diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 42dac4d1..2838f685 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ function parse (args, opts) {
     'boolean-negation': true
   }, opts.configuration)
   var defaults = opts.default || {}
+  var configObjects = opts.configObjects || []
   var envPrefix = opts.envPrefix
   var newAliases = {}
   // allow a i18n handler to be passed in, default to a fake one (util.format).
@@ -263,10 +264,12 @@ function parse (args, opts) {
   // order of precedence:
   // 1. command line arg
   // 2. value from config file
-  // 3. value from env var
-  // 4. configured default value
+  // 3. value from config objects
+  // 4. value from env var
+  // 5. configured default value
   applyEnvVars(argv, true) // special case: check env vars that point to config file
   setConfig(argv)
+  setConfigObjects()
   applyEnvVars(argv, false)
   applyDefaultsAndAliases(argv, flags.aliases, defaults)
 
@@ -438,6 +441,14 @@ function parse (args, opts) {
     })
   }
 
+  // set all config objects passed in opts
+  function setConfigObjects () {
+    if (typeof configObjects === 'undefined') return
+    configObjects.forEach(function (configObject) {
+      setConfigObject(configObject)
+    })
+  }
+
   function applyEnvVars (argv, configOnly) {
     if (typeof envPrefix === 'undefined') return
 
diff --git a/test/yargs-parser.js b/test/yargs-parser.js
index 338aea0c..eb14c59e 100644
--- a/test/yargs-parser.js
+++ b/test/yargs-parser.js
@@ -605,6 +605,102 @@ describe('yargs-parser', function () {
     })
   })
 
+  describe('config objects', function () {
+    it('should load options from config object', function () {
+      var argv = parser([ '--foo', 'bar' ], {
+        configObjects: [{
+          apple: 'apple',
+          banana: 42,
+          foo: 'baz'
+        }]
+      })
+
+      argv.should.have.property('apple', 'apple')
+      argv.should.have.property('banana', 42)
+      argv.should.have.property('foo', 'bar')
+    })
+
+    it('should use value from config object, if argv value is using default value', function () {
+      var argv = parser([], {
+        configObjects: [{
+          apple: 'apple',
+          banana: 42,
+          foo: 'baz'
+        }],
+        default: {
+          foo: 'banana'
+        }
+      })
+
+      argv.should.have.property('apple', 'apple')
+      argv.should.have.property('banana', 42)
+      argv.should.have.property('foo', 'baz')
+    })
+
+    it('should use value from config object to all aliases', function () {
+      var argv = parser([], {
+        configObjects: [{
+          apple: 'apple',
+          banana: 42,
+          foo: 'baz'
+        }],
+        alias: {
+          a: ['apple'],
+          banana: ['b']
+        }
+      })
+
+      argv.should.have.property('apple', 'apple')
+      argv.should.have.property('a', 'apple')
+      argv.should.have.property('banana', 42)
+      argv.should.have.property('b', 42)
+      argv.should.have.property('foo', 'baz')
+    })
+
+    it('should load nested options from config object', function () {
+      var argv = parser(['--nested.foo', 'bar'], {
+        configObjects: [{
+          a: 'a',
+          nested: {
+            foo: 'baz',
+            bar: 'bar'
+          },
+          b: 'b'
+        }]
+      })
+
+      argv.should.have.property('a', 'a')
+      argv.should.have.property('b', 'b')
+      argv.should.have.property('nested').and.deep.equal({
+        foo: 'bar',
+        bar: 'bar'
+      })
+    })
+
+    it('should use nested value from config object, if argv value is using default value', function () {
+      var argv = parser([], {
+        configObjects: [{
+          a: 'a',
+          nested: {
+            foo: 'baz',
+            bar: 'bar'
+          },
+          b: 'b'
+        }],
+        default: {
+          'nested.foo': 'banana'
+        }
+      })
+
+      argv.should.have.property('a', 'a')
+      argv.should.have.property('b', 'b')
+      argv.should.have.property('nested').and.deep.equal({
+        foo: 'baz',
+        bar: 'bar'
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
   describe('dot notation', function () {
     it('should allow object graph traversal via dot notation', function () {
       var argv = parser([