diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a2a6003..88cb0f8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ eu3.sec-tunnel.com,77.111.244.22,443
 | bootstrap-dns | String | Comma-separated list of DNS/DoH/DoT resolvers for initial discovery of SurfEasy API address. Supported schemes are: `dns://`, `https://`, `tls://`, `tcp://`. Examples: `https://1.1.1.1/dns-query`, `tls://9.9.9.9:853`  (default `https://1.1.1.3/dns-query,https://8.8.8.8/dns-query,https://dns.google/dns-query,https://security.cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query,https://fidelity.vm-0.com/q,https://wikimedia-dns.org/dns-query,https://dns.adguard-dns.com/dns-query,https://dns.quad9.net/dns-query,https://doh.cleanbrowsing.org/doh/adult-filter/`) |
 | cafile | String | use custom CA certificate bundle file |
 | certchain-workaround | Boolean | add bundled cross-signed intermediate cert to certchain to make it check out on old systems (default true) |
+| config | String | read configuration from file with space-separated keys and values |
 | country | String | desired proxy location (default "EU") |
 | dp-export | - | export configuration for dumbproxy |
 | fake-SNI | String | domain name to use as SNI in communications with servers |
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 2885785..6c06a6b 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ func parse_args() *CLIArgs {
 	flag.StringVar(&args.serverSelectionTestURL, "server-selection-test-url", "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.8.2/angular.min.js",
 		"URL used for download benchmark by fastest server selection policy")
 	flag.Int64Var(&args.serverSelectionDLLimit, "server-selection-dl-limit", 0, "restrict amount of downloaded data per connection by fastest server selection")
+	flag.Func("config", "read configuration from file with space-separated keys and values", readConfig)
 	flag.Parse()
 	if args.country == "" {
 		arg_fail("Country can't be empty string.")
@@ -586,6 +587,50 @@ func retryPolicy(retries int, retryInterval time.Duration, logger *clog.CondLogg
 	}
 }
 
+func readConfig(filename string) error {
+	f, err := os.Open(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to open config file %q: %w", filename, err)
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+	r := csv.NewReader(f)
+	r.Comma = ' '
+	r.Comment = '#'
+	r.FieldsPerRecord = -1
+	r.TrimLeadingSpace = true
+	r.ReuseRecord = true
+	for {
+		record, err := r.Read()
+		if err == io.EOF {
+			break
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("configuration file parsing failed: %w", err)
+		}
+		switch len(record) {
+		case 0:
+			continue
+		case 1:
+			if err := flag.Set(record[0], "true"); err != nil {
+				line, _ := r.FieldPos(0)
+				return fmt.Errorf("error parsing config file %q at line %d (%#v): %w", filename, line, record, err)
+			}
+		case 2:
+			if err := flag.Set(record[0], record[1]); err != nil {
+				line, _ := r.FieldPos(0)
+				return fmt.Errorf("error parsing config file %q at line %d (%#v): %w", filename, line, record, err)
+			}
+		default:
+			unified := strings.Join(record[1:], " ")
+			if err := flag.Set(record[0], unified); err != nil {
+				line, _ := r.FieldPos(0)
+				return fmt.Errorf("error parsing config file %q at line %d (%#v): %w", filename, line, record, err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func version() string {
 	bi, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo()
 	if !ok {