diff --git a/config.project b/config.project
index e0c7d4c..7f5776d 100644
--- a/config.project
+++ b/config.project
@@ -51,5 +51,6 @@ mb_default_elf_config_defs=
 # config
 mb_all_static=
 mb_all_shared=
+mb_disable_frontend=
 mb_disable_static=yes
 mb_disable_shared=yes
diff --git a/config.usage b/config.usage
index a3af209..7b6f359 100644
--- a/config.usage
+++ b/config.usage
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ supported switches:
 	--disable-static
 	--disable-shared
 
+	--enable-app
+	--enable-frontend
+	--disable-app
+	--disable-frontend
+
 
 supported variables:
 --------------------
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e4f31a8..c7248ef 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ common_defaults()
 	# config
 	[ -z "$mb_all_static" ]		&& mb_all_static='no'
 	[ -z "$mb_all_shared" ]		&& mb_all_shared='no'
+	[ -z "$mb_disable_frontend" ]	&& mb_disable_frontend='no'
 	[ -z "$mb_disable_static" ]	&& mb_disable_static='no'
 	[ -z "$mb_disable_shared" ]	&& mb_disable_shared='no'
 
@@ -416,6 +417,7 @@ config_copy()
 											\
 			-e 's^@all_static@^'"$mb_all_static"'^g'			\
 			-e 's^@all_shared@^'"$mb_all_shared"'^g'			\
+			-e 's^@disable_frontend@^'"$mb_disable_frontend"'^g'		\
 			-e 's^@disable_static@^'"$mb_disable_static"'^g'		\
 			-e 's^@disable_shared@^'"$mb_disable_shared"'^g'		\
 		$mb_project_dir/Makefile.in > $mb_pwd/Makefile
@@ -537,6 +539,18 @@ for arg ; do
 		--all-shared)
 			mb_all_shared='yes'
 			;;
+		--disable-frontend)
+			mb_disable_frontend='yes'
+			;;
+		--disable-app)
+			mb_disable_frontend='yes'
+			;;
+		--enable-frontend)
+			mb_disable_frontend='no'
+			;;
+		--enable-app)
+			mb_disable_frontend='no'
+			;;
 		--disable-static)
 			mb_disable_static='yes'
 			;;