diff --git a/docs/docs.md b/docs/docs.md
index 3e9739c..90233fb 100644
--- a/docs/docs.md
+++ b/docs/docs.md
@@ -278,11 +278,15 @@ You may use long, descriptive arguments or the shorter arguments.
 `-nwm, --unmanaged`
 :   Don't spawn spmenu as a window manager controlled client/window. Useful for testing
 
+`-cf, --config-file file`
+:   Set config file to load to file
+
 `-lcfg, --load-config`
-:   Load spmenu configuration (~/.spmenu or ~/.config/spmenu/spmenurc)
+:   Load spmenu configuration (~/.config/spmenu/spmenu.conf, ~/.spmenurc or ~/.config/spmenu/spmenurc)
 
 `-ncfg, --no-load-config`
-:   Don't load spmenu configuration (~/.spmenu or ~/.config/spmenu/spmenurc)
+:   Don't load spmenu configuration (~/.config/spmenu/spmenu.conf, ~/.spmenurc
+or ~/.config/spmenu/spmenurc)
 
 `-v, --version`
 :   Print spmenu version to stdout
diff --git a/libs/argv.c b/libs/argv.c
index cb1e1a7..712d0c2 100644
--- a/libs/argv.c
+++ b/libs/argv.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ readargs(int argc, char *argv[])
     int i = 0;
     int j = 0;
 
-    int cxrdb = 0;
+    int profilecmd = 0;
 
     // check if we should load the xrdb/config, because it needs to be loaded before arguments are checked
     // priority: internal -> config -> xresources -> arguments
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ readargs(int argc, char *argv[])
 			globalcolors = 1;
         } else if (!strcmp(argv[j], "-ngbc") || (!strcmp(argv[j], "--no-global-colors"))) {
 			globalcolors = 0;
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[j], "-cf") || (!strcmp(argv[j], "--config-file"))) { // specify a config file
+            if (argv[j+1]) {
+                cconf = 1;
+                argconf = argv[++j];
+            } else {
+                die("This argument requires a second argument.\n");
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -34,10 +41,10 @@ readargs(int argc, char *argv[])
 
         // also load config/profile if .Xresources
         if (loadconfig) {
-            cxrdb = system("command -v spmenu_profile > /dev/null && spmenu_profile --spmenu-load-default-profile > /dev/null");
+            profilecmd = system("command -v spmenu_profile > /dev/null && spmenu_profile --spmenu-load-default-profile > /dev/null");
         }
 
-        if (!cxrdb||cxrdb) // load .Xresources, cxrdb is only here to avoid an annoying gcc warning
+        if (!profilecmd||profilecmd) // load .Xresources, profilecmd is only here to avoid an annoying gcc warning
             load_xresources();
     }
 
@@ -170,6 +177,9 @@ readargs(int argc, char *argv[])
                     || !strcmp(argv[i], "-ngbc")
                     || !strcmp(argv[i], "--global-colors")
                     || !strcmp(argv[i], "--no-global-colors")
+                    || !strcmp(argv[i], "-cf")
+                    || !strcmp(argv[i], "--config-file")
+                    || !strcmp(argv[i], argconf)
                 ))
                     continue;
                 else
@@ -350,6 +360,13 @@ readargs(int argc, char *argv[])
                 || !strcmp(argv[i], "-ncfg")
                 || !strcmp(argv[i], "--load-config")
                 || !strcmp(argv[i], "--no-load-config")
+                || !strcmp(argv[i], "-gbc")
+                || !strcmp(argv[i], "-ngbc")
+                || !strcmp(argv[i], "--global-colors")
+                || !strcmp(argv[i], "--no-global-colors")
+                || !strcmp(argv[i], "-cf")
+                || !strcmp(argv[i], "--config-file")
+                || !strcmp(argv[i], argconf)
             ))
                 continue;
             else
@@ -460,8 +477,9 @@ usage(void)
           "spmenu -itc,     --image-topcenter                           Position the image in the top center\n"
           "spmenu -wm,      --managed, --x11-client                     Spawn spmenu as a window manager controlled client/window. Useful for testing\n"
           "spmenu -nwm,     --unmanaged                                 Don't spawn spmenu as a window manager controlled client/window. Useful for testing\n"
-          "spmenu -lcfg,    --load-config                               Load spmenu configuration (~/.spmenu or ~/.config/spmenu/spmenurc)\n"
-          "spmenu -ncfg,    --no-load-config                            Don't load spmenu configuration (~/.spmenu or ~/.config/spmenu/spmenurc)\n"
+          "spmenu -cf,      --config-file <file>                        Set config file to load to <file>\n"
+          "spmenu -lcfg,    --load-config                               Load spmenu configuration (~/.config/spmenu/spmenu.conf, ~/.spmenu or ~/.config/spmenu/spmenurc)\n"
+          "spmenu -ncfg,    --no-load-config                            Don't load spmenu configuration (~/.config/spmenu/spmenu.conf, ~/.spmenu or ~/.config/spmenu/spmenurc)\n"
           "spmenu -v,       --version                                   Print spmenu version to stdout\n"
           "\n", stdout);
 
diff --git a/libs/conf/config.c b/libs/conf/config.c
index 37cd990..c9bbce2 100644
--- a/libs/conf/config.c
+++ b/libs/conf/config.c
@@ -12,24 +12,32 @@ conf_init(void)
     if (!loadconfig) return;
 
     // get path for configuration file
-    if (!(xdg_conf = getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME"))) {
-        // ~/.config/spmenu/spmenu.conf
-        home = getenv("HOME");
+    if (!cconf || !argconf) {
+        if (!(xdg_conf = getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME"))) {
+            // ~/.config/spmenu/spmenu.conf
+            home = getenv("HOME");
 
-        // malloc
-        if (!(cfgfile = malloc(snprintf(NULL, 0, "%s/%s", home, ".config/spmenu/spmenu.conf") + 1))) {
-            die("spmenu: failed to malloc cfgfile");
+            // malloc
+            if (!(cfgfile = malloc(snprintf(NULL, 0, "%s/%s", home, ".config/spmenu/spmenu.conf") + 1))) {
+                die("spmenu: failed to malloc cfgfile");
+            }
+
+            sprintf(cfgfile, "%s/%s", home, ".config/spmenu/spmenu.conf");
+        } else {
+            // malloc
+            if (!(cfgfile = malloc(snprintf(NULL, 0, "%s/%s", xdg_conf, "spmenu/spmenu.conf") + 1))) {
+                die("spmenu: failed to malloc cfgfile");
+            }
+
+            // XDG_CONFIG_HOME is set, so let's use that instead
+            sprintf(cfgfile, "%s/%s", xdg_conf, "spmenu/spmenu.conf");
         }
+    } else { // custom config path
+            if (!(cfgfile = malloc(snprintf(NULL, 0, "%s", argconf) + 1))) {
+                die("spmenu: failed to malloc cfgfile");
+            }
 
-        sprintf(cfgfile, "%s/%s", home, ".config/spmenu/spmenu.conf");
-    } else {
-        // malloc
-        if (!(cfgfile = malloc(snprintf(NULL, 0, "%s/%s", xdg_conf, "spmenu/spmenu.conf") + 1))) {
-            die("spmenu: failed to malloc cfgfile");
-        }
-
-        // XDG_CONFIG_HOME is set, so let's use that instead
-        sprintf(cfgfile, "%s/%s", xdg_conf, "spmenu/spmenu.conf");
+            sprintf(cfgfile, "%s", argconf);
     }
 
     // don't bother trying to load if it doesn't exist.
diff --git a/spmenu.1 b/spmenu.1
index a7447e7..b2a9829 100644
--- a/spmenu.1
+++ b/spmenu.1
@@ -298,13 +298,16 @@ Useful for testing
 Don\[cq]t spawn spmenu as a window manager controlled client/window.
 Useful for testing
 .TP
+\f[V]-cf, --config-file file\f[R]
+Set config file to load to file
+.TP
 \f[V]-lcfg, --load-config\f[R]
-Load spmenu configuration (\[ti]/.spmenu or
-\[ti]/.config/spmenu/spmenurc)
+Load spmenu configuration (\[ti]/.config/spmenu/spmenu.conf,
+\[ti]/.spmenurc or \[ti]/.config/spmenu/spmenurc)
 .TP
 \f[V]-ncfg, --no-load-config\f[R]
-Don\[cq]t load spmenu configuration (\[ti]/.spmenu or
-\[ti]/.config/spmenu/spmenurc)
+Don\[cq]t load spmenu configuration (\[ti]/.config/spmenu/spmenu.conf,
+\[ti]/.spmenurc or \[ti]/.config/spmenu/spmenurc)
 .TP
 \f[V]-v, --version\f[R]
 Print spmenu version to stdout
diff --git a/spmenu.c b/spmenu.c
index bfde0c2..0170f95 100644
--- a/spmenu.c
+++ b/spmenu.c
@@ -161,6 +161,11 @@ static int imageh = 0;
 static int imageg = 0;
 #endif
 
+#if USECONFIG
+static int cconf = 0; // custom config path
+static char *argconf = NULL;
+#endif
+
 // set an integer to 1 if we have rtl enabled, this saves a lot of lines and duplicate code
 #if USERTL
 static int isrtl = 1;