diff --git a/modules/meson.build b/modules/meson.build
index 3dd92842..fd3faa31 100644
--- a/modules/meson.build
+++ b/modules/meson.build
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ shared_library(
   'wireplumber-module-lua-scripting',
   [
     'module-lua-scripting.c',
-    'module-lua-scripting/engine.c',
     'module-lua-scripting/api.c',
+    'module-lua-scripting/config.c',
      m_lua_scripting_resources,
   ],
   c_args : [common_c_args, '-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="m-lua-scripting"'],
diff --git a/modules/module-lua-scripting.c b/modules/module-lua-scripting.c
index 86e9f202..c94c380c 100644
--- a/modules/module-lua-scripting.c
+++ b/modules/module-lua-scripting.c
@@ -10,107 +10,33 @@
 #include <wplua/wplua.h>
 #include <pipewire/keys.h>
 
-#define WP_TYPE_LUA_SCRIPTING_ENGINE \
-    (wp_lua_scripting_engine_get_type ())
-GType wp_lua_scripting_engine_get_type ();
 void wp_lua_scripting_api_init (lua_State *L);
+gboolean wp_lua_scripting_load_configuration (const gchar * conf_file,
+    WpCore * core, GError ** error);
 
 struct _WpLuaScriptingPlugin
 {
-  WpPlugin parent;
+  WpComponentLoader parent;
 
-  /* properties */
-  gchar *profile;
-
-  /* data */
   WpCore *export_core;
-  gchar *config_ext;
-
-  WpConfiguration *config;
-};
-
-enum {
-  PROP_0,
-  PROP_PROFILE,
+  lua_State *L;
 };
 
 G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE (WpLuaScriptingPlugin, wp_lua_scripting_plugin,
-                      WP, LUA_SCRIPTING_PLUGIN, WpPlugin)
-G_DEFINE_TYPE (WpLuaScriptingPlugin, wp_lua_scripting_plugin, WP_TYPE_PLUGIN)
+                      WP, LUA_SCRIPTING_PLUGIN, WpComponentLoader)
+G_DEFINE_TYPE (WpLuaScriptingPlugin, wp_lua_scripting_plugin,
+               WP_TYPE_COMPONENT_LOADER)
 
 static void
 wp_lua_scripting_plugin_init (WpLuaScriptingPlugin * self)
 {
 }
 
-static void
-wp_lua_scripting_plugin_finalize (GObject * object)
-{
-  WpLuaScriptingPlugin * self = WP_LUA_SCRIPTING_PLUGIN (object);
-
-  g_clear_pointer (&self->profile, g_free);
-
-  G_OBJECT_CLASS (wp_lua_scripting_plugin_parent_class)->finalize (object);
-}
-
-static void
-wp_lua_scripting_plugin_set_property (GObject * object, guint property_id,
-    const GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec)
-{
-  WpLuaScriptingPlugin * self = WP_LUA_SCRIPTING_PLUGIN (object);
-
-  switch (property_id) {
-  case PROP_PROFILE:
-    g_clear_pointer (&self->profile, g_free);
-    self->profile = g_value_dup_string (value);
-    break;
-  default:
-    G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, property_id, pspec);
-    break;
-  }
-}
-
-static void
-wp_lua_scripting_plugin_get_property (GObject * object, guint property_id,
-    GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec)
-{
-  WpLuaScriptingPlugin * self = WP_LUA_SCRIPTING_PLUGIN (object);
-
-  switch (property_id) {
-  case PROP_PROFILE:
-    g_value_set_string (value, self->profile);
-    break;
-  default:
-    G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, property_id, pspec);
-    break;
-  }
-}
-
-static void
-wp_lua_scripting_plugin_init_lua_ctx (WpConfigParser * engine, lua_State * L,
-    WpLuaScriptingPlugin * self)
-{
-  g_autoptr (WpCore) core = wp_object_get_core (WP_OBJECT (self));
-
-  lua_pushliteral (L, "wireplumber_core");
-  lua_pushlightuserdata (L, core);
-  lua_settable (L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX);
-
-  lua_pushliteral (L, "wireplumber_export_core");
-  lua_pushlightuserdata (L, self->export_core);
-  lua_settable (L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX);
-
-  wp_lua_scripting_api_init (L);
-}
-
 static void
 wp_lua_scripting_plugin_enable (WpPlugin * plugin, WpTransition * transition)
 {
   WpLuaScriptingPlugin * self = WP_LUA_SCRIPTING_PLUGIN (plugin);
   g_autoptr (WpCore) core = wp_object_get_core (WP_OBJECT (plugin));
-  g_autoptr (WpConfigParser) engine = NULL;
-
-  self->config = wp_configuration_get_instance (core);
 
   /* initialize secondary connection to pipewire */
   self->export_core = wp_core_clone (core);
@@ -124,16 +50,20 @@ wp_lua_scripting_plugin_enable (WpPlugin * plugin, WpTransition * transition)
     return;
   }
 
-  /* load the lua scripts & execute them via the engine */
-  self->config_ext = g_strdup_printf ("%s/lua", self->profile);
-  wp_configuration_add_extension (self->config, self->config_ext,
-      WP_TYPE_LUA_SCRIPTING_ENGINE);
+  /* init lua engine */
+  self->L = wplua_new ();
 
-  engine = wp_configuration_get_parser (self->config, self->config_ext);
-  g_signal_connect_object (engine, "init-lua-context",
-      G_CALLBACK (wp_lua_scripting_plugin_init_lua_ctx), self, 0);
+  lua_pushliteral (self->L, "wireplumber_core");
+  lua_pushlightuserdata (self->L, core);
+  lua_settable (self->L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX);
+
+  lua_pushliteral (self->L, "wireplumber_export_core");
+  lua_pushlightuserdata (self->L, self->export_core);
+  lua_settable (self->L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX);
+
+  wp_lua_scripting_api_init (self->L);
+  wplua_enable_sandbox (self->L, WP_LUA_SANDBOX_ISOLATE_ENV);
 
-  wp_configuration_reload (self->config, self->config_ext);
   wp_object_update_features (WP_OBJECT (self), WP_PLUGIN_FEATURE_ENABLED, 0);
 }
 
@@ -142,47 +72,88 @@ wp_lua_scripting_plugin_disable (WpPlugin * plugin)
 {
   WpLuaScriptingPlugin * self = WP_LUA_SCRIPTING_PLUGIN (plugin);
 
-  if (self->config && self->config_ext)
-    wp_configuration_remove_extension (self->config, self->config_ext);
-  g_clear_object (&self->config);
-  g_clear_pointer (&self->config_ext, g_free);
+  g_clear_pointer (&self->L, wplua_free);
   g_clear_object (&self->export_core);
 }
 
+static gboolean
+wp_lua_scripting_plugin_supports_type (WpComponentLoader * cl,
+    const gchar * type)
+{
+  return (!g_strcmp0 (type, "script/lua") || !g_strcmp0 (type, "config/lua"));
+}
+
+static gchar *
+find_script (const gchar * script)
+{
+  if (g_path_is_absolute (script) &&
+      g_file_test (script, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS | G_FILE_TEST_IS_REGULAR))
+    return g_strdup (script);
+
+  /* /etc/wireplumber/scripts */
+  {
+    g_autofree gchar * file = g_build_filename (
+        wp_get_config_dir (), "scripts", script, NULL);
+    if (g_file_test (file, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS | G_FILE_TEST_IS_REGULAR))
+      return g_steal_pointer (&file);
+  }
+
+  /* {XDG_DATA_DIRS,/usr/local/share,/usr/share}/wireplumber/scripts */
+  const gchar * const * data_dirs = g_get_system_data_dirs ();
+  while (*data_dirs) {
+    g_autofree gchar * file = g_build_filename (
+        *data_dirs, "wireplumber", "scripts", script, NULL);
+    if (g_file_test (file, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS | G_FILE_TEST_IS_REGULAR))
+      return g_steal_pointer (&file);
+    data_dirs++;
+  }
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+wp_lua_scripting_plugin_load (WpComponentLoader * cl, const gchar * component,
+    const gchar * type, GVariant * args, GError ** error)
+{
+  WpLuaScriptingPlugin * self = WP_LUA_SCRIPTING_PLUGIN (cl);
+
+  /* interpret component as a script */
+  if (!g_strcmp0 (type, "script/lua")) {
+    g_autofree gchar * file = find_script (component);
+    if (!file) {
+      g_set_error (error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_NOT_FOUND,
+          "Could not locate script '%s'", component);
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+    return wplua_load_path (self->L, file, error);
+  }
+  /* interpret component as a configuration file */
+  else if (!g_strcmp0 (type, "config/lua")) {
+    g_autoptr (WpCore) core = wp_object_get_core (WP_OBJECT (cl));
+    return wp_lua_scripting_load_configuration (component, core, error);
+  }
+
+  g_return_val_if_reached (FALSE);
+}
+
 static void
 wp_lua_scripting_plugin_class_init (WpLuaScriptingPluginClass * klass)
 {
-  GObjectClass *object_class = (GObjectClass *) klass;
   WpPluginClass *plugin_class = (WpPluginClass *) klass;
-
-  object_class->finalize = wp_lua_scripting_plugin_finalize;
-  object_class->set_property = wp_lua_scripting_plugin_set_property;
-  object_class->get_property = wp_lua_scripting_plugin_get_property;
+  WpComponentLoaderClass *cl_class = (WpComponentLoaderClass *) klass;
 
   plugin_class->enable = wp_lua_scripting_plugin_enable;
   plugin_class->disable = wp_lua_scripting_plugin_disable;
 
-  g_object_class_install_property(object_class, PROP_PROFILE,
-      g_param_spec_string ("profile", "profile",
-          "The configuration profile", NULL,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+  cl_class->supports_type = wp_lua_scripting_plugin_supports_type;
+  cl_class->load = wp_lua_scripting_plugin_load;
 }
 
 WP_PLUGIN_EXPORT gboolean
 wireplumber__module_init (WpCore * core, GVariant * args, GError ** error)
 {
-  const gchar *profile;
-
-  if (!g_variant_lookup (args, "profile", "&s", &profile)) {
-    g_set_error (error, WP_DOMAIN_LIBRARY, WP_LIBRARY_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT,
-        "module-lua-scripting requires a 'profile'");
-    return FALSE;
-  }
-
   wp_plugin_register (g_object_new (wp_lua_scripting_plugin_get_type (),
           "name", "lua-scripting",
           "core", core,
-          "profile", profile,
           NULL));
   return TRUE;
 }
diff --git a/modules/module-lua-scripting/config.c b/modules/module-lua-scripting/config.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fabc0f76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/module-lua-scripting/config.c
@@ -0,0 +1,226 @@
+/* WirePlumber
+ *
+ * Copyright © 2020 Collabora Ltd.
+ *    @author George Kiagiadakis <george.kiagiadakis@collabora.com>
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ */
+
+#include <wp/wp.h>
+#include <wplua/wplua.h>
+#include <pipewire/pipewire.h>
+
+static gboolean
+add_spa_libs (lua_State *L, WpCore * core, GError ** error)
+{
+  switch (lua_getglobal (L, "spa_libs")) {
+  case LUA_TTABLE:
+    break;
+  case LUA_TNIL:
+    goto done;
+  default:
+    g_set_error (error, WP_DOMAIN_LIBRARY, WP_LIBRARY_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT,
+        "Expected 'spa_libs' to be a table");
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+
+  lua_pushnil (L);
+  while (lua_next (L, -2)) {
+    if (lua_type (L, -2) != LUA_TSTRING ||
+        lua_type (L, -1) != LUA_TSTRING) {
+      g_set_error (error, WP_DOMAIN_LIBRARY, WP_LIBRARY_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT,
+          "'spa_libs' must be a table with string keys and string values");
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    const gchar *regex = lua_tostring (L, -2);
+    const gchar *lib = lua_tostring (L, -1);
+
+    int ret = pw_context_add_spa_lib (wp_core_get_pw_context (core), regex,
+        lib);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+      g_set_error (error, WP_DOMAIN_LIBRARY, WP_LIBRARY_ERROR_OPERATION_FAILED,
+          "failed to add spa lib ('%s' on '%s'): %s", regex, lib,
+          g_strerror (-ret));
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    lua_pop (L, 1); /* pop the value */
+  }
+
+done:
+  lua_pop (L, 1); /* pop the spa_libs table */
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+static GVariant *
+lua_to_gvariant (lua_State *L, int index)
+{
+  GVariantBuilder b;
+  g_variant_builder_init (&b, G_VARIANT_TYPE_VARDICT);
+
+  int table = lua_absindex (L, index);
+
+  lua_pushnil (L);
+  while (lua_next (L, table)) {
+    /* each argument must have a string as key */
+    if (lua_type (L, -2) != LUA_TSTRING) {
+      wp_warning ("skipping bad component argument key");
+      continue; /* skip, it's probably harmless */
+    }
+    const char *key = lua_tostring (L, -2);
+
+    switch (lua_type (L, -1)) {
+    case LUA_TBOOLEAN:
+      g_variant_builder_add (&b, "{sv}", key,
+          g_variant_new_boolean (lua_toboolean (L, -1)));
+      break;
+
+    case LUA_TNUMBER:
+      if (lua_isinteger (L, -1)) {
+        g_variant_builder_add (&b, "{sv}", key,
+            g_variant_new_int64 (lua_tointeger (L, -1)));
+      } else {
+        g_variant_builder_add (&b, "{sv}", key,
+            g_variant_new_double (lua_tonumber (L, -1)));
+      }
+      break;
+
+    case LUA_TSTRING:
+      g_variant_builder_add (&b, "{sv}", key,
+          g_variant_new_string (lua_tostring (L, -1)));
+      break;
+
+    case LUA_TTABLE:
+      g_variant_builder_add (&b, "{sv}", key, lua_to_gvariant (L, -1));
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      wp_warning ("skipping bad component argument value");
+      break;
+    }
+
+    lua_pop (L, 1);
+  }
+
+  return g_variant_builder_end (&b);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+load_components (lua_State *L, WpCore * core, GError ** error)
+{
+  switch (lua_getglobal (L, "components")) {
+  case LUA_TTABLE:
+    break;
+  case LUA_TNIL:
+    goto done;
+  default:
+    g_set_error (error, WP_DOMAIN_LIBRARY, WP_LIBRARY_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT,
+        "Expected 'components' to be a table");
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+
+  lua_pushnil (L);
+  while (lua_next (L, -2)) {
+    /* value must be a table */
+    if (lua_type (L, -1) != LUA_TTABLE) {
+      g_set_error (error, WP_DOMAIN_LIBRARY, WP_LIBRARY_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT,
+          "'components' must be a table with tables as values");
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    /* record indexes to the current key and value of the components table */
+    int key = lua_absindex (L, -2);
+    int table = lua_absindex (L, -1);
+
+    /* get component */
+    if (lua_geti (L, table, 1) != LUA_TSTRING) {
+      g_set_error (error, WP_DOMAIN_LIBRARY, WP_LIBRARY_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT,
+          "components['%s'] has a non-string or unspecified component name",
+          lua_tostring (L, key));
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+    const char * component = lua_tostring (L, -1);
+
+    /* get component type */
+    if (lua_getfield (L, table, "type") != LUA_TSTRING) {
+      g_set_error (error, WP_DOMAIN_LIBRARY, WP_LIBRARY_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT,
+          "components['%s'] has a non-string or unspecified component type",
+          lua_tostring (L, key));
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+    const char * type = lua_tostring (L, -1);
+
+    /* optional component arguments */
+    GVariant *args = NULL;
+    if (lua_getfield (L, table, "args") == LUA_TTABLE) {
+      args = lua_to_gvariant (L, -1);
+    }
+
+    if (!wp_core_load_component (core, component, type, args, error))
+      return FALSE;
+
+    /* clear the stack up to the key */
+    lua_settop (L, key);
+  }
+
+done:
+  lua_pop (L, 1); /* pop the components table */
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+gboolean
+wp_lua_scripting_load_configuration (const gchar * conf_file,
+    WpCore * core, GError ** error)
+{
+  g_autofree gchar * path = NULL;
+  g_autoptr (lua_State) L = wplua_new ();
+  gboolean found = FALSE;
+
+  wplua_enable_sandbox (L, WP_LUA_SANDBOX_MINIMAL_STD);
+
+  /* load conf_file itself */
+  path = g_build_filename (wp_get_config_dir (), conf_file, NULL);
+  if (g_file_test (path, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS | G_FILE_TEST_IS_REGULAR)) {
+    wp_info ("loading config file: %s", path);
+    if (!wplua_load_path (L, path, error))
+      return FALSE;
+    found = TRUE;
+  }
+  g_clear_pointer (&path, g_free);
+
+  /* aggregate split files from the ${conf_file}.d subdirectory */
+  path = g_strdup_printf ("%s" G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S "%s.d",
+      wp_get_config_dir (), conf_file);
+  if (g_file_test (path, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS | G_FILE_TEST_IS_DIR)) {
+    g_autoptr (GDir) conf_dir = g_dir_open (path, 0, error);
+    if (!conf_dir)
+      return FALSE;
+
+    const gchar *filename = NULL;
+    while ((filename = g_dir_read_name (conf_dir))) {
+      /* Only parse files that have the proper extension */
+      if (g_str_has_suffix (filename, ".lua")) {
+        g_autofree gchar * file = g_build_filename (path, filename, NULL);
+        wp_info ("loading config file: %s", file);
+        if (!wplua_load_path (L, file, error))
+          return FALSE;
+        found = TRUE;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!found) {
+    g_set_error (error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_NOT_FOUND,
+        "Could not locate configuration file '%s'", conf_file);
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+
+  if (!add_spa_libs (L, core, error))
+    return FALSE;
+
+  if (!load_components (L, core, error))
+    return FALSE;
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
diff --git a/modules/module-lua-scripting/engine.c b/modules/module-lua-scripting/engine.c
deleted file mode 100644
index ed7251bf..00000000
--- a/modules/module-lua-scripting/engine.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-/* WirePlumber
- *
- * Copyright © 2020 Collabora Ltd.
- *    @author George Kiagiadakis <george.kiagiadakis@collabora.com>
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
- */
-
-#include <wp/wp.h>
-#include <wplua/wplua.h>
-
-struct _WpLuaScriptingEngine
-{
-  GObject parent;
-  lua_State *L;
-};
-
-enum {
-  SIGNAL_INIT_LUA_CONTEXT,
-  N_SIGNALS,
-};
-
-static guint signals[N_SIGNALS] = {0};
-
-static void wp_lua_scripting_engine_parser_iface_init (WpConfigParserInterface * iface);
-
-G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE (WpLuaScriptingEngine, wp_lua_scripting_engine,
-                      WP, LUA_SCRIPTING_ENGINE, GObject)
-G_DEFINE_TYPE_WITH_CODE (WpLuaScriptingEngine, wp_lua_scripting_engine,
-    G_TYPE_OBJECT,
-    G_IMPLEMENT_INTERFACE (WP_TYPE_CONFIG_PARSER,
-                           wp_lua_scripting_engine_parser_iface_init))
-
-static void
-wp_lua_scripting_engine_init (WpLuaScriptingEngine * self)
-{
-}
-
-static void
-wp_lua_scripting_engine_finalize (GObject * object)
-{
-  WpLuaScriptingEngine * self = WP_LUA_SCRIPTING_ENGINE (object);
-
-  g_clear_pointer (&self->L, wplua_free);
-
-  G_OBJECT_CLASS (wp_lua_scripting_engine_parent_class)->finalize (object);
-}
-
-static void
-wp_lua_scripting_engine_class_init (WpLuaScriptingEngineClass * klass)
-{
-  GObjectClass * object_class = (GObjectClass *) klass;
-
-  object_class->finalize = wp_lua_scripting_engine_finalize;
-
-  signals[SIGNAL_INIT_LUA_CONTEXT] = g_signal_new ("init-lua-context",
-      G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass), G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL,
-      G_TYPE_NONE, 1, G_TYPE_POINTER);
-}
-
-static gboolean
-wp_lua_scripting_engine_add_file (WpConfigParser * parser, const gchar * file)
-{
-  WpLuaScriptingEngine * self = WP_LUA_SCRIPTING_ENGINE (parser);
-  g_autoptr (GError) error = NULL;
-
-  if (!wplua_load_path (self->L, file, &error)) {
-    wp_warning_object (self, "%s", error->message);
-    if (error->domain != WP_DOMAIN_LUA || error->code != WP_LUA_ERROR_RUNTIME)
-      return FALSE;
-  }
-  return TRUE;
-}
-
-static void
-wp_lua_scripting_engine_reset (WpConfigParser * parser)
-{
-  WpLuaScriptingEngine * self = WP_LUA_SCRIPTING_ENGINE (parser);
-
-  g_clear_pointer (&self->L, wplua_free);
-  self->L = wplua_new ();
-  g_signal_emit (self, signals[SIGNAL_INIT_LUA_CONTEXT], 0, self->L);
-  wplua_enable_sandbox (self->L);
-}
-
-static void
-wp_lua_scripting_engine_parser_iface_init (WpConfigParserInterface * iface)
-{
-  iface->add_file = wp_lua_scripting_engine_add_file;
-  iface->reset = wp_lua_scripting_engine_reset;
-}
diff --git a/modules/module-lua-scripting/engine.h b/modules/module-lua-scripting/engine.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 58c8d073..00000000
--- a/modules/module-lua-scripting/engine.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-/* WirePlumber
- *
- * Copyright © 2020 Collabora Ltd.
- *    @author George Kiagiadakis <george.kiagiadakis@collabora.com>
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
- */
-
-#ifndef __WIREPLUMBER_LUA_SCRIPTING_ENGINE_H__
-#define __WIREPLUMBER_LUA_SCRIPTING_ENGINE_H__
-
-#include <wp/wp.h>
-#include <wplua/wplua.h>
-
-G_BEGIN_DECLS
-
-#define WP_TYPE_LUA_SCRIPTING_ENGINE \
-    (wp_lua_scripting_engine_get_type ())
-
-G_END_DECLS
-
-#endif