diff --git a/xschem_library/devices/simulator_commands.sym b/xschem_library/devices/simulator_commands.sym
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6cb7b3db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xschem_library/devices/simulator_commands.sym
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+v {xschem version=3.1.0 file_version=1.2
+}
+G {}
+K {type=netlist_commands
+template="name=COMMANDS
+simulator=ngspice
+only_toplevel=false 
+value=\\"
+* ngspice commands
+\\""
+
+format="tcleval(
+[if \{[ sim_is_@simulator ]\} \{ return \{
+@value
+\}\}]
+"}
+V {}
+S {}
+E {}
+L 4 20 30 60 30 {}
+L 4 20 40 40 40 {}
+L 4 20 50 60 50 {}
+L 4 20 60 50 60 {}
+L 4 20 70 50 70 {}
+L 4 20 80 90 80 {}
+L 4 20 90 40 90 {}
+L 4 20 20 70 20 {}
+L 4 20 10 40 10 {}
+L 4 100 10 110 10 {}
+L 4 110 10 110 110 {}
+L 4 20 110 110 110 {}
+L 4 20 100 20 110 {}
+L 4 100 0 100 100 {}
+L 4 10 100 100 100 {}
+L 4 10 0 10 100 {}
+L 4 10 0 100 0 {}
+T {@name} 15 -50 0 0 0.3 0.3 {}
+T {SIM=@simulator} 15 -30 0 0 0.3 0.3 {}
diff --git a/xschem_library/devices/simulator_commands_shown.sym b/xschem_library/devices/simulator_commands_shown.sym
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4044b5b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xschem_library/devices/simulator_commands_shown.sym
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+v {xschem version=3.1.0 file_version=1.2
+}
+G {}
+K {type=netlist_commands
+template="name=COMMANDS
+simulator=ngspice
+only_toplevel=false 
+value=\\"
+* ngspice commands
+\\""
+
+format="tcleval(
+[if \{[ sim_is_@simulator ]\} \{ return \{
+@value
+\}\}]
+"}
+V {}
+S {}
+E {}
+L 4 0 -10 70 -10 {}
+L 4 0 -10 0 10 {}
+T {@name} 5 -50 0 0 0.3 0.3 {}
+T {@value} 15 -5 0 0 0.3 0.3 {font=Monospace}
+T {SIM=@simulator} 5 -30 0 0 0.3 0.3 {}