diff --git a/clients/keyboard.c b/clients/keyboard.c
index 1f203315c..80f6f58bb 100644
--- a/clients/keyboard.c
+++ b/clients/keyboard.c
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ struct virtual_keyboard {
 	bool toplevel;
 	bool overlay;
 	struct zwp_input_panel_surface_v1 *ips;
+
+	struct weston_config *config;
 };
 
 enum key_type {
@@ -271,6 +273,19 @@ struct keyboard {
 	struct widget *widget;
 
 	enum keyboard_state state;
+	uint32_t key_margin;
+	uint32_t key_radius;
+
+	uint32_t key_fg_color;
+	uint32_t key_bg_color;
+	uint32_t key_pressed_fg_color;
+	uint32_t key_pressed_bg_color;
+	uint32_t special_key_fg_color;
+	uint32_t special_key_bg_color;
+	uint32_t special_key_pressed_fg_color;
+	uint32_t special_key_pressed_bg_color;
+	uint32_t panel_fg_color;
+	uint32_t panel_bg_color;
 };
 
 static void __attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2)))
@@ -1052,6 +1067,45 @@ keyboard_destroy(struct virtual_keyboard *virtual_keyboard)
 	free(virtual_keyboard->keyboard);
 }
 
+static void
+config_load(struct virtual_keyboard *virtual_keyboard)
+{
+	struct weston_config_section *s;
+	const char *config_file;
+	config_file = weston_config_get_name_from_env();
+	virtual_keyboard->config = weston_config_parse(config_file);
+	s = weston_config_get_section(virtual_keyboard->config, "keyboard", NULL, NULL);
+
+	weston_config_section_get_uint(s, "key-margin", &virtual_keyboard->keyboard->key_margin, 0);
+	weston_config_section_get_uint(s, "key-radius", &virtual_keyboard->keyboard->key_radius, 0);
+
+	weston_config_section_get_color(s, "key-fg",
+					&virtual_keyboard->keyboard->key_fg_color, 0xcc000000);
+	weston_config_section_get_color(s, "key-bg",
+					&virtual_keyboard->keyboard->key_bg_color, 0xccffffff);
+	weston_config_section_get_color(s, "key-pressed-fg",
+					&virtual_keyboard->keyboard->key_pressed_fg_color, 0xcc000000);
+	weston_config_section_get_color(s, "key-pressed-bg",
+					&virtual_keyboard->keyboard->key_pressed_bg_color, 0xccffffff);
+	weston_config_section_get_color(s, "special-key-fg",
+					&virtual_keyboard->keyboard->special_key_fg_color, 0xcc000000);
+	weston_config_section_get_color(s, "special-key-bg",
+					&virtual_keyboard->keyboard->special_key_bg_color, 0xccffffff);
+	weston_config_section_get_color(s, "special-key-pressed-fg",
+					&virtual_keyboard->keyboard->special_key_pressed_fg_color, 0xcc000000);
+	weston_config_section_get_color(s, "special-key-pressed-bg",
+					&virtual_keyboard->keyboard->special_key_pressed_bg_color, 0xccffffff);
+	weston_config_section_get_color(s, "panel-bg",
+					&virtual_keyboard->keyboard->panel_bg_color, 0xccffffff);
+	weston_config_section_get_color(s, "panel-fg",
+					&virtual_keyboard->keyboard->panel_fg_color, 0xcc000000);
+}
+
+static void config_destroy(struct virtual_keyboard *virtual_keyboard)
+{
+	weston_config_destroy(virtual_keyboard->config);
+}
+
 int
 main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
@@ -1076,10 +1130,13 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	keyboard_create(&virtual_keyboard);
 
+	config_load(&virtual_keyboard);
+
 	display_run(virtual_keyboard.display);
 
 	keyboard_destroy(&virtual_keyboard);
 	display_destroy(virtual_keyboard.display);
+	config_destroy(&virtual_keyboard);
 
 	return 0;
 }