diff --git a/rule.go b/rule.go
index 8a84030e7..40d679d8b 100644
--- a/rule.go
+++ b/rule.go
@@ -90,8 +90,9 @@ func (r *RuleBase) SetConfig(cfg *Config) {
 	r.config = cfg
 }
 
-// GetConfig returns the config of the rule
-func (r *RuleBase) GetConfig() *Config {
+// Config returns the config of the rule. When no config was set to this rule by SetConfig, this
+// method returns nil.
+func (r *RuleBase) Config() *Config {
 	return r.config
 }
 
@@ -103,5 +104,5 @@ type Rule interface {
 	Description() string
 	EnableDebug(out io.Writer)
 	SetConfig(cfg *Config)
-	GetConfig() *Config
+	Config() *Config
 }
diff --git a/rule_test.go b/rule_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e0d66684
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rule_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package actionlint
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestRuleBaseConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	r := NewRuleBase("", "")
+	if r.Config() != nil {
+		t.Error("Config must be nil after creating a rule")
+	}
+	want := &Config{}
+	r.SetConfig(want)
+	if have := r.Config(); have != want {
+		t.Errorf("Wanted config %v but got %v", want, have)
+	}
+}