diff --git a/copyparty/__main__.py b/copyparty/__main__.py
index 2e91822e..55f2d2ac 100644
--- a/copyparty/__main__.py
+++ b/copyparty/__main__.py
@@ -186,6 +186,32 @@ def configure_ssl_ciphers(al):
         sys.exit(0)
 
 
+def args_from_cfg(cfg_path):
+    ret = []
+    skip = False
+    with open(cfg_path, "rb") as f:
+        for ln in [x.decode("utf-8").strip() for x in f]:
+            if not ln:
+                skip = False
+                continue
+
+            if ln.startswith("#"):
+                continue
+
+            if not ln.startswith("-"):
+                continue
+
+            if skip:
+                continue
+
+            try:
+                ret.extend(ln.split(" ", 1))
+            except:
+                ret.append(ln)
+
+    return ret
+
+
 def sighandler(sig=None, frame=None):
     msg = [""] * 5
     for th in threading.enumerate():
@@ -490,6 +516,11 @@ def main(argv=None):
     if HAVE_SSL:
         ensure_cert()
 
+    for k, v in zip(argv, argv[1:]):
+        if k == "-c":
+            supp = args_from_cfg(v)
+            argv.extend(supp)
+
     deprecated = [["-e2s", "-e2ds"]]
     for dk, nk in deprecated:
         try:
diff --git a/copyparty/authsrv.py b/copyparty/authsrv.py
index 6931767a..1658f6a0 100644
--- a/copyparty/authsrv.py
+++ b/copyparty/authsrv.py
@@ -546,6 +546,7 @@ class AuthSrv(object):
 
     def _parse_config_file(self, fd, acct, daxs, mflags, mount):
         # type: (any, str, dict[str, AXS], any, str) -> None
+        skip = False
         vol_src = None
         vol_dst = None
         self.line_ctr = 0
@@ -555,6 +556,11 @@ class AuthSrv(object):
                 vol_src = None
                 vol_dst = None
 
+            if skip:
+                if not ln:
+                    skip = False
+                continue
+
             if not ln or ln.startswith("#"):
                 continue
 
@@ -562,6 +568,8 @@ class AuthSrv(object):
                 if ln.startswith("u "):
                     u, p = ln[2:].split(":", 1)
                     acct[u] = p
+                elif ln.startswith("-"):
+                    skip = True  # argv
                 else:
                     vol_src = ln
                 continue
diff --git a/docs/example.conf b/docs/example.conf
index 5c836e30..1fe868f3 100644
--- a/docs/example.conf
+++ b/docs/example.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# append some arguments to the commandline;
+# the first space in a line counts as a separator,
+# any additional spaces are part of the value
+-e2dsa
+-e2ts
+-i 127.0.0.1
+
 # create users:
 # u username:password
 u ed:123