diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c7405ba..5903804 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ Before any major/minor/patch bump all unit tests will be run to verify they pass
 
 -   [x]
 
+## [2.3.0] - 2023-07-11
+
+### Added
+
+-   user configs may now extend other user configs. check `config extends` section in README.
+
 ## [2.2.0] - 2023-07-10
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3792aa4..d835689 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ vm.vban.outstream[0].apply(on: True, name: 'streamname', bit: 24)
 
 You may load config files in TOML format.
 Three example configs have been included with the package. Remember to save
-current settings before loading a user config. To set one you may do:
+current settings before loading a user config. To load one you may do:
 
 ```python
 import voicemeeterlib
@@ -709,7 +709,26 @@ with voicemeeterlib.api('banana') as vm:
     vm.apply_config('example')
 ```
 
-will load a user config file at configs/banana/example.toml for Voicemeeter Banana.
+Your configs may be located in one of the following paths:
+-   \<current working directory\> / "configs" / kind_id
+-   \<user home directory\> / ".config" / "voicemeeter" / kind_id
+-   \<user home directory\> / "Documents" / "Voicemeeter" / "configs" / kind_id
+
+If a config with the same name is located in multiple locations, only the first one found is loaded into memory, in the above order.
+
+#### `config extends`
+
+You may also load a config that extends another config with overrides or additional parameters.
+
+You just need to define a key `extends` in the config TOML, that names the config to be extended.
+
+Three example 'extender' configs are included with the repo. You may load them with:
+
+```python
+import voicemeeterlib
+with voicemeeterlib.api('banana') as vm:
+    vm.apply_config('extender')
+```
 
 ## Events
 
diff --git a/configs/banana/extender.toml b/configs/banana/extender.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c71d26c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/banana/extender.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+extends = "example"
+[strip-0]
+label = "strip0_extended"
+A1 = false
+gain = 0.0
+
+[bus-0]
+label = "bus0_extended"
+mute = false
diff --git a/configs/basic/extender.toml b/configs/basic/extender.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c71d26c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/basic/extender.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+extends = "example"
+[strip-0]
+label = "strip0_extended"
+A1 = false
+gain = 0.0
+
+[bus-0]
+label = "bus0_extended"
+mute = false
diff --git a/configs/potato/extender.toml b/configs/potato/extender.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c71d26c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/potato/extender.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+extends = "example"
+[strip-0]
+label = "strip0_extended"
+A1 = false
+gain = 0.0
+
+[bus-0]
+label = "bus0_extended"
+mute = false
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e22a7fa..5dfc835 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "voicemeeter-api"
-version = "2.2.1"
+version = "2.3.0"
 description = "A Python wrapper for the Voiceemeter API"
 authors = ["onyx-and-iris <code@onyxandiris.online>"]
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/voicemeeterlib/remote.py b/voicemeeterlib/remote.py
index 76c68f0..8bd8a03 100644
--- a/voicemeeterlib/remote.py
+++ b/voicemeeterlib/remote.py
@@ -301,16 +301,24 @@ class Remote(CBindings):
 
     def apply_config(self, name):
         """applies a config from memory"""
-        error_msg = (
+        ERR_MSG = (
             f"No config with name '{name}' is loaded into memory",
             f"Known configs: {list(self.configs.keys())}",
         )
         try:
-            self.apply(self.configs[name])
-            self.logger.info(f"Profile '{name}' applied!")
+            config = self.configs[name].copy()
         except KeyError as e:
-            self.logger.error(("\n").join(error_msg))
-            raise VMError(("\n").join(error_msg)) from e
+            self.logger.error(("\n").join(ERR_MSG))
+            raise VMError(("\n").join(ERR_MSG)) from e
+
+        if "extends" in config:
+            extended = config.pop("extends")
+            config = self.configs[extended] | config
+            self.logger.debug(
+                f"profile '{name}' extends '{extended}', profiles merged.."
+            )
+        self.apply(config)
+        self.logger.info(f"Profile '{name}' applied!")
 
     def logout(self) -> NoReturn:
         """Wait for dirty parameters to clear, then logout of the API"""