diff --git a/client/CMakeLists.txt b/client/CMakeLists.txt
index 4e2d66e5..698a5ef9 100644
--- a/client/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/client/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
-project(looking-glass-client C)
+project(looking-glass-client C CXX)
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/")
 
@@ -127,12 +127,16 @@ set(SOURCES
 add_subdirectory("${PROJECT_TOP}/common"          "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/common"   )
 add_subdirectory("${PROJECT_TOP}/repos/LGMP/lgmp" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/LGMP"     )
 add_subdirectory("${PROJECT_TOP}/repos/PureSpice" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/PureSpice")
+add_subdirectory("${PROJECT_TOP}/repos/cimgui"    "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/cimgui"   )
 
 add_subdirectory(displayservers)
 add_subdirectory(renderers)
 add_subdirectory(fonts)
 
 add_executable(looking-glass-client ${SOURCES})
+
+target_compile_definitions(looking-glass-client PRIVATE CIMGUI_DEFINE_ENUMS_AND_STRUCTS=1)
+
 target_link_libraries(looking-glass-client
 	${EXE_FLAGS}
 	lg_common
@@ -141,6 +145,7 @@ target_link_libraries(looking-glass-client
 	purespice
 	renderers
 	fonts
+	cimgui
 )
 
 install(TARGETS looking-glass-client
diff --git a/client/include/app.h b/client/include/app.h
index 26a99de1..0bc7b50a 100644
--- a/client/include/app.h
+++ b/client/include/app.h
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ void app_glSetSwapInterval(int interval);
 void app_glSwapBuffers(void);
 #endif
 
+bool app_renderImGui(void);
+
 void app_clipboardRelease(void);
 void app_clipboardNotifyTypes(const LG_ClipboardData types[], int count);
 void app_clipboardNotifySize(const LG_ClipboardData type, size_t size);
diff --git a/client/include/egl_dynprocs.h b/client/include/egl_dynprocs.h
index 78c7369c..ef57fe36 100644
--- a/client/include/egl_dynprocs.h
+++ b/client/include/egl_dynprocs.h
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 #include <EGL/egl.h>
 #include <GL/gl.h>
 
+// if GLEW is included, GLeglImageOES was not defined
+typedef void * GLeglImageOES;
+
 typedef EGLDisplay (*eglGetPlatformDisplayEXT_t)(EGLenum platform,
     void *native_display, const EGLint *attrib_list);
 typedef void (*eglSwapBuffersWithDamageKHR_t)(EGLDisplay dpy,
diff --git a/client/renderers/EGL/CMakeLists.txt b/client/renderers/EGL/CMakeLists.txt
index 824e1e7b..c2c9cdce 100644
--- a/client/renderers/EGL/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/client/renderers/EGL/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
-project(renderer_EGL LANGUAGES C)
+project(renderer_EGL LANGUAGES C CXX)
 
 find_package(PkgConfig)
 pkg_check_modules(RENDERER_EGL_PKGCONFIG REQUIRED
@@ -54,13 +54,19 @@ add_library(renderer_EGL STATIC
 	alert.c
 	${EGL_SHADER_OBJS}
 	"${EGL_SHADER_INCS}/desktop_rgb.def.h"
+	${PROJECT_TOP}/repos/cimgui/imgui/backends/imgui_impl_opengl3.cpp
 )
 
+target_compile_definitions(renderer_EGL PRIVATE CIMGUI_DEFINE_ENUMS_AND_STRUCTS=1)
+
 target_link_libraries(renderer_EGL
 	${RENDERER_EGL_PKGCONFIG_LIBRARIES}
 	${RENDERER_EGL_OPT_PKGCONFIG_LIBRARIES}
 	lg_common
 	fonts
+
+	cimgui
+	GLEW
 )
 
 target_include_directories(renderer_EGL
diff --git a/client/renderers/EGL/egl.c b/client/renderers/EGL/egl.c
index f2d72392..20a28ff7 100644
--- a/client/renderers/EGL/egl.c
+++ b/client/renderers/EGL/egl.c
@@ -25,11 +25,16 @@
 #include "common/sysinfo.h"
 #include "common/time.h"
 #include "common/locking.h"
+#include "app.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "dynamic/fonts.h"
 
+#include <GL/glew.h>
 #include <EGL/egl.h>
 
+#include "cimgui.h"
+#include "generator/output/cimgui_impl.h"
+
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <math.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -72,6 +77,7 @@ struct Inst
   EGL_Splash      * splash;  // the splash screen
   EGL_Alert       * alert;   // the alert display
   EGL_Help        * help;    // the help display
+  bool              imgui;   // if imgui was initialized
 
   LG_RendererFormat    format;
   bool                 formatValid;
@@ -279,6 +285,9 @@ void egl_deinitialize(void * opaque)
 {
   struct Inst * this = (struct Inst *)opaque;
 
+  if (this->imgui)
+    ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_Shutdown();
+
   if (this->font)
   {
     if (this->fontObj)
@@ -288,7 +297,6 @@ void egl_deinitialize(void * opaque)
       this->font->destroy(this->helpFontObj);
   }
 
-
   egl_desktop_free(&this->desktop);
   egl_cursor_free (&this->cursor);
   egl_fps_free    (&this->fps   );
@@ -766,6 +774,20 @@ bool egl_render_startup(void * opaque)
     return false;
   }
 
+  // glew is needed for imgui
+  if (!glewInit())
+  {
+    DEBUG_ERROR("GLEW failed to initialize");
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (!ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_Init("#version 100"))
+  {
+    DEBUG_ERROR("Failed to initialize ImGui");
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  this->imgui = true;
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -866,6 +888,13 @@ bool egl_render(void * opaque, LG_RendererRotate rotate)
 
   egl_fps_render(this->fps, this->screenScaleX, this->screenScaleY);
   egl_help_render(this->help, this->screenScaleX, this->screenScaleY);
+
+  if (app_renderImGui())
+  {
+    ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_NewFrame();
+    ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_RenderDrawData(igGetDrawData());
+  }
+
   app_eglSwapBuffers(this->display, this->surface, damage, damageIdx);
   return true;
 }
diff --git a/client/renderers/OpenGL/CMakeLists.txt b/client/renderers/OpenGL/CMakeLists.txt
index 8eb03315..b537fd22 100644
--- a/client/renderers/OpenGL/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/client/renderers/OpenGL/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
-project(renderer_Opengl LANGUAGES C)
+project(renderer_Opengl LANGUAGES C CXX)
 
 find_package(PkgConfig)
 pkg_check_modules(RENDERER_OPENGL_PKGCONFIG REQUIRED
@@ -8,12 +8,17 @@ pkg_check_modules(RENDERER_OPENGL_PKGCONFIG REQUIRED
 
 add_library(renderer_OpenGL STATIC
 	opengl.c
+	${PROJECT_TOP}/repos/cimgui/imgui/backends/imgui_impl_opengl2.cpp
 )
 
+target_compile_definitions(renderer_OpenGL PRIVATE CIMGUI_DEFINE_ENUMS_AND_STRUCTS=1)
+
 target_link_libraries(renderer_OpenGL
 	${RENDERER_OPENGL_PKGCONFIG_LIBRARIES}
 	lg_common
 	fonts
+
+	cimgui
 )
 
 target_include_directories(renderer_OpenGL
diff --git a/client/renderers/OpenGL/opengl.c b/client/renderers/OpenGL/opengl.c
index bfa9ff2e..81fa2ed0 100644
--- a/client/renderers/OpenGL/opengl.c
+++ b/client/renderers/OpenGL/opengl.c
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 #include <GL/gl.h>
 #include <GL/glx.h>
 
+#include "cimgui.h"
+#include "generator/output/cimgui_impl.h"
+
 #include "common/debug.h"
 #include "common/option.h"
 #include "common/framebuffer.h"
@@ -272,6 +275,8 @@ void opengl_deinitialize(void * opaque)
 
   if (this->renderStarted)
   {
+    ImGui_ImplOpenGL2_Shutdown();
+
     glDeleteLists(this->texList  , BUFFER_COUNT);
     glDeleteLists(this->mouseList, 1);
     glDeleteLists(this->fpsList  , 1);
@@ -581,6 +586,13 @@ bool opengl_render_startup(void * opaque)
   this->hasTextures = true;
 
   app_glSetSwapInterval(this->opt.vsync ? 1 : 0);
+
+  if (!ImGui_ImplOpenGL2_Init())
+  {
+    DEBUG_ERROR("Failed to initialize ImGui");
+    return false;
+  }
+
   this->renderStarted = true;
   return true;
 }
@@ -690,6 +702,12 @@ bool opengl_render(void * opaque, LG_RendererRotate rotate)
     break;
   }
 
+  if (app_renderImGui())
+  {
+    ImGui_ImplOpenGL2_NewFrame();
+    ImGui_ImplOpenGL2_RenderDrawData(igGetDrawData());
+  }
+
   if (this->opt.preventBuffer)
   {
     app_glSwapBuffers();
diff --git a/client/src/app.c b/client/src/app.c
index c1a9261b..3ccdbd1d 100644
--- a/client/src/app.c
+++ b/client/src/app.c
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #include "common/debug.h"
 #include "common/stringutils.h"
 
+#include "cimgui.h"
+
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <math.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -617,3 +619,11 @@ void app_showFPS(bool showFPS)
 
   g_state.lgr->on_show_fps(g_state.lgrData, showFPS);
 }
+
+bool app_renderImGui(void)
+{
+  igNewFrame();
+  igShowDemoWindow(NULL);
+  igRender();
+  return true;
+}
diff --git a/client/src/main.c b/client/src/main.c
index 734110cf..097a9d61 100644
--- a/client/src/main.c
+++ b/client/src/main.c
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
 #include "ll.h"
 #include "egl_dynprocs.h"
 
+#include "cimgui.h"
+
 // forwards
 static int cursorThread(void * unused);
 static int renderThread(void * unused);
@@ -97,12 +99,21 @@ static void lgInit(void)
 
 static int renderThread(void * unused)
 {
+  /* setup imgui */
+  igCreateContext(NULL);
+  ImGuiIO * io = igGetIO();
+  unsigned char *text_pixels = NULL;
+  int text_w, text_h;
+  ImFontAtlas_GetTexDataAsRGBA32(io->Fonts, &text_pixels,
+      &text_w, &text_h, NULL);
+
   if (!g_state.lgr->render_startup(g_state.lgrData))
   {
     g_state.state = APP_STATE_SHUTDOWN;
 
     /* unblock threads waiting on the condition */
     lgSignalEvent(e_startup);
+    igDestroyContext(NULL);
     return 1;
   }
 
@@ -128,6 +139,13 @@ static int renderThread(void * unused)
     int resize = atomic_load(&g_state.lgrResize);
     if (resize)
     {
+      const ImVec2 displaySize =
+      {
+        .x = g_state.windowW,
+        .y = g_state.windowH
+      };
+      io->DisplaySize = displaySize;
+
       if (g_state.lgr)
         g_state.lgr->on_resize(g_state.lgrData, g_state.windowW, g_state.windowH,
             g_state.windowScale, g_state.dstRect, g_params.winRotate);
@@ -193,6 +211,7 @@ static int renderThread(void * unused)
   g_state.lgr = NULL;
   LG_LOCK_FREE(g_state.lgrLock);
 
+  igDestroyContext(NULL);
   return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/doc/build.rst b/doc/build.rst
index d5ca67e2..61e4acd5 100644
--- a/doc/build.rst
+++ b/doc/build.rst
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ Required Dependencies
 -  fonts-freefont-ttf
 -  libegl-dev
 -  libgl-dev
+-  libglew-dev
 -  libfontconfig1-dev
 -  libgmp-dev
 -  libspice-protocol-dev