diff --git a/television/channels/prototypes.rs b/television/channels/prototypes.rs
index f44c823..3f43ebc 100644
--- a/television/channels/prototypes.rs
+++ b/television/channels/prototypes.rs
@@ -401,6 +401,8 @@ pub struct UiSpec {
     pub help_panel: Option<ui::HelpPanelConfig>,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub remote_control: Option<ui::RemoteControlConfig>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub inline: Option<bool>,
 }
 
 pub const DEFAULT_PROTOTYPE_NAME: &str = "files";
@@ -418,6 +420,7 @@ impl From<&crate::config::UiConfig> for UiSpec {
             status_bar: Some(config.status_bar.clone()),
             help_panel: Some(config.help_panel.clone()),
             remote_control: Some(config.remote_control.clone()),
+            inline: config.inline,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/television/config/ui.rs b/television/config/ui.rs
index 55ae396..c919526 100644
--- a/television/config/ui.rs
+++ b/television/config/ui.rs
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ pub struct UiConfig {
     #[serde(default = "default_input_prompt")]
     pub input_prompt: String,
     pub features: Features,
+    pub inline: Option<bool>,
 
     // Feature-specific configurations
     pub status_bar: StatusBarConfig,
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ impl Default for UiConfig {
             help_panel: HelpPanelConfig::default(),
             remote_control: RemoteControlConfig::default(),
             theme_overrides: ThemeOverrides::default(),
+            inline: None,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/television/main.rs b/television/main.rs
index 5685c11..fdaea8c 100644
--- a/television/main.rs
+++ b/television/main.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
 
     let readable_stdin = is_readable_stdin();
 
-    let args = post_process(cli, readable_stdin);
+    let mut args = post_process(cli, readable_stdin);
     debug!("PostProcessedCli: {:?}", args);
 
     // load the configuration file
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let channel_prototype =
         determine_channel(&args, &config, readable_stdin, Some(&cable));
 
+    // allow channel to override CLI arguments
+    apply_channel_overrides(&mut args, &channel_prototype);
+
     CLIPBOARD.with(<_>::default);
 
     debug!("Creating application...");
@@ -135,6 +138,23 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
     exit(0);
 }
 
+fn apply_channel_overrides(
+    args: &mut PostProcessedCli,
+    channel_prototype: &ChannelPrototype,
+) -> () {
+    // The default value for CLI args inline is `false`. If the CLI arguments have
+    // specified --inline, we should always take that value and ignore what the chanel wants
+    if args.inline {
+        return;
+    }
+    if let Some(ui) = channel_prototype.ui.as_ref() {
+        // Otherwise, if the channel has specified an inline value, take it
+        if let Some(inline) = ui.inline {
+            args.inline = inline
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Apply overrides from the CLI arguments to the configuration.
 ///
 /// This function mutates the configuration in place.
@@ -383,6 +403,7 @@ fn apply_ui_overrides(
         status_bar: None,
         help_panel: None,
         remote_control: None,
+        inline: None,
     });
 
     // Apply input header override
@@ -764,6 +785,7 @@ mod tests {
             status_bar: None,
             help_panel: None,
             remote_control: None,
+            inline: None,
         });
 
         let cable = Cable::from_prototypes(vec![channel_prototype]);