diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 138e330708..053607ce7a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ### Features
 
 - **scoop-update:** Add support for parallel syncing buckets in PowerShell 7 and improve output ([#5122](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/5122))
+- **config:** Support portable config file ([#5369](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/5369))
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
diff --git a/lib/core.ps1 b/lib/core.ps1
index 3d10baf22d..d64011cf03 100644
--- a/lib/core.ps1
+++ b/lib/core.ps1
@@ -1300,6 +1300,29 @@ Optimize-SecurityProtocol
 # Load Scoop config
 $configHome = $env:XDG_CONFIG_HOME, "$env:USERPROFILE\.config" | Select-Object -First 1
 $configFile = "$configHome\scoop\config.json"
+# Check if it's the expected install path for scoop: <root>/apps/scoop/current
+$coreRoot = Split-Path $PSScriptRoot
+$pathExpected = ($coreRoot -replace '\\','/') -like '*apps/scoop/current*'
+if ($pathExpected) {
+    # Portable config is located in root directory:
+    #    .\current\scoop\apps\<root>\config.json  <- a reversed path
+    # Imagine `<root>/apps/scoop/current/` in a reversed format,
+    # and the directory tree:
+    #
+    # ```
+    # <root>:
+    # ├─apps
+    # ├─buckets
+    # ├─cache
+    # ├─persist
+    # ├─shims
+    # ├─config.json
+    # ```
+    $configPortablePath = fullpath "$coreRoot\..\..\..\config.json"
+    if (Test-Path $configPortablePath) {
+        $configFile = $configPortablePath
+    }
+}
 $scoopConfig = load_cfg $configFile
 
 # NOTE Scoop config file migration. Remove this after 2023/6/30