diff --git a/librewolf.cfg b/librewolf.cfg
index b9a337e..645c6e0 100644
--- a/librewolf.cfg
+++ b/librewolf.cfg
@@ -2772,3 +2772,11 @@ defaultPref("devtools.selfxss.count", 0);
 // enable HTTPS only mode by default
 defaultPref("dom.security.https_only_mode", true);
 defaultPref("dom.security.https_only_mode_ever_enabled", true);
+
+// allow settings to be overriden with a file at `~/.librewolf/librewolf.overrides.cfg`
+// or `~/.var/app/io.gitlab.librewolf-community/.librewolf/librewolf.overrides.cfg` (Flatpak).
+// not yet verified to work on Windows and MacOS releases
+let home_directory = getenv("HOME");
+if (home_directory) {
+  pref("autoadmin.global_config_url", `file://${home_directory}/.librewolf/librewolf.overrides.cfg`);
+}