diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 777c60d..8107978 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #include "ConfigManager.hpp"
+#include "../helpers/Log.hpp"
+#include "../helpers/MiscFunctions.hpp"
 #include <hyprutils/path/Path.hpp>
 #include <filesystem>
+#include <glob.h>
+#include <cstring>
 
 static std::string getMainConfigPath() {
     static const auto paths = Hyprutils::Path::findConfig("hypridle");
@@ -13,6 +17,19 @@ static std::string getMainConfigPath() {
 CConfigManager::CConfigManager(std::string configPath) :
     m_config(configPath.empty() ? getMainConfigPath().c_str() : configPath.c_str(), Hyprlang::SConfigOptions{.throwAllErrors = true, .allowMissingConfig = false}) {
     ;
+    configCurrentPath = configPath.empty() ? getMainConfigPath() : configPath;
+}
+
+static Hyprlang::CParseResult handleSource(const char* c, const char* v) {
+    const std::string      VALUE   = v;
+    const std::string      COMMAND = c;
+
+    const auto             RESULT = g_pConfigManager->handleSource(COMMAND, VALUE);
+
+    Hyprlang::CParseResult result;
+    if (RESULT.has_value())
+        result.setError(RESULT.value().c_str());
+    return result;
 }
 
 void CConfigManager::init() {
@@ -31,6 +48,12 @@ void CConfigManager::init() {
     m_config.addConfigValue("general:ignore_systemd_inhibit", Hyprlang::INT{0});
     m_config.addConfigValue("general:inhibit_sleep", Hyprlang::INT{2});
 
+    // track the file in the circular dependency chain
+    const auto mainConfigPath = getMainConfigPath();
+    alreadyIncludedSourceFiles.insert(std::filesystem::canonical(mainConfigPath));
+
+    m_config.registerHandler(&::handleSource, "source", {.allowFlags = false});
+
     m_config.commence();
 
     auto result = m_config.parse();
@@ -80,3 +103,56 @@ Hyprlang::CParseResult CConfigManager::postParse() {
 std::vector<CConfigManager::STimeoutRule> CConfigManager::getRules() {
     return m_vRules;
 }
+
+std::optional<std::string> CConfigManager::handleSource(const std::string& command, const std::string& rawpath) {
+    if (rawpath.length() < 2) {
+        return "source path " + rawpath + " bogus!";
+    }
+    std::unique_ptr<glob_t, void (*)(glob_t*)> glob_buf{new glob_t, [](glob_t* g) { globfree(g); }};
+    memset(glob_buf.get(), 0, sizeof(glob_t));
+
+    const auto CURRENTDIR = std::filesystem::path(configCurrentPath).parent_path().string();
+
+    if (auto r = glob(absolutePath(rawpath, CURRENTDIR).c_str(), GLOB_TILDE, nullptr, glob_buf.get()); r != 0) {
+        std::string err = std::format("source= globbing error: {}", r == GLOB_NOMATCH ? "found no match" : GLOB_ABORTED ? "read error" : "out of memory");
+        Debug::log(ERR, "{}", err);
+        return err;
+    }
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < glob_buf->gl_pathc; i++) {
+        const auto PATH = absolutePath(glob_buf->gl_pathv[i], CURRENTDIR);
+
+        if (PATH.empty() || PATH == configCurrentPath) {
+            Debug::log(WARN, "source= skipping invalid path");
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (std::find(alreadyIncludedSourceFiles.begin(), alreadyIncludedSourceFiles.end(), PATH) != alreadyIncludedSourceFiles.end()) {
+            Debug::log(WARN, "source= skipping already included source file {} to prevent circular dependency", PATH);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (!std::filesystem::is_regular_file(PATH)) {
+            if (std::filesystem::exists(PATH)) {
+                Debug::log(WARN, "source= skipping non-file {}", PATH);
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            Debug::log(ERR, "source= file doesnt exist");
+            return "source file " + PATH + " doesn't exist!";
+        }
+
+        // track the file in the circular dependency chain
+        alreadyIncludedSourceFiles.insert(PATH);
+
+        // allow for nested config parsing
+        auto backupConfigPath = configCurrentPath;
+        configCurrentPath     = PATH;
+
+        m_config.parseFile(PATH.c_str());
+
+        configCurrentPath = backupConfigPath;
+    }
+
+    return {};
+}
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
index 6160914..c5f7dfb 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <hyprlang.hpp>
 
+#include <set>
 #include <vector>
 #include <memory>
 
@@ -18,7 +19,10 @@ class CConfigManager {
         std::string onResume  = "";
     };
 
-    std::vector<STimeoutRule> getRules();
+    std::vector<STimeoutRule>  getRules();
+    std::optional<std::string> handleSource(const std::string&, const std::string&);
+    std::string                configCurrentPath;
+    std::set<std::string>      alreadyIncludedSourceFiles;
 
     template <typename T>
     Hyprlang::CSimpleConfigValue<T> getValue(const std::string& name) {
diff --git a/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp b/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15fde27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#include <filesystem>
+
+#include "MiscFunctions.hpp"
+
+std::string absolutePath(const std::string& rawpath, const std::string& currentDir) {
+    std::filesystem::path path(rawpath);
+
+    // Handling where rawpath starts with '~'
+    if (!rawpath.empty() && rawpath[0] == '~') {
+        static const char* const ENVHOME = getenv("HOME");
+        path                             = std::filesystem::path(ENVHOME) / path.relative_path().string().substr(2);
+    }
+
+    // Handling e.g. ./, ../
+    if (path.is_relative())
+        return std::filesystem::weakly_canonical(std::filesystem::path(currentDir) / path);
+    else
+        return std::filesystem::weakly_canonical(path);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.hpp b/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afab9be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+
+std::string absolutePath(const std::string&, const std::string&);