diff --git a/syncplay/constants.py b/syncplay/constants.py
index 498848f..d00258d 100644
--- a/syncplay/constants.py
+++ b/syncplay/constants.py
@@ -133,9 +133,10 @@ STYLE_NOTCONTROLLER_COLOR = 'grey'
 USERLIST_GUI_USERNAME_OFFSET = 21 # Pixels
 
 MPLAYER_SLAVE_ARGS = ['-slave', '--hr-seek=always', '-nomsgcolor', '-msglevel', 'all=1:global=4:cplayer=4', '-af', 'scaletempo']
-# --quiet works with both mpv 0.2 and 0.3
-MPV_SLAVE_ARGS = ['--force-window', '--idle', '--hr-seek=always', '--quiet', '--keep-open', '--af=scaletempo', '--input-terminal=no', '--input-file=/dev/stdin']
+MPV_SLAVE_ARGS = ['--hr-seek=always', '--quiet', '--af=scaletempo', '--input-terminal=no', '--input-file=/dev/stdin']
 MPV_SLAVE_ARGS_NEW = ['--term-playing-msg=<SyncplayUpdateFile>\nANS_filename=${filename}\nANS_length=${=length}\nANS_path=${path}\n</SyncplayUpdateFile>', '--terminal=yes']
+MPV_SLAVE_GUI = ['--force-window', '--idle', '--keep-open']
+MPV_SLAVE_GUI_NEW = ['--profile=pseudo-gui', '--keep-open=always']
 MPV_NEW_VERSION = False
 VLC_SLAVE_ARGS = ['--extraintf=luaintf', '--lua-intf=syncplay', '--no-quiet', '--no-input-fast-seek',
                   '--play-and-pause', '--start-time=0']
diff --git a/syncplay/players/mpv.py b/syncplay/players/mpv.py
index 09abe2a..a31a2f5 100644
--- a/syncplay/players/mpv.py
+++ b/syncplay/players/mpv.py
@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@ class MpvPlayer(MplayerPlayer):
     @staticmethod
     def getStartupArgs(path):
         args = constants.MPV_SLAVE_ARGS
+
+        try:
+            pseudogui = subprocess.check_output([path, '--profile=help'])
+        except:
+            pseudogui = ''
+        if 'pseudo-gui' in pseudogui:
+            args.extend(constants.MPV_SLAVE_GUI_NEW)
+        else:
+            args.extend(constants.MPV_SLAVE_GUI)
+
         if constants.MPV_NEW_VERSION:
             args.extend(constants.MPV_SLAVE_ARGS_NEW)
         return args