diff --git a/qutebrowser/api/config.py b/qutebrowser/api/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1394d46a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qutebrowser/api/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# vim: ft=python fileencoding=utf-8 sts=4 sw=4 et:
+
+# Copyright 2018 Florian Bruhin (The Compiler) <mail@qutebrowser.org>
+#
+# This file is part of qutebrowser.
+#
+# qutebrowser is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# qutebrowser is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with qutebrowser.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+"""Access to the qutebrowser configuration."""
+
+import typing
+
+from qutebrowser.config import config
+
+val = typing.cast('config.ConfigContainer', None)
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/configinit.py b/qutebrowser/config/configinit.py
index 8480889af..de9651064 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/configinit.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/configinit.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import sys
 
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QMessageBox
 
+from qutebrowser.api import config as configapi
 from qutebrowser.config import (config, configdata, configfiles, configtypes,
                                 configexc, configcommands)
 from qutebrowser.utils import (objreg, usertypes, log, standarddir, message,
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ def early_init(args):
 
     config.instance = config.Config(yaml_config=yaml_config)
     config.val = config.ConfigContainer(config.instance)
+    configapi.val = config.ConfigContainer(config.instance)
     config.key_instance = config.KeyConfig(config.instance)
     config.cache = configcache.ConfigCache()
     yaml_config.setParent(config.instance)