diff --git a/src/Main/fg_io.cxx b/src/Main/fg_io.cxx
index 4a75a78fb..9823a6311 100644
--- a/src/Main/fg_io.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/fg_io.cxx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <Network/garmin.hxx>
 #include <Network/joyclient.hxx>
 #include <Network/native.hxx>
+#include <Network/native_ctrls.hxx>
 #include <Network/nmea.hxx>
 #include <Network/props.hxx>
 #include <Network/pve.hxx>
@@ -85,6 +86,9 @@ static FGProtocol *parse_port_config( const string& config )
     } else if ( protocol == "native" ) {
 	FGNative *native = new FGNative;
 	io = native;
+    } else if ( protocol == "native_ctrls" ) {
+	FGNativeCtrls *native_ctrls = new FGNativeCtrls;
+	io = native_ctrls;
     } else if ( protocol == "nmea" ) {
 	FGNMEA *nmea = new FGNMEA;
 	io = nmea;
diff --git a/src/Main/options.cxx b/src/Main/options.cxx
index efdaf3020..36ec8d48c 100644
--- a/src/Main/options.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/options.cxx
@@ -792,6 +792,8 @@ parse_option (const string& arg)
 	parse_channel( "atlas", arg.substr(8) );
     } else if ( arg.find( "--native=" ) == 0 ) {
 	parse_channel( "native", arg.substr(9) );
+    } else if ( arg.find( "--native-ctrls=" ) == 0 ) {
+	parse_channel( "native_ctrls", arg.substr(15) );
     } else if ( arg.find( "--garmin=" ) == 0 ) {
 	parse_channel( "garmin", arg.substr(9) );
     } else if ( arg.find( "--nmea=" ) == 0 ) {