diff --git a/include/sway/commands.h b/include/sway/commands.h
index 67fae5a607..c723bfe83b 100644
--- a/include/sway/commands.h
+++ b/include/sway/commands.h
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ sway_cmd cmd_fullscreen;
 sway_cmd cmd_gaps;
 sway_cmd cmd_hide_edge_borders;
 sway_cmd cmd_include;
+sway_cmd cmd_include_one;
 sway_cmd cmd_inhibit_idle;
 sway_cmd cmd_input;
 sway_cmd cmd_seat;
diff --git a/sway/commands.c b/sway/commands.c
index 6f2649a29e..c7d8f8ed4f 100644
--- a/sway/commands.c
+++ b/sway/commands.c
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ static const struct cmd_handler handlers[] = {
 static const struct cmd_handler config_handlers[] = {
 	{ "default_orientation", cmd_default_orientation },
 	{ "include", cmd_include },
+	{ "include_one", cmd_include_one},
 	{ "swaybg_command", cmd_swaybg_command },
 	{ "swaynag_command", cmd_swaynag_command },
 	{ "workspace_layout", cmd_workspace_layout },
diff --git a/sway/commands/include_one.c b/sway/commands/include_one.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d922f66265
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sway/commands/include_one.c
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+#define _XOPEN_SOURCE 700 
+#include "sway/commands.h"
+#include "sway/config.h"
+#include "list.h"
+#include "log.h"
+#include "unistd.h"
+#include <string.h>
+#include <libgen.h>
+#include <wordexp.h>
+
+typedef struct {
+	char *name;
+	char *path;
+} config_location_map;
+
+int compare_paths( const config_location_map* item, char* abspath) {
+	if (strcmp(item->name, basename(abspath))==0) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return -1;
+}
+void free_config_location_map(config_location_map *config_loc) {
+	free(config_loc->name);
+	free(config_loc->path);
+	free(config_loc);
+}
+void priority_configs(const char *path, const char *parent_dir, struct sway_config *config, list_t *locations) {
+	char *wd = getcwd(NULL, 0);
+
+	if (chdir(parent_dir) < 0) {
+		sway_log(SWAY_ERROR, "failed to change working directory");
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	wordexp_t p;
+	if (wordexp(path, &p, 0) == 0) {
+		char **w = p.we_wordv;
+		size_t i;
+		config_location_map *config_loc = malloc(sizeof (config_location_map));
+		for (i = 0; i < p.we_wordc; ++i) {
+			int index = list_seq_find(locations, (int (*)(const void *, const void *))compare_paths, w[i]);
+      		char* matched_path = strdup(w[i]);
+			config_loc->name = strdup(basename(matched_path));
+			config_loc->path = matched_path;
+			if (index == -1) {
+				list_add(locations, config_loc);
+				continue;
+			}
+			free_config_location_map(locations->items[index]);
+			locations->items[index] = config_loc; 
+		}
+		
+	}
+
+	wordfree(&p);
+	
+	if (chdir(wd) < 0) {
+		sway_log(SWAY_ERROR, "failed to change working directory");
+	}
+cleanup:
+	free(wd);
+}
+
+struct cmd_results *cmd_include_one(int argc, char **argv) {
+
+	struct cmd_results *error = NULL;
+	char *parent_path = strdup(config->current_config_path);
+	const char *parent_dir = dirname(parent_path);
+	list_t *locs = create_list();
+	
+	if ((error = checkarg(argc, "include_one", EXPECTED_AT_LEAST, 1))) {
+		return error;
+	}
+	
+	for(int i=0; i<argc ; ++i){
+		priority_configs(argv[i], parent_dir, config, locs);
+	}
+
+	config_location_map **locs_arr = (config_location_map**) locs->items;
+	for(int i=0; i<locs->length; ++i) {
+		load_include_configs (locs_arr[i]->path, config, &config->swaynag_config_errors);
+	}
+	for (int i = 0; i<locs->length; ++i) {
+		free_config_location_map(locs_arr[i]);
+	}
+	list_free(locs);
+  	free(parent_path);
+	return cmd_results_new(CMD_SUCCESS, NULL);
+}
diff --git a/sway/meson.build b/sway/meson.build
index 5573d433e3..fbe160fc2b 100644
--- a/sway/meson.build
+++ b/sway/meson.build
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ sway_sources = files(
 	'commands/max_render_time.c',
 	'commands/opacity.c',
 	'commands/include.c',
+	'commands/include_one.c',
 	'commands/input.c',
 	'commands/layout.c',
 	'commands/mode.c',