diff --git a/ios/RetroArch/main.m b/ios/RetroArch/main.m
index a02fcafcc9..b474bc45b5 100644
--- a/ios/RetroArch/main.m
+++ b/ios/RetroArch/main.m
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 static ios_input_data_t g_input_data;
 
 static bool enable_btstack;
+static bool enable_global_config;
 static bool use_icade;
 static uint32_t icade_buttons;
 
@@ -370,7 +371,13 @@ static void event_reload_config(void* userdata)
    load_data->rom_path = strdup(path.UTF8String);
    load_data->sram_path = strdup(self.systemDirectory.UTF8String);
    load_data->state_path = strdup(self.systemDirectory.UTF8String);
-   load_data->config_path = strdup(_module.configPath.UTF8String);
+	if (enable_global_config)
+	{
+		NSString *str = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@/retroarch.cfg", [RetroArch_iOS get].systemDirectory];
+		load_data->config_path = [str UTF8String];
+	}
+	else
+		load_data->config_path = strdup(_module.configPath.UTF8String);
    load_data->verbose = false;
 
    if (pthread_create(&_retroThread, 0, rarch_main_ios, load_data))
@@ -442,6 +449,7 @@ static void event_reload_config(void* userdata)
       //
       config_get_bool(conf, "ios_use_icade", &use_icade);
       config_get_bool(conf, "ios_use_btstack", &enable_btstack);
+		config_get_bool(conf, "global_config_enable", &enable_btstack);
       
       if (enable_btstack)
          [self startBluetooth];
diff --git a/ios/RetroArch/settings/settings.m b/ios/RetroArch/settings/settings.m
index cdb56e30a3..8df8415771 100644
--- a/ios/RetroArch/settings/settings.m
+++ b/ios/RetroArch/settings/settings.m
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ static RASettingData* custom_action(NSString* action, id data)
    NSArray* settings = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:
       [NSArray arrayWithObjects:@"Frontend",
          custom_action(@"Diagnostic Log", nil),
+         boolean_setting(config, @"global_config_enable", @"Use Global Configuration", @"false"),
          nil],
       [NSArray arrayWithObjects:@"Bluetooth",
          // TODO: Note that with this turned off the native bluetooth is expected to be a real keyboard