diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 091aa2009..00f94aac4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # **Upcoming release**
 
-- ...
+- #492, Feat: Global configuration support
 
 # Release 1.4.0
 
diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index 4dd019ccd..7ea49ae65 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Rope supports the following configuration formats
 
 1. pyproject.toml
 2. config.py 
+3. pytool.toml
 
 pyproject.toml 
 --------------
@@ -44,6 +45,14 @@ Additionally, you can run an executable function at startup of rope.
         # Do whatever you like here!
 
 
+pytool.toml 
+-----------
+If neither a config.py or a pyproject.toml is present, rope will use a pytool.toml.  
+It follows the exact same syntax of the pyproject.toml.   
+
+- Mac OS X: ``~/Library/Application Support/pytool.toml.``    
+- Unix: ``~/.config/pytool.toml``` or in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME, if defined    
+- Windows: ``C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\pytool.toml``  
 
 
 Options
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ab09be8d1..1d5bf4bd1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ classifiers = [
     'Topic :: Software Development',
 ]
 version = '1.4.0'
-dependencies = ['pytoolconfig >= 1.2.2']
+dependencies = ['pytoolconfig[global] >= 1.2.2']
 
 [[project.authors]]
 name = 'Ali Gholami Rudi'
diff --git a/rope/base/prefs.py b/rope/base/prefs.py
index 262b8c4ef..4fdd4aea6 100644
--- a/rope/base/prefs.py
+++ b/rope/base/prefs.py
@@ -281,5 +281,6 @@ def get_config(root: Folder, ropefolder: Folder) -> PyToolConfig:
         custom_sources=custom_sources,
         bases=[".ropefolder"],
         recursive=False,
+        global_config=True,
     )
     return config