diff --git a/docs/developing.md b/docs/developing.md
index 92775c9ed..bbcc35cb8 100644
--- a/docs/developing.md
+++ b/docs/developing.md
@@ -207,6 +207,12 @@ export OTEL_DOTNET_AUTO_HOME="bin/tracer-home"
 . ./instrument.sh
 ```
 
+The script can also launch the application to be instrumented directly:
+
+```sh
+OTEL_DOTNET_AUTO_HOME="bin/tracer-home" ./instrument.sh dotnet MyApp.dll
+```
+
 ### Using playground application
 
 You can use [the example playground application](../examples/playground)
diff --git a/instrument.sh b/instrument.sh
index 92a7e72fb..12e5cd4ac 100755
--- a/instrument.sh
+++ b/instrument.sh
@@ -150,3 +150,5 @@ if [ "$ENABLE_PROFILING" = "true" ]; then
     export CORECLR_PROFILER_PATH="$OTEL_DOTNET_AUTO_HOME/$DOTNET_RUNTIME_ID/OpenTelemetry.AutoInstrumentation.Native.$SUFIX"
   fi
 fi
+
+$@