diff -ru parole-0.2.0.6/src/main.c parole-0.2.0.6.new/src/main.c
--- parole-0.2.0.6/src/main.c	2011-04-17 07:53:19.000000000 -0400
+++ parole-0.2.0.6.new/src/main.c	2012-02-25 09:28:50.024802899 -0500
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@
     gboolean lower_volume = FALSE;
     gboolean mute = FALSE;
     gboolean no_plugins = FALSE;
+    gboolean embedded = FALSE;
     gboolean fullscreen = FALSE;
     gchar    *client_id = NULL;
     
@@ -235,6 +236,7 @@
 	{ "lower-volume", 'l', G_OPTION_FLAG_IN_MAIN, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &lower_volume, N_("Lower volume"), NULL },
 	{ "mute", 'm', G_OPTION_FLAG_IN_MAIN, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &mute, N_("Mute volume"), NULL },
 	{ "version", 'V', G_OPTION_FLAG_IN_MAIN, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &version, N_("Version information"), NULL },
+	{ "embedded", 'E', G_OPTION_FLAG_IN_MAIN, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &embedded, N_("Use embedded mode"), NULL },
 	{ "fullscreen", 'F', G_OPTION_FLAG_IN_MAIN, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &fullscreen, N_("Start in fullscreen mode"), NULL },
 	{ "xv", '\0', G_OPTION_FLAG_IN_MAIN, G_OPTION_ARG_CALLBACK, (GOptionArgFunc) xv_option_given, N_("Enabled/Disable XV support"), NULL},
 	{ "sm-client-id", 0, G_OPTION_FLAG_HIDDEN, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING, &client_id, NULL, NULL },
@@ -321,7 +323,9 @@
 	parole_session_real_init (session);
 	player = parole_player_new ();
 	
-	if (fullscreen)
+	if (embedded)
+	    parole_player_embedded (player);
+	else if (fullscreen)
 	    parole_player_full_screen (player, TRUE);
 
 	if ( filenames && filenames[0] != NULL )
diff -ru parole-0.2.0.6/src/parole-player.c parole-0.2.0.6.new/src/parole-player.c
--- parole-0.2.0.6/src/parole-player.c	2011-04-17 07:53:30.000000000 -0400
+++ parole-0.2.0.6.new/src/parole-player.c	2012-02-25 09:52:19.099790056 -0500
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@
      
     gboolean             exit;
     
+    gboolean		 embedded;
     gboolean		 full_screen;
     
     ParoleMediaState     state;
@@ -1081,6 +1082,17 @@
 }
 
 void
+parole_player_embedded (ParolePlayer *player)
+{
+    parole_statusbar_set_visible (player->priv->status, FALSE);
+    gtk_widget_hide (player->priv->menu_bar);
+    gtk_widget_hide (player->priv->playlist_nt);
+    gtk_widget_hide (player->priv->show_hide_playlist);
+    
+    player->priv->embedded = TRUE;
+}
+
+void
 parole_player_full_screen (ParolePlayer *player, gboolean fullscreen)
 {
     gint npages;
@@ -1562,7 +1574,7 @@
 	case GDK_F11:
 	case GDK_f:
 	case GDK_F:
-	    parole_player_full_screen_menu_item_activate (player);
+            if ( player->priv->embedded != TRUE ) parole_player_full_screen_menu_item_activate (player);
 	    ret_val = TRUE;
 	    break;
 	case GDK_plus: