diff --git a/i3pystatus/__init__.py b/i3pystatus/__init__.py
index 4bbc9ca..8f740c9 100644
--- a/i3pystatus/__init__.py
+++ b/i3pystatus/__init__.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import sys
 from .core import util, io
 from .core.modules import *
 from .core.settings import SettingsBase
+from .core.config import ConfigFinder
 
 __all__ = [
     "SettingsBase",
@@ -12,6 +13,9 @@ __all__ = [
     "Status", "I3statusHandler",
 ]
 
+def main():
+    ConfigFinder().run_config()
+
 class Status:
     def __init__(self, standalone=False, interval=1, input_stream=sys.stdin):
         if standalone:
diff --git a/i3pystatus/core/config.py b/i3pystatus/core/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3ec4fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i3pystatus/core/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+
+import os
+import os.path
+import runpy
+
+SEARCHPATH = (
+    "~/.i3pystatus.py",
+    "~/.i3/i3pystatus.py",
+    "~/.config/i3pystatus.py",
+    "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/i3pystatus.py",
+    "/etc/i3pystatus.py",
+    "/etc/xdg/i3pystatus.py",
+    "$XDG_CONFIG_DIRS/i3pystatus.py",
+)
+
+class ConfigFinder:
+    def __init__(self, searchpath=SEARCHPATH):
+        self.searchpath = searchpath
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def expand(path):
+        return os.path.expandvars(os.path.expanduser(path))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def exists(path):
+        return os.path.isfile(path)
+
+    def get_config_path(self):
+        failed = []
+        for path in map(self.expand, self.searchpath):
+            if self.exists(path):
+                return failed, path
+            else:
+                failed.append(path)
+
+        return failed, None
+
+    def run_config(self):
+        failed, path = self.get_config_path()
+        if path:
+            runpy.run_path(path, run_name="i3pystatus._config")
+        else:
+            raise ImportError("Didn't find a config module, tried\n {mods}".format(mods="\n".join(failed)))
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index aeba4c6..1be0468 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ setup(name="i3pystatus",
         "console_scripts": ["i3pystatus = i3pystatus:main"],
       },
 
-      install_requires=[
-        "gobject",
-      ],
+#      install_requires=[
+ #       "gobject",
+ #     ],
 #      install_requires=[
 #        "Jinja2",
  #       "lxml",