diff --git a/falco.yaml b/falco.yaml
index 19aa857a..1756a674 100644
--- a/falco.yaml
+++ b/falco.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
+input_plugin:
+  name: ""
+  path: ""
+  init_config: ""
+  open_params: ""
+
 # File(s) or Directories containing Falco rules, loaded at startup.
 # The name "rules_file" is only for backwards compatibility.
 # If the entry is a file, it will be read directly. If the entry is a directory,
diff --git a/userspace/falco/configuration.cpp b/userspace/falco/configuration.cpp
index 0ecdae80..30b1f21d 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/configuration.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/configuration.cpp
@@ -252,6 +252,11 @@ void falco_configuration::init(string conf_filename, list<string> &cmdline_optio
 	{
 		throw logic_error("Error reading config file(" + m_config_file + "): the maximum consecutive timeouts without an event must be an unsigned integer > 0");
 	}
+
+	m_input_plugin_name = m_config->get_scalar<string>("input_plugin", "name", "");
+	m_input_plugin_path = m_config->get_scalar<string>("input_plugin", "path", "");
+	m_input_plugin_init_config = m_config->get_scalar<string>("input_plugin", "init_config", "");
+	m_input_plugin_open_params = m_config->get_scalar<string>("input_plugin", "open_params", "");
 }
 
 void falco_configuration::read_rules_file_directory(const string &path, list<string> &rules_filenames)
diff --git a/userspace/falco/configuration.h b/userspace/falco/configuration.h
index 4bc6fbfd..21f2c2c6 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/configuration.h
+++ b/userspace/falco/configuration.h
@@ -229,6 +229,11 @@ public:
 
 	uint32_t m_syscall_evt_timeout_max_consecutives;
 
+	std::string m_input_plugin_name;
+	std::string m_input_plugin_path;
+	std::string m_input_plugin_init_config;
+	std::string m_input_plugin_open_params;
+
 private:
 	void init_cmdline_options(std::list<std::string>& cmdline_options);
 
diff --git a/userspace/falco/falco.cpp b/userspace/falco/falco.cpp
index 6b05567a..9567181d 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/falco.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/falco.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include "webserver.h"
 #include "grpc_server.h"
 #endif
+#include "plugin.h"
 #include "banned.h" // This raises a compilation error when certain functions are used
 
 typedef function<void(sinsp* inspector)> open_t;
@@ -865,6 +866,27 @@ int falco_init(int argc, char **argv)
 			throw std::runtime_error("Could not find configuration file at " + conf_filename);
 		}
 
+		if(config.m_input_plugin_path.size() > 0)
+		{
+
+			falco_logger::log(LOG_INFO, "Loading input plugin (" + config.m_input_plugin_name + ") from file " + config.m_input_plugin_path + "\n");
+
+			if(config.m_input_plugin_init_config.size() > 0)
+			{
+				sinsp_plugin::register_plugin(inspector, config.m_input_plugin_path, (char *)config.m_input_plugin_init_config.c_str());
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				sinsp_plugin::register_plugin(inspector, config.m_input_plugin_path, NULL);
+			}
+
+			inspector->set_input_plugin(config.m_input_plugin_name);
+			if(config.m_input_plugin_open_params.size() > 0)
+			{
+				inspector->set_input_plugin_open_params(config.m_input_plugin_open_params);
+			}
+		}
+
 		if (rules_filenames.size())
 		{
 			config.m_rules_filenames = rules_filenames;