diff --git a/go/cmd/vtcombo/main.go b/go/cmd/vtcombo/main.go
index f425ce40761..d1757acdb77 100644
--- a/go/cmd/vtcombo/main.go
+++ b/go/cmd/vtcombo/main.go
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ var (
 
 	mysqlPort = flag.Int("mysql_port", 3306, "mysql port")
 
+	configPath = flag.String("boost_configs_path", "./boost_query_configs.yaml", "path to the boost query configurations file")
+
 	ts              *topo.Server
 	resilientServer *srvtopo.ResilientServer
 )
@@ -214,7 +216,7 @@ func main() {
 	vtgate.QueryLogHandler = "/debug/vtgate/querylog"
 	vtgate.QueryLogzHandler = "/debug/vtgate/querylogz"
 	vtgate.QueryzHandler = "/debug/vtgate/queryz"
-	vtg := vtgate.Init(context.Background(), resilientServer, tpb.Cells[0], tabletTypesToWait)
+	vtg := vtgate.Init(context.Background(), resilientServer, tpb.Cells[0], tabletTypesToWait, configPath)
 
 	// vtctld configuration and init
 	vtctld.InitVtctld(ts)
diff --git a/go/cmd/vtgate/vtgate.go b/go/cmd/vtgate/vtgate.go
index 3f98b7d6212..fb59a51ceb1 100644
--- a/go/cmd/vtgate/vtgate.go
+++ b/go/cmd/vtgate/vtgate.go
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ var (
 	tabletTypesToWait = flag.String("tablet_types_to_wait", "", "wait till connected for specified tablet types during Gateway initialization")
 )
 
+var configPath = flag.String("boost_configs_path", "./boost_query_configs.yaml", "path to the boost query configurations file")
+
 var resilientServer *srvtopo.ResilientServer
 var legacyHealthCheck discovery.LegacyHealthCheck
 
@@ -153,7 +155,7 @@ func main() {
 		vtg = vtgate.LegacyInit(context.Background(), legacyHealthCheck, resilientServer, *cell, *vtgate.RetryCount, tabletTypes)
 	} else {
 		// use new Init otherwise
-		vtg = vtgate.Init(context.Background(), resilientServer, *cell, tabletTypes)
+		vtg = vtgate.Init(context.Background(), resilientServer, *cell, tabletTypes, configPath)
 	}
 
 	servenv.OnRun(func() {
diff --git a/go/vt/vtexplain/vtexplain_vtgate.go b/go/vt/vtexplain/vtexplain_vtgate.go
index 748777c2b01..26c48a79de1 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtexplain/vtexplain_vtgate.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtexplain/vtexplain_vtgate.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func initVtgateExecutor(vSchemaStr, ksShardMapStr string, opts *Options) error {
 
 	streamSize := 10
 	var schemaTracker vtgate.SchemaInfo // no schema tracker for these tests
-	vtgateExecutor = vtgate.NewExecutor(context.Background(), explainTopo, vtexplainCell, resolver, opts.Normalize, false /*do not warn for sharded only*/, streamSize, cache.DefaultConfig, schemaTracker)
+	vtgateExecutor = vtgate.NewExecutor(context.Background(), explainTopo, vtexplainCell, resolver, opts.Normalize, false /*do not warn for sharded only*/, streamSize, cache.DefaultConfig, schemaTracker, nil)
 
 	queryLogBufferSize := 10
 	vtgate.QueryLogger = streamlog.New("VTGate", queryLogBufferSize)
diff --git a/go/vt/vtgate/boost/boost.go b/go/vt/vtgate/boost/boost.go
index 51fcd510503..1a958ab2d23 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtgate/boost/boost.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtgate/boost/boost.go
@@ -6,3 +6,19 @@ type PlanConfig struct {
 	IsBoosted    bool
 	BoostColumns Columns
 }
+
+func NonBoostedPlanConfig() *PlanConfig {
+	return &PlanConfig{
+		IsBoosted:    false,
+		BoostColumns: Columns{},
+	}
+}
+
+type QueryFilterConfig struct {
+	Columns   []string `yaml:"columns"`
+	TableName string   `yaml:"tableName"`
+}
+
+type QueryFilterConfigs struct {
+	BoostConfigs []QueryFilterConfig `yaml:"boostConfigs"`
+}
diff --git a/go/vt/vtgate/boost/load_configs.go b/go/vt/vtgate/boost/load_configs.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..461b1670b24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/vt/vtgate/boost/load_configs.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package boost
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+	"io/ioutil"
+)
+
+func Load(configPath *string) (*QueryFilterConfigs, error) {
+	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(*configPath)
+	fmt.Printf("Reading Boost Configs from: %s\n", *configPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Error reading file: %v\n", err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var configs QueryFilterConfigs
+	err = yaml.Unmarshal(data, &configs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("Parsed Configs: %+v\n", configs)
+
+	rocket := `
+       |
+      / \
+     / _ \
+    |.'''.|
+    |'._.'|
+    |BOOST|
+   ,'|  | |\.
+  /  |  | |  \
+  |,-'--|--'-.|
+	|| || ||	
+`
+
+	fmt.Println(rocket)
+
+	fmt.Println("Boost enabled.")
+
+	return &configs, nil
+}
diff --git a/go/vt/vtgate/executor.go b/go/vt/vtgate/executor.go
index 0b5bc069483..b63069952d8 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtgate/executor.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtgate/executor.go
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ type Executor struct {
 
 	vm            *VSchemaManager
 	schemaTracker SchemaInfo
+
+	queryFilterConfigs *boost.QueryFilterConfigs
 }
 
 var executorOnce sync.Once
@@ -119,18 +121,20 @@ func NewExecutor(
 	streamSize int,
 	cacheCfg *cache.Config,
 	schemaTracker SchemaInfo,
+	queryFilterConfigs *boost.QueryFilterConfigs,
 ) *Executor {
 	e := &Executor{
-		serv:            serv,
-		cell:            cell,
-		resolver:        resolver,
-		scatterConn:     resolver.scatterConn,
-		txConn:          resolver.scatterConn.txConn,
-		plans:           cache.NewDefaultCacheImpl(cacheCfg),
-		normalize:       normalize,
-		warnShardedOnly: warnOnShardedOnly,
-		streamSize:      streamSize,
-		schemaTracker:   schemaTracker,
+		serv:               serv,
+		cell:               cell,
+		resolver:           resolver,
+		scatterConn:        resolver.scatterConn,
+		txConn:             resolver.scatterConn.txConn,
+		plans:              cache.NewDefaultCacheImpl(cacheCfg),
+		normalize:          normalize,
+		warnShardedOnly:    warnOnShardedOnly,
+		streamSize:         streamSize,
+		schemaTracker:      schemaTracker,
+		queryFilterConfigs: queryFilterConfigs,
 	}
 
 	vschemaacl.Init()
@@ -1202,7 +1206,7 @@ func (e *Executor) getPlan(vcursor *vcursorImpl, sql string, comments sqlparser.
 	}
 	ignoreMaxMemoryRows := sqlparser.IgnoreMaxMaxMemoryRowsDirective(stmt)
 	vcursor.SetIgnoreMaxMemoryRows(ignoreMaxMemoryRows)
-	var boostPlanConfig *boost.PlanConfig
+	var boostPlanConfig = boost.NonBoostedPlanConfig()
 
 	// Normalize if possible and retry.
 	if (e.normalize && sqlparser.CanNormalize(stmt)) || sqlparser.MustRewriteAST(stmt) {
@@ -1214,7 +1218,7 @@ func (e *Executor) getPlan(vcursor *vcursorImpl, sql string, comments sqlparser.
 		statement = result.AST
 		bindVarNeeds = result.BindVarNeeds
 		query = sqlparser.String(statement)
-		boostPlanConfig = configForBoost(result.Columns, "<TODO>")
+		boostPlanConfig = configForBoost(e.queryFilterConfigs, result.Columns, vcursor.vschema.UniqueTables)
 	}
 
 	if logStats != nil {
@@ -1242,30 +1246,31 @@ func (e *Executor) getPlan(vcursor *vcursorImpl, sql string, comments sqlparser.
 	return plan, nil
 }
 
-// TODO
-func configForBoost(columns boost.Columns, table string) *boost.PlanConfig {
-	configColumns := map[string]string{
-		"user_id": "1337",
+func configForBoost(configs *boost.QueryFilterConfigs, columns boost.Columns, inputMap map[string]*vindexes.Table) *boost.PlanConfig {
+	if configs == nil || columns == nil {
+		return boost.NonBoostedPlanConfig()
 	}
 
-	//todo compare sets for ordering
-	if !keysMatch(columns, configColumns) {
-		return &boost.PlanConfig{}
-	}
+	for tableName, _ := range inputMap {
+		for _, filterConfig := range configs.BoostConfigs {
+			if tableName == filterConfig.TableName {
 
-	return &boost.PlanConfig{
-		IsBoosted:    true,
-		BoostColumns: columns,
+				if keysMatch(columns, filterConfig.Columns) {
+					return &boost.PlanConfig{
+						IsBoosted:    true,
+						BoostColumns: columns,
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	}
-}
 
-func keysMatch(map1, map2 map[string]string) bool {
-	if len(map1) != len(map2) {
-		return false
-	}
+	return boost.NonBoostedPlanConfig()
+}
 
-	for k := range map1 {
-		if _, exists := map2[k]; !exists {
+func keysMatch(columns map[string]string, keys []string) bool {
+	for _, k := range keys {
+		if _, exists := columns[k]; !exists {
 			return false
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/go/vt/vtgate/vindexes/vschema.go b/go/vt/vtgate/vindexes/vschema.go
index 53ed49ad870..81a7d78e015 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtgate/vindexes/vschema.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtgate/vindexes/vschema.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ const (
 // used for building routing plans.
 type VSchema struct {
 	RoutingRules   map[string]*RoutingRule `json:"routing_rules"`
-	uniqueTables   map[string]*Table
+	UniqueTables   map[string]*Table
 	uniqueVindexes map[string]Vindex
 	Keyspaces      map[string]*KeyspaceSchema `json:"keyspaces"`
 }
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ type AutoIncrement struct {
 func BuildVSchema(source *vschemapb.SrvVSchema) (vschema *VSchema) {
 	vschema = &VSchema{
 		RoutingRules:   make(map[string]*RoutingRule),
-		uniqueTables:   make(map[string]*Table),
+		UniqueTables:   make(map[string]*Table),
 		uniqueVindexes: make(map[string]Vindex),
 		Keyspaces:      make(map[string]*KeyspaceSchema),
 	}
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func BuildKeyspaceSchema(input *vschemapb.Keyspace, keyspace string) (*KeyspaceS
 		},
 	}
 	vschema := &VSchema{
-		uniqueTables:   make(map[string]*Table),
+		UniqueTables:   make(map[string]*Table),
 		uniqueVindexes: make(map[string]Vindex),
 		Keyspaces:      make(map[string]*KeyspaceSchema),
 	}
@@ -335,10 +335,10 @@ func buildTables(ks *vschemapb.Keyspace, vschema *VSchema, ksvschema *KeyspaceSc
 		// Add the table to the map entries.
 		// If the keyspace requires explicit routing, don't include it in global routing
 		if !ks.RequireExplicitRouting {
-			if _, ok := vschema.uniqueTables[tname]; ok {
-				vschema.uniqueTables[tname] = nil
+			if _, ok := vschema.UniqueTables[tname]; ok {
+				vschema.UniqueTables[tname] = nil
 			} else {
-				vschema.uniqueTables[tname] = t
+				vschema.UniqueTables[tname] = t
 			}
 		}
 		ksvschema.Tables[tname] = t
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ func resolveAutoIncrement(source *vschemapb.SrvVSchema, vschema *VSchema) {
 			if err != nil {
 				// Better to remove the table than to leave it partially initialized.
 				delete(ksvschema.Tables, tname)
-				delete(vschema.uniqueTables, tname)
+				delete(vschema.UniqueTables, tname)
 				ksvschema.Error = fmt.Errorf("cannot resolve sequence %s: %v", table.AutoIncrement.Sequence, err)
 				continue
 			}
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ func addDual(vschema *VSchema) {
 			// the keyspaces. For consistency, we'll always use the
 			// first keyspace by lexical ordering.
 			first = ksname
-			vschema.uniqueTables["dual"] = t
+			vschema.UniqueTables["dual"] = t
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ func (vschema *VSchema) FindTable(keyspace, tablename string) (*Table, error) {
 // findTable is like FindTable, but does not return an error if a table is not found.
 func (vschema *VSchema) findTable(keyspace, tablename string) (*Table, error) {
 	if keyspace == "" {
-		table, ok := vschema.uniqueTables[tablename]
+		table, ok := vschema.UniqueTables[tablename]
 		if table == nil {
 			if ok {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("ambiguous table reference: %s", tablename)
diff --git a/go/vt/vtgate/vindexes/vschema_test.go b/go/vt/vtgate/vindexes/vschema_test.go
index daf0708cc5f..660e8fb7fe3 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtgate/vindexes/vschema_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtgate/vindexes/vschema_test.go
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func TestUnshardedVSchema(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	want := &VSchema{
 		RoutingRules: map[string]*RoutingRule{},
-		uniqueTables: map[string]*Table{
+		UniqueTables: map[string]*Table{
 			"t1":   t1,
 			"dual": dual,
 		},
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ func TestVSchemaColumns(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	want := &VSchema{
 		RoutingRules: map[string]*RoutingRule{},
-		uniqueTables: map[string]*Table{
+		UniqueTables: map[string]*Table{
 			"t1":   t1,
 			"dual": dual,
 		},
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ func TestVSchemaColumnListAuthoritative(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	want := &VSchema{
 		RoutingRules: map[string]*RoutingRule{},
-		uniqueTables: map[string]*Table{
+		UniqueTables: map[string]*Table{
 			"t1":   t1,
 			"dual": dual,
 		},
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ func TestVSchemaPinned(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	want := &VSchema{
 		RoutingRules: map[string]*RoutingRule{},
-		uniqueTables: map[string]*Table{
+		UniqueTables: map[string]*Table{
 			"t1":   t1,
 			"dual": dual,
 		},
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ func TestShardedVSchemaOwned(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	want := &VSchema{
 		RoutingRules: map[string]*RoutingRule{},
-		uniqueTables: map[string]*Table{
+		UniqueTables: map[string]*Table{
 			"t1":   t1,
 			"dual": dual,
 		},
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ func TestVSchemaRoutingRules(t *testing.T) {
 				Error: errors.New("table t2 not found"),
 			},
 		},
-		uniqueTables: map[string]*Table{
+		UniqueTables: map[string]*Table{
 			"t1":   t1,
 			"t2":   t2,
 			"dual": dual1,
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ func TestShardedVSchemaMultiColumnVindex(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	want := &VSchema{
 		RoutingRules: map[string]*RoutingRule{},
-		uniqueTables: map[string]*Table{
+		UniqueTables: map[string]*Table{
 			"t1":   t1,
 			"dual": dual,
 		},
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ func TestShardedVSchemaNotOwned(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	want := &VSchema{
 		RoutingRules: map[string]*RoutingRule{},
-		uniqueTables: map[string]*Table{
+		UniqueTables: map[string]*Table{
 			"t1":   t1,
 			"dual": dual,
 		},
@@ -1425,7 +1425,7 @@ func TestBuildVSchemaDupSeq(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	want := &VSchema{
 		RoutingRules: map[string]*RoutingRule{},
-		uniqueTables: map[string]*Table{
+		UniqueTables: map[string]*Table{
 			"t1":   nil,
 			"dual": duala,
 		},
@@ -1498,7 +1498,7 @@ func TestBuildVSchemaDupTable(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	want := &VSchema{
 		RoutingRules: map[string]*RoutingRule{},
-		uniqueTables: map[string]*Table{
+		UniqueTables: map[string]*Table{
 			"t1":   nil,
 			"dual": duala,
 		},
@@ -1632,7 +1632,7 @@ func TestBuildVSchemaDupVindex(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	want := &VSchema{
 		RoutingRules: map[string]*RoutingRule{},
-		uniqueTables: map[string]*Table{
+		UniqueTables: map[string]*Table{
 			"t1":   nil,
 			"dual": duala,
 		},
@@ -1949,7 +1949,7 @@ func TestSequence(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	want := &VSchema{
 		RoutingRules: map[string]*RoutingRule{},
-		uniqueTables: map[string]*Table{
+		UniqueTables: map[string]*Table{
 			"seq":  seq,
 			"t1":   t1,
 			"t2":   t2,
diff --git a/go/vt/vtgate/vtgate.go b/go/vt/vtgate/vtgate.go
index ac8ec539def..e7382bb18e9 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtgate/vtgate.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtgate/vtgate.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/vtgate/boost"
 
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/key"
 
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ type RegisterVTGate func(vtgateservice.VTGateService)
 var RegisterVTGates []RegisterVTGate
 
 // Init initializes VTGate server.
-func Init(ctx context.Context, serv srvtopo.Server, cell string, tabletTypesToWait []topodatapb.TabletType) *VTGate {
+func Init(ctx context.Context, serv srvtopo.Server, cell string, tabletTypesToWait []topodatapb.TabletType, boostQueryFilterConfigPath *string) *VTGate {
 	if rpcVTGate != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("VTGate already initialized")
 	}
@@ -214,7 +215,9 @@ func Init(ctx context.Context, serv srvtopo.Server, cell string, tabletTypesToWa
 		LFU:            *queryPlanCacheLFU,
 	}
 
-	executor := NewExecutor(ctx, serv, cell, resolver, *normalizeQueries, *warnShardedOnly, *streamBufferSize, cacheCfg, si)
+	queryFilterConfigs, _ := boost.Load(boostQueryFilterConfigPath)
+
+	executor := NewExecutor(ctx, serv, cell, resolver, *normalizeQueries, *warnShardedOnly, *streamBufferSize, cacheCfg, si, queryFilterConfigs)
 
 	// connect the schema tracker with the vschema manager
 	if *enableSchemaChangeSignal {
@@ -616,9 +619,11 @@ func LegacyInit(ctx context.Context, hc discovery.LegacyHealthCheck, serv srvtop
 		MaxMemoryUsage: *queryPlanCacheMemory,
 		LFU:            *queryPlanCacheLFU,
 	}
+	
+	queryFilterConfigs := &boost.QueryFilterConfigs{}
 
 	rpcVTGate = &VTGate{
-		executor: NewExecutor(ctx, serv, cell, resolver, *normalizeQueries, *warnShardedOnly, *streamBufferSize, cacheCfg, nil),
+		executor: NewExecutor(ctx, serv, cell, resolver, *normalizeQueries, *warnShardedOnly, *streamBufferSize, cacheCfg, nil, queryFilterConfigs),
 		resolver: resolver,
 		vsm:      vsm,
 		txConn:   tc,