diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index d59eb34..ef11d77 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -98,13 +98,32 @@ func (m *Metrics) Merge(other *Metrics) {
 	setIfNotEmpty(&m.Port, other.Port)
 }
 
+// Delegations contains configuration for persisting delegations.
+type Delegations struct {
+	// Persist controls whether delegations are persisted or not.
+	Persist bool `json:"persist"`
+
+	// Policy contains the MSP predicate for delegation
+	// persistence.
+	Policy string `json:"policy"`
+}
+
+// Merge copies over non-empty settings from other into the current
+// Delegations config.
+func (d *Delegations) Merge(other *Delegations) {
+	setIfNotEmpty(&d.Policy, other.Policy)
+
+	d.Persist = d.Persist || other.Persist
+}
+
 // Config contains all the configuration options for a redoctober
 // instance.
 type Config struct {
-	Server  *Server  `json:"server"`
-	UI      *UI      `json:"ui"`
-	HipChat *HipChat `json:"hipchat"`
-	Metrics *Metrics `json:"metrics"`
+	Server      *Server      `json:"server"`
+	UI          *UI          `json:"ui"`
+	HipChat     *HipChat     `json:"hipchat"`
+	Metrics     *Metrics     `json:"metrics"`
+	Delegations *Delegations `json:"delegations"`
 }
 
 // Merge copies over the non-empty settings from other into the
@@ -114,6 +133,7 @@ func (c *Config) Merge(other *Config) {
 	c.UI.Merge(other.UI)
 	c.HipChat.Merge(other.HipChat)
 	c.Metrics.Merge(other.Metrics)
+	c.Delegations.Merge(other.Delegations)
 }
 
 // Valid ensures that the config has enough data to start a Red
@@ -135,10 +155,11 @@ func (c *Config) Valid() bool {
 // New returns a new, empty config.
 func New() *Config {
 	return &Config{
-		Server:  &Server{},
-		UI:      &UI{},
-		HipChat: &HipChat{},
-		Metrics: &Metrics{},
+		Server:      &Server{},
+		UI:          &UI{},
+		HipChat:     &HipChat{},
+		Metrics:     &Metrics{},
+		Delegations: &Delegations{},
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/config/config_test.go b/config/config_test.go
index df497ba..eed4ad8 100644
--- a/config/config_test.go
+++ b/config/config_test.go
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ func (m *Metrics) equal(other *Metrics) bool {
 	return m.Host == other.Host && m.Port == other.Port
 }
 
+func (d *Delegations) equal(other *Delegations) bool {
+	return d.Persist == other.Persist && d.Policy == other.Policy
+}
+
 func (c *Config) equal(other *Config) bool {
 	if !c.Server.equal(other.Server) {
 		return false
@@ -79,6 +83,10 @@ func (c *Config) equal(other *Config) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
+	if !c.Delegations.equal(other.Delegations) {
+		return false
+	}
+
 	return true
 }
 
@@ -117,6 +125,10 @@ func TestMergeEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 			Room:   "redoctober",
 			APIKey: "i don't this key will work",
 		},
+		Delegations: &Delegations{
+			Persist: true,
+			Policy:  "NONE",
+		},
 	}
 
 	if empty.equal(testConfig) {