diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 34c9ad4..59d1f15 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -107,10 +107,22 @@ reimport them
 bin/magento wearejh:stripped-db-provider:import-from-remote PROJECT NAME 
 ```
 
-To skip admin accounts backup
+#### To skip admin accounts backup
 
 ```
-bin/magento wearejh:stripped-db-provider:import-from-remote PROJECT NAME --no-admin-backup=1
+bin/magento wearejh:stripped-db-provider:import-from-remote PROJECT NAME --no-admin-backup=1 
+```
+
+#### Config backup
+
+The `config-backup` option accepts 3 values:
+* *skip* - skips the backup of local config and imports everything from the remote
+* *merge* - backs up only the paths configured under `stripped_db_provider/dump/config_paths_keep` (accepts MySQL wildcards `%`),
+  imports everything from the remote and merges the backed up config with the remote config
+* *preserve-local* - backs up the whole `core_config_data` and restores it after the DB import from remote
+
+```
+bin/magento wearejh:stripped-db-provider:import-from-remote PROJECT NAME --config-backup=merge
 ```
 
 ## Issues / Feature Request
diff --git a/src/Console/ImportFromRemoteCommand.php b/src/Console/ImportFromRemoteCommand.php
index f3e2c7b..a373143 100644
--- a/src/Console/ImportFromRemoteCommand.php
+++ b/src/Console/ImportFromRemoteCommand.php
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ class ImportFromRemoteCommand extends Command
 {
     private const ARGUMENT_PROJECT_NAME = 'source-project-name';
     private const OPTION_NO_ADMIN_ACCOUNT_BACKUP = 'no-admin-backup';
+    private const OPTION_CONFIG_DATA_BACKUP = 'config-backup';
+
+    private CONST VALUE_CONFIG_SKIP = 'skip';
+    private CONST VALUE_CONFIG_PRESERVE = 'preserve-local';
+    private CONST VALUE_CONFIG_MERGE = 'merge';
 
     private const SUCCESS = 1;
 
@@ -47,6 +52,13 @@ protected function configure()
             'Set this flag to skip backup of local admin accounts',
             false
         );
+        $this->addOption(
+            self::OPTION_CONFIG_DATA_BACKUP,
+            null,
+            InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL,
+            'Set this flag to back up the whole core_config_data table',
+            self::VALUE_CONFIG_MERGE
+        );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -68,6 +80,7 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
         try {
             $sourceProjectMeta = new ProjectMeta($input->getArgument(self::ARGUMENT_PROJECT_NAME));
             $backupAdminAccounts = !$input->getOption(self::OPTION_NO_ADMIN_ACCOUNT_BACKUP);
+            $backupConfig = $this->getConfigBackupOption($input);
 
             $output->writeln('<fg=cyan;options=bold>Downloading Database From Cloud Storage...</>');
             $this->dbFacade->downloadDatabaseDump($sourceProjectMeta);
@@ -84,6 +97,14 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
                 $this->dbFacade->backupLocalAdminAccounts($sourceProjectMeta);
             }
 
+            if ($backupConfig === self::VALUE_CONFIG_PRESERVE) {
+                $output->writeln('<fg=cyan;options=bold>Backing up config ...</>');
+                $this->dbFacade->backupLocalConfig($sourceProjectMeta);
+            } else if ($backupConfig === self::VALUE_CONFIG_MERGE) {
+                $output->writeln('<fg=cyan;options=bold>Backing up preconfigured config paths ...</>');
+                $this->dbFacade->backupConfigValues($sourceProjectMeta);
+            }
+
             $output->writeln("<info>Starting the Database import</info>");
             $this->dbFacade->importDatabaseDump($sourceProjectMeta);
             $output->writeln("<info>Database successfully imported.</info>");
@@ -92,17 +113,37 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
                 $output->writeln('<fg=cyan;options=bold>Restoring local admin accounts ...</>');
                 $this->dbFacade->restoreLocalAdminAccountsFromBackup($sourceProjectMeta);
             }
+
+            if ($backupConfig === self::VALUE_CONFIG_PRESERVE) {
+                $output->writeln('<fg=cyan;options=bold>Restoring config ...</>');
+                $this->dbFacade->restoreLocalConfigFromBackup($sourceProjectMeta);
+            } else if ($backupConfig === self::VALUE_CONFIG_MERGE) {
+                $output->writeln('<fg=cyan;options=bold>Restoring preconfigured config paths ...</>');
+                $this->dbFacade->restoreConfigValues();
+            }
         } catch (Exception $e) {
             $output->writeln("<error>{$e->getMessage()}</error>");
         } finally {
             if (isset($sourceProjectMeta)) {
                 $this->dbFacade->cleanUpLocalDumpFiles($sourceProjectMeta);
             }
-            if ($backupAdminAccounts) {
+            if (isset($backupAdminAccounts) && $backupAdminAccounts) {
                 $this->dbFacade->cleanUpAdminAccountsBackup($sourceProjectMeta);
             }
+            if (isset($backupConfig) && $backupConfig === self::VALUE_CONFIG_PRESERVE) {
+                $this->dbFacade->cleanUpConfigBackup($sourceProjectMeta);
+            }
         }
 
         return self::SUCCESS;
     }
+
+    private function getConfigBackupOption(InputInterface $input): string
+    {
+        $configBackupOption = $input->getOption(self::OPTION_CONFIG_DATA_BACKUP);
+        if (!in_array($configBackupOption, [self::VALUE_CONFIG_SKIP, self::VALUE_CONFIG_PRESERVE, self::VALUE_CONFIG_MERGE])) {
+            $configBackupOption = self::VALUE_CONFIG_MERGE;
+        }
+        return $configBackupOption;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Model/Config.php b/src/Model/Config.php
index 698e424..2bbfcd8 100644
--- a/src/Model/Config.php
+++ b/src/Model/Config.php
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class Config
      * Dump Specific
      */
     const XML_PATH_PROJECT_IGNORE_TABLES = 'stripped_db_provider/dump/project_ignore_tables';
+    const XML_PATH_PROJECT_KEEP_CONFIG_PATHS = 'stripped_db_provider/dump/config_paths_keep';
 
     public function __construct(
         private readonly ScopeConfigInterface $config,
@@ -77,4 +78,14 @@ public function getLocalDbConfigData(string $key): ?string
             )
         );
     }
+
+    public function getConfigPathsToKeep(): array
+    {;
+        $defaultPaths = explode(
+            ',',
+            (string) $this->config->getValue(self::XML_PATH_PROJECT_KEEP_CONFIG_PATHS)
+        );
+
+        return array_merge($defaultPaths, $projectIgnoredPaths);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Model/Db/DbAdminAccountsManager.php b/src/Model/Db/DbAdminAccountsManager.php
index da5fb4c..c155665 100644
--- a/src/Model/Db/DbAdminAccountsManager.php
+++ b/src/Model/Db/DbAdminAccountsManager.php
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public function restoreAdminAccountsBackup(ProjectMeta $projectMeta): void
             "mysql:host={$hostName};dbname={$dbName}",
             $this->config->getLocalDbConfigData(ConfigOptionsListConstants::KEY_USER),
             $this->config->getLocalDbConfigData(ConfigOptionsListConstants::KEY_PASSWORD),
-            ['skip-definer' => true]
+            ['skip-definer' => true, 'add-drop-table' => true, 'skip-triggers' => true]
         );
         $dumper->restore($this->getAdminAccountsBackupFilePath($projectMeta));
     }
diff --git a/src/Model/Db/DbConfigBackupManager.php b/src/Model/Db/DbConfigBackupManager.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd9f2c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Model/Db/DbConfigBackupManager.php
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Jh\StrippedDbProvider\Model\Db;
+
+use Ifsnop\Mysqldump\Mysqldump;
+use Magento\Framework\App\ResourceConnection;
+use Magento\Framework\Config\ConfigOptionsListConstants;
+use Jh\StrippedDbProvider\Model\Config;
+use Jh\StrippedDbProvider\Model\ProjectMeta;
+use Magento\Framework\Shell;
+
+class DbConfigBackupManager
+{
+    private const BACKUP_FILENAME = 'core_config_data.sql';
+
+    public function __construct(
+        private Config $config,
+        private Shell $shell,
+        private ResourceConnection $resourceConnection,
+        private array $configCache = []
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    public function backupConfig(ProjectMeta $projectMeta): void
+    {
+        $hostName = $this->config->getLocalDbConfigData(ConfigOptionsListConstants::KEY_HOST);
+        $dbName   = $this->config->getLocalDbConfigData(ConfigOptionsListConstants::KEY_NAME);
+        $dumper = new Mysqldump(
+            "mysql:host={$hostName};dbname={$dbName}",
+            $this->config->getLocalDbConfigData(ConfigOptionsListConstants::KEY_USER),
+            $this->config->getLocalDbConfigData(ConfigOptionsListConstants::KEY_PASSWORD),
+            [
+                'skip-definer' => true,
+                'add-drop-table' => true,
+                'include-tables' => [
+                    'core_config_data'
+                ]
+            ]
+        );
+
+        $dumper->start($this->getConfigBackupFilePath($projectMeta));
+    }
+
+    public function restoreConfigBackup(ProjectMeta $projectMeta): void
+    {
+        $hostName = $this->config->getLocalDbConfigData(ConfigOptionsListConstants::KEY_HOST);
+        $dbName   = $this->config->getLocalDbConfigData(ConfigOptionsListConstants::KEY_NAME);
+        $dumper = new Mysqldump(
+            "mysql:host={$hostName};dbname={$dbName}",
+            $this->config->getLocalDbConfigData(ConfigOptionsListConstants::KEY_USER),
+            $this->config->getLocalDbConfigData(ConfigOptionsListConstants::KEY_PASSWORD),
+            ['skip-definer' => true, 'add-drop-table' => true, 'skip-triggers' => true]
+        );
+        $dumper->restore($this->getConfigBackupFilePath($projectMeta));
+    }
+
+    public function cleanUp(ProjectMeta $projectMeta): void
+    {
+        try {
+            $this->shell->execute("rm %s", [$this->getConfigBackupFilePath($projectMeta)]);
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            //empty
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function cacheConfigValuesToKeep(): void
+    {
+        $pathsToCache = $this->config->getConfigPathsToKeep();
+        $connection = $this->resourceConnection->getConnection();
+        $tableName = $this->resourceConnection->getTableName('core_config_data');
+
+        $select = $connection->select()
+            ->from($tableName,['*']);
+
+        foreach ($pathsToCache as $pattern) {
+            $select->orWhere('path LIKE ?', $pattern);
+        }
+
+        $this->configCache = $connection->fetchAll($select);
+    }
+
+    public function restoreConfigValuesToKeep(): void
+    {
+        foreach ($this->configCache as $config) {
+            $this->resourceConnection->getConnection()->insertOnDuplicate(
+                $this->resourceConnection->getTableName('core_config_data'),
+                $config
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    private function getConfigBackupFilePath(ProjectMeta $projectMeta): string
+    {
+        return $projectMeta->getLocalDumpStoragePath() . self::BACKUP_FILENAME;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Model/DbFacade.php b/src/Model/DbFacade.php
index b4e3b9c..ca48e31 100644
--- a/src/Model/DbFacade.php
+++ b/src/Model/DbFacade.php
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ public function __construct(
         private Db\DbUploader $uploader,
         private Db\DbImporter $importer,
         private Db\DbCleaner $cleaner,
-        private Db\DbAdminAccountsManager $adminAccountsManager
+        private Db\DbAdminAccountsManager $adminAccountsManager,
+        private Db\DbConfigBackupManager $configBackupManager
     ) {
     }
 
@@ -83,4 +84,29 @@ public function cleanUpAdminAccountsBackup(ProjectMeta $projectMeta): void
     {
         $this->adminAccountsManager->cleanUp($projectMeta);
     }
+
+    public function backupLocalConfig(ProjectMeta $projectMeta): void
+    {
+        $this->configBackupManager->backupConfig($projectMeta);
+    }
+
+    public function restoreLocalConfigFromBackup(ProjectMeta $projectMeta): void
+    {
+        $this->configBackupManager->restoreConfigBackup($projectMeta);
+    }
+
+    public function cleanUpConfigBackup(ProjectMeta $projectMeta): void
+    {
+        $this->configBackupManager->cleanUp($projectMeta);
+    }
+
+    public function backupConfigValues(): void
+    {
+        $this->configBackupManager->cacheConfigValuesToKeep();
+    }
+
+    public function restoreConfigValues(): void
+    {
+        $this->configBackupManager->restoreConfigValuesToKeep();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/etc/config.xml b/src/etc/config.xml
index 958ddcb..d66d958 100644
--- a/src/etc/config.xml
+++ b/src/etc/config.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
                 <secret_access_key backend_model="Magento\Config\Model\Config\Backend\Encrypted"></secret_access_key>
                 <access_key_id backend_model="Magento\Config\Model\Config\Backend\Encrypted"></access_key_id>
             </storage>
+            <dump>
+                <config_paths_keep>payment/%</config_paths_keep>
+            </dump>
         </stripped_db_provider>
     </default>
 </config>