diff --git a/src/com/limelight/Limelight.java b/src/com/limelight/Limelight.java
index 94b01eb..56d4159 100644
--- a/src/com/limelight/Limelight.java
+++ b/src/com/limelight/Limelight.java
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package com.limelight;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
 import com.limelight.binding.PlatformBinding;
+import com.limelight.binding.audio.FakeAudioRenderer;
+import com.limelight.binding.video.FakeVideoRenderer;
 import com.limelight.input.EvdevHandler;
 import com.limelight.input.GamepadMapping;
 import com.limelight.nvstream.NvConnection;
@@ -95,6 +97,17 @@ public class Limelight implements NvConnectionListener {
 				PlatformBinding.getVideoDecoderRenderer());
 	}
 	
+	/*
+	 * Creates a connection to the host and starts up the stream.
+	 */
+	private void startUpFake(StreamConfiguration streamConfig) {
+		conn = new NvConnection(host, this, streamConfig);
+		conn.start(PlatformBinding.getDeviceName(), null,
+				VideoDecoderRenderer.FLAG_PREFER_QUALITY,
+				new FakeAudioRenderer(),
+				new FakeVideoRenderer());
+	}
+	
 	/**
 	 * Pair the device with the host
 	 */
@@ -150,6 +163,7 @@ public class Limelight implements NvConnectionListener {
 		int resolution = 720;
 		int refresh = 60;
 		boolean parse = true;
+		boolean fake = false;
 		String mapping = null;
 		String audio = "hw:0,0";
 		
@@ -188,6 +202,8 @@ public class Limelight implements NvConnectionListener {
 				refresh = 30;
 			} else if (args[i].equals("-60fps")) {
 				refresh = 60;
+			} else if (args[i].equals("-fake")) {
+				fake = true;
 			} else {
 				System.out.println("Syntax Error: Unrecognized argument: " + args[i]);
 				parse = false;
@@ -215,7 +231,10 @@ public class Limelight implements NvConnectionListener {
 		
 		Limelight limelight = new Limelight(host);
 		if (!pair)
-			limelight.startUp(streamConfig, inputs, mapping, audio);
+			if (fake)
+				limelight.startUpFake(streamConfig);
+			else
+				limelight.startUp(streamConfig, inputs, mapping, audio);
 		else
 			limelight.pair();
 	}
diff --git a/src/com/limelight/binding/audio/FakeAudioRenderer.java b/src/com/limelight/binding/audio/FakeAudioRenderer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53d6bae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/limelight/binding/audio/FakeAudioRenderer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package com.limelight.binding.audio;
+
+import com.limelight.nvstream.av.audio.AudioRenderer;
+
+/**
+ * Fake implementation for audio renderer.
+ * @author Iwan Timmer
+ */
+public class FakeAudioRenderer implements AudioRenderer {
+
+	@Override
+	public void streamInitialized(int channelCount, int sampleRate) {
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void playDecodedAudio(byte[] audioData, int offset, int length) {
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void streamClosing() {
+	}
+	
+}
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diff --git a/src/com/limelight/binding/video/FakeVideoRenderer.java b/src/com/limelight/binding/video/FakeVideoRenderer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76d582a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/limelight/binding/video/FakeVideoRenderer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package com.limelight.binding.video;
+
+import com.limelight.nvstream.av.DecodeUnit;
+import com.limelight.nvstream.av.video.VideoDecoderRenderer;
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of a video decoder and renderer.
+ * @author Iwan Timmer
+ */
+public class FakeVideoRenderer implements VideoDecoderRenderer {
+
+	@Override
+	public void setup(int width, int height, int redrawRate, Object renderTarget, int drFlags) {
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void start() {
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void stop() {
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void release() {
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean submitDecodeUnit(DecodeUnit decodeUnit) {
+		return true;
+	}
+	
+}