diff --git a/commands/base.go b/commands/base.go
index 497715dd..8763b571 100644
--- a/commands/base.go
+++ b/commands/base.go
@@ -25,11 +25,15 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"os/user"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"text/template"
 
+	"gopkg.in/ini.v1"
+
 	"github.com/go-openapi/runtime"
 	httptransport "github.com/go-openapi/runtime/client"
 	inventorypb "github.com/percona/pmm/api/inventorypb/json/client"
@@ -69,6 +73,10 @@ type Command interface {
 	Run() (Result, error)
 }
 
+type ApplyDefaults interface {
+	ApplyDefaults(cfg *ini.File)
+}
+
 // TODO remove Command above, rename CommandWithContext to Command
 type CommandWithContext interface {
 	// TODO rename to Run
@@ -115,6 +123,7 @@ type globalFlagsValues struct {
 	ServerInsecureTLS bool
 	Debug             bool
 	Trace             bool
+	DefaultConfig     string
 }
 
 // GlobalFlags contains pmm-admin core flags values.
@@ -184,6 +193,37 @@ func (e errFromNginx) GoString() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("errFromNginx(%q)", string(e))
 }
 
+func ConfigureDefaults(config string, cmd ApplyDefaults) error {
+	if config != "" {
+		var err error
+		config, err = expandPath(config)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("fail to normalize path: %v", err)
+		}
+		cfg, err := ini.Load(config)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("fail to read config file: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		cmd.ApplyDefaults(cfg)
+	} else {
+		logrus.Debug("default config not provided")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func expandPath(path string) (string, error) {
+	if strings.HasPrefix(path, "~/") {
+		usr, err := user.Current()
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		return filepath.Join(usr.HomeDir, path[2:]), nil
+	}
+	return path, nil
+}
+
 // SetupClients configures local and PMM Server API clients.
 func SetupClients(ctx context.Context, serverURL string) {
 	agentlocal.SetTransport(ctx, GlobalFlags.Debug || GlobalFlags.Trace)
diff --git a/commands/base_test.go b/commands/base_test.go
index 9dc938d9..61d4f1ee 100644
--- a/commands/base_test.go
+++ b/commands/base_test.go
@@ -20,9 +20,12 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"os/user"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"gopkg.in/ini.v1"
+
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -110,3 +113,63 @@ func TestReadFile(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Empty(t, certificate)
 	})
 }
+
+type cmdWithDefaultsApply struct {
+	applyDefaultCalled bool
+	user               string
+	password           string
+}
+
+func (c *cmdWithDefaultsApply) ApplyDefaults(cfg *ini.File) {
+	c.user = cfg.Section("client").Key("user").String()
+	c.password = cfg.Section("client").Key("password").String()
+	c.applyDefaultCalled = true
+}
+
+func TestConfigureDefaults(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("ApplyDefaults is called if command supports it", func(t *testing.T) {
+		file, e := os.Open("../testdata/.my.cnf")
+		if e != nil {
+			t.Fatal(e)
+		}
+
+		cmd := &cmdWithDefaultsApply{}
+
+		if err := ConfigureDefaults(file.Name(), cmd); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		assert.Equal(t, "root", cmd.user)
+		assert.Equal(t, "toor", cmd.password)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("ApplyDefaults is not called if pass is not setup", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cmd := &cmdWithDefaultsApply{}
+
+		if err := ConfigureDefaults("", cmd); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		assert.Equal(t, "", cmd.user)
+		assert.Equal(t, "", cmd.password)
+		assert.False(t, cmd.applyDefaultCalled)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestExpandPath(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("relative to userhome", func(t *testing.T) {
+		actual, err := expandPath("~/")
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		usr, err := user.Current()
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		assert.Equal(t, usr.HomeDir, actual)
+	})
+	t.Run("relative to userhome", func(t *testing.T) {
+		originalPath := "./test"
+		actual, err := expandPath(originalPath)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		assert.Equal(t, originalPath, actual)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/commands/default_config.go b/commands/default_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8ed1fd79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commands/default_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// pmm-admin
+// Copyright 2019 Percona LLC
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package commands
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+)
+
+func DefaultConfig(val string) (f *os.File, cleanup func(), e error) {
+	file, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "test-pmm-admin-defaults-*.cnf")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	f = file
+	cleanup = func() {
+		_ = os.Remove(file.Name())
+	}
+
+	if _, err := file.WriteString(val); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	if err := file.Sync(); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	return
+}
diff --git a/commands/management/add_mysql.go b/commands/management/add_mysql.go
index 9327812e..501fdcf7 100644
--- a/commands/management/add_mysql.go
+++ b/commands/management/add_mysql.go
@@ -21,12 +21,17 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+
+	"gopkg.in/ini.v1"
+
+	"github.com/percona/pmm-admin/agentlocal"
+
 	"github.com/AlekSi/pointer"
 	"github.com/alecthomas/units"
 	"github.com/percona/pmm/api/managementpb/json/client"
 	mysql "github.com/percona/pmm/api/managementpb/json/client/my_sql"
 
-	"github.com/percona/pmm-admin/agentlocal"
 	"github.com/percona/pmm-admin/commands"
 )
 
@@ -116,6 +121,25 @@ type addMySQLCommand struct {
 	CreateUser             bool
 }
 
+func (cmd *addMySQLCommand) ApplyDefaults(cfg *ini.File) {
+	defaultUsername := cfg.Section("client").Key("user").String()
+	if defaultUsername != "" {
+		if cmd.Username == "" {
+			cmd.Username = defaultUsername
+		} else {
+			logrus.Debug("default username is not used, it is already set")
+		}
+	}
+	defaultPassword := cfg.Section("client").Key("password").String()
+	if defaultPassword != "" {
+		if cmd.Password == "" {
+			cmd.Password = defaultPassword
+		} else {
+			logrus.Debug("default password is not used, it is already set")
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func (cmd *addMySQLCommand) GetServiceName() string {
 	return cmd.ServiceName
 }
diff --git a/commands/management/add_mysql_test.go b/commands/management/add_mysql_test.go
index b193c2f7..0f58c44d 100644
--- a/commands/management/add_mysql_test.go
+++ b/commands/management/add_mysql_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+
+	"github.com/percona/pmm-admin/commands"
+
 	mysql "github.com/percona/pmm/api/managementpb/json/client/my_sql"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
@@ -160,3 +164,87 @@ func TestRun(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 }
+
+func TestApplyDefaults(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("password and username is set", func(t *testing.T) {
+		file, cleanup, e := commands.DefaultConfig("[client]\nuser=root\npassword=toor\n")
+		if e != nil {
+			t.Fatal(e)
+		}
+		defer cleanup()
+
+		cmd := &addMySQLCommand{}
+
+		commands.ConfigureDefaults(file.Name(), cmd)
+
+		assert.Equal(t, "root", cmd.Username)
+		assert.Equal(t, "toor", cmd.Password)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("password and username from config have lower priority", func(t *testing.T) {
+		logrus.SetLevel(logrus.TraceLevel)
+		file, cleanup, e := commands.DefaultConfig("[client]\nuser=root\npassword=toor\n")
+		if e != nil {
+			t.Fatal(e)
+		}
+		defer cleanup()
+
+		cmd := &addMySQLCommand{
+			Username: "default-username",
+			Password: "default-password",
+		}
+
+		commands.ConfigureDefaults(file.Name(), cmd)
+
+		assert.Equal(t, "default-username", cmd.Username)
+		assert.Equal(t, "default-password", cmd.Password)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("not updated if not set", func(t *testing.T) {
+		file, cleanup, e := commands.DefaultConfig("")
+		if e != nil {
+			t.Fatal(e)
+		}
+		defer cleanup()
+
+		cmd := &addMySQLCommand{
+			Username: "default-username",
+			Password: "default-password",
+		}
+
+		commands.ConfigureDefaults(file.Name(), cmd)
+
+		assert.Equal(t, "default-username", cmd.Username)
+		assert.Equal(t, "default-password", cmd.Password)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("only username is set", func(t *testing.T) {
+		file, cleanup, e := commands.DefaultConfig("[client]\nuser=root\n")
+		if e != nil {
+			t.Fatal(e)
+		}
+		defer cleanup()
+
+		cmd := &addMySQLCommand{}
+
+		commands.ConfigureDefaults(file.Name(), cmd)
+
+		assert.Equal(t, "root", cmd.Username)
+		assert.Equal(t, "", cmd.Password)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("only password is set", func(t *testing.T) {
+		file, cleanup, e := commands.DefaultConfig("[client]\npassword=toor\n")
+		if e != nil {
+			t.Fatal(e)
+		}
+		defer cleanup()
+
+		cmd := &addMySQLCommand{}
+
+		commands.ConfigureDefaults(file.Name(), cmd)
+
+		assert.Equal(t, "", cmd.Username)
+		assert.Equal(t, "toor", cmd.Password)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index cc5a61bb..a9d23b0c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.6.1
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200722175500-76b94024e4b6
 	gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2 v2.2.6
+	gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.63.2
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 531772d9..1903bfbc 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -387,6 +387,8 @@ gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20180628173108-788fd7840127/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20200227125254-8fa46927fb4f h1:BLraFXnmrev5lT+xlilqcH8XK9/i0At2xKjWk4p6zsU=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20200227125254-8fa46927fb4f/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/errgo.v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:hNsd1EY+bozCKY1Ytp96fpM3vjJbqLJn88ws8XvfDNI=
+gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.63.2 h1:tGK/CyBg7SMzb60vP1M03vNZ3VDu3wGQJwn7Sxi9r3c=
+gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.63.2/go.mod h1:pNLf8WUiyNEtQjuu5G5vTm06TEv9tsIgeAvK8hOrP4k=
 gopkg.in/reform.v1 v1.5.0/go.mod h1:AIv0CbDRJ0ljQwptGeaIXfpDRo02uJwTq92aMFELEeU=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.1/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.2/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 6a88641e..ec4cd5a8 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ func main() {
 
 	serverURLF := kingpin.Flag("server-url", "PMM Server URL in `https://username:password@pmm-server-host/` format").String()
 	kingpin.Flag("server-insecure-tls", "Skip PMM Server TLS certificate validation").BoolVar(&commands.GlobalFlags.ServerInsecureTLS)
+	kingpin.Flag("defaults-file", "Default config").StringVar(&commands.GlobalFlags.DefaultConfig)
+
 	kingpin.Flag("debug", "Enable debug logging").BoolVar(&commands.GlobalFlags.Debug)
 	kingpin.Flag("trace", "Enable trace logging (implies debug)").BoolVar(&commands.GlobalFlags.Trace)
 	jsonF := kingpin.Flag("json", "Enable JSON output").Bool()
@@ -152,6 +154,13 @@ func main() {
 		commands.SetupClients(ctx, *serverURLF)
 	}
 
+	if c, ok := command.(commands.ApplyDefaults); ok {
+		err := commands.ConfigureDefaults(commands.GlobalFlags.DefaultConfig, c)
+		if err != nil {
+			logrus.Panicf("Failed to configure defaults: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	var res commands.Result
 	var err error
 	if cc, ok := command.(commands.CommandWithContext); ok {
diff --git a/testdata/.my.cnf b/testdata/.my.cnf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d46f6bfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/.my.cnf
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[client]
+host=127.0.0.1
+port=12345
+user=root
+password=toor