diff --git a/CliClient/app/command-config.js b/CliClient/app/command-config.js
index e8a16e0d0c..ee6f41b25b 100644
--- a/CliClient/app/command-config.js
+++ b/CliClient/app/command-config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const { BaseCommand } = require('./base-command.js');
 const { _, setLocale } = require('lib/locale.js');
 const { app } = require('./app.js');
+const fs = require('fs-extra');
 const Setting = require('lib/models/Setting.js');
 
 class Command extends BaseCommand {
@@ -13,11 +14,58 @@ class Command extends BaseCommand {
 	}
 
 	options() {
-		return [['-v, --verbose', _('Also displays unset and hidden config variables.')]];
+		return [['-v, --verbose', _('Also displays unset and hidden config variables.')],
+			['--export', _('Writes all settings to STDOUT as JSON including secure variables.')],
+			['--import', _('Reads in JSON formatted settings from STDIN.')],
+			['--import-file <file>', _('Reads in settings from <file>. <file> must contain valid JSON.')]];
 	}
+	async __importSettings(inputStream) {
+		return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+			// being defensive and not attempting to settle twice
+			let isSettled = false;
+			const chunks = [];
 
+			inputStream.on('readable', () => {
+				let chunk;
+				while ((chunk = inputStream.read()) !== null) {
+					chunks.push(chunk);
+				}
+			});
+
+			inputStream.on('end', () => {
+				let json = chunks.join('');
+				let settingsObj;
+				try {
+					settingsObj = JSON.parse(json);
+				} catch (err) {
+					isSettled = true;
+					return reject(new Error(`Invalid JSON passed to config --import: \n${err.message}.`));
+				}
+				if (settingsObj) {
+					Object.entries(settingsObj)
+						.forEach(([key, value]) => {
+							Setting.setValue(key, value);
+						});
+				}
+				if (!isSettled) {
+					isSettled = true;
+					resolve();
+				}
+			});
+
+			inputStream.on('error', (error) => {
+				if (!isSettled) {
+					isSettled = true;
+					reject(error);
+				}
+			});
+		});
+	}
 	async action(args) {
 		const verbose = args.options.verbose;
+		const isExport = args.options.export;
+		const isImport = args.options.import || args.options.importFile;
+		const importFile = args.options.importFile;
 
 		const renderKeyValue = name => {
 			const md = Setting.settingMetadata(name);
@@ -32,35 +80,49 @@ class Command extends BaseCommand {
 			}
 		};
 
-		if (!args.name && !args.value) {
+		if (isExport || (!isImport && !args.value)) {
 			let keys = Setting.keys(!verbose, 'cli');
 			keys.sort();
-			for (let i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
-				const value = Setting.value(keys[i]);
-				if (!verbose && !value) continue;
-				this.stdout(renderKeyValue(keys[i]));
+
+			if (isExport) {
+				const resultObj = keys.reduce((acc, key) => {
+					const value = Setting.value(key);
+					if (!verbose && !value) return acc;
+					acc[key] = value;
+					return acc;
+				}, {});
+				// Printing the object in "pretty" format so it's easy to read/edit
+				this.stdout(JSON.stringify(resultObj, null, 2));
+			} else if (!args.name) {
+				for (let i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
+					const value = Setting.value(keys[i]);
+					if (!verbose && !value) continue;
+					this.stdout(renderKeyValue(keys[i]));
+				}
+			} else {
+				this.stdout(renderKeyValue(args.name));
 			}
+
 			app()
 				.gui()
 				.showConsole();
 			app()
 				.gui()
 				.maximizeConsole();
+
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if (args.name && !args.value) {
-			this.stdout(renderKeyValue(args.name));
-			app()
-				.gui()
-				.showConsole();
-			app()
-				.gui()
-				.maximizeConsole();
-			return;
+		if (isImport) {
+			let fileStream = process.stdin;
+			if (importFile) {
+				fileStream = fs.createReadStream(importFile, { autoClose: true });
+			}
+			await this.__importSettings(fileStream);
+		} else {
+			Setting.setValue(args.name, args.value);
 		}
 
-		Setting.setValue(args.name, args.value);
 
 		if (args.name == 'locale') {
 			setLocale(Setting.value('locale'));