diff --git a/config/config.php.example b/config/config.php.example
index fa06bfa..5b6fdb8 100644
--- a/config/config.php.example
+++ b/config/config.php.example
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ $config->custom->commands['script'] = array(
 /* Hide the warnings for invalid objectClasses/attributes in templates. */
 // $config->custom->appearance['hide_template_warning'] = false;
 
+/* Set to true if you would like to hide header and footer parts. */
+// $config->custom->appearance['minimalMode'] = false;
+
 /* Configure what objects are shown in left hand tree */
 // $config->custom->appearance['tree_filter'] = '(objectclass=*)';
 
diff --git a/lib/config_default.php b/lib/config_default.php
index b963374..b0c05ca 100644
--- a/lib/config_default.php
+++ b/lib/config_default.php
@@ -261,6 +261,11 @@ class Config {
 			'desc'=>'LDAP search filter for the tree entries',
 			'default'=>'(objectClass=*)');
 
+		# PLA will not display the header and footer parts in minimal mode.
+		$this->default->appearance['minimalMode'] = array(
+			'desc'=>'Minimal mode hides header and footer parts',
+			'default'=>false);
+
 		## Caching
 		$this->default->cache['schema'] = array(
 			'desc'=>'Cache Schema Activity',
diff --git a/lib/page.php b/lib/page.php
index 8cbc2f4..59927ce 100644
--- a/lib/page.php
+++ b/lib/page.php
@@ -375,6 +375,15 @@ class page {
 			'TREE'=>true,
 			'FOOT'=>true
 		);
+		
+		if ($_SESSION[APPCONFIG]->getValue('appearance','minimalMode')) {
+			$display = array(
+				'HEAD'=>false,
+				'CONTROL'=>false,
+				'TREE'=>true,
+				'FOOT'=>false
+			);
+		}
 
 		$display = array_merge($display,$filter);