diff --git a/config/languages.nim b/config/languages.nim
index b49cce7c..62babb30 100644
--- a/config/languages.nim
+++ b/config/languages.nim
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ else:
   setOption "editor.text.languages-server.url", ""
   setOption "editor.text.languages-server.port", 0
 
+proc loadLspConfigFromFile*(file: string) =
+  try:
+    let str = loadApplicationFile(file).get
+    let json = str.parseJson()
+    infof"Loaded lsp config from file: {json}"
+    setOption "editor.text.lsp", json
+  except:
+    info &"Failed to load lsp config from file: {getCurrentExceptionMsg()}\n{getCurrentException().getStackTrace()}"
+
 setOption "editor.text.lsp.zig.path", "zls"
 setOption "editor.text.lsp.rust.path", "rust-analyzer"
 setOption "editor.text.lsp.nim.path", "nimlangserver"
diff --git a/scripting/absytree_internal.nim b/scripting/absytree_internal.nim
index 85080c5d..d67293e7 100644
--- a/scripting/absytree_internal.nim
+++ b/scripting/absytree_internal.nim
@@ -532,6 +532,9 @@ proc editor_model_findDeclaration_void_ModelDocumentEditor_bool_impl*(
   discard
 proc editor_getBackend_Backend_App_impl*(): Backend =
   discard
+proc editor_loadApplicationFile_Option_string_App_string_impl*(path: string): Option[
+    string] =
+  discard
 proc editor_toggleShowDrawnNodes_void_App_impl*() =
   discard
 proc editor_saveAppState_void_App_impl*() =
diff --git a/scripting/absytree_internal_wasm.nim b/scripting/absytree_internal_wasm.nim
index 9bd13ad2..1d20c43d 100644
--- a/scripting/absytree_internal_wasm.nim
+++ b/scripting/absytree_internal_wasm.nim
@@ -358,6 +358,8 @@ proc editor_model_loadLanguageModel_void_ModelDocumentEditor_impl(
 proc editor_model_findDeclaration_void_ModelDocumentEditor_bool_impl(
     self: ModelDocumentEditor; global: bool)  {.importc.}
 proc editor_getBackend_Backend_App_impl(): Backend  {.importc.}
+proc editor_loadApplicationFile_Option_string_App_string_impl(path: string): Option[
+    string]  {.importc.}
 proc editor_toggleShowDrawnNodes_void_App_impl()  {.importc.}
 proc editor_saveAppState_void_App_impl()  {.importc.}
 proc editor_requestRender_void_App_bool_impl(redrawEverything: bool = false)  {.importc.}
diff --git a/scripting/editor_api.nim b/scripting/editor_api.nim
index 694ddb89..9d71bc3e 100644
--- a/scripting/editor_api.nim
+++ b/scripting/editor_api.nim
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ else:
 
 proc getBackend*(): Backend =
   editor_getBackend_Backend_App_impl()
+proc loadApplicationFile*(path: string): Option[string] =
+  editor_loadApplicationFile_Option_string_App_string_impl(path)
 proc toggleShowDrawnNodes*() =
   editor_toggleShowDrawnNodes_void_App_impl()
 proc saveAppState*() =
diff --git a/scripting/editor_api_wasm.nim b/scripting/editor_api_wasm.nim
index 6b42e74e..ce45013c 100644
--- a/scripting/editor_api_wasm.nim
+++ b/scripting/editor_api_wasm.nim
@@ -12,6 +12,21 @@ proc getBackend*(): Backend =
   result = parseJson($res).jsonTo(typeof(result))
 
 
+proc editor_loadApplicationFile_Option_string_App_string_wasm(arg: cstring): cstring {.
+    importc.}
+proc loadApplicationFile*(path: string): Option[string] =
+  var argsJson = newJArray()
+  argsJson.add block:
+    when string is JsonNode:
+      path
+    else:
+      path.toJson()
+  let argsJsonString = $argsJson
+  let res {.used.} = editor_loadApplicationFile_Option_string_App_string_wasm(
+      argsJsonString.cstring)
+  result = parseJson($res).jsonTo(typeof(result))
+
+
 proc editor_toggleShowDrawnNodes_void_App_wasm(arg: cstring): cstring {.importc.}
 proc toggleShowDrawnNodes*() =
   var argsJson = newJArray()
diff --git a/src/app.nim b/src/app.nim
index dda8f0ed..df2fa60b 100644
--- a/src/app.nim
+++ b/src/app.nim
@@ -987,6 +987,10 @@ static:
 proc getBackend*(self: App): Backend {.expose("editor").} =
   return self.backend
 
+proc loadApplicationFile*(self: App, path: string): Option[string] {.expose("editor").} =
+  ## Load a file from the application directory (path is relative to the executable)
+  return fs.loadApplicationFile(path).some
+
 proc toggleShowDrawnNodes*(self: App) {.expose("editor").} =
   self.platform.showDrawnNodes = not self.platform.showDrawnNodes