diff --git a/desmume/src/commandline.cpp b/desmume/src/commandline.cpp
index 5d6f488b2..cb6c23ac4 100644
--- a/desmume/src/commandline.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/commandline.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ CommandLine::CommandLine()
 , disable_limiter(0)
 , windowed_fullscreen(0)
 , frameskip(0)
+, horizontal(0)
 , scale(1.0)
 , _rtc_day(-1)
 , _rtc_hour(-1)
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ static const char* help_string = \
 "                            Launches in windowed fullscreen (same as alt+enter)" ENDL
 #else
 " --scale N                  scale factor for window; default 1.0" ENDL
+" --horizontal               display touch screen to the right; default OFF" ENDL
 " --nojoy                    Disables joystick support" ENDL
 #endif
 " --disable-sound            Disables the sound output" ENDL
@@ -264,6 +266,7 @@ bool CommandLine::parse(int argc,char **argv)
 				{ "windowed-fullscreen", no_argument, &windowed_fullscreen, 1 },
 			#else
 				{ "nojoy", no_argument, &_commandline_linux_nojoy, 1},
+				{ "horizontal", no_argument, &horizontal, 1},
 				{ "scale", required_argument, NULL, OPT_SCALE},
 			#endif
 			{ "frameskip", required_argument, NULL, OPT_FRAMESKIP},
diff --git a/desmume/src/commandline.h b/desmume/src/commandline.h
index e75bd795c..47a28aca6 100644
--- a/desmume/src/commandline.h
+++ b/desmume/src/commandline.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public:
 	int disable_limiter;
 	int windowed_fullscreen;
 	int frameskip;
+	int horizontal;
 
 	bool parse(int argc,char **argv);
 
diff --git a/desmume/src/frontend/posix/cli/main.cpp b/desmume/src/frontend/posix/cli/main.cpp
index f012cef5a..64647e0ca 100644
--- a/desmume/src/frontend/posix/cli/main.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/frontend/posix/cli/main.cpp
@@ -270,10 +270,14 @@ static void Draw(class configured_features *cfg) {
 	const size_t pixCount = w * h;
 	ColorspaceApplyIntensityToBuffer16<false, false>(displayInfo.nativeBuffer16[NDSDisplayID_Main],  pixCount, displayInfo.backlightIntensity[NDSDisplayID_Main]);
 	ColorspaceApplyIntensityToBuffer16<false, false>(displayInfo.nativeBuffer16[NDSDisplayID_Touch], pixCount, displayInfo.backlightIntensity[NDSDisplayID_Touch]);
-	SDL_Rect destrect[2] = {
+	const SDL_Rect destrect_v[2] = {
 		{ 0, 0 , ws, hs},
 		{ 0, hs, ws, hs},
 	};
+	const SDL_Rect destrect_h[2] = {
+		{ 0, 0 , ws, hs},
+		{ ws, 0, ws, hs},
+	};
 	unsigned i, off = 0, n = pixCount*2;
 	for(i = 0; i < 2; ++i) {
 		void *p = 0;
@@ -281,7 +285,7 @@ static void Draw(class configured_features *cfg) {
 		SDL_LockTexture(screen[i], NULL, &p, &pitch);
 		memcpy(p, ((char*)displayInfo.masterNativeBuffer16)+off, n);
 		SDL_UnlockTexture(screen[i]);
-		SDL_RenderCopy(renderer, screen[i], NULL, &destrect[i]);
+		SDL_RenderCopy(renderer, screen[i], NULL, cfg->horizontal ? &destrect_h[i] : &destrect_v[i]);
 		off += n;
 	}
 	SDL_RenderPresent(renderer);
@@ -482,9 +486,12 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv) {
     }
 
     nds_screen_size_ratio = my_config.scale;
+    ctrls_cfg.horizontal = my_config.horizontal;
+    unsigned width = 256 + my_config.horizontal*256;
+    unsigned height = 192 + 192 * !my_config.horizontal;
     sdl_videoFlags |= SDL_WINDOW_OPENGL;
     window = SDL_CreateWindow( "Desmume SDL", SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED, SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED,
-	256*my_config.scale, 384*my_config.scale, sdl_videoFlags );
+	width*my_config.scale, height*my_config.scale, sdl_videoFlags );
 
     if ( !window ) {
       fprintf( stderr, "Window creation failed: %s\n", SDL_GetError( ) );
diff --git a/desmume/src/frontend/posix/shared/ctrlssdl.cpp b/desmume/src/frontend/posix/shared/ctrlssdl.cpp
index bc073b43b..14ddc9512 100644
--- a/desmume/src/frontend/posix/shared/ctrlssdl.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/frontend/posix/shared/ctrlssdl.cpp
@@ -589,8 +589,10 @@ process_ctrls_event( SDL_Event& event,
             screen_to_touch_range( event.button.y,
                                      cfg->nds_screen_size_ratio);
 
-          if( scaled_y >= 192)
+          if(!cfg->horizontal && scaled_y >= 192)
             set_mouse_coord( scaled_x, scaled_y - 192);
+          else if(cfg->horizontal && scaled_x >= 256)
+            set_mouse_coord( scaled_x - 256, scaled_y);
         }
         break;
 
diff --git a/desmume/src/frontend/posix/shared/ctrlssdl.h b/desmume/src/frontend/posix/shared/ctrlssdl.h
index 1903ee58f..1925aa60c 100644
--- a/desmume/src/frontend/posix/shared/ctrlssdl.h
+++ b/desmume/src/frontend/posix/shared/ctrlssdl.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern mouse_status mouse;
 struct ctrls_event_config {
   unsigned short keypad;
   float nds_screen_size_ratio;
+  int horizontal;
   int auto_pause;
   int focused;
   int sdl_quit;