diff --git a/pr_agent/git_providers/github_provider.py b/pr_agent/git_providers/github_provider.py
index ae3eaeba..a985b1d2 100644
--- a/pr_agent/git_providers/github_provider.py
+++ b/pr_agent/git_providers/github_provider.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import logging
+import os
+import tempfile
 from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Optional, Tuple
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
@@ -31,6 +33,17 @@ class GithubProvider(GitProvider):
         if pr_url:
             self.set_pr(pr_url)
             self.last_commit_id = list(self.pr.get_commits())[-1]
+        if get_settings().config.use_repo_settings_file:
+            repo_settings = self.get_repo_settings()
+            if repo_settings:
+                repo_settings_file = None
+                try:
+                    fd, repo_settings_file = tempfile.mkstemp(suffix='.toml')
+                    os.write(fd, repo_settings)
+                    get_settings().load_file(repo_settings_file)
+                finally:
+                    if repo_settings_file:
+                        os.remove(repo_settings_file)
 
     def is_supported(self, capability: str) -> bool:
         return True
@@ -251,6 +264,13 @@ class GithubProvider(GitProvider):
     def get_issue_comments(self):
         return self.pr.get_issue_comments()
 
+    def get_repo_settings(self):
+        try:
+            contents = self.repo_obj.get_contents(".pr_agent.yaml", ref=self.pr.head.sha).decoded_content
+            return contents
+        except Exception:
+            return ""
+
     @staticmethod
     def _parse_pr_url(pr_url: str) -> Tuple[str, int]:
         parsed_url = urlparse(pr_url)
diff --git a/pr_agent/git_providers/gitlab_provider.py b/pr_agent/git_providers/gitlab_provider.py
index 10363ec1..01cf7666 100644
--- a/pr_agent/git_providers/gitlab_provider.py
+++ b/pr_agent/git_providers/gitlab_provider.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import logging
+import os
 import re
+import tempfile
 from typing import Optional, Tuple
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
@@ -35,6 +37,17 @@ class GitLabProvider(GitProvider):
         self.RE_HUNK_HEADER = re.compile(
             r"^@@ -(\d+)(?:,(\d+))? \+(\d+)(?:,(\d+))? @@[ ]?(.*)")
         self.incremental = incremental
+        if get_settings().config.use_repo_settings_file:
+            repo_settings = self.get_repo_settings()
+            if repo_settings:
+                repo_settings_file = None
+                try:
+                    fd, repo_settings_file = tempfile.mkstemp(suffix='.yaml')
+                    os.write(fd, repo_settings.encode())
+                    get_settings().load_file(repo_settings_file)
+                finally:
+                    if repo_settings_file:
+                        os.remove(repo_settings_file)
 
     def is_supported(self, capability: str) -> bool:
         if capability in ['get_issue_comments', 'create_inline_comment', 'publish_inline_comments']:
@@ -253,6 +266,13 @@ class GitLabProvider(GitProvider):
     def get_issue_comments(self):
         raise NotImplementedError("GitLab provider does not support issue comments yet")
 
+    def get_repo_settings(self):
+        try:
+            contents = self.gl.projects.get(self.id_project).files.get(file_path='.pr_agent.yaml', ref=self.mr.source_branch).decode()
+            return contents
+        except Exception:
+            return ""
+
     def _parse_merge_request_url(self, merge_request_url: str) -> Tuple[str, int]:
         parsed_url = urlparse(merge_request_url)
 
diff --git a/pr_agent/settings/configuration.toml b/pr_agent/settings/configuration.toml
index 5d9c0846..fe7f1ec2 100644
--- a/pr_agent/settings/configuration.toml
+++ b/pr_agent/settings/configuration.toml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ publish_output=true
 publish_output_progress=true
 verbosity_level=0 # 0,1,2
 use_extra_bad_extensions=false
+use_repo_settings_file=true
 
 [pr_reviewer] # /review #
 require_focused_review=true