diff --git a/src/libprojectM/projectM.cpp b/src/libprojectM/projectM.cpp
index 0090b8c56..dd6f036c6 100755
--- a/src/libprojectM/projectM.cpp
+++ b/src/libprojectM/projectM.cpp
@@ -106,12 +106,20 @@ DLLEXPORT void projectM::projectM_resetTextures()
 DLLEXPORT  projectM::projectM ( std::string config_file, int flags) :
 		beatDetect ( 0 ), renderer ( 0 ),  _pcm(0), m_presetPos(0), m_flags(flags), _pipelineContext(new PipelineContext())
 {
-	readConfig ( config_file );
+	readConfig(config_file);
 	projectM_reset();
-	projectM_resetGL ( _settings.windowWidth, _settings.windowHeight);
+	projectM_resetGL(_settings.windowWidth, _settings.windowHeight);
 
 }
 
+DLLEXPORT projectM::projectM(Settings settings, int flags):
+        beatDetect ( 0 ), renderer ( 0 ),  _pcm(0), m_presetPos(0), m_flags(flags), _pipelineContext(new PipelineContext())
+{
+    readSettings(settings);
+    projectM_reset();
+    projectM_resetGL(_settings.windowWidth, _settings.windowHeight);
+}
+
 
 bool projectM::writeConfig(const std::string & configFile, const Settings & settings) {
 
@@ -212,6 +220,35 @@ void projectM::readConfig (const std::string & configFile )
 
 }
 
+
+void projectM::readSettings (const Settings & settings )
+{
+    _settings.meshX = settings.meshX;
+    _settings.meshY = settings.meshY;
+    _settings.textureSize = settings.textureSize;
+    _settings.fps = settings.fps;
+    _settings.windowWidth  = settings.windowWidth;
+    _settings.windowHeight = settings.windowHeight;
+    _settings.smoothPresetDuration = settings.smoothPresetDuration;
+    _settings.presetDuration = settings.presetDuration;
+
+
+    _settings.presetURL = settings.presetURL;
+    _settings.titleFontURL = settings.titleFontURL;
+    _settings.menuFontURL =  settings.menuFontURL;
+    _settings.shuffleEnabled = settings.shuffleEnabled;
+
+    _settings.easterEgg = settings.easterEgg;
+
+    projectM_init ( _settings.meshX, _settings.meshY, _settings.fps,
+                    _settings.textureSize, _settings.windowWidth,_settings.windowHeight);
+
+
+    _settings.beatSensitivity = settings.beatSensitivity;
+    _settings.aspectCorrection = settings.aspectCorrection;
+
+}
+
 #ifdef USE_THREADS
 static void *thread_callback(void *prjm) {
  projectM *p = (projectM *)prjm;
diff --git a/src/libprojectM/projectM.hpp b/src/libprojectM/projectM.hpp
index 31f5da28e..b288c5f97 100755
--- a/src/libprojectM/projectM.hpp
+++ b/src/libprojectM/projectM.hpp
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
 #include "pthread.h"
 class PipelineContext;
 
-//#include "PipelineContext.hpp"
 #include <memory>
 
 class BeatDetect;
@@ -120,7 +119,26 @@ public:
 	static const int FLAG_NONE = 0;
 	static const int FLAG_DISABLE_PLAYLIST_LOAD = 1 << 0;
 
+    struct Settings {
+        int meshX;
+        int meshY;
+        int fps;
+        int textureSize;
+        int windowWidth;
+        int windowHeight;
+        std::string presetURL;
+        std::string titleFontURL;
+        std::string menuFontURL;
+        int smoothPresetDuration;
+        int presetDuration;
+        float beatSensitivity;
+        bool aspectCorrection;
+        float easterEgg;
+        bool shuffleEnabled;
+    };
+
   DLLEXPORT projectM(std::string config_file, int flags = FLAG_NONE);
+  DLLEXPORT projectM(Settings settings, int flags = FLAG_NONE);
 
   //DLLEXPORT projectM(int gx, int gy, int fps, int texsize, int width, int height,std::string preset_url,std::string title_fonturl, std::string title_menuurl);
 
@@ -135,23 +153,7 @@ public:
   DLLEXPORT virtual ~projectM();
 
 
-  struct Settings {
-	int meshX;
-	int meshY;
-	int fps;
-	int textureSize;
-	int windowWidth;
-	int windowHeight;
-	std::string presetURL;
-	std::string titleFontURL;
-	std::string menuFontURL;
-	int smoothPresetDuration;
-	int presetDuration;
-	float beatSensitivity;
-	bool aspectCorrection;
-	float easterEgg;
-	bool shuffleEnabled;
-  };
+
 
 
   DLLEXPORT const Settings & settings() const {
@@ -267,7 +269,8 @@ private:
   int count;
   float fpsstart;
 
-  void readConfig(const std::string & configFile);
+  void readConfig(const std::string &configFile);
+  void readSettings(const Settings &settings);
   void projectM_init(int gx, int gy, int fps, int texsize, int width, int height);
   void projectM_reset();