diff --git a/sway/commands/ipc.c b/sway/commands/ipc.c
index 8a7b849f9..f0b3035af 100644
--- a/sway/commands/ipc.c
+++ b/sway/commands/ipc.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#define _XOPEN_SOURCE 500
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include "sway/security.h"
@@ -18,8 +19,14 @@ struct cmd_results *cmd_ipc(int argc, char **argv) {
 		return error;
 	}
 
-	const char *program = argv[0];
+	char *program = NULL;
 
+	if (!strcmp(argv[0], "*")) {
+		program = strdup(argv[0]);
+	} else if (!(program = resolve_path(argv[0]))) {
+		return cmd_results_new(
+				CMD_INVALID, "ipc", "Unable to resolve IPC Policy target.");
+	}
 	if (config->reading && strcmp("{", argv[1]) != 0) {
 		return cmd_results_new(CMD_INVALID, "ipc",
 				"Expected '{' at start of IPC config definition.");
@@ -32,6 +39,7 @@ struct cmd_results *cmd_ipc(int argc, char **argv) {
 	current_policy = alloc_ipc_policy(program);
 	list_add(config->ipc_policies, current_policy);
 
+	free(program);
 	return cmd_results_new(CMD_BLOCK_IPC, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
diff --git a/sway/commands/permit.c b/sway/commands/permit.c
index c55f46d87..66fa4e2a7 100644
--- a/sway/commands/permit.c
+++ b/sway/commands/permit.c
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+#define _XOPEN_SOURCE 500
 #include <string.h>
 #include "sway/commands.h"
 #include "sway/config.h"
 #include "sway/security.h"
+#include "util.h"
 #include "log.h"
 
 static enum secure_feature get_features(int argc, char **argv,
@@ -47,12 +49,29 @@ struct cmd_results *cmd_permit(int argc, char **argv) {
 		return error;
 	}
 
-	struct feature_policy *policy = get_feature_policy(argv[0]);
-	policy->features |= get_features(argc, argv, &error);
+	bool assign_perms = true;
+	char *program = NULL;
 
+	if (!strcmp(argv[0], "*")) {
+		program = strdup(argv[0]);
+	} else {
+		program = resolve_path(argv[0]);
+	}
+	if (!program) {
+		sway_assert(program, "Unable to resolve IPC permit target '%s'."
+			" will issue empty policy", argv[0]);
+		assign_perms = false;
+		program = strdup(argv[0]);
+	}
+
+	struct feature_policy *policy = get_feature_policy(program);
+	if (assign_perms) {
+		policy->features |= get_features(argc, argv, &error);
+	}
 	sway_log(L_DEBUG, "Permissions granted to %s for features %d",
 			policy->program, policy->features);
 
+	free(program);
 	return cmd_results_new(CMD_SUCCESS, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
@@ -65,11 +84,25 @@ struct cmd_results *cmd_reject(int argc, char **argv) {
 		return error;
 	}
 
-	struct feature_policy *policy = get_feature_policy(argv[0]);
+	char *program = NULL;
+	if (!strcmp(argv[0], "*")) {
+		program = strdup(argv[0]);
+	} else {
+		program = resolve_path(argv[0]);
+	}
+	if (!program) {
+		// Punt
+		sway_log(L_INFO, "Unable to resolve IPC reject target '%s'."
+			" Will use provided path", argv[0]);
+		program = strdup(argv[0]);
+	}
+
+	struct feature_policy *policy = get_feature_policy(program);
 	policy->features &= ~get_features(argc, argv, &error);
 
 	sway_log(L_DEBUG, "Permissions granted to %s for features %d",
 			policy->program, policy->features);
 
+	free(program);
 	return cmd_results_new(CMD_SUCCESS, NULL, NULL);
 }