diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8ca68cad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#include <fstream>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "config.h"
+#include "overlay_params.h"
+
+std::unordered_map<std::string,std::string> options;
+
+void parseConfigLine(std::string line){
+    if(line.find("#")!=std::string::npos)
+        {
+            line = line.erase(line.find("#"),std::string::npos);
+        }
+    size_t space = line.find(" ");
+    while(space!=std::string::npos)
+        {
+            line = line.erase(space,1);
+            space = line.find(" ");
+        }
+    space = line.find("\t");
+    while(space!=std::string::npos)
+        {
+            line = line.erase(space,1);
+            space = line.find("\t");
+        }
+    size_t equal = line.find("=");
+    if(equal==std::string::npos)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+    
+    options.insert({line.substr(0,equal), line.substr(equal+1)});
+}
+
+void parseConfigFile() {
+    std::string home = std::getenv("HOME");
+    std::string filePath = home + "/.local/share/MangoHud/MangoHud.conf";
+    std::ifstream stream(filePath);
+
+    std::string line;
+    if (stream)
+    while (std::getline(stream, line))
+    {
+        parseConfigLine(line);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4fa3f45f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+extern std::unordered_map<std::string,std::string> options;
+
+void parseConfigFile(void);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index f7fce7b3..196b810b 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ endforeach
 
 vklayer_files = files(
   'overlay.cpp',
-  'overlay_params.c',
+  'overlay_params.cpp',
   'font_unispace.c',
   'cpu.cpp',
   'loaders/loader_nvml.cpp',
   'nvml.cpp',
   'file_utils.cpp',
   'memory.cpp',
-  # 'nvctrl.cpp',
+  'config.cpp',
 )
 
 # lib_xnvctrl = cc.find_library('XNVCtrl')
diff --git a/src/overlay_params.c b/src/overlay_params.cpp
similarity index 89%
rename from src/overlay_params.c
rename to src/overlay_params.cpp
index afa6a47c..9d134f82 100644
--- a/src/overlay_params.c
+++ b/src/overlay_params.cpp
@@ -24,13 +24,14 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
+#include <fstream>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <sys/sysinfo.h>
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
 #include "X11/keysym.h"
 
 #include "overlay_params.h"
+#include "config.h"
 
 #include "mesa/util/os_socket.h"
 
@@ -222,8 +223,27 @@ parse_overlay_env(struct overlay_params *params,
    params->vsync = -1;
    params->crosshair_size = 30;
 
-   if (!env)
-      return;
+// Get config options
+   parseConfigFile();
+   for (auto& it : options) {
+#define OVERLAY_PARAM_BOOL(name)                                        \
+      if (it.first == #name) {                                          \
+         params->enabled[OVERLAY_PARAM_ENABLED_##name] =                \
+            strtol(it.second.c_str(), NULL, 0);                         \
+         continue;                                                      \
+      }
+#define OVERLAY_PARAM_CUSTOM(name)                       \
+      if (it.first == #name) {                           \
+         params->name = parse_##name(it.second.c_str()); \
+         continue;                                       \
+      }
+      OVERLAY_PARAMS
+#undef OVERLAY_PARAM_BOOL
+#undef OVERLAY_PARAM_CUSTOM
+      fprintf(stderr, "Unknown option '%s'\n", it.first.c_str());
+   }
+
+   if (env){
 
    while ((num = parse_string(env, key, value)) != 0) {
       env += num;
@@ -244,11 +264,11 @@ parse_overlay_env(struct overlay_params *params,
 #undef OVERLAY_PARAM_CUSTOM
       fprintf(stderr, "Unknown option '%s'\n", key);
    }
+}
    // if font_size is used and height has not been changed from default
    // increase height as needed based on font_size
    
    // params->toggle_hud = "F12";
-
    bool heightChanged = false;
 
    if (params->height != 140)
@@ -283,4 +303,4 @@ parse_overlay_env(struct overlay_params *params,
          params->height += (params->font_size - 3);
    }
 
-}     
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/overlay_params.h b/src/overlay_params.h
index d0f2b031..09653bd9 100644
--- a/src/overlay_params.h
+++ b/src/overlay_params.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
-#include "X11/keysym.h"
 
 #define OVERLAY_PARAMS                               \
    OVERLAY_PARAM_BOOL(fps)                           \