diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 9c3c0d8..6720d3a 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #include <mpfr.h>
 #include <readline/readline.h>
 #include <readline/history.h>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <sstream>
 #include "types.hpp"
 #include "ref.hpp"
 #include "functions.hpp"
@@ -31,6 +33,15 @@ FUNCTION(request_precision) {
     return LIBAB_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+void run_rc(abacus& ab) {
+    std::ifstream rcfile("./.abcsrc");
+    std::ostringstream str;
+    if(rcfile.good()) {
+        str << rcfile.rdbuf();
+        ab.run(str.str());
+    }
+}
+
 int main() {
     abacus ab;
     rl_bind_key('\t', rl_insert);
@@ -82,6 +93,7 @@ int main() {
     ab.add_operator_prefix("-", "negate");
     ab.add_operator_postfix("!", "factorial");
 
+    run_rc(ab);
     while(!close_requested) {
         char* data = readline(" > ");
         std::string buffer(data);