diff --git a/python/topology/config.py b/python/topology/config.py
index 223dc30751..3c6a9b28b2 100755
--- a/python/topology/config.py
+++ b/python/topology/config.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 DEFAULT_CERTIFICATE_SERVER = "go"
 DEFAULT_SCIOND = "go"
 DEFAULT_PATH_SERVER = "go"
+DEFAULT_DISPATCHER = "c"
 
 GENERATE_BIND_ADDRESS = False
 
@@ -96,6 +97,9 @@ def __init__(self, args):
         if self.args.sig and not self.args.docker:
             logging.critical("Cannot use sig without docker!")
             sys.exit(1)
+        if self.args.dispatcher != DEFAULT_DISPATCHER and self.args.docker:
+            logging.critical("Cannot use non-C dispatcher with docker!")
+            sys.exit(1)
         self.default_mtu = None
         self._read_defaults(self.args.network)
         self.port_gen = PortGenerator()
diff --git a/python/topology/generator.py b/python/topology/generator.py
index eaa23eefa2..19d2e142a4 100755
--- a/python/topology/generator.py
+++ b/python/topology/generator.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     DEFAULT_PATH_POLICY_FILE,
     DEFAULT_PATH_SERVER,
     DEFAULT_SCIOND,
+    DEFAULT_DISPATCHER,
     DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_FILE,
     GENERATE_BIND_ADDRESS,
 )
@@ -62,6 +63,8 @@ def add_arguments(parser):
                         help='SCIOND implementation to use ("go" or "py")')
     parser.add_argument('-ps', '--path-server', default=DEFAULT_PATH_SERVER,
                         help='Path Server implementation to use ("go or "py")')
+    parser.add_argument('-disp', '--dispatcher', default=DEFAULT_DISPATCHER,
+                        help='Dispatcher implementation to use ("go or "c")')
     parser.add_argument('-ds', '--discovery', action='store_true',
                         help='Generate discovery service')
     parser.add_argument('--random-ifids', action='store_true',
diff --git a/python/topology/supervisor.py b/python/topology/supervisor.py
index e40f974425..4a930300d8 100755
--- a/python/topology/supervisor.py
+++ b/python/topology/supervisor.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 # Stdlib
 import configparser
 import os
+import toml
 from io import StringIO
 from string import Template
 
@@ -165,7 +166,28 @@ def _write_zlog_cfg(self, name, elem, elem_dir):
     def _write_dispatcher_conf(self):
         elem = "dispatcher"
         elem_dir = os.path.join(self.args.output_dir, elem)
-        self._write_elem_conf(elem, ["bin/dispatcher"], elem_dir)
+        if self.args.dispatcher == "c":
+            self._write_elem_conf(elem, ["bin/dispatcher"], elem_dir)
+        elif self.args.dispatcher == "go":
+            config_file_path = os.path.join(elem_dir, "dispconfig.toml")
+            self._write_elem_conf(elem, ["bin/godispatcher", "-config", config_file_path], elem_dir)
+            conf = {
+                    'dispatcher': {
+                        'ID': 'disp',
+                    },
+                    'logging': {
+                        'file': {
+                            'Path': os.path.join("logs", "dispatcher.log"),
+                            'Level': 'debug',
+                        },
+                        'console': {
+                            'Level': 'crit',
+                        },
+                    },
+                }
+            write_file(config_file_path, toml.dumps(conf))
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("unsupported dispatcher implementation", self.args.dispatcher)
 
     def _common_entry(self, name, cmd_args, elem_dir=None):
         entry = {