diff --git a/lib/init.js b/lib/init.js
index 83f8d98f6b..e927f331e5 100644
--- a/lib/init.js
+++ b/lib/init.js
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ module.exports = function(cwd, args, callback){
   if (typeof callback !== 'function') callback = function(){};
 
   var hexo = global.hexo = new Hexo();
+  var configfile = args.config || '_config.yml';
 
   hexo.bootstrap(cwd, args);
+  hexo.configfile = path.join(hexo.base_dir,configfile);
 
   async.eachSeries([
     'logger',
diff --git a/lib/loaders/config.js b/lib/loaders/config.js
index eaa8c8836c..c951e76030 100644
--- a/lib/loaders/config.js
+++ b/lib/loaders/config.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ var joinPath = function(){
 
 module.exports = function(callback){
   var baseDir = hexo.base_dir,
-    configPath = path.join(baseDir, '_config.yml');
+    configPath = hexo.configfile;
 
   /**
   * Configuration.
diff --git a/lib/plugins/console/help.js b/lib/plugins/console/help.js
index 5cfc9f7c3b..849749d863 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/console/help.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/console/help.js
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ module.exports = function(args, callback){
 
     result = result.concat(commandList('Commands:', commands), '');
     result = result.concat(commandList('Global Options:', [
+      {name: '--config=[FILE]', desc: 'Specify config file instead of using _config.yml'},
       {name: '--debug', desc: 'Display all verbose messages in the terminal'},
       {name: '--safe', desc: 'Disable all plugins and scripts'},
       {name: '--silent', desc: 'Hide output on console'}