diff --git a/gallery_dl/formatter.py b/gallery_dl/formatter.py
index 34ede812..7a49049b 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/formatter.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/formatter.py
@@ -211,14 +211,38 @@ class FStringFormatter():
         self.format_map = util.compile_expression(f'f"""{fstring}"""')
 
 
+def _init_jinja():
+    import jinja2
+    from . import config
+
+    if opts := config.get((), "jinja"):
+        JinjaFormatter.env = env = jinja2.Environment(
+            **opts.get("environment") or {})
+    else:
+        JinjaFormatter.env = jinja2.Environment()
+        return
+
+    if policies := opts.get("policies"):
+        env.policies.update(policies)
+
+    if path := opts.get("filters"):
+        module = util.import_file(path).__dict__
+        env.filters.update(
+            module["__filters__"] if "__filters__" in module else module)
+
+    if path := opts.get("tests"):
+        module = util.import_file(path).__dict__
+        env.tests.update(
+            module["__tests__"] if "__tests__" in module else module)
+
+
 class JinjaFormatter():
     """Generate text by evaluating a Jinja template string"""
     env = None
 
     def __init__(self, source, default=NONE, fmt=None):
         if self.env is None:
-            import jinja2
-            JinjaFormatter.env = jinja2.Environment()
+            _init_jinja()
         self.format_map = self.env.from_string(source).render
 
 
diff --git a/test/test_formatter.py b/test/test_formatter.py
index 4a5a7abb..3305983b 100644
--- a/test/test_formatter.py
+++ b/test/test_formatter.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import datetime
 import tempfile
 
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
-from gallery_dl import formatter, text, util  # noqa E402
+from gallery_dl import formatter, text, util, config  # noqa E402
 
 try:
     import jinja2
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ except ImportError:
 
 class TestFormatter(unittest.TestCase):
 
+    def tearDown(self):
+        config.clear()
+
     kwdict = {
         "a": "hElLo wOrLd",
         "b": "äöü",
@@ -487,6 +490,8 @@ class TestFormatter(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @unittest.skipIf(jinja2 is None, "no jinja2")
     def test_jinja(self):
+        formatter.JinjaFormatter.env = None
+
         self._run_test("\fJ {{a}}", self.kwdict["a"])
         self._run_test("\fJ {{name}}{{name}} {{a}}", "{}{} {}".format(
             self.kwdict["name"], self.kwdict["name"], self.kwdict["a"]))
@@ -495,6 +500,8 @@ class TestFormatter(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @unittest.skipIf(jinja2 is None, "no jinja2")
     def test_template_jinja(self):
+        formatter.JinjaFormatter.env = None
+
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdirname:
             path1 = os.path.join(tmpdirname, "tpl1")
             path2 = os.path.join(tmpdirname, "tpl2")
@@ -514,6 +521,57 @@ class TestFormatter(unittest.TestCase):
         with self.assertRaises(OSError):
             formatter.parse("\fTJ /")
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(jinja2 is None, "no jinja2")
+    def test_template_jinja_opts(self):
+        formatter.JinjaFormatter.env = None
+
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdirname:
+            path_filters = os.path.join(tmpdirname, "jinja_filters.py")
+            path_template = os.path.join(tmpdirname, "jinja_template.txt")
+
+            config.set((), "jinja", {
+                "environment": {
+                    "variable_start_string": "(((",
+                    "variable_end_string"  : ")))",
+                    "keep_trailing_newline": True,
+                },
+                "filters": path_filters,
+            })
+
+            with open(path_filters, "w") as fp:
+                fp.write(r"""
+import re
+
+def datetime_format(value, format="%H:%M %d-%m-%y"):
+    return value.strftime(format)
+
+def sanitize(value):
+    return re.sub(r"\s+", " ", value.strip())
+
+__filters__ = {
+    "dt_fmt": datetime_format,
+    "sanitize_whitespace": sanitize,
+}
+""")
+
+            with open(path_template, "w") as fp:
+                fp.write("""\
+Present Day  is ((( dt | dt_fmt("%B %d, %Y") )))
+Present Time is ((( dt | dt_fmt("%H:%M:%S") )))
+
+Hello ((( s | sanitize_whitespace ))).
+I hope there is enough "(((S|sanitize_whitespace)))" for you.
+""")
+            fmt = formatter.parse("\fTJ " + path_template)
+
+        self.assertEqual(fmt.format_map(self.kwdict), """\
+Present Day  is January 01, 2010
+Present Time is 00:00:00
+
+Hello SPACE.
+I hope there is enough "S P A C E" for you.
+""")
+
     def test_module(self):
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdirname:
             path = os.path.join(tmpdirname, "testmod.py")