diff --git a/.all-contributorsrc b/.all-contributorsrc
index 114bd78..afe6265 100644
--- a/.all-contributorsrc
+++ b/.all-contributorsrc
@@ -170,6 +170,16 @@
         "doc",
         "tool"
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      "login": "morhetz",
+      "name": "Pavel Pertsev",
+      "avatar_url": "https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/554231?v=4",
+      "profile": "http://morhetz.com",
+      "contributions": [
+        "code",
+        "test"
+      ]
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bd5d6c4..afb3d23 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ CLI for [`prettier-eslint`][prettier-eslint]
 [![downloads][downloads-badge]][npm-stat]
 [![MIT License][license-badge]][LICENSE]
 
-[![All Contributors](https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-17-orange.svg?style=flat-square)](#contributors)
+[![All Contributors](https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-18-orange.svg?style=flat-square)](#contributors)
 [![PRs Welcome][prs-badge]][prs]
 [![Donate][donate-badge]][donate]
 [![Code of Conduct][coc-badge]][coc]
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ Options:
                                                       [boolean] [default: false]
   --eslint-path            The path to the eslint module to use
                  [default: "./node_modules/eslint"]
+  --eslint-config-path     Path to the eslint config to use for eslint --fix
   --prettier-path          The path to the prettier module to use
                [default: "./node_modules/prettier"]
   --ignore                 pattern(s) you wish to ignore (can be used multiple
@@ -177,6 +178,11 @@ echo "var   foo =    'bar'" | prettier-eslint --stdin
 
 Forwarded as the `eslintPath` option to `prettier-eslint`
 
+#### --eslint-config-path
+
+Resolve eslint config file, parse and forward config object as the `eslintConfig` option to
+`prettier-eslint`
+
 #### --prettier-path
 
 Forwarded as the `prettierPath` option to `prettier-eslint`
@@ -237,7 +243,7 @@ Thanks goes to these people ([emoji key][emojis]):
 | [<img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1500684?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Kent C. Dodds</sub>](https://kentcdodds.com)<br />[💻](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=kentcdodds "Code") [📖](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=kentcdodds "Documentation") [🚇](#infra-kentcdodds "Infrastructure (Hosting, Build-Tools, etc)") [⚠️](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=kentcdodds "Tests") | [<img src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/3266363?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Adam Harris</sub>](https://github.com/aharris88)<br />[💻](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=aharris88 "Code") [📖](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=aharris88 "Documentation") [👀](#review-aharris88 "Reviewed Pull Requests") | [<img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/622118?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Eric McCormick</sub>](https://ericmccormick.io)<br />[👀](#review-edm00se "Reviewed Pull Requests") | [<img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/12389411?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Joel Sequeira</sub>](https://github.com/joelseq)<br />[📖](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=joelseq "Documentation") | [<img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/103008?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Frank Taillandier</sub>](https://frank.taillandier.me)<br /> | [<img src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/292365?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Adam Stankiewicz</sub>](http://sheerun.net)<br />[💻](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=sheerun "Code") | [<img src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/487068?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Stephen John Sorensen</sub>](http://www.stephenjohnsorensen.com/)<br />[💻](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=spudly "Code") |
 | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
 | [<img src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/11560964?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Gandem</sub>](https://github.com/Gandem)<br />[💻](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=Gandem "Code") [⚠️](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=Gandem "Tests") | [<img src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/129991?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Matteo Ronchi</sub>](https://github.com/cef62)<br />[🐛](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/issues?q=author%3Acef62 "Bug reports") [💻](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=cef62 "Code") | [<img src="https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/u/61787?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Benoît Zugmeyer</sub>](https://github.com/BenoitZugmeyer)<br />[💻](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=BenoitZugmeyer "Code") [⚠️](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=BenoitZugmeyer "Tests") | [<img src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/5038030?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Charlike Mike Reagent</sub>](https://i.am.charlike.online)<br />[💻](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=tunnckoCore "Code") [⚠️](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=tunnckoCore "Tests") | [<img src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/10954870?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Dion Dirza</sub>](https://github.com/diondirza)<br />[🐛](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/issues?q=author%3Adiondirza "Bug reports") | [<img src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/3297808?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>mrm007</sub>](https://github.com/mrm007)<br />[🐛](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/issues?q=author%3Amrm007 "Bug reports") [💻](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=mrm007 "Code") | [<img src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/193238?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Jack Franklin</sub>](http://www.jackfranklin.co.uk)<br />[💻](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=jackfranklin "Code") |
-| [<img src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/17342435?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Ryan Zimmerman</sub>](http://www.ryanzim.com)<br />[📖](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=RyanZim "Documentation") | [<img src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/1186409?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Paolo Moretti</sub>](http://stackoverflow.com/users/63011)<br />[🐛](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/issues?q=author%3Amoretti "Bug reports") [💻](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=moretti "Code") [⚠️](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=moretti "Tests") | [<img src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/6242574?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>bySabi Files</sub>](https://github.com/bySabi)<br />[📖](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=bySabi "Documentation") [🔧](#tool-bySabi "Tools") |
+| [<img src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/17342435?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Ryan Zimmerman</sub>](http://www.ryanzim.com)<br />[📖](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=RyanZim "Documentation") | [<img src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/1186409?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Paolo Moretti</sub>](http://stackoverflow.com/users/63011)<br />[🐛](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/issues?q=author%3Amoretti "Bug reports") [💻](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=moretti "Code") [⚠️](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=moretti "Tests") | [<img src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/6242574?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>bySabi Files</sub>](https://github.com/bySabi)<br />[📖](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=bySabi "Documentation") [🔧](#tool-bySabi "Tools") | [<img src="https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/554231?v=4" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Pavel Pertsev</sub>](http://morhetz.com)<br />[💻](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=morhetz "Code") |
 <!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:END -->
 
 This project follows the [all-contributors][all-contributors] specification. Contributions of any kind welcome!
diff --git a/__mocks__/fs.js b/__mocks__/fs.js
index a67d2ba..144d5ad 100644
--- a/__mocks__/fs.js
+++ b/__mocks__/fs.js
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ const writeFile = jest.fn((filePath, contents, callback) => {
 })
 
 const readFileSync = jest.fn(filePath => {
+  if (filePath.indexOf('.eslintrc') !== -1) {
+    return '{ "rules": { "semi": "error" } }'
+  }
+
   if (filePath.indexOf('eslintignore')) {
     return '*ignored*\n**/ignored/**\n'
   } else {
@@ -13,4 +17,8 @@ const readFileSync = jest.fn(filePath => {
   }
 })
 
-module.exports = {readFile, writeFile, readFileSync}
+const readdirSync = jest.fn(() => {
+  return []
+})
+
+module.exports = {readFile, writeFile, readFileSync, readdirSync}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9087dd8..88a50c9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     "camelcase-keys": "^4.1.0",
     "chalk": "^1.1.3",
     "common-tags": "^1.4.0",
+    "eslint": "^3.19.0",
     "find-up": "^2.1.0",
     "get-stdin": "^5.0.1",
     "glob": "^7.1.1",
@@ -51,7 +52,6 @@
     "codecov": "^2.1.0",
     "commitizen": "^2.9.6",
     "cz-conventional-changelog": "^2.0.0",
-    "eslint": "^3.19.0",
     "eslint-config-kentcdodds": "^12.2.1",
     "husky": "^0.13.3",
     "jest-cli": "^19.0.2",
diff --git a/src/format-files.js b/src/format-files.js
index 5bc8075..e6377eb 100644
--- a/src/format-files.js
+++ b/src/format-files.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import findUp from 'find-up'
 import memoize from 'lodash.memoize'
 import indentString from 'indent-string'
 import getLogger from 'loglevel-colored-level-prefix'
+import ConfigFile from 'eslint/lib/config/config-file'
 import * as messages from './messages'
 
 const LINE_SEPERATOR_REGEX = /(\r|\n|\r\n)/
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ function formatFilesFromArgv({
   prettierPath,
   ignore: ignoreGlobs = [],
   eslintIgnore: applyEslintIgnore = true,
+  eslintConfigPath,
   prettierLast,
   ...prettierOptions
 }) {
@@ -47,6 +49,11 @@ function formatFilesFromArgv({
     prettierLast,
     prettierOptions,
   }
+
+  if (eslintConfigPath) {
+    prettierESLintOptions.eslintConfig = ConfigFile.load(eslintConfigPath)
+  }
+
   const cliOptions = {write, listDifferent}
   if (stdin) {
     return formatStdin(prettierESLintOptions)
diff --git a/src/format-files.test.js b/src/format-files.test.js
index 6dbb342..06c95f0 100644
--- a/src/format-files.test.js
+++ b/src/format-files.test.js
@@ -280,3 +280,13 @@ describe('listDifferent', () => {
     expect(process.exitCode).toBe(0)
   })
 })
+
+describe('eslintConfigPath', () => {
+  test('will use eslintrc', async () => {
+    await formatFiles({
+      _: ['src/**/1*.js'],
+      eslintConfigPath: '.eslintrc',
+    })
+    expect(process.exitCode).toBe(0)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/parser.js b/src/parser.js
index bcc32cd..880cdaa 100644
--- a/src/parser.js
+++ b/src/parser.js
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ const parser = yargs
       describe: 'The path to the eslint module to use',
       coerce: coercePath,
     },
+    // allow `--eslint-config-path` and `--eslintConfigPath`
+    'eslint-config-path': {
+      default: undefined,
+      describe: 'Path to the eslint config to use for eslint --fix',
+    },
     // allow `--prettier-path` and `--prettierPath`
     'prettier-path': {
       describe: 'The path to the prettier module to use',
@@ -150,14 +155,6 @@ const parser = yargs
     },
     // TODO: support range-start and range-end
     // would require changes in prettier-eslint
-    // TODO: if we allow people to to specify a config path,
-    // we need to read that somehow. These can come invarious
-    // formats and we'd have to work out `extends` somehow as well.
-    // I don't know whether ESLint exposes a way to do this...
-    // Contributions welcome!
-    // eslintConfigPath: {
-    //   describe: 'Path to the eslint config to use for eslint --fix',
-    // },
   })
   .strict()