diff --git a/cli.js b/cli.js
index a12b8d0c..67e804ad 100755
--- a/cli.js
+++ b/cli.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const cli = meow(`
 	  --stdin           Validate/fix code from stdin
 	  --stdin-filename  Specify a filename for the --stdin option
 	  --print-config    Print the effective ESLint config for the given file
+	  --config-path     Path to the config file to use
 
 	Examples
 	  $ xo
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ const cli = meow(`
 	  $ xo --plugin=html --extension=html
 	  $ echo 'const x=true' | xo --stdin --fix
 	  $ xo --print-config=index.js
+	  $ xo --config-path=../config/.xo-config.json
 
 	Tips
 	  - Add XO to your project with \`npm init xo\`.
@@ -110,6 +112,9 @@ const cli = meow(`
 		stdinFilename: {
 			type: 'string',
 		},
+		configPath: {
+			type: 'string',
+		},
 	},
 });
 
diff --git a/lib/options-manager.js b/lib/options-manager.js
index 8f411509..bf49959f 100644
--- a/lib/options-manager.js
+++ b/lib/options-manager.js
@@ -107,7 +107,14 @@ const mergeWithFileConfig = async options => {
 	}
 
 	const searchPath = options.filePath || options.cwd;
-	const {config: xoOptions, filepath: xoConfigPath} = (await configExplorer.search(searchPath)) || {};
+
+	let {config: xoOptions , filepath: xoConfigPath} = (await configExplorer.search(searchPath)) || {};
+	if (options.configPath) {
+		const searchResultFromConfigPath = (await configExplorer.load(options.configPath)) || {};
+		xoOptions = searchResultFromConfigPath.config
+		xoConfigPath = searchResultFromConfigPath.filepath
+	}
+
 	const {config: enginesOptions} = (await pkgConfigExplorer.search(searchPath)) || {};
 
 	options = normalizeOptions({
@@ -117,7 +124,6 @@ const mergeWithFileConfig = async options => {
 	});
 	options.extensions = [...DEFAULT_EXTENSION, ...(options.extensions || [])];
 	options.ignores = getIgnores(options);
-	options.cwd = xoConfigPath && path.dirname(xoConfigPath) !== options.cwd ? path.resolve(options.cwd, path.dirname(xoConfigPath)) : options.cwd;
 
 	// Ensure eslint is ran minimal times across all linted files, once for each unique configuration
 	// incremental hash of: xo config path + override hash + tsconfig path