diff --git a/src/cli/common.js b/src/cli/common.js
index c86c80b7..bd004d7d 100644
--- a/src/cli/common.js
+++ b/src/cli/common.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ function cli(api){
         if (ignore) {
             ruleset = CSSLint.getRuleset();
             ignore.split(",").forEach(function(value){
-                delete ruleset[value];
+                ruleset[value] = 0;
             });
         }
 
diff --git a/src/core/CSSLint.js b/src/core/CSSLint.js
index 56e49ead..6fd28279 100644
--- a/src/core/CSSLint.js
+++ b/src/core/CSSLint.js
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@
 /*global parserlib, Reporter*/
 var CSSLint = (function(){
 
-    var rules      = [],
-        formatters = [],
-        api        = new parserlib.util.EventTarget();
-        
+    var rules           = [],
+        formatters      = [],
+        embeddedRuleset = /\/\*csslint([^\*]*)\*\//,
+        api             = new parserlib.util.EventTarget();
+
     api.version = "@VERSION@";
 
     //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -34,18 +35,18 @@ var CSSLint = (function(){
     api.clearRules = function(){
         rules = [];
     };
-    
+
     /**
      * Returns the rule objects.
      * @return An array of rule objects.
      * @method getRules
      */
     api.getRules = function(){
-        return [].concat(rules).sort(function(a,b){ 
+        return [].concat(rules).sort(function(a,b){
             return a.id > b.id ? 1 : 0;
         });
     };
-    
+
     /**
      * Returns a ruleset configuration object with all current rules.
      * @return A ruleset object.
@@ -55,14 +56,49 @@ var CSSLint = (function(){
         var ruleset = {},
             i = 0,
             len = rules.length;
-        
+
         while (i < len){
             ruleset[rules[i++].id] = 1;    //by default, everything is a warning
         }
-        
+
         return ruleset;
     };
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a ruleset object based on embedded rules.
+     * @param {String} text A string of css containing embedded rules.
+     * @param {Object} ruleset A ruleset object to modify.
+     * @return {Object} A ruleset object.
+     * @method getEmbeddedRuleset
+     */
+    function applyEmbeddedRuleset(text, ruleset){
+        var valueMap,
+            embedded = text && text.match(embeddedRuleset),
+            rules = embedded && embedded[1];
+
+        if (rules) {
+            valueMap = {
+                "true": 2,  // true is error
+                "": 1,      // blank is warning
+                "false": 0, // false is ignore
+
+                "2": 2,     // explicit error
+                "1": 1,     // explicit warning
+                "0": 0      // explicit ignore
+            };
+
+            rules.toLowerCase().split(",").forEach(function(rule){
+                var pair = rule.split(":"),
+                    property = pair[0] || "",
+                    value = pair[1] || "";
+
+                ruleset[property.trim()] = valueMap[value.trim()];
+            });
+        }
+
+        return ruleset;
+    }
+
     //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Formatters
     //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -76,7 +112,7 @@ var CSSLint = (function(){
         // formatters.push(formatter);
         formatters[formatter.id] = formatter;
     };
-    
+
     /**
      * Retrieves a formatter for use.
      * @param {String} formatId The name of the format to retrieve.
@@ -86,7 +122,7 @@ var CSSLint = (function(){
     api.getFormatter = function(formatId){
         return formatters[formatId];
     };
-    
+
     /**
      * Formats the results in a particular format for a single file.
      * @param {Object} result The results returned from CSSLint.verify().
@@ -99,16 +135,16 @@ var CSSLint = (function(){
     api.format = function(results, filename, formatId, options) {
         var formatter = this.getFormatter(formatId),
             result = null;
-            
+
         if (formatter){
             result = formatter.startFormat();
             result += formatter.formatResults(results, filename, options || {});
             result += formatter.endFormat();
         }
-        
+
         return result;
     };
-    
+
     /**
      * Indicates if the given format is supported.
      * @param {String} formatId The ID of the format to check.
@@ -144,16 +180,20 @@ var CSSLint = (function(){
 
         // normalize line endings
         lines = text.replace(/\n\r?/g, "$split$").split('$split$');
-        
+
         if (!ruleset){
             ruleset = this.getRuleset();
         }
-        
+
+        if (embeddedRuleset.test(text)){
+            ruleset = applyEmbeddedRuleset(text, ruleset);
+        }
+
         reporter = new Reporter(lines, ruleset);
-        
+
         ruleset.errors = 2;       //always report parsing errors as errors
         for (i in ruleset){
-            if(ruleset.hasOwnProperty(i)){
+            if(ruleset.hasOwnProperty(i) && ruleset[i]){
                 if (rules[i]){
                     rules[i].init(parser, reporter);
                 }
@@ -170,9 +210,10 @@ var CSSLint = (function(){
 
         report = {
             messages    : reporter.messages,
-            stats       : reporter.stats
+            stats       : reporter.stats,
+            ruleset     : reporter.ruleset
         };
-        
+
         //sort by line numbers, rollups at the bottom
         report.messages.sort(function (a, b){
             if (a.rollup && !b.rollup){
@@ -182,8 +223,8 @@ var CSSLint = (function(){
             } else {
                 return a.line - b.line;
             }
-        });        
-        
+        });
+
         return report;
     };
 
diff --git a/tests/core/CSSLint.js b/tests/core/CSSLint.js
index 7486dc0f..08166fb0 100644
--- a/tests/core/CSSLint.js
+++ b/tests/core/CSSLint.js
@@ -15,6 +15,17 @@
         "@media (max-width:400px) should not cause an error": function(){
             var result = CSSLint.verify("@media (max-width:400px) {}", { });
             Assert.areEqual(0, result.messages.length);
+        },
+
+        "Embedded ruleset should be honored": function(){
+            var result = CSSLint.verify("/*csslint bogus, adjoining-classes:true, box-sizing:false */\n.foo.bar{}", {
+                'text-indent': 1,
+                'box-sizing': 1
+            });
+
+            Assert.areEqual(2, result.ruleset['adjoining-classes']);
+            Assert.areEqual(1, result.ruleset['text-indent']);
+            Assert.areEqual(0, result.ruleset['box-sizing']);
         }
 
     }));