diff --git a/clang/docs/ClangFormatStyleOptions.rst b/clang/docs/ClangFormatStyleOptions.rst
index 9ef1fd5f36d1d..9033bdc9018ae 100644
--- a/clang/docs/ClangFormatStyleOptions.rst
+++ b/clang/docs/ClangFormatStyleOptions.rst
@@ -3727,6 +3727,11 @@ the configuration (without a prefix: ``Auto``).
     namespace Extra {
     }}}
 
+.. _ConfigFile:
+
+**ConfigFile** (``String``) :versionbadge:`clang-format 20` :ref:`¶ <ConfigFile>`
+  Specify the absolute or relative path of another config file to process.
+
 .. _ConstructorInitializerAllOnOneLineOrOnePerLine:
 
 **ConstructorInitializerAllOnOneLineOrOnePerLine** (``Boolean``) :versionbadge:`clang-format 3.7` :ref:`¶ <ConstructorInitializerAllOnOneLineOrOnePerLine>`
diff --git a/clang/include/clang/Format/Format.h b/clang/include/clang/Format/Format.h
index c9b72e65cb236..44ea7d25ee0e7 100644
--- a/clang/include/clang/Format/Format.h
+++ b/clang/include/clang/Format/Format.h
@@ -2481,6 +2481,10 @@ struct FormatStyle {
   /// \version 5
   bool CompactNamespaces;
 
+  /// Specify the absolute or relative path of another config file to process.
+  /// \version 20
+  std::string ConfigFile;
+
   /// This option is **deprecated**. See ``CurrentLine`` of
   /// ``PackConstructorInitializers``.
   /// \version 3.7
@@ -5195,6 +5199,7 @@ struct FormatStyle {
            BreakTemplateDeclarations == R.BreakTemplateDeclarations &&
            ColumnLimit == R.ColumnLimit && CommentPragmas == R.CommentPragmas &&
            CompactNamespaces == R.CompactNamespaces &&
+           ConfigFile == R.ConfigFile &&
            ConstructorInitializerIndentWidth ==
                R.ConstructorInitializerIndentWidth &&
            ContinuationIndentWidth == R.ContinuationIndentWidth &&
diff --git a/clang/lib/Format/Format.cpp b/clang/lib/Format/Format.cpp
index 0cf4cdbeab31f..b502e8022de42 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Format/Format.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Format/Format.cpp
@@ -1163,6 +1163,7 @@ template <> struct MappingTraits<FormatStyle> {
     IO.mapOptional("TemplateNames", Style.TemplateNames);
     IO.mapOptional("TypeNames", Style.TypeNames);
     IO.mapOptional("TypenameMacros", Style.TypenameMacros);
+    IO.mapOptional("ConfigFile", Style.ConfigFile);
     IO.mapOptional("UseTab", Style.UseTab);
     IO.mapOptional("VerilogBreakBetweenInstancePorts",
                    Style.VerilogBreakBetweenInstancePorts);
@@ -2046,6 +2047,13 @@ ParseError validateQualifierOrder(FormatStyle *Style) {
   return ParseError::Success;
 }
 
+llvm::ErrorOr<std::unique_ptr<llvm::MemoryBuffer>>
+loadAndParseConfigFile(StringRef ConfigFile, llvm::vfs::FileSystem *FS,
+                       FormatStyle *Style, bool AllowUnknownOptions,
+                       llvm::SourceMgr::DiagHandlerTy DiagHandler);
+
+static constexpr StringRef Source{"<command-line>"};
+
 std::error_code parseConfiguration(llvm::MemoryBufferRef Config,
                                    FormatStyle *Style, bool AllowUnknownOptions,
                                    llvm::SourceMgr::DiagHandlerTy DiagHandler,
@@ -2107,8 +2115,41 @@ std::error_code parseConfiguration(llvm::MemoryBufferRef Config,
     // See comment on FormatStyle::TSC_Wrapped.
     return make_error_code(ParseError::BinPackTrailingCommaConflict);
   }
-  if (Style->QualifierAlignment != FormatStyle::QAS_Leave)
-    return make_error_code(validateQualifierOrder(Style));
+  if (Style->QualifierAlignment != FormatStyle::QAS_Leave) {
+    const auto EC = validateQualifierOrder(Style);
+    if (EC != ParseError::Success)
+      return make_error_code(EC);
+  }
+  if (!Style->InheritsParentConfig && !Style->ConfigFile.empty()) {
+    auto *FS = llvm::vfs::getRealFileSystem().get();
+    assert(FS);
+    SmallString<128> ConfigFile{Style->ConfigFile};
+    Style->ConfigFile.clear();
+    switch (ConfigFile[0]) {
+    case '~':
+      llvm::sys::fs::expand_tilde(ConfigFile, ConfigFile);
+      break;
+    case '/':
+      break;
+    default: {
+      const auto BufferId = Config.getBufferIdentifier();
+      if (BufferId == Source) {
+        llvm::sys::fs::make_absolute(ConfigFile);
+      } else {
+        llvm::sys::fs::make_absolute(llvm::sys::path::parent_path(BufferId),
+                                     ConfigFile);
+      }
+    }
+    }
+    if (!llvm::sys::fs::exists(ConfigFile)) {
+      llvm::errs() << ConfigFile << ": " << "file not found\n";
+      return make_error_code(ParseError::Error);
+    }
+    const auto Text = loadAndParseConfigFile(ConfigFile, FS, Style,
+                                             AllowUnknownOptions, DiagHandler);
+    if (Text.getError())
+      return make_error_code(ParseError::Error);
+  }
   return make_error_code(ParseError::Success);
 }
 
@@ -4032,7 +4073,6 @@ Expected<FormatStyle> getStyle(StringRef StyleName, StringRef FileName,
 
   if (StyleName.starts_with("{")) {
     // Parse YAML/JSON style from the command line.
-    StringRef Source = "<command-line>";
     if (std::error_code ec =
             parseConfiguration(llvm::MemoryBufferRef(StyleName, Source), &Style,
                                AllowUnknownOptions, DiagHandler)) {