diff --git a/docs/reference/cli.md b/docs/reference/cli.md
index 85517620bfaa..4ff30697c30b 100644
--- a/docs/reference/cli.md
+++ b/docs/reference/cli.md
@@ -16,14 +16,15 @@ vitepress dev [root]
 
 ### Options
 
-| Option          | Description                                                       |
-| --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| `--open [path]` | Open browser on startup (`boolean \| string`)                     |
-| `--port <port>` | Specify port (`number`)                                           |
-| `--base <path>` | Public base path (default: `/`) (`string`)                        |
-| `--cors`        | Enable CORS                                                       |
-| `--strictPort`  | Exit if specified port is already in use (`boolean`)              |
-| `--force`       | Force the optimizer to ignore the cache and re-bundle (`boolean`) |
+| Option            | Description                                                       |
+| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `--open [path]`   | Open browser on startup (`boolean \| string`)                     |
+| `--port <port>`   | Specify port (`number`)                                           |
+| `--base <path>`   | Public base path (default: `/`) (`string`)                        |
+| `--config <file>` | Use specified config file (`string`)                              |
+| `--cors`          | Enable CORS                                                       |
+| `--strictPort`    | Exit if specified port is already in use (`boolean`)              |
+| `--force`         | Force the optimizer to ignore the cache and re-bundle (`boolean`) |
 
 ## `vitepress build`
 
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ vitepress build [root]
 | ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | `--mpa` (experimental)         | Build in [MPA mode](../guide/mpa-mode) without client-side hydration (`boolean`)                                    |
 | `--base <path>`                | Public base path (default: `/`) (`string`)                                                                          |
+| `--config <file>`              | Use specified config file (`string`)                                                                                |
 | `--target <target>`            | Transpile target (default: `"modules"`) (`string`)                                                                  |
 | `--outDir <dir>`               | Output directory relative to **cwd** (default: `<root>/.vitepress/dist`) (`string`)                                 |
 | `--minify [minifier]`          | Enable/disable minification, or specify minifier to use (default: `"esbuild"`) (`boolean \| "terser" \| "esbuild"`) |
diff --git a/src/node/build/build.ts b/src/node/build/build.ts
index d6177864ebc0..e4c12eb7fe17 100644
--- a/src/node/build/build.ts
+++ b/src/node/build/build.ts
@@ -18,12 +18,22 @@ import { renderPage } from './render'
 
 export async function build(
   root?: string,
-  buildOptions: BuildOptions & { base?: string; mpa?: string } = {}
+  buildOptions: BuildOptions & {
+    base?: string
+    mpa?: string
+    configFile?: string
+  } = {}
 ) {
   const start = Date.now()
 
   process.env.NODE_ENV = 'production'
-  const siteConfig = await resolveConfig(root, 'build', 'production')
+  const siteConfig = await resolveConfig(
+    root,
+    'build',
+    'production',
+    buildOptions.configFile
+  )
+  delete buildOptions.configFile
   const unlinkVue = linkVue()
 
   if (buildOptions.base) {
diff --git a/src/node/cli.ts b/src/node/cli.ts
index 71eb4c0f26b4..36fa8f95929c 100644
--- a/src/node/cli.ts
+++ b/src/node/cli.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ if (root) {
   argv.root = root
 }
 
+argv.configFile = argv.config
+delete argv.config
+
 if (!command || command === 'dev') {
   if (argv.force) {
     delete argv.force
diff --git a/src/node/config.ts b/src/node/config.ts
index 6d1bbd4938c1..71d365f69ae8 100644
--- a/src/node/config.ts
+++ b/src/node/config.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ export function defineConfigWithTheme<ThemeConfig>(
 export async function resolveConfig(
   root: string = process.cwd(),
   command: 'serve' | 'build' = 'serve',
-  mode = 'development'
+  mode = 'development',
+  configFile?: string
 ): Promise<SiteConfig> {
   // normalize root into absolute path
   root = normalizePath(path.resolve(root))
@@ -63,7 +64,8 @@ export async function resolveConfig(
   const [userConfig, configPath, configDeps] = await resolveUserConfig(
     root,
     command,
-    mode
+    mode,
+    configFile
   )
 
   const logger =
@@ -158,14 +160,15 @@ const supportedConfigExtensions = ['js', 'ts', 'mjs', 'mts']
 export async function resolveUserConfig(
   root: string,
   command: 'serve' | 'build',
-  mode: string
+  mode: string,
+  configFile?: string
 ): Promise<[UserConfig, string | undefined, string[]]> {
   // load user config
-  const configPath = supportedConfigExtensions
+  const configPath = (configFile ? [configFile] : supportedConfigExtensions
     .flatMap((ext) => [
       resolve(root, `config/index.${ext}`),
       resolve(root, `config.${ext}`)
-    ])
+    ]))
     .find(fs.pathExistsSync)
 
   let userConfig: RawConfigExports = {}
diff --git a/src/node/serve/serve.ts b/src/node/serve/serve.ts
index e2434e902b95..4cb7e0004ae3 100644
--- a/src/node/serve/serve.ts
+++ b/src/node/serve/serve.ts
@@ -21,11 +21,17 @@ export interface ServeOptions {
   base?: string
   root?: string
   port?: number
+  configFile?: string
 }
 
 export async function serve(options: ServeOptions = {}) {
   const port = options.port ?? 4173
-  const config = await resolveConfig(options.root, 'serve', 'production')
+  const config = await resolveConfig(
+    options.root,
+    'serve',
+    'production',
+    options.configFile
+  )
   const base = trimChar(options?.base ?? config?.site?.base ?? '', '/')
 
   const notAnAsset = (pathname: string) =>
diff --git a/src/node/server.ts b/src/node/server.ts
index 4105edfe5aaa..dd3f6d8ae655 100644
--- a/src/node/server.ts
+++ b/src/node/server.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,16 @@ import { createVitePressPlugin } from './plugin'
 
 export async function createServer(
   root: string = process.cwd(),
-  serverOptions: ServerOptions & { base?: string } = {},
+  serverOptions: ServerOptions & { base?: string; configFile?: string } = {},
   recreateServer?: () => Promise<void>
 ) {
-  const config = await resolveConfig(root)
+  const config = await resolveConfig(
+    root,
+    'serve',
+    'development',
+    serverOptions.configFile
+  )
+  delete serverOptions.configFile
 
   if (serverOptions.base) {
     config.site.base = serverOptions.base