diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7c173e8..6c84110 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,6 +36,21 @@ Or install it yourself as:
 
     $ gem install zxcvbn
 
+    ## Configuration
+
+## Configuration
+
+Zxcvbn allows you to load custom dictionaries to enhance the password strength estimation.
+
+To load dictionaries, use the following syntax:
+
+```ruby
+Zxcvbn.configure do |config|
+  config.add_dictionary('path/to/custom_dictionary.txt')
+  # Add more dictionaries as needed
+end
+```
+
 ## Usage
 
 ```ruby
diff --git a/lib/zxcvbn.rb b/lib/zxcvbn.rb
index f3ce0b4..3141ae5 100644
--- a/lib/zxcvbn.rb
+++ b/lib/zxcvbn.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require_relative "zxcvbn/config"
 require_relative "zxcvbn/adjacency_graphs"
 require_relative "zxcvbn/frequency_lists"
 require_relative "zxcvbn/matching"
diff --git a/lib/zxcvbn/config.rb b/lib/zxcvbn/config.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5327e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/zxcvbn/config.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Zxcvbn
+  module Config
+    def add_dictionary(path)
+      lines = File.read(path, encoding: "UTF-8")
+                  .each_line(chomp: true)
+                  .map(&:strip)
+                  .reject(&:empty?)
+      name = File.basename(path, ".*")
+      ranked = Zxcvbn::Matching.new.build_ranked_dict(lines)
+      Zxcvbn::Matching.register_dictionary(name, ranked)
+    end
+
+    module_function :add_dictionary
+  end
+
+  class << self
+    def configure
+      block_given? ? yield(Config) : Config
+    end
+
+    def config
+      Config
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/zxcvbn/matching.rb b/lib/zxcvbn/matching.rb
index e9618b2..e00ef4e 100644
--- a/lib/zxcvbn/matching.rb
+++ b/lib/zxcvbn/matching.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
 
 module Zxcvbn
   class Matching
+    @custom_dictionaries = {}.freeze
+
+    class << self
+      attr_reader :custom_dictionaries
+
+      def register_dictionary(name, ranked)
+        @custom_dictionaries = @custom_dictionaries.merge(name => ranked).freeze
+      end
+    end
+
     def build_ranked_dict(ordered_list)
       result = {}
       # rank starts at 1, not 0
@@ -14,7 +24,7 @@ def build_ranked_dict(ordered_list)
     def ranked_dictionaries
       @ranked_dictionaries ||= Zxcvbn.frequency_lists.transform_values do |lst|
         build_ranked_dict(lst)
-      end
+      end.merge! self.class.custom_dictionaries
     end
 
     def ranked_dictionaries_max_word_size
diff --git a/spec/config_spec.rb b/spec/config_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..495aef8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/config_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+RSpec.describe "Zxcvbn::Config" do
+  describe "#add_dictionary" do
+    let(:dictionary_path) { "custom_dictionary.txt" }
+    let(:dictionary_contents) { "password_1\npassword_2\npassword_3" }
+
+    before do
+      allow(File).to receive(:read).and_call_original
+      allow(File).to receive(:read)
+        .with(dictionary_path, hash_including(encoding: "UTF-8"))
+        .and_return(dictionary_contents)
+    end
+
+    it "adds a custom dictionary to ranked_dictionaries" do
+      Zxcvbn.config.add_dictionary(dictionary_path)
+
+      expected_dictionary = {
+        "custom_dictionary" => {
+          "password_1" => 1,
+          "password_2" => 2,
+          "password_3" => 3
+        }
+      }
+
+      expect(Zxcvbn::Matching.new.ranked_dictionaries).to include(expected_dictionary)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe ".configure" do
+    context "when called with a block" do
+      it "yields the Config module" do
+        expect { |b| Zxcvbn.configure(&b) }.to yield_with_args(Zxcvbn::Config)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when called without a block" do
+      it "returns the Config module" do
+        expect(Zxcvbn.configure).to eq(Zxcvbn.config)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe ".config" do
+    it "returns the Config module" do
+      expect(Zxcvbn.config).to eq(Zxcvbn.config)
+    end
+  end
+end