diff --git a/app/widget/viewer/viewer.cpp b/app/widget/viewer/viewer.cpp
index c7956f88d..08d501775 100644
--- a/app/widget/viewer/viewer.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/viewer/viewer.cpp
@@ -93,12 +93,12 @@ void ViewerWidget::SetTimebase(const rational &r)
   playback_timer_.setInterval(qFloor(r.toDouble()));
 }
 
-const double &ViewerWidget::scale()
+const double &ViewerWidget::scale() const
 {
   return ruler_->scale();
 }
 
-rational ViewerWidget::GetTime()
+rational ViewerWidget::GetTime() const
 {
   return olive::timestamp_to_time(ruler_->GetTime(), time_base_);
 }
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ void ViewerWidget::TogglePlayPause()
   }
 }
 
-bool ViewerWidget::IsPlaying()
+bool ViewerWidget::IsPlaying() const
 {
   return playback_timer_.isActive();
 }
@@ -171,6 +171,11 @@ ViewerOutput *ViewerWidget::GetConnectedViewer() const
   return viewer_node_;
 }
 
+void ViewerWidget::SetColorMenuEnabled(bool enabled)
+{
+  gl_widget_->SetColorMenuEnabled(enabled);
+}
+
 void ViewerWidget::SetTexture(OpenGLTexturePtr tex)
 {
   if (tex == nullptr) {
@@ -337,6 +342,26 @@ void ViewerWidget::ShuttleRight()
   }
 }
 
+void ViewerWidget::SetOCIOParameters(const QString &display, const QString &view, const QString &look)
+{
+  gl_widget_->SetOCIOParameters(display, view, look);
+}
+
+void ViewerWidget::SetOCIODisplay(const QString &display)
+{
+  gl_widget_->SetOCIODisplay(display);
+}
+
+void ViewerWidget::SetOCIOView(const QString &view)
+{
+  gl_widget_->SetOCIOView(view);
+}
+
+void ViewerWidget::SetOCIOLook(const QString &look)
+{
+  gl_widget_->SetOCIOLook(look);
+}
+
 void ViewerWidget::PlaybackTimerUpdate()
 {
   int64_t real_time = QDateTime::currentMSecsSinceEpoch() - start_msec_;
diff --git a/app/widget/viewer/viewer.h b/app/widget/viewer/viewer.h
index d00bf4034..b62e55ec8 100644
--- a/app/widget/viewer/viewer.h
+++ b/app/widget/viewer/viewer.h
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ public:
 
   void SetTimeRulerEnabled(bool enabled);
 
-  const double& scale();
+  const double& scale() const;
 
-  rational GetTime();
+  rational GetTime() const;
 
   void SetScale(const double& scale_);
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public:
 
   void TogglePlayPause();
 
-  bool IsPlaying();
+  bool IsPlaying() const;
 
   void ConnectViewerNode(ViewerOutput* node);
 
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ public:
 
   ViewerOutput* GetConnectedViewer() const;
 
+  void SetColorMenuEnabled(bool enabled);
+
 public slots:
   /**
    * @brief Set the texture to draw and draw it
@@ -99,6 +101,29 @@ public slots:
 
   void ShuttleRight();
 
+  void SetOCIOParameters(const QString& display, const QString& view, const QString& look);
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Externally set the OCIO display to use
+   *
+   * This value must be a valid display in the current OCIO configuration.
+   */
+  void SetOCIODisplay(const QString& display);
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Externally set the OCIO view to use
+   *
+   * This value must be a valid display in the current OCIO configuration.
+   */
+  void SetOCIOView(const QString& view);
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Externally set the OCIO look to use (use empty string if none)
+   *
+   * This value must be a valid display in the current OCIO configuration.
+   */
+  void SetOCIOLook(const QString& look);
+
 signals:
   void TimeChanged(const int64_t&);
 
diff --git a/app/widget/viewer/viewerglwidget.cpp b/app/widget/viewer/viewerglwidget.cpp
index 68efab4af..6c06d9ddc 100644
--- a/app/widget/viewer/viewerglwidget.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/viewer/viewerglwidget.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
 ViewerGLWidget::ViewerGLWidget(QWidget *parent) :
   QOpenGLWidget(parent),
   texture_(0),
-  ocio_lut_(0)
+  ocio_lut_(0),
+  color_menu_enabled_(true)
 {
   connect(ColorManager::instance(), SIGNAL(ConfigChanged()), this, SLOT(RefreshColorPipeline()));
 
@@ -44,6 +45,11 @@ ViewerGLWidget::~ViewerGLWidget()
   ContextCleanup();
 }
 
+void ViewerGLWidget::SetColorMenuEnabled(bool enabled)
+{
+  color_menu_enabled_ = enabled;
+}
+
 void ViewerGLWidget::SetOCIODisplay(const QString &display)
 {
   ocio_display_ = display;
@@ -74,6 +80,15 @@ void ViewerGLWidget::SetTexture(GLuint tex)
   update();
 }
 
+void ViewerGLWidget::SetOCIOParameters(const QString &display, const QString &view, const QString &look)
+{
+  ocio_display_ = display;
+  ocio_view_ = view;
+  ocio_look_ = look;
+  SetupColorProcessor();
+  update();
+}
+
 void ViewerGLWidget::initializeGL()
 {
   SetupColorProcessor();
@@ -126,6 +141,10 @@ void ViewerGLWidget::RefreshColorPipeline()
 
 void ViewerGLWidget::SetupColorProcessor()
 {
+  if (!context()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   ClearOCIOLutTexture();
 
   // (Re)create color processor
@@ -161,37 +180,39 @@ void ViewerGLWidget::ShowContextMenu(const QPoint &pos)
 {
   QMenu menu;
 
-  QStringList displays = ColorManager::ListAvailableDisplays();
-  QMenu* ocio_display_menu = menu.addMenu(tr("Display"));
-  connect(ocio_display_menu, SIGNAL(triggered(QAction*)), this, SLOT(ColorDisplayChanged(QAction*)));
-  foreach (const QString& d, displays) {
-    QAction* action = ocio_display_menu->addAction(d);
-    action->setCheckable(true);
-    action->setChecked(ocio_display_ == d);
-    action->setData(d);
-  }
+  if (color_menu_enabled_) {
+    QStringList displays = ColorManager::ListAvailableDisplays();
+    QMenu* ocio_display_menu = menu.addMenu(tr("Display"));
+    connect(ocio_display_menu, SIGNAL(triggered(QAction*)), this, SLOT(ColorDisplayChanged(QAction*)));
+    foreach (const QString& d, displays) {
+      QAction* action = ocio_display_menu->addAction(d);
+      action->setCheckable(true);
+      action->setChecked(ocio_display_ == d);
+      action->setData(d);
+    }
 
-  QStringList views = ColorManager::ListAvailableViews(ocio_display_);
-  QMenu* ocio_view_menu = menu.addMenu(tr("View"));
-  connect(ocio_view_menu, SIGNAL(triggered(QAction*)), this, SLOT(ColorViewChanged(QAction*)));
-  foreach (const QString& v, views) {
-    QAction* action = ocio_view_menu->addAction(v);
-    action->setCheckable(true);
-    action->setChecked(ocio_view_ == v);
-    action->setData(v);
-  }
+    QStringList views = ColorManager::ListAvailableViews(ocio_display_);
+    QMenu* ocio_view_menu = menu.addMenu(tr("View"));
+    connect(ocio_view_menu, SIGNAL(triggered(QAction*)), this, SLOT(ColorViewChanged(QAction*)));
+    foreach (const QString& v, views) {
+      QAction* action = ocio_view_menu->addAction(v);
+      action->setCheckable(true);
+      action->setChecked(ocio_view_ == v);
+      action->setData(v);
+    }
 
-  QStringList looks = ColorManager::ListAvailableLooks();
-  QMenu* ocio_look_menu = menu.addMenu(tr("Look"));
-  connect(ocio_look_menu, SIGNAL(triggered(QAction*)), this, SLOT(ColorLookChanged(QAction*)));
-  QAction* no_look_action = ocio_look_menu->addAction(tr("(None)"));
-  no_look_action->setCheckable(true);
-  no_look_action->setChecked(ocio_look_.isEmpty());
-  foreach (const QString& l, looks) {
-    QAction* action = ocio_look_menu->addAction(l);
-    action->setCheckable(true);
-    action->setChecked(ocio_look_ == l);
-    action->setData(l);
+    QStringList looks = ColorManager::ListAvailableLooks();
+    QMenu* ocio_look_menu = menu.addMenu(tr("Look"));
+    connect(ocio_look_menu, SIGNAL(triggered(QAction*)), this, SLOT(ColorLookChanged(QAction*)));
+    QAction* no_look_action = ocio_look_menu->addAction(tr("(None)"));
+    no_look_action->setCheckable(true);
+    no_look_action->setChecked(ocio_look_.isEmpty());
+    foreach (const QString& l, looks) {
+      QAction* action = ocio_look_menu->addAction(l);
+      action->setCheckable(true);
+      action->setChecked(ocio_look_ == l);
+      action->setData(l);
+    }
   }
 
   menu.exec(mapToGlobal(pos));
diff --git a/app/widget/viewer/viewerglwidget.h b/app/widget/viewer/viewerglwidget.h
index 66084dc25..2365a5b16 100644
--- a/app/widget/viewer/viewerglwidget.h
+++ b/app/widget/viewer/viewerglwidget.h
@@ -76,6 +76,26 @@ public:
    */
   ViewerGLWidget& operator=(ViewerGLWidget&& other) = delete;
 
+  /**
+   * @brief Enable or disable the color management menu
+   *
+   * While the Viewer is _always_ color managed, In some contexts, the color management may be controlled from an
+   * external UI making the menu unnecessary.
+   */
+  void SetColorMenuEnabled(bool enabled);
+
+public slots:
+  /**
+   * @brief Set the texture to draw and draw it
+   *
+   * Use this function to update the viewer.
+   *
+   * @param tex
+   */
+  void SetTexture(GLuint tex);
+
+  void SetOCIOParameters(const QString& display, const QString& view, const QString& look);
+
   /**
    * @brief Externally set the OCIO display to use
    *
@@ -97,16 +117,6 @@ public:
    */
   void SetOCIOLook(const QString& look);
 
-public slots:
-  /**
-   * @brief Set the texture to draw and draw it
-   *
-   * Use this function to update the viewer.
-   *
-   * @param tex
-   */
-  void SetTexture(GLuint tex);
-
 protected:
   /**
    * @brief Initialize function to set up the OpenGL context upon its construction
@@ -170,6 +180,8 @@ private:
    */
   ColorProcessorPtr color_service_;
 
+  bool color_menu_enabled_;
+
 private slots:
   /**
    * @brief Slot to connect just before the OpenGL context is destroyed to clean up resources