diff --git a/lib/busser/runner_plugin/bash.rb b/lib/busser/runner_plugin/bash.rb
index 0a5a3f8..bf0bc5d 100644
--- a/lib/busser/runner_plugin/bash.rb
+++ b/lib/busser/runner_plugin/bash.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+require "shellwords" unless defined?(Shellwords)
+
 require "busser/runner_plugin"
 
 # A Busser runner plugin for Bash.
@@ -46,7 +48,19 @@ def self.test_files_in(path)
   def test
     self.class.test_files_in(suite_path("bash")).each do |file|
       banner "[bash] #{File.basename(file)}"
-      run!("bash #{file}")
+      run!(self.class.command_for(file))
     end
   end
+
+  # Builds the command that runs one script.
+  #
+  # The path is quoted. It is rooted at BUSSER_ROOT, which the caller chooses,
+  # so an unquoted path containing a space would be split by the shell and bash
+  # would be handed a fragment instead of the script.
+  #
+  # @param file [String, Pathname] path to the script
+  # @return [String] the command to run
+  def self.command_for(file)
+    "bash #{Shellwords.escape(file.to_s)}"
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/busser/runner_plugin/bash_spec.rb b/spec/busser/runner_plugin/bash_spec.rb
index 831dcc2..1ddec0b 100644
--- a/spec/busser/runner_plugin/bash_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/busser/runner_plugin/bash_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require_relative "../../spec_helper"
 
+require "shellwords"
 require "tmpdir"
 require "busser/runner_plugin/bash"
 
@@ -58,4 +59,27 @@ def selecting(*names)
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe ".command_for" do
+    it "runs the script with bash" do
+      cmd = Busser::RunnerPlugin::Bash.command_for("/opt/busser/suites/bash/a_test.sh")
+
+      _(Shellwords.split(cmd)).must_equal ["bash", "/opt/busser/suites/bash/a_test.sh"]
+    end
+
+    # BUSSER_ROOT is chosen by the caller, and Test Kitchen roots it under a
+    # user-controlled directory. Unquoted, a space split the path and bash was
+    # handed a fragment.
+    it "quotes a path containing spaces" do
+      cmd = Busser::RunnerPlugin::Bash.command_for("/tmp/my tests/bash/a_test.sh")
+
+      _(Shellwords.split(cmd)).must_equal ["bash", "/tmp/my tests/bash/a_test.sh"]
+    end
+
+    it "neutralises shell metacharacters in the path" do
+      cmd = Busser::RunnerPlugin::Bash.command_for("/tmp/a;touch pwned/a_test.sh")
+
+      _(Shellwords.split(cmd)).must_equal ["bash", "/tmp/a;touch pwned/a_test.sh"]
+    end
+  end
 end