diff --git a/api_connector.js b/api_connector.js
index b8cb700d4..a28089f3b 100644
--- a/api_connector.js
+++ b/api_connector.js
@@ -21,7 +21,30 @@ var APIConnector = (function () {
         displayName: VideoLayout.inputDisplayNameHandler,
         muteAudio: toggleAudio,
         muteVideo: toggleVideo,
-        filmStrip: BottomToolbar.toggleFilmStrip
+        toggleFilmStrip: BottomToolbar.toggleFilmStrip,
+        toggleChat: BottomToolbar.toggleChat,
+        toggleContactList: BottomToolbar.toggleContactList
+    };
+
+
+    /**
+     * Maps the supported events and their status
+     * (true it the event is enabled and false if it is disabled)
+     * @type {{
+     *              incommingMessage: boolean,
+     *              outgoingMessage: boolean,
+     *              displayNameChange: boolean,
+     *              participantJoined: boolean,
+     *              participantLeft: boolean
+     *      }}
+     */
+    var events =
+    {
+        incommingMessage: false,
+        outgoingMessage:false,
+        displayNameChange: false,
+        participantJoined: false,
+        participantLeft: false
     };
 
     /**
@@ -51,7 +74,7 @@ var APIConnector = (function () {
         {
             window.attachEvent('onmessage', APIConnector.processMessage);
         }
-        APIConnector.sendMessage({loaded: true});
+        APIConnector.sendMessage({type: "system", loaded: true});
     };
 
     /**
@@ -72,12 +95,91 @@ var APIConnector = (function () {
         try {
             message = JSON.parse(event.data);
         } catch (e) {}
+
+        if(!message.type)
+            return;
+        switch (message.type)
+        {
+            case "command":
+                APIConnector.processCommand(message);
+                break;
+            case "event":
+                APIConnector.processEvent(message);
+                break;
+            default:
+                console.error("Unknown type of the message");
+                return;
+        }
+
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Processes commands from external applicaiton.
+     * @param message the object with the command
+     */
+    APIConnector.processCommand = function (message)
+    {
+        if(message.action != "execute")
+        {
+            console.error("Unknown action of the message");
+            return;
+        }
         for(var key in message)
         {
             if(commands[key])
                 commands[key].apply(null, message[key]);
         }
+    };
 
+    /**
+     * Processes events objects from external applications
+     * @param event the event
+     */
+    APIConnector.processEvent = function (event) {
+        if(!event.action)
+        {
+            console.error("Event with no action is received.");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        switch(event.action)
+        {
+            case "add":
+                for(var i = 0; i < event.events.length; i++)
+                {
+                    events[event.events[i]] = true;
+                }
+                break;
+            case "remove":
+                for(var i = 0; i < event.events.length; i++)
+                {
+                    events[event.events[i]] = false;
+                }
+                break;
+            default:
+                console.error("Unknown action for event.");
+        }
+
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Checks whether the event is enabled ot not.
+     * @param name the name of the event.
+     * @returns {*}
+     */
+    APIConnector.isEventEnabled = function (name) {
+        return events[name];
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Sends event object to the external application that has been subscribed
+     * for that event.
+     * @param name the name event
+     * @param object data associated with the event
+     */
+    APIConnector.triggerEvent = function (name, object) {
+        APIConnector.sendMessage({
+            type: "event", action: "result", event: name, result: object});
     };
 
     /**
diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index e22eeafc5..168d50778 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -698,6 +698,11 @@ $(document).bind('entered.muc', function (event, jid, info, pres) {
     // Add Peer's container
     VideoLayout.ensurePeerContainerExists(jid);
 
+    if(APIConnector.isEnabled() && APIConnector.isEventEnabled("participantJoined"))
+    {
+        APIConnector.triggerEvent("participantJoined",{jid: jid});
+    }
+
     if (focus !== null) {
         // FIXME: this should prepare the video
         if (focus.confid === null) {
@@ -734,6 +739,11 @@ $(document).bind('left.muc', function (event, jid) {
         }
     }, 10);
 
+    if(APIConnector.isEnabled() && APIConnector.isEventEnabled("participantLeft"))
+    {
+        APIConnector.triggerEvent("participantLeft",{jid: jid});
+    }
+
     // Unlock large video
     if (focusedVideoSrc)
     {
diff --git a/doc/api.md b/doc/api.md
index 9b663183f..635be80c3 100644
--- a/doc/api.md
+++ b/doc/api.md
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Controlling embedded Jitsi Meet Conference
 =========
 
 You can control the embedded Jitsi Meet conference using the JitsiMeetExternalAPI object.
+
 You can send command to Jitsi Meet conference using ```executeCommand```. 
 ```
 api.executeCommand(command, arguments)
@@ -56,10 +57,18 @@ api.executeCommand('muteAudio', [])
 ```
 api.executeCommand('muteVideo', [])
 ```
-* **filmStrip** - hides / shows the film strip. No arguments are required.
+* **toggleFilmStrip** - hides / shows the film strip. No arguments are required.
 ```
 api.executeCommand('filmStrip', [])
 ```
+* **toggleChat** - hides / shows the chat. No arguments are required.
+```
+api.executeCommand('toggleChat', [])
+```
+* **toggleContactList** - hides / shows the contact list. No arguments are required.
+```
+api.executeCommand('toggleContactList', [])
+```
 
 You can also execute multiple commands using the method ```executeCommands```. 
 ```
@@ -72,7 +81,87 @@ commands.
 api.executeCommands({displayName: ['nickname'], muteAudio: []});
 ```
 
-You can also remove the embedded Jitsi Meet Conference with the following code:
+You can add event listeners to the embedded Jitsi Meet using ```addEventListener``` method.
+```
+api.addEventListener(event, listener)
+```
+The ```event``` parameter is String object with the name of the event.
+The ```listener``` paramenter is Function object with one argument that will be notified when the event occurs
+with data related to the event.
+
+Currently we support the following events:
+
+* **incommingMessage** - event notifications about incomming
+messages. The listener will receive object with the following structure:
+```
+{
+"from": from,//JID of the user that sent the message
+"nick": nick,//the nickname of the user that sent the message
+"message": txt//the text of the message
+}
+```
+* **outgoingMessage** - event notifications about outgoing
+messages. The listener will receive object with the following structure:
+```
+{
+"message": txt//the text of the message
+}
+```
+* **displayNameChanged** - event notifications about display name
+change. The listener will receive object with the following structure:
+```
+{
+jid: jid,//the JID of the participant that changed his display name
+displayname: displayName //the new display name
+}
+```
+* **participantJoined** - event notifications about new participant.
+The listener will receive object with the following structure:
+```
+{
+jid: jid //the jid of the participant
+}
+```
+* **participantLeft** - event notifications about participant that left room.
+The listener will receive object with the following structure:
+```
+{
+jid: jid //the jid of the participant
+}
+```
+
+You can also add multiple event listeners by using ```addEventListeners```.
+This method requires one argument of type Object. The object argument must 
+have keys with the names of the events and values the listeners of the events.
+
+```
+function incommingMessageListener(object)
+{
+...
+}
+
+function outgoingMessageListener(object)
+{
+...
+}
+
+api.addEventListeners({
+    incommingMessage: incommingMessageListener,
+    outgoingMessage: outgoingMessageListener})
+```
+
+If you want to remove a listener you can use ```removeEventListener``` method with argument the name of the event.
+```
+api.removeEventListener("incommingMessage");
+```
+
+If you want to remove more than one event you can use ```removeEventListeners``` method with argument
+ array with the names of the events.
+```
+api.removeEventListeners(["incommingMessage", "outgoingMessageListener"]);
+```
+
+You can remove the embedded Jitsi Meet Conference with the following code:
 ```
 api.dispose()
 ```
diff --git a/external_api.js b/external_api.js
index 2e2c36a39..9bf7b08fe 100644
--- a/external_api.js
+++ b/external_api.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ var JitsiMeetExternalAPI = (function()
         this.iframeHolder.style.width = width + "px";
         this.iframeHolder.style.height = height + "px";
         this.frameName = "jitsiConferenceFrame" + JitsiMeetExternalAPI.id;
-        this.url = "https://" + domain + "/";
+        this.url = "http://" + domain + "/";
         if(room_name)
             this.url += room_name;
         this.url += "#external";
@@ -57,12 +57,16 @@ var JitsiMeetExternalAPI = (function()
         this.frame = document.createElement("iframe");
         this.frame.src = this.url;
         this.frame.name = this.frameName;
+        this.frame.id = this.frameName;
         this.frame.width = "100%";
         this.frame.height = "100%";
+        this.frame.setAttribute("allowFullScreen","true");
         this.frame = this.iframeHolder.appendChild(this.frame);
 
+
         this.frameLoaded = false;
         this.initialCommands = [];
+        this.eventHandlers = {};
         this.initListeners();
     }
 
@@ -108,7 +112,7 @@ var JitsiMeetExternalAPI = (function()
         var argumentsArray = argumentsList;
         if(!argumentsArray)
             argumentsArray = [];
-        var object = {};
+        var object = {type: "command", action: "execute"};
         object[name] = argumentsArray;
         this.sendMessage(object);
     };
@@ -125,9 +129,147 @@ var JitsiMeetExternalAPI = (function()
      * arguments for the command.
      */
     JitsiMeetExternalAPI.prototype.executeCommands = function (object) {
+        object.type = "command";
+        object.action = "execute";
         this.sendMessage(object);
     };
 
+    /**
+     * Adds event listeners to Meet Jitsi. The object key should be the name of the
+     * event and value - the listener.
+     * Currently we support the following
+     * events:
+     * incommingMessage - receives event notifications about incomming
+     * messages. The listener will receive object with the following structure:
+     * {{
+     *  "from": from,//JID of the user that sent the message
+     *  "nick": nick,//the nickname of the user that sent the message
+     *  "message": txt//the text of the message
+     * }}
+     * outgoingMessage - receives event notifications about outgoing
+     * messages. The listener will receive object with the following structure:
+     * {{
+     *  "message": txt//the text of the message
+     * }}
+     * displayNameChanged - receives event notifications about display name
+     * change. The listener will receive object with the following structure:
+     * {{
+     * jid: jid,//the JID of the participant that changed his display name
+     * displayname: displayName //the new display name
+     * }}
+     * participantJoined - receives event notifications about new participant.
+     * The listener will receive object with the following structure:
+     * {{
+     * jid: jid //the jid of the participant
+     * }}
+     * participantLeft - receives event notifications about participant that left room.
+     * The listener will receive object with the following structure:
+     * {{
+     * jid: jid //the jid of the participant
+     * }}
+     * @param object
+     */
+    JitsiMeetExternalAPI.prototype.addEventListeners
+        = function (object)
+    {
+
+        var message = {type: "event", action: "add", events: []};
+        for(var i in object)
+        {
+            message.events.push(i);
+            this.eventHandlers[i] = object[i];
+        }
+        this.sendMessage(message);
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Adds event listeners to Meet Jitsi. Currently we support the following
+     * events:
+     * incommingMessage - receives event notifications about incomming
+     * messages. The listener will receive object with the following structure:
+     * {{
+     *  "from": from,//JID of the user that sent the message
+     *  "nick": nick,//the nickname of the user that sent the message
+     *  "message": txt//the text of the message
+     * }}
+     * outgoingMessage - receives event notifications about outgoing
+     * messages. The listener will receive object with the following structure:
+     * {{
+     *  "message": txt//the text of the message
+     * }}
+     * displayNameChanged - receives event notifications about display name
+     * change. The listener will receive object with the following structure:
+     * {{
+     * jid: jid,//the JID of the participant that changed his display name
+     * displayname: displayName //the new display name
+     * }}
+     * participantJoined - receives event notifications about new participant.
+     * The listener will receive object with the following structure:
+     * {{
+     * jid: jid //the jid of the participant
+     * }}
+     * participantLeft - receives event notifications about participant that left room.
+     * The listener will receive object with the following structure:
+     * {{
+     * jid: jid //the jid of the participant
+     * }}
+     * @param event the name of the event
+     * @param listener the listener
+     */
+    JitsiMeetExternalAPI.prototype.addEventListener
+        = function (event, listener)
+    {
+
+        var message = {type: "event", action: "add", events: [event]};
+        this.eventHandlers[event] = listener;
+        this.sendMessage(message);
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Removes event listener.
+     * @param event the name of the event.
+     */
+    JitsiMeetExternalAPI.prototype.removeEventListener
+        = function (event)
+    {
+        if(!this.eventHandlers[event])
+        {
+            console.error("The event " + event + " is not registered.");
+            return;
+        }
+        var message = {type: "event", action: "remove", events: [event]};
+        delete this.eventHandlers[event];
+        this.sendMessage(message);
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Removes event listeners.
+     * @param events array with the names of the events.
+     */
+    JitsiMeetExternalAPI.prototype.removeEventListeners
+        = function (events)
+    {
+        var eventsArray = [];
+        for(var i = 0; i < events.length; i++)
+        {
+            var event = events[i];
+            if(!this.eventHandlers[event])
+            {
+                console.error("The event " + event + " is not registered.");
+                continue;
+            }
+            delete this.eventHandlers[event];
+            eventsArray.push(event);
+        }
+
+        if(eventsArray.length > 0)
+        {
+            this.sendMessage(
+                {type: "event", action: "remove", events: eventsArray});
+        }
+
+    };
+
     /**
      * Processes message events sent from Jitsi Meet
      * @param event the event
@@ -138,10 +280,33 @@ var JitsiMeetExternalAPI = (function()
         try {
             message = JSON.parse(event.data);
         } catch (e) {}
-        if(message.loaded)
-        {
-            this.onFrameLoaded();
+
+        if(!message.type) {
+            console.error("Message without type is received.");
+            return;
         }
+        switch (message.type)
+        {
+            case "system":
+                if(message.loaded)
+                {
+                    this.onFrameLoaded();
+                }
+                break;
+            case "event":
+                if(message.action != "result" ||
+                    !message.event || !this.eventHandlers[message.event])
+                {
+                    console.warn("The received event cannot be parsed.");
+                    return;
+                }
+                this.eventHandlers[message.event](message.result);
+                break;
+            default :
+                console.error("Unknown message type.");
+                return;
+        }
+
 
     };
 
@@ -191,7 +356,14 @@ var JitsiMeetExternalAPI = (function()
             window.detachEvent('onmessage',
                 this.eventListener);
         }
-        this.iframeHolder.parentNode.removeChild(this.iframeHolder);
+        var frame = document.getElementById(this.frameName);
+        if(frame)
+            frame.src = 'about:blank';
+        var self = this;
+        window.setTimeout(function () {
+                self.iframeHolder.removeChild(self.frame);
+                self.iframeHolder.parentNode.removeChild(self.iframeHolder);
+        }, 10);
     };
 
     return JitsiMeetExternalAPI;
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index a2b7fa5eb..07d1ccb75 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@
     <script src="libs/popover.js?v=1"></script><!-- bootstrap tooltip lib -->
     <script src="interface_config.js?v=2"></script>
     <script src="brand.js?v=1"></script>
-    <script src="muc.js?v=15"></script><!-- simple MUC library -->
+    <script src="muc.js?v=16"></script><!-- simple MUC library -->
     <script src="estos_log.js?v=2"></script><!-- simple stanza logger -->
     <script src="desktopsharing.js?v=3"></script><!-- desktop sharing -->
     <script src="data_channels.js?v=3"></script><!-- data channels -->
-    <script src="app.js?v=18"></script><!-- application logic -->
+    <script src="app.js?v=19"></script><!-- application logic -->
     <script src="commands.js?v=1"></script><!-- application logic -->
     <script src="chat.js?v=13"></script><!-- chat logic -->
     <script src="contact_list.js?v=5"></script><!-- contact list logic -->
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     <script src="analytics.js?v=1"></script><!-- google analytics plugin -->
     <script src="rtp_sts.js?v=4"></script><!-- RTP stats processing -->
     <script src="local_sts.js?v=2"></script><!-- Local stats processing -->
-    <script src="videolayout.js?v=22"></script><!-- video ui -->
+    <script src="videolayout.js?v=23"></script><!-- video ui -->
     <script src="connectionquality.js?v=1"></script>
     <script src="toolbar.js?v=6"></script><!-- toolbar ui -->
     <script src="toolbar_toggler.js?v=2"></script>
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     <script src="tracking.js?v=1"></script><!-- tracking -->
     <script src="jitsipopover.js?v=3"></script>
     <script src="message_handler.js?v=1"></script>
-    <script src="api_connector.js?v=1"></script>
+    <script src="api_connector.js?v=2"></script>
     <link href="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.0.3/css/font-awesome.css" rel="stylesheet">
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/font.css?v=5"/>
     <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" href="css/main.css?v=28"/>
diff --git a/muc.js b/muc.js
index 3580716e4..a71dc2832 100644
--- a/muc.js
+++ b/muc.js
@@ -201,6 +201,10 @@ Strophe.addConnectionPlugin('emuc', {
             msg.c('nick', {xmlns: 'http://jabber.org/protocol/nick'}).t(nickname).up().up();
         }
         this.connection.send(msg);
+        if(APIConnector.isEnabled() && APIConnector.isEventEnabled("outgoingMessage"))
+        {
+            APIConnector.triggerEvent("outgoingMessage", {"message": body});
+        }
     },
     setSubject: function (subject){
         var msg = $msg({to: this.roomjid, type: 'groupchat'});
@@ -234,8 +238,13 @@ Strophe.addConnectionPlugin('emuc', {
 
         if (txt) {
             console.log('chat', nick, txt);
-
             Chat.updateChatConversation(from, nick, txt);
+            if(APIConnector.isEnabled() && APIConnector.isEventEnabled("incommingMessage"))
+            {
+                if(from != this.myroomjid)
+                    APIConnector.triggerEvent("incommingMessage",
+                        {"from": from, "nick": nick, "message": txt});
+            }
         }
         return true;
     },
diff --git a/videolayout.js b/videolayout.js
index 59dc36ebd..968c7d265 100644
--- a/videolayout.js
+++ b/videolayout.js
@@ -1274,18 +1274,28 @@ var VideoLayout = (function (my) {
      */
     $(document).bind('displaynamechanged',
                     function (event, jid, displayName, status) {
+        var name = null;
         if (jid === 'localVideoContainer'
             || jid === connection.emuc.myroomjid) {
+            name = nickname;
             setDisplayName('localVideoContainer',
                            displayName);
         } else {
             VideoLayout.ensurePeerContainerExists(jid);
-
+            name = $('#participant_' + Strophe.getResourceFromJid(jid) + "_name").text();
             setDisplayName(
                 'participant_' + Strophe.getResourceFromJid(jid),
                 displayName,
                 status);
         }
+
+        if(APIConnector.isEnabled() && APIConnector.isEventEnabled("displayNameChange"))
+        {
+            if(jid === 'localVideoContainer')
+                jid = connection.emuc.myroomjid;
+            if(!name || name != displayName)
+                APIConnector.triggerEvent("displayNameChange",{jid: jid, displayname: displayName});
+        }
     });
 
     /**