diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index eb52f1b4..7fed4eb7 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -6330,6 +6330,16 @@ Description
     operation to be ``Rold#new#`` instead of the default ``Rold/new/``
 
 
+input-files
+-----------
+Type
+    ``list`` of |Path|_
+Example
+    ``["~/urls.txt", "$HOME/input"]``
+Description
+    Additional# input files.
+
+
 signals-ignore
 --------------
 Type
diff --git a/gallery_dl/__init__.py b/gallery_dl/__init__.py
index 4b39c15a..663fe994 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/__init__.py
@@ -238,6 +238,13 @@ def main():
                 return config.open_extern()
 
         else:
+            input_files = config.get((), "input-files")
+            if input_files:
+                for input_file in input_files:
+                    if isinstance(input_file, str):
+                        input_file = (input_file, None)
+                    args.input_files.append(input_file)
+
             if not args.urls and not args.input_files:
                 parser.error(
                     "The following arguments are required: URL\n"