diff --git a/docs/NEWS b/docs/NEWS
index db2deb3c..e2fdd04a 100644
--- a/docs/NEWS
+++ b/docs/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 Version 2.0-beta3 ()
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    * Themes using Engines are now able to use the parent's
+      configuration
+      
     * Prevent "new" plugin api to install double instances of plugins
       that are not stackable (issue #45)
 
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ Version 2.0-beta3 ()
       a backend theme would reference to.
 
     * Changed 2k11's config.inc.php file to provide a more stable
-      call of event hooks so that other templates can also hook
+      call of event hooks so that other themes can also hook
       their own events.
 
     * Changed JS for category filtering and its reset button to be a
diff --git a/include/admin/templates.inc.php b/include/admin/templates.inc.php
index f4be9b48..35ed10b7 100644
--- a/include/admin/templates.inc.php
+++ b/include/admin/templates.inc.php
@@ -96,11 +96,13 @@ if ( @file_exists($serendipity['serendipityPath'] . $serendipity['templatePath']
 
 $data["cur_template"]         = $serendipity['template'];
 $data["cur_template_backend"] = $serendipity['template_backend'];
+$data['cur_template_info']    = serendipity_fetchTemplateInfo($serendipity['template']);
 
-if (file_exists($serendipity['serendipityPath'] . $serendipity['templatePath'] . $serendipity['template'] . '/config.inc.php')) {
+// NOTE: config.inc.php currently only applies to frontend configuration. Backend configuration is not planned yet, and would preferrably use a "config_backend.inc.php" file!
+if (file_exists($serendipity['serendipityPath'] . $serendipity['templatePath'] . $data['cur_template_info']['custom_config_engine'] . '/config.inc.php')) {
     serendipity_smarty_init();
     $old_template_config_groups = $template_config_groups;
-    include_once $serendipity['serendipityPath'] . $serendipity['templatePath'] . $serendipity['template'] . '/config.inc.php';
+    include_once $serendipity['serendipityPath'] . $serendipity['templatePath'] . $data['cur_template_info']['custom_config_engine'] . '/config.inc.php';
     // in case of theme switch, check to unset config_group array
     if ($serendipity['GET']['adminAction'] == 'install' && $serendipity['GET']['adminModule'] == 'templates') {
         // array diff - but do not do this for bulletproof, as this is the only one which needs them in case of reloads (temporary)
diff --git a/include/functions.inc.php b/include/functions.inc.php
index 322281a1..2dc4d148 100644
--- a/include/functions.inc.php
+++ b/include/functions.inc.php
@@ -260,6 +260,22 @@ function serendipity_fetchTemplateInfo($theme, $abspath = null) {
 
     if (@is_file($serendipity['templatePath'] . $theme . '/config.inc.php')) {
         $data['custom_config'] = YES;
+        $data['custom_config_engine'] = $theme;
+    }
+
+    // Templates can depend on a possible "Engine" (i.e. "Engine: 2k11").
+    // We support the fallback chain also of a template's configuration, so let's check each engine for a config file.
+    if (!empty($data['engine'])) {
+        $engines = explode(',', $data['engine']);
+        foreach($engines AS $engine) {
+            $engine = trim($engine);
+            if (empty($engine)) continue;
+
+            if (@is_file($serendipity['templatePath'] . $engine . '/config.inc.php')) {
+                $data['custom_config'] = YES;
+                $data['custom_config_engine'] = $engine;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     if ( $theme != 'default' && $theme != 'default-rtl'