diff --git a/builtins/src/main/java/org/jline/builtins/InputRC.java b/builtins/src/main/java/org/jline/builtins/InputRC.java
index cffbba2ef..ebb63b697 100644
--- a/builtins/src/main/java/org/jline/builtins/InputRC.java
+++ b/builtins/src/main/java/org/jline/builtins/InputRC.java
@@ -8,377 +8,24 @@
  */
 package org.jline.builtins;
 
-import java.io.*;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.Reader;
 import java.net.URL;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Locale;
 
 import org.jline.reader.LineReader;
-import org.jline.reader.Macro;
-import org.jline.reader.Reference;
-import org.jline.utils.Log;
 
 public final class InputRC {
 
     public static void configure(LineReader reader, URL url) throws IOException {
-        try (InputStream is = url.openStream()) {
-            configure(reader, is);
-        }
+        org.jline.reader.impl.InputRC.configure(reader, url);
     }
 
     public static void configure(LineReader reader, InputStream is) throws IOException {
-        try (InputStreamReader r = new InputStreamReader(is)) {
-            configure(reader, r);
-        }
+        org.jline.reader.impl.InputRC.configure(reader, is);
     }
 
     public static void configure(LineReader reader, Reader r) throws IOException {
-        BufferedReader br;
-        if (r instanceof BufferedReader) {
-            br = (BufferedReader) r;
-        } else {
-            br = new BufferedReader(r);
-        }
-        reader.getVariables().putIfAbsent(LineReader.EDITING_MODE, "emacs");
-        reader.setKeyMap(LineReader.MAIN);
-        if ("vi".equals(reader.getVariable(LineReader.EDITING_MODE))) {
-            reader.getKeyMaps().put(LineReader.MAIN, reader.getKeyMaps().get(LineReader.VIINS));
-        } else if ("emacs".equals(reader.getVariable(LineReader.EDITING_MODE))) {
-            reader.getKeyMaps().put(LineReader.MAIN, reader.getKeyMaps().get(LineReader.EMACS));
-        }
-        new InputRC(reader).parse(br);
-        if ("vi".equals(reader.getVariable(LineReader.EDITING_MODE))) {
-            reader.getKeyMaps().put(LineReader.MAIN, reader.getKeyMaps().get(LineReader.VIINS));
-        } else if ("emacs".equals(reader.getVariable(LineReader.EDITING_MODE))) {
-            reader.getKeyMaps().put(LineReader.MAIN, reader.getKeyMaps().get(LineReader.EMACS));
-        }
-    }
-
-    private final LineReader reader;
-
-    private InputRC(LineReader reader) {
-        this.reader = reader;
-    }
-
-    private void parse(BufferedReader br) throws IOException, IllegalArgumentException {
-        String line;
-        boolean parsing = true;
-        List<Boolean> ifsStack = new ArrayList<>();
-        while ((line = br.readLine()) != null) {
-            try {
-                line = line.trim();
-                if (line.length() == 0) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-                if (line.charAt(0) == '#') {
-                    continue;
-                }
-                int i = 0;
-                if (line.charAt(i) == '$') {
-                    String cmd;
-                    String args;
-                    ++i;
-                    while (i < line.length() && (line.charAt(i) == ' ' || line.charAt(i) == '\t')) {
-                        i++;
-                    }
-                    int s = i;
-                    while (i < line.length() && (line.charAt(i) != ' ' && line.charAt(i) != '\t')) {
-                        i++;
-                    }
-                    cmd = line.substring(s, i);
-                    while (i < line.length() && (line.charAt(i) == ' ' || line.charAt(i) == '\t')) {
-                        i++;
-                    }
-                    s = i;
-                    while (i < line.length() && (line.charAt(i) != ' ' && line.charAt(i) != '\t')) {
-                        i++;
-                    }
-                    args = line.substring(s, i);
-                    if ("if".equalsIgnoreCase(cmd)) {
-                        ifsStack.add(parsing);
-                        if (!parsing) {
-                            continue;
-                        }
-                        if (args.startsWith("term=")) {
-                            // TODO
-                        } else if (args.startsWith("mode=")) {
-                            String mode = (String) reader.getVariable(LineReader.EDITING_MODE);
-                            parsing = args.substring("mode=".length()).equalsIgnoreCase(mode);
-                        } else {
-                            parsing = args.equalsIgnoreCase(reader.getAppName());
-                        }
-                    } else if ("else".equalsIgnoreCase(cmd)) {
-                        if (ifsStack.isEmpty()) {
-                            throw new IllegalArgumentException("$else found without matching $if");
-                        }
-                        boolean invert = true;
-                        for (boolean b : ifsStack) {
-                            if (!b) {
-                                invert = false;
-                                break;
-                            }
-                        }
-                        if (invert) {
-                            parsing = !parsing;
-                        }
-                    } else if ("endif".equalsIgnoreCase(cmd)) {
-                        if (ifsStack.isEmpty()) {
-                            throw new IllegalArgumentException("endif found without matching $if");
-                        }
-                        parsing = ifsStack.remove(ifsStack.size() - 1);
-                    } else if ("include".equalsIgnoreCase(cmd)) {
-                        // TODO
-                    }
-                    continue;
-                }
-                if (!parsing) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-                if (line.charAt(i++) == '"') {
-                    boolean esc = false;
-                    for (; ; i++) {
-                        if (i >= line.length()) {
-                            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Missing closing quote on line '" + line + "'");
-                        }
-                        if (esc) {
-                            esc = false;
-                        } else if (line.charAt(i) == '\\') {
-                            esc = true;
-                        } else if (line.charAt(i) == '"') {
-                            break;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-                while (i < line.length() && line.charAt(i) != ':' && line.charAt(i) != ' ' && line.charAt(i) != '\t') {
-                    i++;
-                }
-                String keySeq = line.substring(0, i);
-                boolean equivalency = i + 1 < line.length() && line.charAt(i) == ':' && line.charAt(i + 1) == '=';
-                i++;
-                if (equivalency) {
-                    i++;
-                }
-                if (keySeq.equalsIgnoreCase("set")) {
-                    String key;
-                    String val;
-                    while (i < line.length() && (line.charAt(i) == ' ' || line.charAt(i) == '\t')) {
-                        i++;
-                    }
-                    int s = i;
-                    while (i < line.length() && (line.charAt(i) != ' ' && line.charAt(i) != '\t')) {
-                        i++;
-                    }
-                    key = line.substring(s, i);
-                    while (i < line.length() && (line.charAt(i) == ' ' || line.charAt(i) == '\t')) {
-                        i++;
-                    }
-                    s = i;
-                    while (i < line.length() && (line.charAt(i) != ' ' && line.charAt(i) != '\t')) {
-                        i++;
-                    }
-                    val = line.substring(s, i);
-                    setVar(reader, key, val);
-                } else {
-                    while (i < line.length() && (line.charAt(i) == ' ' || line.charAt(i) == '\t')) {
-                        i++;
-                    }
-                    int start = i;
-                    if (i < line.length() && (line.charAt(i) == '\'' || line.charAt(i) == '\"')) {
-                        char delim = line.charAt(i++);
-                        boolean esc = false;
-                        for (; ; i++) {
-                            if (i >= line.length()) {
-                                break;
-                            }
-                            if (esc) {
-                                esc = false;
-                            } else if (line.charAt(i) == '\\') {
-                                esc = true;
-                            } else if (line.charAt(i) == delim) {
-                                break;
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                    for (; i < line.length() && line.charAt(i) != ' ' && line.charAt(i) != '\t'; i++)
-                        ;
-                    String val = line.substring(Math.min(start, line.length()), Math.min(i, line.length()));
-                    if (keySeq.charAt(0) == '"') {
-                        keySeq = translateQuoted(keySeq);
-                    } else {
-                        // Bind key name
-                        String keyName =
-                                keySeq.lastIndexOf('-') > 0 ? keySeq.substring(keySeq.lastIndexOf('-') + 1) : keySeq;
-                        char key = getKeyFromName(keyName);
-                        keyName = keySeq.toLowerCase();
-                        keySeq = "";
-                        if (keyName.contains("meta-") || keyName.contains("m-")) {
-                            keySeq += "\u001b";
-                        }
-                        if (keyName.contains("control-") || keyName.contains("c-") || keyName.contains("ctrl-")) {
-                            key = (char) (Character.toUpperCase(key) & 0x1f);
-                        }
-                        keySeq += key;
-                    }
-                    if (val.length() > 0 && (val.charAt(0) == '\'' || val.charAt(0) == '\"')) {
-                        reader.getKeys().bind(new Macro(translateQuoted(val)), keySeq);
-                    } else {
-                        reader.getKeys().bind(new Reference(val), keySeq);
-                    }
-                }
-            } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
-                Log.warn("Unable to parse user configuration: ", e);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static String translateQuoted(String keySeq) {
-        int i;
-        String str = keySeq.substring(1, keySeq.length() - 1);
-        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
-        for (i = 0; i < str.length(); i++) {
-            char c = str.charAt(i);
-            if (c == '\\') {
-                boolean ctrl = str.regionMatches(i, "\\C-", 0, 3) || str.regionMatches(i, "\\M-\\C-", 0, 6);
-                boolean meta = str.regionMatches(i, "\\M-", 0, 3) || str.regionMatches(i, "\\C-\\M-", 0, 6);
-                i += (meta ? 3 : 0) + (ctrl ? 3 : 0) + (!meta && !ctrl ? 1 : 0);
-                if (i >= str.length()) {
-                    break;
-                }
-                c = str.charAt(i);
-                if (meta) {
-                    sb.append("\u001b");
-                }
-                if (ctrl) {
-                    c = c == '?' ? 0x7f : (char) (Character.toUpperCase(c) & 0x1f);
-                }
-                if (!meta && !ctrl) {
-                    switch (c) {
-                        case 'a':
-                            c = 0x07;
-                            break;
-                        case 'b':
-                            c = '\b';
-                            break;
-                        case 'd':
-                            c = 0x7f;
-                            break;
-                        case 'e':
-                            c = 0x1b;
-                            break;
-                        case 'f':
-                            c = '\f';
-                            break;
-                        case 'n':
-                            c = '\n';
-                            break;
-                        case 'r':
-                            c = '\r';
-                            break;
-                        case 't':
-                            c = '\t';
-                            break;
-                        case 'v':
-                            c = 0x0b;
-                            break;
-                        case '\\':
-                            c = '\\';
-                            break;
-                        case '0':
-                        case '1':
-                        case '2':
-                        case '3':
-                        case '4':
-                        case '5':
-                        case '6':
-                        case '7':
-                            c = 0;
-                            for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++, i++) {
-                                if (i >= str.length()) {
-                                    break;
-                                }
-                                int k = Character.digit(str.charAt(i), 8);
-                                if (k < 0) {
-                                    break;
-                                }
-                                c = (char) (c * 8 + k);
-                            }
-                            c &= 0xFF;
-                            break;
-                        case 'x':
-                            i++;
-                            c = 0;
-                            for (int j = 0; j < 2; j++, i++) {
-                                if (i >= str.length()) {
-                                    break;
-                                }
-                                int k = Character.digit(str.charAt(i), 16);
-                                if (k < 0) {
-                                    break;
-                                }
-                                c = (char) (c * 16 + k);
-                            }
-                            c &= 0xFF;
-                            break;
-                        case 'u':
-                            i++;
-                            c = 0;
-                            for (int j = 0; j < 4; j++, i++) {
-                                if (i >= str.length()) {
-                                    break;
-                                }
-                                int k = Character.digit(str.charAt(i), 16);
-                                if (k < 0) {
-                                    break;
-                                }
-                                c = (char) (c * 16 + k);
-                            }
-                            break;
-                    }
-                }
-                sb.append(c);
-            } else {
-                sb.append(c);
-            }
-        }
-        return sb.toString();
-    }
-
-    private static char getKeyFromName(String name) {
-        if ("DEL".equalsIgnoreCase(name) || "Rubout".equalsIgnoreCase(name)) {
-            return 0x7f;
-        } else if ("ESC".equalsIgnoreCase(name) || "Escape".equalsIgnoreCase(name)) {
-            return '\033';
-        } else if ("LFD".equalsIgnoreCase(name) || "NewLine".equalsIgnoreCase(name)) {
-            return '\n';
-        } else if ("RET".equalsIgnoreCase(name) || "Return".equalsIgnoreCase(name)) {
-            return '\r';
-        } else if ("SPC".equalsIgnoreCase(name) || "Space".equalsIgnoreCase(name)) {
-            return ' ';
-        } else if ("Tab".equalsIgnoreCase(name)) {
-            return '\t';
-        } else {
-            return name.charAt(0);
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static void setVar(LineReader reader, String key, String val) {
-        if (LineReader.KEYMAP.equalsIgnoreCase(key)) {
-            reader.setKeyMap(val);
-            return;
-        }
-
-        for (LineReader.Option option : LineReader.Option.values()) {
-            if (option.name().toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH).replace('_', '-').equals(val)) {
-                if ("on".equalsIgnoreCase(val)) {
-                    reader.setOpt(option);
-                } else if ("off".equalsIgnoreCase(val)) {
-                    reader.unsetOpt(option);
-                }
-                return;
-            }
-        }
-
-        reader.setVariable(key, val);
+        org.jline.reader.impl.InputRC.configure(reader, r);
     }
 }
diff --git a/reader/src/main/java/org/jline/reader/LineReader.java b/reader/src/main/java/org/jline/reader/LineReader.java
index 806937df8..fa7451e35 100644
--- a/reader/src/main/java/org/jline/reader/LineReader.java
+++ b/reader/src/main/java/org/jline/reader/LineReader.java
@@ -406,6 +406,11 @@ public interface LineReader {
      */
     String TAB_WIDTH = "tab-width";
 
+    /**
+     * Name of inputrc to read at line reader creation time.
+     */
+    String INPUT_RC_FILE_NAME = "input-rc-file-name";
+
     Map<String, KeyMap<Binding>> defaultKeyMaps();
 
     enum Option {
diff --git a/reader/src/main/java/org/jline/reader/impl/InputRC.java b/reader/src/main/java/org/jline/reader/impl/InputRC.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aaede8945
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reader/src/main/java/org/jline/reader/impl/InputRC.java
@@ -0,0 +1,388 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2002-2023, the original author(s).
+ *
+ * This software is distributable under the BSD license. See the terms of the
+ * BSD license in the documentation provided with this software.
+ *
+ * https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+package org.jline.reader.impl;
+
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+import java.io.Reader;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Locale;
+
+import org.jline.reader.LineReader;
+import org.jline.reader.Macro;
+import org.jline.reader.Reference;
+import org.jline.utils.Log;
+
+public final class InputRC {
+
+    public static void configure(LineReader reader, URL url) throws IOException {
+        try (InputStream is = url.openStream()) {
+            configure(reader, is);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void configure(LineReader reader, InputStream is) throws IOException {
+        try (InputStreamReader r = new InputStreamReader(is)) {
+            configure(reader, r);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void configure(LineReader reader, Reader r) throws IOException {
+        BufferedReader br;
+        if (r instanceof BufferedReader) {
+            br = (BufferedReader) r;
+        } else {
+            br = new BufferedReader(r);
+        }
+        reader.getVariables().putIfAbsent(LineReader.EDITING_MODE, "emacs");
+        reader.setKeyMap(LineReader.MAIN);
+        if ("vi".equals(reader.getVariable(LineReader.EDITING_MODE))) {
+            reader.getKeyMaps().put(LineReader.MAIN, reader.getKeyMaps().get(LineReader.VIINS));
+        } else if ("emacs".equals(reader.getVariable(LineReader.EDITING_MODE))) {
+            reader.getKeyMaps().put(LineReader.MAIN, reader.getKeyMaps().get(LineReader.EMACS));
+        }
+        new InputRC(reader).parse(br);
+        if ("vi".equals(reader.getVariable(LineReader.EDITING_MODE))) {
+            reader.getKeyMaps().put(LineReader.MAIN, reader.getKeyMaps().get(LineReader.VIINS));
+        } else if ("emacs".equals(reader.getVariable(LineReader.EDITING_MODE))) {
+            reader.getKeyMaps().put(LineReader.MAIN, reader.getKeyMaps().get(LineReader.EMACS));
+        }
+    }
+
+    private final LineReader reader;
+
+    private InputRC(LineReader reader) {
+        this.reader = reader;
+    }
+
+    private void parse(BufferedReader br) throws IOException, IllegalArgumentException {
+        String line;
+        boolean parsing = true;
+        List<Boolean> ifsStack = new ArrayList<>();
+        while ((line = br.readLine()) != null) {
+            try {
+                line = line.trim();
+                if (line.length() == 0) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if (line.charAt(0) == '#') {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                int i = 0;
+                if (line.charAt(i) == '$') {
+                    String cmd;
+                    String args;
+                    ++i;
+                    while (i < line.length() && (line.charAt(i) == ' ' || line.charAt(i) == '\t')) {
+                        i++;
+                    }
+                    int s = i;
+                    while (i < line.length() && (line.charAt(i) != ' ' && line.charAt(i) != '\t')) {
+                        i++;
+                    }
+                    cmd = line.substring(s, i);
+                    while (i < line.length() && (line.charAt(i) == ' ' || line.charAt(i) == '\t')) {
+                        i++;
+                    }
+                    s = i;
+                    while (i < line.length() && (line.charAt(i) != ' ' && line.charAt(i) != '\t')) {
+                        i++;
+                    }
+                    args = line.substring(s, i);
+                    if ("if".equalsIgnoreCase(cmd)) {
+                        ifsStack.add(parsing);
+                        if (!parsing) {
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                        if (args.startsWith("term=")) {
+                            // TODO
+                        } else if (args.startsWith("mode=")) {
+                            String mode = (String) reader.getVariable(LineReader.EDITING_MODE);
+                            parsing = args.substring("mode=".length()).equalsIgnoreCase(mode);
+                        } else {
+                            parsing = args.equalsIgnoreCase(reader.getAppName());
+                        }
+                    } else if ("else".equalsIgnoreCase(cmd)) {
+                        if (ifsStack.isEmpty()) {
+                            throw new IllegalArgumentException("$else found without matching $if");
+                        }
+                        boolean invert = true;
+                        for (boolean b : ifsStack) {
+                            if (!b) {
+                                invert = false;
+                                break;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        if (invert) {
+                            parsing = !parsing;
+                        }
+                    } else if ("endif".equalsIgnoreCase(cmd)) {
+                        if (ifsStack.isEmpty()) {
+                            throw new IllegalArgumentException("endif found without matching $if");
+                        }
+                        parsing = ifsStack.remove(ifsStack.size() - 1);
+                    } else if ("include".equalsIgnoreCase(cmd)) {
+                        // TODO
+                    }
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if (!parsing) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if (line.charAt(i++) == '"') {
+                    boolean esc = false;
+                    for (; ; i++) {
+                        if (i >= line.length()) {
+                            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Missing closing quote on line '" + line + "'");
+                        }
+                        if (esc) {
+                            esc = false;
+                        } else if (line.charAt(i) == '\\') {
+                            esc = true;
+                        } else if (line.charAt(i) == '"') {
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                while (i < line.length() && line.charAt(i) != ':' && line.charAt(i) != ' ' && line.charAt(i) != '\t') {
+                    i++;
+                }
+                String keySeq = line.substring(0, i);
+                boolean equivalency = i + 1 < line.length() && line.charAt(i) == ':' && line.charAt(i + 1) == '=';
+                i++;
+                if (equivalency) {
+                    i++;
+                }
+                if (keySeq.equalsIgnoreCase("set")) {
+                    String key;
+                    String val;
+                    while (i < line.length() && (line.charAt(i) == ' ' || line.charAt(i) == '\t')) {
+                        i++;
+                    }
+                    int s = i;
+                    while (i < line.length() && (line.charAt(i) != ' ' && line.charAt(i) != '\t')) {
+                        i++;
+                    }
+                    key = line.substring(s, i);
+                    while (i < line.length() && (line.charAt(i) == ' ' || line.charAt(i) == '\t')) {
+                        i++;
+                    }
+                    s = i;
+                    while (i < line.length() && (line.charAt(i) != ' ' && line.charAt(i) != '\t')) {
+                        i++;
+                    }
+                    val = line.substring(s, i);
+                    setVar(reader, key, val);
+                } else {
+                    while (i < line.length() && (line.charAt(i) == ' ' || line.charAt(i) == '\t')) {
+                        i++;
+                    }
+                    int start = i;
+                    if (i < line.length() && (line.charAt(i) == '\'' || line.charAt(i) == '\"')) {
+                        char delim = line.charAt(i++);
+                        boolean esc = false;
+                        for (; ; i++) {
+                            if (i >= line.length()) {
+                                break;
+                            }
+                            if (esc) {
+                                esc = false;
+                            } else if (line.charAt(i) == '\\') {
+                                esc = true;
+                            } else if (line.charAt(i) == delim) {
+                                break;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    for (; i < line.length() && line.charAt(i) != ' ' && line.charAt(i) != '\t'; i++)
+                        ;
+                    String val = line.substring(Math.min(start, line.length()), Math.min(i, line.length()));
+                    if (keySeq.charAt(0) == '"') {
+                        keySeq = translateQuoted(keySeq);
+                    } else {
+                        // Bind key name
+                        String keyName =
+                                keySeq.lastIndexOf('-') > 0 ? keySeq.substring(keySeq.lastIndexOf('-') + 1) : keySeq;
+                        char key = getKeyFromName(keyName);
+                        keyName = keySeq.toLowerCase();
+                        keySeq = "";
+                        if (keyName.contains("meta-") || keyName.contains("m-")) {
+                            keySeq += "\u001b";
+                        }
+                        if (keyName.contains("control-") || keyName.contains("c-") || keyName.contains("ctrl-")) {
+                            key = (char) (Character.toUpperCase(key) & 0x1f);
+                        }
+                        keySeq += key;
+                    }
+                    if (val.length() > 0 && (val.charAt(0) == '\'' || val.charAt(0) == '\"')) {
+                        reader.getKeys().bind(new Macro(translateQuoted(val)), keySeq);
+                    } else {
+                        reader.getKeys().bind(new Reference(val), keySeq);
+                    }
+                }
+            } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+                Log.warn("Unable to parse user configuration: ", e);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static String translateQuoted(String keySeq) {
+        int i;
+        String str = keySeq.substring(1, keySeq.length() - 1);
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+        for (i = 0; i < str.length(); i++) {
+            char c = str.charAt(i);
+            if (c == '\\') {
+                boolean ctrl = str.regionMatches(i, "\\C-", 0, 3) || str.regionMatches(i, "\\M-\\C-", 0, 6);
+                boolean meta = str.regionMatches(i, "\\M-", 0, 3) || str.regionMatches(i, "\\C-\\M-", 0, 6);
+                i += (meta ? 3 : 0) + (ctrl ? 3 : 0) + (!meta && !ctrl ? 1 : 0);
+                if (i >= str.length()) {
+                    break;
+                }
+                c = str.charAt(i);
+                if (meta) {
+                    sb.append("\u001b");
+                }
+                if (ctrl) {
+                    c = c == '?' ? 0x7f : (char) (Character.toUpperCase(c) & 0x1f);
+                }
+                if (!meta && !ctrl) {
+                    switch (c) {
+                        case 'a':
+                            c = 0x07;
+                            break;
+                        case 'b':
+                            c = '\b';
+                            break;
+                        case 'd':
+                            c = 0x7f;
+                            break;
+                        case 'e':
+                            c = 0x1b;
+                            break;
+                        case 'f':
+                            c = '\f';
+                            break;
+                        case 'n':
+                            c = '\n';
+                            break;
+                        case 'r':
+                            c = '\r';
+                            break;
+                        case 't':
+                            c = '\t';
+                            break;
+                        case 'v':
+                            c = 0x0b;
+                            break;
+                        case '\\':
+                            c = '\\';
+                            break;
+                        case '0':
+                        case '1':
+                        case '2':
+                        case '3':
+                        case '4':
+                        case '5':
+                        case '6':
+                        case '7':
+                            c = 0;
+                            for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++, i++) {
+                                if (i >= str.length()) {
+                                    break;
+                                }
+                                int k = Character.digit(str.charAt(i), 8);
+                                if (k < 0) {
+                                    break;
+                                }
+                                c = (char) (c * 8 + k);
+                            }
+                            c &= 0xFF;
+                            break;
+                        case 'x':
+                            i++;
+                            c = 0;
+                            for (int j = 0; j < 2; j++, i++) {
+                                if (i >= str.length()) {
+                                    break;
+                                }
+                                int k = Character.digit(str.charAt(i), 16);
+                                if (k < 0) {
+                                    break;
+                                }
+                                c = (char) (c * 16 + k);
+                            }
+                            c &= 0xFF;
+                            break;
+                        case 'u':
+                            i++;
+                            c = 0;
+                            for (int j = 0; j < 4; j++, i++) {
+                                if (i >= str.length()) {
+                                    break;
+                                }
+                                int k = Character.digit(str.charAt(i), 16);
+                                if (k < 0) {
+                                    break;
+                                }
+                                c = (char) (c * 16 + k);
+                            }
+                            break;
+                    }
+                }
+                sb.append(c);
+            } else {
+                sb.append(c);
+            }
+        }
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+    private static char getKeyFromName(String name) {
+        if ("DEL".equalsIgnoreCase(name) || "Rubout".equalsIgnoreCase(name)) {
+            return 0x7f;
+        } else if ("ESC".equalsIgnoreCase(name) || "Escape".equalsIgnoreCase(name)) {
+            return '\033';
+        } else if ("LFD".equalsIgnoreCase(name) || "NewLine".equalsIgnoreCase(name)) {
+            return '\n';
+        } else if ("RET".equalsIgnoreCase(name) || "Return".equalsIgnoreCase(name)) {
+            return '\r';
+        } else if ("SPC".equalsIgnoreCase(name) || "Space".equalsIgnoreCase(name)) {
+            return ' ';
+        } else if ("Tab".equalsIgnoreCase(name)) {
+            return '\t';
+        } else {
+            return name.charAt(0);
+        }
+    }
+
+    static void setVar(LineReader reader, String key, String val) {
+        if (LineReader.KEYMAP.equalsIgnoreCase(key)) {
+            reader.setKeyMap(val);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        for (LineReader.Option option : LineReader.Option.values()) {
+            if (option.name().toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH).replace('_', '-').equals(val)) {
+                if ("on".equalsIgnoreCase(val)) {
+                    reader.setOpt(option);
+                } else if ("off".equalsIgnoreCase(val)) {
+                    reader.unsetOpt(option);
+                }
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
+        reader.setVariable(key, val);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/reader/src/main/java/org/jline/reader/impl/LineReaderImpl.java b/reader/src/main/java/org/jline/reader/impl/LineReaderImpl.java
index 2a46855cf..eb7da9d26 100644
--- a/reader/src/main/java/org/jline/reader/impl/LineReaderImpl.java
+++ b/reader/src/main/java/org/jline/reader/impl/LineReaderImpl.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2002-2022, the original author(s).
+ * Copyright (c) 2002-2023, the original author(s).
  *
  * This software is distributable under the BSD license. See the terms of the
  * BSD license in the documentation provided with this software.
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.InterruptedIOException;
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
@@ -321,6 +324,19 @@ public LineReaderImpl(Terminal terminal, String appName, Map<String, Object> var
         builtinWidgets = builtinWidgets();
         widgets = new HashMap<>(builtinWidgets);
         bindingReader = new BindingReader(terminal.reader());
+
+        String inputRc = getString(INPUT_RC_FILE_NAME, null);
+        if (inputRc != null) {
+            Path inputRcPath = Paths.get(inputRc);
+            if (Files.exists(inputRcPath)) {
+                try (InputStream is = Files.newInputStream(inputRcPath)) {
+                    InputRC.configure(this, is);
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    Log.debug("Error reading inputRc config file: ", inputRc, e);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         doDisplay();
     }