diff --git a/include/ghostty.h b/include/ghostty.h
index d11b49fb1..94b69b829 100644
--- a/include/ghostty.h
+++ b/include/ghostty.h
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ void ghostty_config_load_string(ghostty_config_t, const char *, uintptr_t);
 void ghostty_config_load_default_files(ghostty_config_t);
 void ghostty_config_load_recursive_files(ghostty_config_t);
 void ghostty_config_finalize(ghostty_config_t);
+bool ghostty_config_get(ghostty_config_t, void *, const char *, uintptr_t);
 ghostty_input_trigger_s ghostty_config_trigger(ghostty_config_t, const char *, uintptr_t);
 
 ghostty_app_t ghostty_app_new(const ghostty_runtime_config_s *, ghostty_config_t);
diff --git a/src/config.zig b/src/config.zig
index 8d0dd2e44..23687d14b 100644
--- a/src/config.zig
+++ b/src/config.zig
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+const builtin = @import("builtin");
+
+pub usingnamespace @import("config/key.zig");
 pub const Config = @import("config/Config.zig");
-pub const Key = @import("config/key.zig").Key;
 
 // Field types
 pub const CopyOnSelect = Config.CopyOnSelect;
@@ -9,8 +11,10 @@ pub const OptionAsAlt = Config.OptionAsAlt;
 
 // Alternate APIs
 pub const CAPI = @import("config/CAPI.zig");
-pub const Wasm = @import("config/Wasm.zig");
+pub const Wasm = if (!builtin.target.isWasm()) struct {} else @import("config/Wasm.zig");
 
 test {
     @import("std").testing.refAllDecls(@This());
+
+    _ = @import("config/c_get.zig");
 }
diff --git a/src/config/CAPI.zig b/src/config/CAPI.zig
index 1d559a51e..cc031ad7a 100644
--- a/src/config/CAPI.zig
+++ b/src/config/CAPI.zig
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ const inputpkg = @import("../input.zig");
 const global = &@import("../main.zig").state;
 
 const Config = @import("Config.zig");
+const c_get = @import("c_get.zig");
+const Key = @import("key.zig").Key;
 
 const log = std.log.scoped(.config);
 
@@ -78,6 +80,16 @@ export fn ghostty_config_finalize(self: *Config) void {
     };
 }
 
+export fn ghostty_config_get(
+    self: *Config,
+    ptr: *anyopaque,
+    key_str: [*]const u8,
+    len: usize,
+) bool {
+    const key = std.meta.stringToEnum(Key, key_str[0..len]) orelse return false;
+    return c_get.get(self, key, ptr);
+}
+
 export fn ghostty_config_trigger(
     self: *Config,
     str: [*]const u8,
diff --git a/src/config/Config.zig b/src/config/Config.zig
index 9868860a5..c37939d22 100644
--- a/src/config/Config.zig
+++ b/src/config/Config.zig
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const internal_os = @import("../os/main.zig");
 const cli_args = @import("../cli_args.zig");
 
 const Key = @import("key.zig").Key;
+const KeyValue = @import("key.zig").Value;
 
 const log = std.log.scoped(.config);
 
diff --git a/src/config/c_get.zig b/src/config/c_get.zig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..05fa5fe7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/c_get.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+
+const key = @import("key.zig");
+const Config = @import("Config.zig");
+const Key = key.Key;
+const Value = key.Value;
+
+/// Get a value from the config by key into the given pointer. This is
+/// specifically for C-compatible APIs. If you're using Zig, just access
+/// the configuration directly.
+///
+/// The return value is false if the given key is not supported by the
+/// C API yet. This is a fixable problem so if it is important to support
+/// some key, please open an issue.
+pub fn get(config: *const Config, k: Key, ptr_raw: *anyopaque) bool {
+    @setEvalBranchQuota(10_000);
+    switch (k) {
+        inline else => |tag| {
+            const value = fieldByKey(config, tag);
+            switch (@TypeOf(value)) {
+                ?[:0]const u8 => {
+                    const ptr: *[*c]const u8 = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ptr_raw));
+                    ptr.* = if (value) |slice| @ptrCast(slice.ptr) else null;
+                },
+
+                bool => {
+                    const ptr: *bool = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ptr_raw));
+                    ptr.* = value;
+                },
+
+                u8, u32 => {
+                    const ptr: *c_uint = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ptr_raw));
+                    ptr.* = @intCast(value);
+                },
+
+                f32, f64 => {
+                    const ptr: *f64 = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ptr_raw));
+                    ptr.* = @floatCast(value);
+                },
+
+                else => return false,
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+/// Get a value from the config by key.
+fn fieldByKey(self: *const Config, comptime k: Key) Value(k) {
+    const field = comptime field: {
+        const fields = std.meta.fields(Config);
+        for (fields) |field| {
+            if (@field(Key, field.name) == k) {
+                break :field field;
+            }
+        }
+
+        unreachable;
+    };
+
+    return @field(self, field.name);
+}
+
+test "u8" {
+    const testing = std.testing;
+    const alloc = testing.allocator;
+
+    var c = try Config.default(alloc);
+    defer c.deinit();
+    c.@"font-size" = 24;
+
+    var cval: c_uint = undefined;
+    try testing.expect(get(&c, .@"font-size", &cval));
+    try testing.expectEqual(@as(c_uint, 24), cval);
+}
diff --git a/src/config/key.zig b/src/config/key.zig
index bd50a684d..a6ad127c7 100644
--- a/src/config/key.zig
+++ b/src/config/key.zig
@@ -30,3 +30,26 @@ pub const Key = key: {
         },
     });
 };
+
+/// Returns the value type for a key
+pub fn Value(comptime key: Key) type {
+    const field = comptime field: {
+        const fields = std.meta.fields(Config);
+        for (fields) |field| {
+            if (@field(Key, field.name) == key) {
+                break :field field;
+            }
+        }
+
+        unreachable;
+    };
+
+    return field.type;
+}
+
+test "Value" {
+    const testing = std.testing;
+
+    try testing.expectEqual(?[:0]const u8, Value(.@"font-family"));
+    try testing.expectEqual(bool, Value(.@"cursor-style-blink"));
+}