diff --git a/ges/ges-command-line-formatter.c b/ges/ges-command-line-formatter.c
index afca778684..70df2580b1 100644
--- a/ges/ges-command-line-formatter.c
+++ b/ges/ges-command-line-formatter.c
@@ -312,12 +312,22 @@ static gboolean
 _ges_command_line_formatter_add_clip (GESTimeline * timeline,
     GstStructure * structure, GError ** error)
 {
+  GESProject *proj;
+  GESAsset *asset;
   if (!_cleanup_fields (options[CLIP].properties, structure, error))
     return FALSE;
 
   gst_structure_set (structure, "type", G_TYPE_STRING, "GESUriClip", NULL);
 
-  return _ges_add_clip_from_struct (timeline, structure, error);
+  if (!_ges_add_clip_from_struct (timeline, structure, error))
+    return FALSE;
+
+  proj = GES_PROJECT (ges_extractable_get_asset (GES_EXTRACTABLE (timeline)));
+  asset = _ges_get_asset_from_timeline (timeline, GES_TYPE_URI_CLIP,
+      gst_structure_get_string (structure, "asset-id"), NULL);
+  ges_project_add_asset (proj, asset);
+
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
 static gboolean
diff --git a/ges/ges-structured-interface.c b/ges/ges-structured-interface.c
index b35977442e..23d8dc9379 100644
--- a/ges/ges-structured-interface.c
+++ b/ges/ges-structured-interface.c
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ _ges_add_clip_from_struct (GESTimeline * timeline, GstStructure * structure,
     asset_id = g_strdup (check_asset_id);
   }
 
+  gst_structure_set (structure, "asset-id", G_TYPE_STRING, asset_id, NULL);
   asset = _ges_get_asset_from_timeline (timeline, type, asset_id, error);
   if (!asset) {
     res = FALSE;
@@ -585,7 +586,7 @@ _ges_container_add_child_from_struct (GESTimeline * timeline,
   }
 
   if (!child) {
-    g_error_new (GES_ERROR, 0, "Wong parametters, could not get a child");
+    g_error_new (GES_ERROR, 0, "Wrong parameters, could not get a child");
 
     return FALSE;
   }
diff --git a/tools/ges-launcher.c b/tools/ges-launcher.c
index c409f72396..c81d2ab90c 100644
--- a/tools/ges-launcher.c
+++ b/tools/ges-launcher.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ typedef struct
   gchar *sanitized_timeline;
   const gchar *video_track_caps;
   const gchar *audio_track_caps;
+  gboolean embed_nesteds;
 } ParsedOptions;
 
 struct _GESLauncherPrivate
@@ -397,7 +398,7 @@ intr_handler (GESLauncher * self)
   g_print ("interrupt received.\n");
 
   GST_DEBUG_BIN_TO_DOT_FILE_WITH_TS (GST_BIN (self->priv->pipeline),
-      GST_DEBUG_GRAPH_SHOW_ALL, "ges-launch.interupted");
+      GST_DEBUG_GRAPH_SHOW_ALL, "ges-launch.interrupted");
 
   g_application_quit (G_APPLICATION (self));
 
@@ -411,6 +412,29 @@ _save_timeline (GESLauncher * self)
 {
   ParsedOptions *opts = &self->priv->parsed_options;
 
+
+  if (opts->embed_nesteds) {
+    GList *tmp, *assets;
+    GESProject *proj =
+        GES_PROJECT (ges_extractable_get_asset (GES_EXTRACTABLE (self->
+                priv->timeline)));
+
+    assets = ges_project_list_assets (proj, GES_TYPE_URI_CLIP);
+    for (tmp = assets; tmp; tmp = tmp->next) {
+      gboolean is_nested;
+
+      g_object_get (tmp->data, "is-nested-timeline", &is_nested, NULL);
+      if (is_nested) {
+        GESAsset *subproj =
+            ges_asset_request (GES_TYPE_TIMELINE, ges_asset_get_id (tmp->data),
+            NULL);
+
+        ges_project_add_asset (proj, subproj);
+      }
+    }
+    g_list_free_full (assets, gst_object_unref);
+  }
+
   if (opts->save_only_path) {
     gchar *uri;
 
@@ -750,6 +774,8 @@ _local_command_line (GApplication * application, gchar ** arguments[],
           "and --inspect-action-type.",
         "<scenario_name>"},
 #endif
+    {"embed-nesteds", 0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &opts->embed_nesteds,
+        "Embed nested timelines when saving.",},
     {NULL}
   };