diff --git a/scriptengines/javascript/appletinterface.cpp b/scriptengines/javascript/appletinterface.cpp
index c0d174949..cc188b90d 100644
--- a/scriptengines/javascript/appletinterface.cpp
+++ b/scriptengines/javascript/appletinterface.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "appletinterface.h"
 
 #include <QAction>
+#include <QFile>
 #include <QSignalMapper>
 
 #include <KDE/KIcon>
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <Plasma/Applet>
 #include <Plasma/Context>
 #include <Plasma/DataEngine>
+#include <Plasma/Package>
 
 #include "simplejavascriptapplet.h"
 
@@ -109,9 +111,43 @@ void AppletInterface::update()
     applet()->update();
 }
 
+QString AppletInterface::activeConfig() const
+{
+    return m_currentConfig.isEmpty() ? "main" : m_currentConfig;
+}
+
+void AppletInterface::setActiveConfig(const QString &name)
+{
+    if (name == "main") {
+        m_currentConfig = QString();
+        return;
+    }
+
+    Plasma::ConfigLoader *loader = m_configs.value(name, 0);
+
+    if (!loader) {
+        QString path = applet()->package()->filePath("config", name + ".xml");
+        if (path.isEmpty()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        QFile f(path);
+        KConfigGroup cg = applet()->config();
+        loader = new Plasma::ConfigLoader(&cg, &f, this);
+        m_configs.insert(name, loader);
+    }
+
+    m_currentConfig = name;
+}
+
 QVariant AppletInterface::readConfig(const QString &entry) const
 {
-    Plasma::ConfigLoader *config = applet()->configScheme();
+    Plasma::ConfigLoader *config = 0;
+    if (m_currentConfig.isEmpty()) {
+        config = applet()->configScheme();
+    } else {
+        config = m_configs.value(m_currentConfig, 0);
+    }
 
     if (config) {
         return config->property(entry);
diff --git a/scriptengines/javascript/appletinterface.h b/scriptengines/javascript/appletinterface.h
index 9d7dd2d15..c3b57729e 100644
--- a/scriptengines/javascript/appletinterface.h
+++ b/scriptengines/javascript/appletinterface.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class KConfigGroup;
 namespace Plasma
 {
     class Applet;
+    class ConfigLoader;
 } // namespace Plasa
 
 class AppletInterface : public QObject
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ class AppletInterface : public QObject
     Q_ENUMS(Location)
     Q_ENUMS(AspectRatioMode)
     Q_ENUMS(QtOrientation)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString activeConfig WRITE setActiveConfig READ activeConfig)
+
 public:
     AppletInterface(SimpleJavaScriptApplet *parent);
     ~AppletInterface();
@@ -136,6 +139,10 @@ enum QtOrientation {
 
     Q_INVOKABLE void update();
 
+    Q_INVOKABLE QString activeConfig() const;
+
+    Q_INVOKABLE void setActiveConfig(const QString &name);
+
     Q_INVOKABLE QVariant readConfig(const QString &entry) const;
 
     //FIXME bindings
@@ -157,6 +164,8 @@ private:
     SimpleJavaScriptApplet *m_appletScriptEngine;
     QSet<QString> m_actions;
     QSignalMapper *m_actionSignals;
+    QString m_currentConfig;
+    QMap<QString, Plasma::ConfigLoader*> m_configs;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/scriptengines/javascript/tests/javascript-config-test/contents/code/main.js b/scriptengines/javascript/tests/javascript-config-test/contents/code/main.js
index e7a9e8039..7000f6672 100644
--- a/scriptengines/javascript/tests/javascript-config-test/contents/code/main.js
+++ b/scriptengines/javascript/tests/javascript-config-test/contents/code/main.js
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 print(plasmoid.readConfig("Test"));
+plasmoid.activeConfig = "secondary";
+print(plasmoid.activeConfig);
+print(plasmoid.readConfig("Test"));
 
diff --git a/scriptengines/javascript/tests/javascript-config-test/contents/config/main.xml b/scriptengines/javascript/tests/javascript-config-test/contents/config/main.xml
index b079839cc..b8e5869d7 100644
--- a/scriptengines/javascript/tests/javascript-config-test/contents/config/main.xml
+++ b/scriptengines/javascript/tests/javascript-config-test/contents/config/main.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <group name="General">
     <entry name="Test" type="String">
       <label>A test label</label>
-      <default>Heo hello!</default>
+      <default>Hello hello!</default>
     </entry>
   </group>
 
diff --git a/scriptengines/javascript/tests/javascript-config-test/contents/config/secondary.xml b/scriptengines/javascript/tests/javascript-config-test/contents/config/secondary.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..efa58ce08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scriptengines/javascript/tests/javascript-config-test/contents/config/secondary.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<kcfg xmlns="http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0"
+      xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+      xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0
+      http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0/kcfg.xsd" >
+  <kcfgfile name=""/>
+
+  <group name="General">
+    <entry name="Test" type="String">
+      <label>A test label</label>
+      <default>This is in the secondary config XML</default>
+    </entry>
+  </group>
+
+</kcfg>