diff --git a/src/const.py.in b/src/const.py.in
index 5e47b49bf..47434b7c9 100644
--- a/src/const.py.in
+++ b/src/const.py.in
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ NO_GIVEN     = "(%s)" % _("none")
 # Note: Make sure to edit ArgHandler.py _help string too!
 # (longName, shortName, type , default, flags, descrip , argDescrip)
 POPT_TABLE = [
+    ("config",  'c', str, None, 0, "Set config setting",  ""),
     ("open",    'O', str, None, 0, "Open family tree",  "FAMILY_TREE"), 
     ("import",  'i', str, None, 0, "Import file",       "FILENAME"), 
     ("export",  'e', str, None, 0, "Export file",       "FILENAME"),
@@ -251,6 +252,7 @@ POPT_TABLE = [
 LONGOPTS = [
     "action=", 
     "class=",
+    "config=",
     "debug=",
     "display=",
     "disable-sound", 
@@ -284,6 +286,6 @@ LONGOPTS = [
     "version", 
 ]
 
-SHORTOPTS = "O:i:e:f:a:p:d:lLhus?"
+SHORTOPTS = "O:i:e:f:a:p:d:lLhuv?c"
 
 GRAMPS_UUID =  uuid.UUID('516cd010-5a41-470f-99f8-eb22f1098ad6')