diff --git a/bin/MangoHud.conf b/bin/MangoHud.conf
index b3a39d79..62c2998a 100644
--- a/bin/MangoHud.conf
+++ b/bin/MangoHud.conf
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ background_alpha=0.5
 ### Show Spotify metadata
 # media_player
 
+### Specify gpu with pci bus id for amdgpu and NVML stats.
+### Set to 'domain:bus:slot.function'
+# pci_dev = 0:0a:0.0
+
 ################## INTERACTION #################
 
 ### Change toggle keybinds for the hud & logging
diff --git a/src/overlay.cpp b/src/overlay.cpp
index e8ecc649..91d0e1cc 100644
--- a/src/overlay.cpp
+++ b/src/overlay.cpp
@@ -721,17 +721,32 @@ void init_gpu_stats(uint32_t& vendorID, overlay_params& params)
 
    PCI_BUS pci;
    bool pci_bus_parsed = false;
-   const char* env_pci_dev = getenv("MANGOHUD_PCI_DEV");
+   const char *pci_dev = nullptr;
+   if (!params.pci_dev.empty())
+      pci_dev = params.pci_dev.c_str();
 
    // for now just checks if pci bus parses correctly, if at all necessary
-   if (env_pci_dev) {
-      if (sscanf(env_pci_dev, "%04x:%02x:%02x.%x",
+   if (pci_dev) {
+      if (sscanf(pci_dev, "%04x:%02x:%02x.%x",
                &pci.domain, &pci.bus,
                &pci.slot, &pci.func) == 4) {
          pci_bus_parsed = true;
+         // reformat back to sysfs file name's and nvml's expected format
+         // so config file param's value format doesn't have to be as strict
+         std::stringstream ss;
+         ss << std::hex
+            << std::setw(4) << std::setfill('0') << pci.domain << ":"
+            << std::setw(2) << pci.bus << ":"
+            << std::setw(2) << pci.slot << "."
+            << std::setw(1) << pci.func;
+         params.pci_dev = ss.str();
+         pci_dev = params.pci_dev.c_str();
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+         std::cerr << "MANGOHUD: PCI device ID: '" << pci_dev << "'\n";
+#endif
       } else {
-         std::cerr << "MANGOHUD: Failed to parse PCI device ID: " << env_pci_dev << "\n";
-         std::cerr << "MANGOHUD: It has to be formatted as 'xxxx:xx:xx.x' (domain:bus:slot.func)\n";
+         std::cerr << "MANGOHUD: Failed to parse PCI device ID: '" << pci_dev << "'\n";
+         std::cerr << "MANGOHUD: Specify it as 'domain:bus:slot.func'\n";
       }
    }
 
@@ -739,7 +754,7 @@ void init_gpu_stats(uint32_t& vendorID, overlay_params& params)
    if (vendorID == 0x8086
       || vendorID == 0x10de) {
 
-      bool nvSuccess = (checkNVML(env_pci_dev) && getNVMLInfo());
+      bool nvSuccess = (checkNVML(pci_dev) && getNVMLInfo());
 
 #ifdef HAVE_XNVCTRL
       if (!nvSuccess)
@@ -771,12 +786,12 @@ void init_gpu_stats(uint32_t& vendorID, overlay_params& params)
             continue;
 
          path += "/device";
-         if (pci_bus_parsed && env_pci_dev) {
+         if (pci_bus_parsed && pci_dev) {
             string pci_device = readlink(path.c_str());
 #ifndef NDEBUG
             std::cerr << "PCI device symlink: " << pci_device << "\n";
 #endif
-            if (!ends_with(pci_device, env_pci_dev)) {
+            if (!ends_with(pci_device, pci_dev)) {
                std::cerr << "MANGOHUD: skipping GPU, no PCI ID match\n";
                continue;
             }
diff --git a/src/overlay_params.cpp b/src/overlay_params.cpp
index e90d9ef6..8e24c4e0 100644
--- a/src/overlay_params.cpp
+++ b/src/overlay_params.cpp
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ parse_path(const char *str)
 #define parse_font_file(s) parse_path(s)
 #define parse_io_read(s) parse_unsigned(s)
 #define parse_io_write(s) parse_unsigned(s)
+#define parse_pci_dev(s) parse_str(s)
 
 #define parse_crosshair_color(s) parse_color(s)
 #define parse_cpu_color(s) parse_color(s)
diff --git a/src/overlay_params.h b/src/overlay_params.h
index 1952bded..431b06d8 100644
--- a/src/overlay_params.h
+++ b/src/overlay_params.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ typedef unsigned long KeySym;
    OVERLAY_PARAM_CUSTOM(text_color)                  \
    OVERLAY_PARAM_CUSTOM(alpha)                       \
    OVERLAY_PARAM_CUSTOM(log_duration)                \
+   OVERLAY_PARAM_CUSTOM(pci_dev)                     \
    OVERLAY_PARAM_CUSTOM(help)
 
 enum overlay_param_position {
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ struct overlay_params {
    KeySym toggle_logging;
    KeySym reload_cfg;
    std::string time_format, output_file, font_file;
+   std::string pci_dev;
 
    std::string config_file_path;
    std::unordered_map<std::string,std::string> options;