diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index 7d33106b..a5cfe3fd 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #include "file_utils.h"
 #include "string_utils.h"
-
+#include "hud_elements.h"
 std::string program_name;
 
 void parseConfigLine(std::string line, std::unordered_map<std::string,std::string>& options) {
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ void parseConfigLine(std::string line, std::unordered_map<std::string,std::strin
     param = line.substr(0, equal);
     trim(param);
     trim(value);
-    if (!param.empty())
+    if (!param.empty()){
+        HUDElements.options.push_back(param);
         options[param] = value;
+    }
 }
 
 void enumerate_config_files(std::vector<std::string>& paths)
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ void enumerate_config_files(std::vector<std::string>& paths)
 }
 
 void parseConfigFile(overlay_params& params) {
+    HUDElements.options.clear();
     params.options.clear();
     std::vector<std::string> paths;
     const char *cfg_file = getenv("MANGOHUD_CONFIGFILE");
diff --git a/src/hud_elements.cpp b/src/hud_elements.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..93375875
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hud_elements.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#include "hud_elements.h"
+
+HudElements HUDElements;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/hud_elements.h b/src/hud_elements.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..865715d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hud_elements.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "overlay.h"
+#include "overlay_params.h"
+class HudElements{
+    public:
+        std::vector<std::string> options;
+};
+
+extern HudElements HUDElements;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 6f02da73..da4847e2 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ foreach s : ['overlay.frag', 'overlay.vert']
 endforeach
 
 vklayer_files = files(
+  'hud_elements.cpp',
   'overlay.cpp',
   'overlay_params.cpp',
   'font.cpp',