void		 queue_window_name(struct window *);
diff --git a/window-choose.c b/window-choose.c
index 90a43f93..62c38b1c 100644
--- a/window-choose.c
+++ b/window-choose.c
@@ -133,8 +133,7 @@ window_choose_data_create(struct cmd_ctx *ctx)
 	wcd = xmalloc(sizeof *wcd);
 	wcd->ft = format_create();
 	wcd->ft_template = NULL;
-	wcd->action = NULL;
-	wcd->raw_format = NULL;
+	wcd->command = NULL;
 	wcd->client = ctx->curclient;
 	wcd->session = ctx->curclient->session;
 	wcd->idx = -1;
@@ -482,21 +481,22 @@ window_choose_ctx(struct window_choose_data *cdata)
 {
 	struct cmd_ctx		 ctx;
 	struct cmd_list		*cmdlist;
-	char			*template, *cause;
+	char			*cause;
 
-	template = cmd_template_replace(cdata->action,
-			cdata->raw_format, 1);
+	/* The command template will have already been replaced.  But if it's
+	 * NULL, bail here.
+	 */
+	if (cdata->command == NULL)
+		return;
 
-	if (cmd_string_parse(template, &cmdlist, &cause) != 0) {
+	if (cmd_string_parse(cdata->command, &cmdlist, &cause) != 0) {
 		if (cause != NULL) {
 			*cause = toupper((u_char) *cause);
 			status_message_set(cdata->client, "%s", cause);
 			xfree(cause);
 		}
-		xfree(template);
 		return;
 	}
-	xfree(template);
 
 	ctx.msgdata = NULL;
 	ctx.curclient = cdata->client;
@@ -510,3 +510,53 @@ window_choose_ctx(struct window_choose_data *cdata)
 	cmd_list_exec(cmdlist, &ctx);
 	cmd_list_free(cmdlist);
 }
+
+struct window_choose_data *
+window_choose_add_session(struct window_pane *wp, struct cmd_ctx *ctx,
+	struct session *s, const char *template, char *action, u_int idx)
+{
+	struct window_choose_data	*wcd;
+
+	wcd = window_choose_data_create(ctx);
+	wcd->idx = s->idx;
+	wcd->command = cmd_template_replace(action, s->name, 1);
+	wcd->ft_template = xstrdup(template);
+	format_add(wcd->ft, "line", "%u", idx);
+	format_session(wcd->ft, s);
+
+	wcd->client->references++;
+	wcd->session->references++;
+
+	window_choose_add(wp, wcd);
+
+	return (wcd);
+}
+
+struct window_choose_data *
+window_choose_add_window(struct window_pane *wp, struct cmd_ctx *ctx,
+	struct session *s, struct winlink *wl, const char *template,
+	char *action, u_int idx)
+{
+	struct window_choose_data	*wcd;
+	char				*action_data;
+
+	wcd = window_choose_data_create(ctx);
+
+	xasprintf(&action_data, "%s:%d", s->name, wl->idx);
+	wcd->command = cmd_template_replace(action, action_data, 1);
+	xfree(action_data);
+
+	wcd->idx = wl->idx;
+	wcd->ft_template = xstrdup(template);
+	format_add(wcd->ft, "line", "%u", idx);
+	format_session(wcd->ft, s);
+	format_winlink(wcd->ft, s, wl);
+	format_window_pane(wcd->ft, wl->window->active);
+
+	wcd->client->references++;
+	wcd->session->references++;
+
+	window_choose_add(wp, wcd);
+
+	return (wcd);
+}