diff --git a/include/client.hpp b/include/client.hpp
index ec3866ad..a54bf4b4 100644
--- a/include/client.hpp
+++ b/include/client.hpp
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ class Client {
   const std::string        getValidPath(const std::vector<std::string> &paths) const;
   void                     handleOutput(struct waybar_output &output);
   bool                     isValidOutput(const Json::Value &config, struct waybar_output &output);
-  auto                     setupConfig(const std::string &config_file) -> void;
+  auto                     setupConfig(const std::string &config_file, int depth) -> void;
+  auto                     mergeConfig(Json::Value &a_config_, Json::Value &b_config_) -> void;
   auto                     setupCss(const std::string &css_file) -> void;
   struct waybar_output &   getOutput(void *);
   std::vector<Json::Value> getOutputConfigs(struct waybar_output &output);
diff --git a/man/waybar.5.scd.in b/man/waybar.5.scd.in
index fe11c4a7..6e6dd13a 100644
--- a/man/waybar.5.scd.in
+++ b/man/waybar.5.scd.in
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ Also a minimal example configuration can be found on the at the bottom of this m
 	Option to disable the use of gtk-layer-shell for popups.
 	Only functional if compiled with gtk-layer-shell support.
 
+*include* ++
+	typeof: array ++
+	Paths to additional configuration files. In case of duplicate options, the including file's value takes precedence. Make sure to avoid circular imports.
+
 # MODULE FORMAT
 
 You can use PangoMarkupFormat (See https://developer.gnome.org/pango/stable/PangoMarkupFormat.html#PangoMarkupFormat).
diff --git a/src/client.cpp b/src/client.cpp
index ced9e492..07c0b23d 100644
--- a/src/client.cpp
+++ b/src/client.cpp
@@ -234,14 +234,34 @@ std::tuple<const std::string, const std::string> waybar::Client::getConfigs(
   return {config_file, css_file};
 }
 
-auto waybar::Client::setupConfig(const std::string &config_file) -> void {
+auto waybar::Client::setupConfig(const std::string &config_file, int depth) -> void {
+  if (depth > 100) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("Aborting due to likely recursive include in config files");
+  }
   std::ifstream file(config_file);
   if (!file.is_open()) {
     throw std::runtime_error("Can't open config file");
   }
   std::string      str((std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(file)), std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
   util::JsonParser parser;
-  config_ = parser.parse(str);
+  Json::Value      tmp_config_ = parser.parse(str);
+  if (tmp_config_["include"].isArray()) {
+    for (const auto &include : tmp_config_["include"]) {
+      spdlog::info("Including resource file: {}", include.asString());
+      setupConfig(getValidPath({include.asString()}), ++depth);
+    }
+  }
+  mergeConfig(config_, tmp_config_);
+}
+
+auto waybar::Client::mergeConfig(Json::Value &a_config_, Json::Value &b_config_) -> void {
+  for (const auto &key : b_config_.getMemberNames()) {
+    if (a_config_[key].type() == Json::objectValue && b_config_[key].type() == Json::objectValue) {
+      mergeConfig(a_config_[key], b_config_[key]);
+    } else {
+      a_config_[key] = b_config_[key];
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 auto waybar::Client::setupCss(const std::string &css_file) -> void {
@@ -320,7 +340,7 @@ int waybar::Client::main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   }
   wl_display = gdk_wayland_display_get_wl_display(gdk_display->gobj());
   auto [config_file, css_file] = getConfigs(config, style);
-  setupConfig(config_file);
+  setupConfig(config_file, 0);
   setupCss(css_file);
   bindInterfaces();
   gtk_app->hold();