diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9b2d9c6..14043fb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ Current supported options:
 
 If provided, only the requested spec files will be executed. Otherwise, all matching specs will be run.
 
-These options can also be placed into a `.jasmine-headless-webkit` file in your project root.
+These options can also be placed into a `.jasmine-headless-webkit` file in your project root, or into a
+`.jasmine-headless-webkit` file in your home directory. Project level options override global options.
 
 ### CoffeeScript Support
 
diff --git a/bin/jasmine-headless-webkit b/bin/jasmine-headless-webkit
index 2e87b3f..d834287 100755
--- a/bin/jasmine-headless-webkit
+++ b/bin/jasmine-headless-webkit
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ options = {
   end
 }
 
-read_defaults_file if defaults_file?
+read_defaults_files!
 opts.each(&@process_options)
 @spec_filter = ARGV.dup
 
diff --git a/lib/jasmine/cli.rb b/lib/jasmine/cli.rb
index 21c39f8..5dedc53 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/jasmine/cli.rb
@@ -11,17 +11,18 @@ module Jasmine
 
     RUNNER = 'ext/jasmine-webkit-specrunner/jasmine-webkit-specrunner'
     DEFAULTS_FILE = '.jasmine-headless-webkit'
+    GLOBAL_DEFAULTS_FILE = File.expand_path("~/#{DEFAULTS_FILE}")
 
     def process_jasmine_config(overrides = {})
       DEFAULTS.merge(overrides)
     end
 
-    def read_defaults_file
-      File.readlines(DEFAULTS_FILE).collect { |line| line.strip.split(' ', 2) }.each(&@process_options)
-    end
-
-    def defaults_file?
-      File.file?(DEFAULTS_FILE)
+    def read_defaults_files!
+      [ GLOBAL_DEFAULTS_FILE, DEFAULTS_FILE ].each do |file|
+        if File.file?(file)
+          File.readlines(file).collect { |line| line.strip.split(' ', 2) }.each(&@process_options)
+        end
+      end
     end
 
     def use_spec?(file)
@@ -50,6 +51,11 @@ module Jasmine
 </html>
       HTML
     end
+
+    private
+    def read_config_file(file)
+
+    end
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/jasmine/cli_spec.rb b/spec/lib/jasmine/cli_spec.rb
index 0898f29..15d2ff7 100644
--- a/spec/lib/jasmine/cli_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/jasmine/cli_spec.rb
@@ -41,22 +41,21 @@ describe Jasmine::CLI do
   end
 
   describe '#read_defaults_file' do
-    let(:test_data) { %w{first second} }
+    let(:global_test_data) { %w{first second} }
+    let(:test_data) { %w{third fourth} }
 
     before do
+      File.open(GLOBAL_DEFAULTS_FILE, 'w') { |fh| fh.puts global_test_data.join(' ') }
       File.open(DEFAULTS_FILE, 'w') { |fh| fh.puts test_data.join(' ') }
     end
 
     it "should read the options" do
-      found = false
+      all_data = []
+      @process_options = lambda { |*args| all_data << args.flatten }
 
-      @process_options = lambda { |*args|
-        found = true if args.flatten == test_data
-      }
+      read_defaults_files!
 
-      read_defaults_file
-
-      found.should be_true
+      all_data.should == [ global_test_data, test_data ]
     end
   end