diff --git a/core/movie.cpp b/core/movie.cpp
index 185e75005..8c7ffa5ad 100644
--- a/core/movie.cpp
+++ b/core/movie.cpp
@@ -19,13 +19,17 @@ class Movie::Private
     public:
         Private( const QString &url )
             : m_url( url ),
-              m_rotation( Rotation0 )
+              m_rotation( Rotation0 ),
+              m_playMode( PlayOnce ),
+              m_showControls( false )
         {
         }
 
         QString m_url;
         QSize m_aspect;
         Rotation m_rotation;
+        PlayMode m_playMode;
+        bool m_showControls : 1;
 };
 
 Movie::Movie( const QString& fileName )
@@ -62,3 +66,23 @@ Rotation Movie::rotation() const
 {
     return d->m_rotation;
 }
+
+void Movie::setShowControls( bool show )
+{
+    d->m_showControls = show;
+}
+
+bool Movie::showControls() const
+{
+    return d->m_showControls;
+}
+
+void Movie::setPlayMode( Movie::PlayMode mode )
+{
+    d->m_playMode = mode;
+}
+
+Movie::PlayMode Movie::playMode() const
+{
+    return d->m_playMode;
+}
diff --git a/core/movie.h b/core/movie.h
index ca633fcb2..42b42166d 100644
--- a/core/movie.h
+++ b/core/movie.h
@@ -25,6 +25,17 @@ namespace Okular {
 class OKULAR_EXPORT Movie
 {
     public:
+        /**
+         * The play mode for playing the movie
+         */
+        enum PlayMode
+        {
+            PlayOnce,         ///< Play the movie once, closing the movie controls at the end
+            PlayOpen,         ///< Like PlayOnce, but leaving the controls open
+            PlayRepeat,       ///< Play continuously until stopped
+            PlayPalindrome    ///< Play forward, then backward, then again foward and so on until stopped
+        };
+
         /**
          * Creates a new movie object with the given external @p fileName.
          */
@@ -60,6 +71,26 @@ class OKULAR_EXPORT Movie
          */
         Rotation rotation() const;
 
+        /**
+         * Sets whether show a bar with movie controls
+         */
+        void setShowControls( bool show );
+
+        /**
+         * Whether show a bar with movie controls
+         */
+        bool showControls() const;
+
+        /**
+         * Sets the way the movie should be played
+         */
+        void setPlayMode( PlayMode mode );
+
+        /**
+         * How to play the movie
+         */
+        PlayMode playMode() const;
+
     private:
         class Private;
         Private* const d;