diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6a27b1a01..0b3e25ae7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ We are also on IRC: #dancer on irc.perl.org.
     Michael Kröll
     Michał Wojciechowski
     Mike Katasonov
+    Mikko Koivunalho
     Mohammad S Anwar
     mokko
     Nick Patch
diff --git a/cpanfile b/cpanfile
index 7e67f9319..6049fcaba 100644
--- a/cpanfile
+++ b/cpanfile
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ test_requires 'Test::EOL';
 test_requires 'Test::Fatal';
 test_requires 'Test::More';
 test_requires 'Test::More', '0.92';
+test_requires 'Test::Exception';
 
 author_requires 'Test::NoTabs';
 author_requires 'Test::Pod';
diff --git a/lib/Dancer2/Config.pod b/lib/Dancer2/Config.pod
index 48ca1a03a..01f89ab32 100644
--- a/lib/Dancer2/Config.pod
+++ b/lib/Dancer2/Config.pod
@@ -185,6 +185,11 @@ PSGI middleware. The default middleware wrappers are:
 
 =back
 
+=head3 additional_config_readers 
+
+L<Dancer2::ConfigReader> instances to bootstrap the application's
+configuration. See the ConfigReader's POD for more information.
+
 =head2 Content type / character set
 
 =head3 content_type (string)
@@ -597,6 +602,11 @@ Sets the configuration directory.
 
 This correlates to the C<confdir> config option.
 
+=head2 DANCER_CONFIG_VERBOSE
+
+Outputs a lot of debugging information when generating the configuration of
+the application.
+
 =head3 DANCER_ENVDIR
 
 Sets the environment directory.
diff --git a/lib/Dancer2/ConfigReader.pm b/lib/Dancer2/ConfigReader.pm
index 9ba79f88c..0ea7c3ea0 100644
--- a/lib/Dancer2/ConfigReader.pm
+++ b/lib/Dancer2/ConfigReader.pm
@@ -8,12 +8,16 @@ use Config::Any;
 use Hash::Merge::Simple;
 use Carp 'croak';
 use Module::Runtime qw{ use_module };
+use Ref::Util qw/ is_arrayref /;
+use Scalar::Util qw/ blessed /;
 
 use Dancer2::Core::Factory;
 use Dancer2::Core;
 use Dancer2::Core::Types;
 use Dancer2::ConfigUtils 'normalize_config_entry';
 
+our $MAX_CONFIGS = $ENV{DANCER_MAX_CONFIGS} || 100;
+
 has location => (
     is       => 'ro',
     isa      => Str,
@@ -71,17 +75,59 @@ has config_readers => (
 sub _build_config {
     my ($self) = @_;
 
-    my $default  = $self->default_config;
-    my $config = Hash::Merge::Simple->merge(
-        $default,
-        map {
-            warn "Merging config from @{[ $_->name() ]}\n" if $ENV{DANCER_CONFIG_VERBOSE};
-            $_->read_config()
-        } @{ $self->config_readers }
-    );
+    my $config  = $self->default_config;
 
-    $config = $self->_normalize_config($config);
-    return $config;
+    my $nbr_config = 0; 
+
+    my @readers = @{ $self->config_readers };
+
+    my $config_to_object = sub {
+        my $thing = $_;
+
+        return $thing if blessed $thing;
+
+        $thing = { $thing => {} } unless ref $thing;
+
+        die "additional_config_readers entry can have only one key\n"
+            if 1 < keys %$thing;
+
+        my( $class, $args ) = %$thing;
+
+        return use_module($class)->new(
+            location    => $self->location,
+            environment => $self->environment,
+            %$args,
+        );
+    };
+
+    while( my $r = shift @readers ) {
+        die <<"END" if $nbr_config++ >= $MAX_CONFIGS; 
+MAX_CONFIGS exceeded: read over $MAX_CONFIGS configurations
+
+Looks like you have an infinite recursion in your configuration system.
+Re-run with DANCER_CONFIG_VERBOSE=1 to see what is going on.
+
+If your application really read that many configs (may \$dog have mercy 
+on your soul), you can increase the limit via the environment variable 
+DANCER_MAX_CONFIGS.
+
+END
+        warn "Reading config from @{[ $r->name() ]}\n" if $ENV{DANCER_CONFIG_VERBOSE};
+        my $local_config = $r->read_config;
+
+        if( my $additionals = delete $local_config->{additional_config_readers} ) {
+
+            warn "Additional config readers found\n" if $ENV{DANCER_CONFIG_VERBOSE};
+
+            unshift @readers, map { $config_to_object->($_) } is_arrayref($additionals) ? @$additionals : ($additionals);
+        }
+
+        $config = Hash::Merge::Simple->merge(
+            $config, $local_config
+        );
+    }
+
+    return $self->_normalize_config($config);
 }
 
 sub _normalize_config {
@@ -116,26 +162,18 @@ __END__
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
-This class provides a C<config> attribute that - when accessing
-the first time - feeds itself by executing one or more
-B<ConfigReader> packages.
+This class provides a C<config> attribute that 
+is populated by executing one or more B<ConfigReader> packages. 
+The default ConfigReader used by default is C<Dancer2::ConfigReader::Config::Any>.
 
 Also provides a C<setting()> method which is supposed to be used by externals to
 read/write config entries.
 
-You can control which B<ConfigReader>
-class or classes to use to create the config.
-
-Use C<DANCER_CONFIG_READERS> environment variable to define
-which class or classes you want.
+If more than one config reader is used, their configurations are merged 
+in left-to-write order where the previous config items get overwritten by subsequent ones.
 
-    DANCER_CONFIG_READERS='Dancer2::ConfigReader::Config::Any,Dancer2::ConfigReader::CustomConfig'
-
-If you want several, separate them with a comma (",").
-Configs are added in left-to-write order where the previous
-config items get overwritten by subsequent ones.
-
-For example, if config
+For example, assuming we are using 3 config readers, 
+if the first config reader returns
 
     item1: content1
     item2: content2
@@ -149,7 +187,7 @@ For example, if config
         subitem1: subcontent1
         subitem2: subcontent2
 
-was followed by config
+and the second returns 
 
     item2: content9
     item3:
@@ -161,7 +199,7 @@ was followed by config
             subsubitem5: subsubcontent5
     item4: content4
 
-then the final config would be
+then the final config is
 
     item1: content1
     item2: content9
@@ -175,19 +213,42 @@ then the final config would be
             subsubitem5: subsubcontent5
     item4: content4
 
-The default B<ConfigReader> is C<Dancer2::ConfigReader::Config::Any>.
+=head2 Configuring the ConfigReaders via DANCER_CONFIG_READERS 
+
+You can control which B<ConfigReader>
+class or classes to use to create the config
+via the C<DANCER_CONFIG_READERS> environment.
+
+    DANCER_CONFIG_READERS='Dancer2::ConfigReader::Config::Any,Dancer2::ConfigReader::CustomConfig'
+
+If you want several, separate them with a comma (",").
+
+=head2 Bootstrapping the ConfigReaders via C<additional_config_readers>
+
+If the key C<additional_config_readers> is found in one in one or more of the configurations provided by the ConfigReaders, it'll be 
+instantiated and added to the list of configurations to merge. This way you can, for example, create a basic F<config.yml> that is 
+
+    additional_config_readers:
+        - Dancer2::ConfigReader::SQLite:
+            path: /path/to/sqlite.db 
+            table: config
+
+The default ConfigReader L<Dancer2::ConfigReader::::Config::Any> will pick that file and proceed to instantiate C<Dancer2::ConfigReader::SQLite> 
+with the provided parameters.
+
+C<additional_config_readers> can take one or a list of reader configurations, which can be either the name of the ConfigReader's class, or the 
+key/value pair of the class name and its constructor's arguments.
 
-You can also create your own custom B<ConfigReader> classes.
+=head2 Creating your own custom B<ConfigReader> classes.
 
-If you want, you can also extend class C<Dancer2::ConfigReader::Config::Any>.
-Here is an example:
+Here's an example extending class C<Dancer2::ConfigReader::Config::Any>.
 
-    package Dancer2::ConfigReader::FileExtended;
+    package Dancer2::ConfigReader::Config::Any::Extended;
     use Moo;
     extends 'Dancer2::ConfigReader::Config::Any';
     has name => (
         is      => 'ro',
-        default => sub {'FileExtended'},
+        default => sub {'Config::Any::Extended'},
     );
     around read_config => sub {
         my ($orig, $self) = @_;
diff --git a/t/config_many.t b/t/config_many.t
index 9f4e9f37e..39b597ab2 100644
--- a/t/config_many.t
+++ b/t/config_many.t
@@ -8,19 +8,33 @@ BEGIN {
     # undefine ENV vars used as defaults for app environment in these tests
     local $ENV{DANCER_ENVIRONMENT};
     local $ENV{PLACK_ENV};
-    $ENV{DANCER_CONFIG_READERS}
-        = 'Dancer2::ConfigReader::Config::Any,Dancer2::ConfigReader::TestDummy';
+    $ENV{DANCER_CONFDIR} = './t/app/t1';
 }
 use lib '.';
 use lib './t/lib';
 
-use t::app::t1::lib::App1;
+use Dancer2::Core::App;
+
+subtest basic => sub {
+    $ENV{DANCER_CONFIG_READERS}
+        = 'Dancer2::ConfigReader::Config::Any,Dancer2::ConfigReader::TestDummy';
+    my $app = Dancer2::Core::App->new( name => 'basic' );
+
+    is $app->config->{app}->{config}, 'ok',
+        $app->name . ": config loaded properly";
+    is $app->config->{dummy}->{dummy_subitem}, 2,
+        $app->name . ": dummy config loaded properly";
+};
+
+subtest additional_config_readers => sub {
+    $ENV{DANCER_CONFIG_READERS} = 'Dancer2::ConfigReader::Additional';
 
-my $app = Dancer2->runner->apps->[0];
+    my $app = Dancer2::Core::App->new( name => 'additional' );
 
-is $app->config->{app}->{config}, 'ok',
-    $app->name . ": config loaded properly";
-is $app->config->{dummy}->{dummy_subitem}, 2,
-    $app->name . ": dummy config loaded properly";
+    is $app->config->{app}->{config}, 'ok',
+        $app->name . ": config loaded properly";
+    is $app->config->{dummy}->{dummy_subitem}, 2,
+        $app->name . ": dummy config loaded properly";
+};
 
 done_testing;
diff --git a/t/config_many_failure.t b/t/config_many_failure.t
index 54b32f656..8c4fc95d2 100644
--- a/t/config_many_failure.t
+++ b/t/config_many_failure.t
@@ -2,24 +2,38 @@ use strict;
 use warnings;
 
 use Test::More;
+use Test::Exception;
 use File::Spec;
 use English;
 
+use Dancer2::Core::App;
+
 BEGIN {
     # undefine ENV vars used as defaults for app environment in these tests
     local $ENV{DANCER_ENVIRONMENT};
     local $ENV{PLACK_ENV};
-    $ENV{DANCER_CONFIG_READERS}
-        = 'Dancer2::ConfigReader::Config::Any Dancer2::ConfigReader::TestDummy';
 }
 
 use lib q{.};
 use lib './t/lib';
 
-local $EVAL_ERROR = undef;
-my $eval_r = eval 'use t::app::t1::lib::App1;';
-my $eval_e = $EVAL_ERROR;
-is $eval_r, undef, 'Eval failed correctly';
-like $eval_e, qr{`Dancer2::ConfigReader::Config::Any Dancer2::ConfigReader::TestDummy' is not a module name}, 'Correct dying and error';
+subtest 'bad DANCER_CONFIG_READERS' => sub {
+    # space instead of comma, ooops
+    $ENV{DANCER_CONFIG_READERS}
+        = 'Dancer2::ConfigReader::Config::Any Dancer2::ConfigReader::TestDummy';
+
+    throws_ok {
+        Dancer2::Core::App->new( name => 'basic' );
+    } qr{`Dancer2::ConfigReader::Config::Any Dancer2::ConfigReader::TestDummy' is not a module name};
+};
+
+subtest 'infinite loop of configs' => sub {
+    $ENV{DANCER_CONFIG_READERS}
+        = 'Dancer2::ConfigReader::Recursive';
+
+    throws_ok {
+        Dancer2::Core::App->new( name => 'basic' );
+    } qr{MAX_CONFIGS exceeded};
+};
 
 done_testing;
diff --git a/t/lib/Dancer2/ConfigReader/Additional.pm b/t/lib/Dancer2/ConfigReader/Additional.pm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..18745dfb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/lib/Dancer2/ConfigReader/Additional.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package Dancer2::ConfigReader::Additional;
+use Moo;
+use Dancer2::Core::Factory;
+use Dancer2::Core;
+use Dancer2::Core::Types;
+use Dancer2::FileUtils 'path';
+
+with 'Dancer2::Core::Role::ConfigReader';
+
+has name => (
+    is      => 'ro',
+    isa     => Str,
+    lazy    => 0,
+    default => 'Additional',
+);
+
+has config_files => (
+    is      => 'ro',
+    lazy    => 1,
+    isa     => ArrayRef,
+    default => sub {
+        my ($self) = @_;
+        return [];
+    },
+);
+
+sub read_config {
+    return {
+        additional_config_readers => [qw/
+            Dancer2::ConfigReader::Config::Any
+            Dancer2::ConfigReader::TestDummy
+        /]
+    };
+}
+
+1;
diff --git a/t/lib/Dancer2/ConfigReader/Recursive.pm b/t/lib/Dancer2/ConfigReader/Recursive.pm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac4b5558f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/lib/Dancer2/ConfigReader/Recursive.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package Dancer2::ConfigReader::Recursive;
+use Moo;
+use Dancer2::Core::Factory;
+use Dancer2::Core;
+use Dancer2::Core::Types;
+use Dancer2::FileUtils 'path';
+
+with 'Dancer2::Core::Role::ConfigReader';
+
+has name => (
+    is      => 'ro',
+    isa     => Str,
+    lazy    => 0,
+    default => 'Recursive',
+);
+
+has config_files => (
+    is      => 'ro',
+    lazy    => 1,
+    isa     => ArrayRef,
+    default => sub {
+        my ($self) = @_;
+        return [];
+    },
+);
+
+sub read_config {
+    return {
+        additional_config_readers => 
+            'Dancer2::ConfigReader::Recursive' 
+    };
+}
+
+1;