diff --git a/ani-cli b/ani-cli
index fb47d77f..686290eb 100755
--- a/ani-cli
+++ b/ani-cli
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-version_number="4.9.8"
+version_number="4.9.9"
 
 # UI
 
 external_menu() {
-    rofi "$1" -sort -dmenu -i -width 1500 -p "$2"
+    rofi "$1" -sort -dmenu -i -width 1500 -p "$2" "$3"
 }
 
 launcher() {
     [ "$use_external_menu" = "0" ] && [ -z "$1" ] && set -- "+m" "$2"
     [ "$use_external_menu" = "0" ] && fzf "$1" --reverse --cycle --prompt "$2"
-    [ "$use_external_menu" = "1" ] && external_menu "$1" "$2"
+    [ "$use_external_menu" = "1" ] && external_menu "$1" "$2" "$external_menu_args"
 }
 
 nth() {
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ esac
 no_detach="${ANI_CLI_NO_DETACH:-0}"
 exit_after_play="${ANI_CLI_EXIT_AFTER_PLAY:-0}"
 use_external_menu="${ANI_CLI_EXTERNAL_MENU:-0}"
+external_menu_normal_window="${ANI_CLI_EXTERNAL_MENU_NORMAL_WINDOW:-0}"
 skip_intro="${ANI_CLI_SKIP_INTRO:-0}"
 # shellcheck disable=SC2154
 skip_title="$ANI_CLI_SKIP_TITLE"
@@ -445,6 +446,7 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
 done
 [ "$use_external_menu" = "0" ] && multi_selection_flag="${ANI_CLI_MULTI_SELECTION:-"-m"}"
 [ "$use_external_menu" = "1" ] && multi_selection_flag="${ANI_CLI_MULTI_SELECTION:-"-multi-select"}"
+[ "$external_menu_normal_window" = "1" ] && external_menu_args="-normal-window"
 printf "\33[2K\r\033[1;34mChecking dependencies...\033[0m\n"
 dep_ch "curl" "sed" "grep" || true
 [ "$skip_intro" = 1 ] && (dep_ch "ani-skip" || true)
@@ -479,7 +481,7 @@ case "$search" in
                 printf "\33[2K\r\033[1;36mSearch anime: \033[0m" && read -r query
             done
         else
-            [ -z "$query" ] && query=$(printf "" | external_menu "" "Search anime: ")
+            [ -z "$query" ] && query=$(printf "" | external_menu "" "Search anime: " "$external_menu_args")
             [ -z "$query" ] && exit 1
         fi
         # for checking new releases by specifying anime name
diff --git a/ani-cli.1 b/ani-cli.1
index 7c66cc23..38ff530a 100644
--- a/ani-cli.1
+++ b/ani-cli.1
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ Sets the player ani-cli uses. Can be debug (print links), download (equivalent t
 \fBANI_CLI_EXTERNAL_MENU\fR
 Controls the frontend of ani-cli. Can be 0 (uses fzf) or 1 (uses rofi dmenu). Default is 0.
 .TP
+\fBANI_CLI_EXTERNAL_MENU_NORMAL_WINDOW\fR
+Controls the way rofi displays the window. Can be 0 (no additional arguments passed to rofi) or 1 (the menu is displayed as a normal window, -normal-window argument is passed to rofi). Default is 0.
+.TP
 \fBANI_CLI_LOG_EPISODE\fR
 Controls the logging feature for playback. Can be 1(logs) or 0(doesn't log). Default is 1.
 .TP