diff --git a/js/id/id.js b/js/id/id.js
index 91d69e45b..ce3f8b515 100644
--- a/js/id/id.js
+++ b/js/id/id.js
@@ -148,6 +148,13 @@ window.iD = function () {
             }));
     }
 
+    var embed = false;
+    context.embed = function(_) {
+        if (!arguments.length) return embed;
+        embed = _;
+        return context;
+    };
+
     return d3.rebind(context, dispatch, 'on');
 };
 
diff --git a/js/id/ui.js b/js/id/ui.js
index e2cff652d..981f26b8e 100644
--- a/js/id/ui.js
+++ b/js/id/ui.js
@@ -78,9 +78,11 @@ iD.ui = function(context) {
         var about = container.append('div')
             .attr('class','col12 about-block fillD');
 
-        about.append('div')
-            .attr('class', 'account')
-            .call(iD.ui.Account(context));
+        if (!context.embed()) {
+            about.append('div')
+                .attr('class', 'account')
+                .call(iD.ui.Account(context));
+        }
 
         var linkList = about.append('ul')
             .attr('id', 'about')