diff --git a/sdl.c b/sdl.c
index 87ad390..0cb2241 100644
--- a/sdl.c
+++ b/sdl.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 static int last_vm_running;
 static int gui_saved_grab;
 static int gui_fullscreen;
+static int gui_noframe;
 static int gui_key_modifier_pressed;
 static int gui_keysym;
 static int gui_fullscreen_initial_grab;
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@
     flags = SDL_HWSURFACE|SDL_ASYNCBLIT|SDL_HWACCEL;
     if (gui_fullscreen)
         flags |= SDL_FULLSCREEN;
+    if (gui_noframe)
+        flags |= SDL_NOFRAME;
 
     width = w;
     height = h;
@@ -469,7 +472,7 @@
     SDL_Quit();
 }
 
-void sdl_display_init(DisplayState *ds, int full_screen)
+void sdl_display_init(DisplayState *ds, int full_screen, int no_frame)
 {
     int flags;
     uint8_t data = 0;
@@ -485,6 +488,9 @@
             exit(1);
     }
 
+    if (no_frame)
+        gui_noframe = 1;
+
     flags = SDL_INIT_VIDEO | SDL_INIT_NOPARACHUTE;
     if (SDL_Init (flags)) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Could not initialize SDL - exiting\n");
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index de53b72..3dfa23c 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@
 #endif
 int graphic_depth = 15;
 int full_screen = 0;
+int no_frame = 0;
 int no_quit = 0;
 CharDriverState *serial_hds[MAX_SERIAL_PORTS];
 CharDriverState *parallel_hds[MAX_PARALLEL_PORTS];
@@ -6345,6 +6346,7 @@
            "-boot [a|c|d|n] boot on floppy (a), hard disk (c), CD-ROM (d), or network (n)\n"
            "-snapshot       write to temporary files instead of disk image files\n"
 #ifdef CONFIG_SDL
+           "-no-frame       open SDL window without a frame and window decorations\n"
            "-no-quit        disable SDL window close capability\n"
 #endif
 #ifdef TARGET_I386
@@ -6514,6 +6516,7 @@
     QEMU_OPTION_parallel,
     QEMU_OPTION_loadvm,
     QEMU_OPTION_full_screen,
+    QEMU_OPTION_no_frame,
     QEMU_OPTION_no_quit,
     QEMU_OPTION_pidfile,
     QEMU_OPTION_no_kqemu,
@@ -6597,6 +6600,7 @@
     { "loadvm", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_loadvm },
     { "full-screen", 0, QEMU_OPTION_full_screen },
 #ifdef CONFIG_SDL
+    { "no-frame", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_frame },
     { "no-quit", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_quit },
 #endif
     { "pidfile", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_pidfile },
@@ -7224,6 +7228,9 @@
                 full_screen = 1;
                 break;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SDL
+            case QEMU_OPTION_no_frame:
+                no_frame = 1;
+                break;
             case QEMU_OPTION_no_quit:
                 no_quit = 1;
                 break;
@@ -7478,7 +7485,7 @@
 	vnc_display_init(ds, vnc_display);
     } else {
 #if defined(CONFIG_SDL)
-        sdl_display_init(ds, full_screen);
+        sdl_display_init(ds, full_screen, no_frame);
 #elif defined(CONFIG_COCOA)
         cocoa_display_init(ds, full_screen);
 #else
diff --git a/vl.h b/vl.h
index bcaf004..005ff13 100644
--- a/vl.h
+++ b/vl.h
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@
                          unsigned long vga_ram_offset, int vga_ram_size);
 
 /* sdl.c */
-void sdl_display_init(DisplayState *ds, int full_screen);
+void sdl_display_init(DisplayState *ds, int full_screen, int no_frame);
 
 /* cocoa.m */
 void cocoa_display_init(DisplayState *ds, int full_screen);