diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b562535c..86718c04 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -128,6 +128,17 @@ depending on how much space is still available. You can set your own thresholds:
     duf --avail-threshold="10G,1G"
     duf --usage-threshold="0.5,0.9"
 
+### Configuration
+
+You can put default arguments to be picked up by duf in a `dufrc` file, placed in `XDG_CONFIG_HOME`
+(e.g. `~/.config/dufrc`).
+Each option needs to be put in a separate line, like so:
+
+    -only
+    local
+
+`-norc` command-line argument can be used to disable loading of the `dufrc` file.
+
 ### Bonus
 
 If you prefer your output as JSON:
diff --git a/duf.1 b/duf.1
index 221cf56d..bce1ffcf 100644
--- a/duf.1
+++ b/duf.1
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ list inode information instead of block usage
 \fB--json\fP
 output all devices in JSON format
 .TP
+\fB-norc\fP
+do not process default arguments from a dufrc file (see
+.BR CONFIGURATION )
+.TP
 \fB--only\fP
 show only specific devices, separated with commas: local, network, fuse, special, loops, binds
 .TP
@@ -169,6 +173,16 @@ If you prefer your output as JSON:
 .PP
   $ duf --json
 .PP
+.SH CONFIGURATION
+You can put default arguments to be picked up by duf in a \fIdufrc\/\fR file, placed in \fIXDG_CONFIG_HOME\/\fR
+(e.g. ~/.config/dufrc).
+Each option needs to be put in a separate line, like so:
+
+  --only
+  local
+
+\fI-norc\/\fR command-line argument can be used to disable loading of the \fIdufrc\/\fR file.
+.PP
 .SH NOTES
 Portions of duf's code are copied and modified from https://github\&.com/shirou/gopsutil\&.
 .PP
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7dc3cc7f..a3b94470 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/clipperhouse/uax29/v2 v2.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
+	github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/muesli/go-app-paths v0.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.4.7 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.22.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e73e4f15..6e246fc6 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 h1:xfD0iDuEKnDkl03q4limB+vH+GxLEtL/jb4xVJSWWE
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20/go.mod h1:W+V8PltTTMOvKvAeJH7IuucS94S2C6jfK/D7dTCTo3Y=
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.19 h1:v++JhqYnZuu5jSKrk9RbgF5v4CGUjqRfBm05byFGLdw=
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.19/go.mod h1:XBkDxAl56ILZc9knddidhrOlY5R/pDhgLpndooCuJAs=
+github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0 h1:lukF9ziXFxDFPkA1vsr5zpc1XuPDn/wFntq5mG+4E0Y=
+github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0/go.mod h1:SfyaCUpYCn1Vlf4IUYiD9fPX4A5wJrkLzIz1N1q0pr0=
+github.com/muesli/go-app-paths v0.2.2 h1:NqG4EEZwNIhBq/pREgfBmgDmt3h1Smr1MjZiXbpZUnI=
+github.com/muesli/go-app-paths v0.2.2/go.mod h1:SxS3Umca63pcFcLtbjVb+J0oD7cl4ixQWoBKhGEtEho=
 github.com/muesli/mango v0.2.0 h1:iNNc0c5VLQ6fsMgAqGQofByNUBH2Q2nEbD6TaI+5yyQ=
 github.com/muesli/mango v0.2.0/go.mod h1:5XFpbC8jY5UUv89YQciiXNlbi+iJgt29VDC5xbzrLL4=
 github.com/muesli/mango-pflag v0.2.0 h1:QViokgKDZQCzKhYe1zH8D+UlPJzBSGoP9yx0hBG0t5k=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index de48aa5b..6edc314b 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"runtime/debug"
@@ -11,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 	wildcard "github.com/IGLOU-EU/go-wildcard"
 	"github.com/jedib0t/go-pretty/v6/table"
+	gap "github.com/muesli/go-app-paths"
 	"github.com/muesli/termenv"
 	flag "github.com/spf13/pflag"
 	"golang.org/x/term"
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ var (
 	width    = flag.Uint("width", 0, "max output width")
 	themeOpt = flag.String("theme", defaultThemeName(), "color themes: dark, light, ansi")
 	styleOpt = flag.String("style", defaultStyleName(), "style: unicode, ascii")
+	norcOpt  = flag.Bool("norc", false, "ignore dufrc file, falling back to default settings")
 
 	availThreshold = flag.String("avail-threshold", "10G,1G", "specifies the coloring threshold (yellow, red) of the avail column, must be integer with optional SI prefixes")
 	usageThreshold = flag.String("usage-threshold", "0.5,0.9", "specifies the coloring threshold (yellow, red) of the usage bars as a floating point number from 0 to 1")
@@ -145,6 +149,33 @@ func findInKey(str string, km map[string]struct{}) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+func parseFlags() error {
+	rcFilePath, err := gap.NewScope(gap.User, "").ConfigPath("dufrc")
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to determine user config file location: %s", err)
+	}
+	file, err := os.Open(rcFilePath)
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open dufrc file at %s: %s", rcFilePath, err)
+	}
+
+	for _, arg := range os.Args {
+		// checking this manually to not avoid calling flag.Parse() twice -- not sure how defaults would react
+		if arg == "-norc" || arg == "--norc" {
+			flag.Parse()
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(file)
+	scanner.Split(bufio.ScanLines)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		os.Args = append(os.Args, strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text()))
+	}
+	flag.Parse()
+	return nil
+}
+
 func printVersion() {
 	info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo()
 	var buildTime time.Time
@@ -195,7 +226,11 @@ func printVersion() {
 func main() {
 	// hide -h from help, it's just for df compatibility
 	_ = flag.CommandLine.MarkHidden("human-readable")
-	flag.Parse()
+	err := parseFlags()
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
 
 	if *version {
 		printVersion()