diff --git a/src/findlib.ml b/src/findlib.ml
index 6ae60d76..ca844560 100644
--- a/src/findlib.ml
+++ b/src/findlib.ml
@@ -118,6 +118,29 @@ module Vars = struct
   let get_words t var preds = String.extract_comma_space_separated_words (get t var preds)
 end
 
+module Config = struct
+  type t =
+    { vars  : Vars.t
+    ; preds : string list
+    }
+
+  let load path ~toolchain ~context =
+    let path = Path.extend_basename path ~suffix:".d" in
+    let conf_file = Path.relative path (toolchain ^ ".conf") in
+    if not (Path.exists conf_file) then
+      die "@{<error>Error@}: ocamlfind toolchain %s isn't defined in %a \
+           (context: %s)" toolchain Path.pp path context;
+    let vars =
+      (Meta.simplify { name = ""
+                     ; entries = Meta.load (Path.to_string conf_file)
+                     }).vars
+    in
+    { vars = String_map.map vars ~f:Rules.of_meta_rules; preds = [toolchain] }
+
+  let get { vars; preds } var =
+    Vars.get vars var preds
+end
+
 type package =
   { name             : string
   ; dir              : Path.t
diff --git a/src/findlib.mli b/src/findlib.mli
index 4a3648ce..3c44b9b8 100644
--- a/src/findlib.mli
+++ b/src/findlib.mli
@@ -82,3 +82,9 @@ val all_packages  : t -> package list
 val all_unavailable_packages : t -> Package_not_available.t list
 
 val stdlib_with_archives : t -> package
+
+module Config : sig
+  type t
+  val load : Path.t -> toolchain:string -> context:string -> t
+  val get : t -> string -> string
+end