diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index d4ce151..2c5aafa 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -81,3 +81,17 @@ gboolean config_get_array(toml_table_t **config, const gchar *key, toml_array_t
 
     return !!array;
 }
+
+gboolean config_get_table(toml_table_t **config, const gchar *key, toml_table_t **result)
+{
+    toml_table_t *table = NULL;
+
+    if (config[EG25_CONFIG_USER])
+        table = toml_table_in(config[EG25_CONFIG_USER], key);
+    if (!table)
+        table = toml_table_in(config[EG25_CONFIG_SYS], key);
+    if (table && result)
+        *result = table;
+
+    return !!table;
+}
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index d1a214f..5f2d1e2 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@ gboolean config_get_int(toml_table_t **config, const gchar *key, gint *result);
 gboolean config_get_uint(toml_table_t **config, const gchar *key, guint *result);
 gboolean config_get_string(toml_table_t **config, const gchar *key, gchar **result);
 gboolean config_get_array(toml_table_t **config, const gchar *key, toml_array_t **result);
+gboolean config_get_table(toml_table_t **config, const gchar *key, toml_table_t **result);