diff --git a/src/libsuperderpy.c b/src/libsuperderpy.c
index 5f3f7cd..2eb3b25 100644
--- a/src/libsuperderpy.c
+++ b/src/libsuperderpy.c
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ SYMBOL_EXPORT struct Game* libsuperderpy_init(int argc, char** argv, const char*
 	game->config.debug.verbose = strtol(GetConfigOptionDefault(game, "debug", "verbose", "0"), NULL, 10);
 	game->config.debug.livereload = strtol(GetConfigOptionDefault(game, "debug", "livereload", "0"), NULL, 10);
 
+	if (params.no_autopause) {
+		game->config.autopause = false;
+	}
+
 #ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
 	game->config.fullscreen = false; // we can't start fullscreen on emscripten
 #endif
diff --git a/src/libsuperderpy.h b/src/libsuperderpy.h
index f262f9d..e25db70 100644
--- a/src/libsuperderpy.h
+++ b/src/libsuperderpy.h
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ struct Params {
 	bool depth_buffer; /*!< Request a depth buffer for the framebuffer's render target. */
 	bool show_loading_on_launch; /*!< Whether the loading screen should be shown when loading the initial set of gamestates. */
 	bool fixed_size; /*!< If set to true, the game's window will not be resizable. */
+	bool no_autopause; /*!< If set to true, engine autopause is forced to be disabled. */
 	int samples; /*!< How many samples should be used for multisampling; 0 to disable. */
 	int sample_rate; /*!< Default sample rate of audio output; 0 to use engine default. */
 	char* window_title; /*!< A title of the game's window. When NULL, al_get_app_name() is used. */