diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6940bb757..bec211366 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2767,6 +2767,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bat",
  "crossterm",
  "nu-build",
+ "nu-cli",
  "nu-errors",
  "nu-plugin",
  "nu-protocol",
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/data.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/data.rs
index 5699e6848..4269aef91 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/data.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/data.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pub(crate) mod base;
 pub(crate) mod command;
-pub(crate) mod config;
+pub mod config;
 pub(crate) mod dict;
 pub(crate) mod files;
 pub mod primitive;
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/data/config.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/data/config.rs
index fbd296f27..391b5db1b 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/data/config.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/data/config.rs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ pub fn read(
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn config(tag: impl Into<Tag>) -> Result<IndexMap<String, Value>, ShellError> {
+pub fn config(tag: impl Into<Tag>) -> Result<IndexMap<String, Value>, ShellError> {
     read(tag, &None)
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/lib.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/lib.rs
index cd923e2c1..0cb86aa50 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/lib.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ extern crate quickcheck_macros;
 mod cli;
 mod commands;
 mod context;
-mod data;
+pub mod data;
 mod deserializer;
 mod env;
 mod evaluate;
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ pub use crate::commands::command::{
 };
 pub use crate::commands::help::get_help;
 pub use crate::context::CommandRegistry;
+pub use crate::data::config;
 pub use crate::data::dict::TaggedListBuilder;
 pub use crate::data::primitive;
 pub use crate::data::value;
diff --git a/crates/nu_plugin_textview/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu_plugin_textview/Cargo.toml
index 65e801964..7e4ae7941 100644
--- a/crates/nu_plugin_textview/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu_plugin_textview/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ nu-plugin = { path = "../nu-plugin", version = "0.15.1" }
 nu-protocol = { path = "../nu-protocol", version = "0.15.1" }
 nu-source = { path = "../nu-source", version = "0.15.1" }
 nu-errors = { path = "../nu-errors", version = "0.15.1" }
-#nu-cli = { path = "../nu-cli", version = "0.15.1" }
+nu-cli = { path = "../nu-cli", version = "0.15.1" }
 
 crossterm = "0.17.5"
 syntect = { version = "4.2", default-features = false, features = ["default-fancy"]}
diff --git a/crates/nu_plugin_textview/src/textview.rs b/crates/nu_plugin_textview/src/textview.rs
index 89e422a9b..5c8aec647 100644
--- a/crates/nu_plugin_textview/src/textview.rs
+++ b/crates/nu_plugin_textview/src/textview.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use nu_protocol::{Primitive, UntaggedValue, Value};
-use nu_source::AnchorLocation;
+use nu_source::{AnchorLocation, Tag};
 use std::path::Path;
 
 #[derive(Default)]
@@ -11,7 +11,136 @@ impl TextView {
     }
 }
 
+#[allow(clippy::cognitive_complexity)]
 pub fn view_text_value(value: &Value) {
+    let mut term_width: u64 = textwrap::termwidth() as u64;
+    let mut tab_width: u64 = 4;
+    let mut colored_output = true;
+    let mut true_color = true;
+    let mut header = true;
+    let mut line_numbers = true;
+    let mut grid = true;
+    let mut vcs_modification_markers = true;
+    let mut snip = true;
+    let mut wrapping_mode = bat::WrappingMode::NoWrapping;
+    let mut use_italics = true;
+    let mut paging_mode = bat::PagingMode::QuitIfOneScreen;
+    let mut pager = "less".to_string();
+    let mut line_ranges = bat::line_range::LineRanges::all();
+    let mut _highlight_range = "0,0";
+    let highlight_range_from: u64 = 0;
+    let highlight_range_to: u64 = 0;
+    let mut theme = "OneHalfDark".to_string();
+
+    if let Ok(config) = nu_cli::data::config::config(Tag::unknown()) {
+        if let Some(batvars) = config.get("textview") {
+            for (idx, value) in batvars.row_entries() {
+                match idx {
+                    x if x == "term_width" => {
+                        term_width = match value.as_u64() {
+                            Ok(n) => n,
+                            _ => textwrap::termwidth() as u64,
+                        }
+                    }
+                    x if x == "tab_width" => {
+                        tab_width = match value.as_u64() {
+                            Ok(n) => n,
+                            _ => 4u64,
+                        }
+                    }
+                    x if x == "colored_output" => {
+                        colored_output = match value.as_bool() {
+                            Ok(b) => b,
+                            _ => true,
+                        }
+                    }
+                    x if x == "true_color" => {
+                        true_color = match value.as_bool() {
+                            Ok(b) => b,
+                            _ => true,
+                        }
+                    }
+                    x if x == "header" => {
+                        header = match value.as_bool() {
+                            Ok(b) => b,
+                            _ => true,
+                        }
+                    }
+                    x if x == "line_numbers" => {
+                        line_numbers = match value.as_bool() {
+                            Ok(b) => b,
+                            _ => true,
+                        }
+                    }
+                    x if x == "grid" => {
+                        grid = match value.as_bool() {
+                            Ok(b) => b,
+                            _ => true,
+                        }
+                    }
+                    x if x == "vcs_modification_markers" => {
+                        vcs_modification_markers = match value.as_bool() {
+                            Ok(b) => b,
+                            _ => true,
+                        }
+                    }
+                    x if x == "snip" => {
+                        snip = match value.as_bool() {
+                            Ok(b) => b,
+                            _ => true,
+                        }
+                    }
+                    x if x == "wrapping_mode" => {
+                        wrapping_mode = match value.as_string() {
+                            Ok(s) if s.to_lowercase() == "nowrapping" => {
+                                bat::WrappingMode::NoWrapping
+                            }
+                            Ok(s) if s.to_lowercase() == "character" => {
+                                bat::WrappingMode::Character
+                            }
+                            _ => bat::WrappingMode::NoWrapping,
+                        }
+                    }
+                    x if x == "use_italics" => {
+                        use_italics = match value.as_bool() {
+                            Ok(b) => b,
+                            _ => true,
+                        }
+                    }
+                    x if x == "paging_mode" => {
+                        paging_mode = match value.as_string() {
+                            Ok(s) if s.to_lowercase() == "always" => bat::PagingMode::Always,
+                            Ok(s) if s.to_lowercase() == "never" => bat::PagingMode::Never,
+                            Ok(s) if s.to_lowercase() == "quitifonescreen" => {
+                                bat::PagingMode::QuitIfOneScreen
+                            }
+                            _ => bat::PagingMode::QuitIfOneScreen,
+                        }
+                    }
+                    x if x == "pager" => {
+                        pager = match value.as_string() {
+                            Ok(s) => s,
+                            _ => "less".to_string(),
+                        }
+                    }
+                    x if x == "line_ranges" => line_ranges = bat::line_range::LineRanges::all(), // not real sure what to do with this
+                    x if x == "highlight_range" => _highlight_range = "0,0", //ignore config value for now
+                    x if x == "theme" => {
+                        theme = match value.as_string() {
+                            Ok(s) => s,
+                            _ => "OneDarkHalf".to_string(),
+                        }
+                    }
+                    _ => (),
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            println!("Couldn't find bat section in config");
+        }
+    } else {
+        println!("Error reading config!");
+    }
+
     let value_anchor = value.anchor();
     if let UntaggedValue::Primitive(Primitive::String(ref s)) = &value.value {
         if let Some(source) = value_anchor {
@@ -46,44 +175,44 @@ pub fn view_text_value(value: &Value) {
                     // Let bat do it's thing
                     bat::PrettyPrinter::new()
                         .input_from_bytes_with_name(s.as_bytes(), file_path)
-                        .term_width(textwrap::termwidth())
-                        .tab_width(Some(4))
-                        .colored_output(true)
-                        .true_color(true)
-                        .header(true)
-                        .line_numbers(true)
-                        .grid(true)
-                        .vcs_modification_markers(true)
-                        .snip(true)
-                        .wrapping_mode(bat::WrappingMode::NoWrapping)
-                        .use_italics(true)
-                        .paging_mode(bat::PagingMode::QuitIfOneScreen)
-                        .pager("less")
-                        .line_ranges(bat::line_range::LineRanges::all())
-                        .highlight_range(0, 0)
-                        .theme("OneHalfDark")
+                        .term_width(term_width as usize)
+                        .tab_width(Some(tab_width as usize))
+                        .colored_output(colored_output)
+                        .true_color(true_color)
+                        .header(header)
+                        .line_numbers(line_numbers)
+                        .grid(grid)
+                        .vcs_modification_markers(vcs_modification_markers)
+                        .snip(snip)
+                        .wrapping_mode(wrapping_mode)
+                        .use_italics(use_italics)
+                        .paging_mode(paging_mode)
+                        .pager(&pager)
+                        .line_ranges(line_ranges)
+                        .highlight_range(highlight_range_from as usize, highlight_range_to as usize)
+                        .theme(&theme)
                         .print()
                         .expect("Error with bat PrettyPrint");
                 }
                 _ => {
                     bat::PrettyPrinter::new()
                         .input_from_bytes(s.as_bytes())
-                        .term_width(textwrap::termwidth())
-                        .tab_width(Some(4))
-                        .colored_output(true)
-                        .true_color(true)
-                        .header(true)
-                        .line_numbers(true)
-                        .grid(true)
-                        .vcs_modification_markers(true)
-                        .snip(true)
-                        .wrapping_mode(bat::WrappingMode::NoWrapping)
-                        .use_italics(true)
-                        .paging_mode(bat::PagingMode::QuitIfOneScreen)
-                        .pager("less")
-                        .line_ranges(bat::line_range::LineRanges::all())
-                        .highlight_range(0, 0)
-                        .theme("OneHalfDark")
+                        .term_width(term_width as usize)
+                        .tab_width(Some(tab_width as usize))
+                        .colored_output(colored_output)
+                        .true_color(true_color)
+                        .header(header)
+                        .line_numbers(line_numbers)
+                        .grid(grid)
+                        .vcs_modification_markers(vcs_modification_markers)
+                        .snip(snip)
+                        .wrapping_mode(wrapping_mode)
+                        .use_italics(use_italics)
+                        .paging_mode(paging_mode)
+                        .pager(&pager)
+                        .line_ranges(line_ranges)
+                        .highlight_range(highlight_range_from as usize, highlight_range_to as usize)
+                        .theme(&theme)
                         .print()
                         .expect("Error with bat PrettyPrint");
                 }
@@ -91,22 +220,22 @@ pub fn view_text_value(value: &Value) {
         } else {
             bat::PrettyPrinter::new()
                 .input_from_bytes(s.as_bytes())
-                .term_width(textwrap::termwidth())
-                .tab_width(Some(4))
-                .colored_output(true)
-                .true_color(true)
-                .header(true)
-                .line_numbers(true)
-                .grid(true)
-                .vcs_modification_markers(true)
-                .snip(true)
-                .wrapping_mode(bat::WrappingMode::NoWrapping)
-                .use_italics(true)
-                .paging_mode(bat::PagingMode::QuitIfOneScreen)
-                .pager("less")
-                .line_ranges(bat::line_range::LineRanges::all())
-                .highlight_range(0, 0)
-                .theme("OneHalfDark")
+                .term_width(term_width as usize)
+                .tab_width(Some(tab_width as usize))
+                .colored_output(colored_output)
+                .true_color(true_color)
+                .header(header)
+                .line_numbers(line_numbers)
+                .grid(grid)
+                .vcs_modification_markers(vcs_modification_markers)
+                .snip(snip)
+                .wrapping_mode(wrapping_mode)
+                .use_italics(use_italics)
+                .paging_mode(paging_mode)
+                .pager(&pager)
+                .line_ranges(line_ranges)
+                .highlight_range(highlight_range_from as usize, highlight_range_to as usize)
+                .theme(&theme)
                 .print()
                 .expect("Error with bat PrettyPrint");
         }