diff --git a/qutebrowser/.gitignore b/qutebrowser/.gitignore
index 9cfbc03..a8b91f7 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/.gitignore
+++ b/qutebrowser/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ autoconfig.yml
 bookmarks
 quickmarks
 qsettings/
+local.py
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config.py b/qutebrowser/config.py
index 81fcc04..df6a056 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config.py
@@ -1550,3 +1550,9 @@ config.bind('gh', 'tab-move -')
 
 ## Bindings for register mode
 # config.bind('<Escape>', 'leave-mode', mode='register')
+
+try:
+    import local
+    local.apply(c, config)
+except ImportError:
+    pass