diff --git a/core/includes/bootstrap.inc b/core/includes/bootstrap.inc
index f460155..a061419 100644
--- a/core/includes/bootstrap.inc
+++ b/core/includes/bootstrap.inc
@@ -2442,9 +2442,13 @@ function drupal_container(Container $reset = NULL) {
     $container->register('config.storage', 'Drupal\Core\Config\DatabaseStorage')
       ->addArgument('%config.storage.options%');
 
+    $container->register('config.subscriber.globalconf', 'Drupal\Core\EventSubscriber\ConfigGlobalOverrideSubscriber');
+    $container->register('dispatcher', 'Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcher')
+      ->addMethodCall('addSubscriber', array(new Reference('config.subscriber.globalconf')));
     // Register configuration object factory.
     $container->register('config.factory', 'Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory')
-      ->addArgument(new Reference('config.storage'));
+      ->addArgument(new Reference('config.storage'))
+      ->addArgument(new Reference('dispatcher'));
   }
   return $container;
 }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Config.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Config.php
index 10bf925..453f483 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Config.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Config.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 namespace Drupal\Core\Config;
 
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\NestedArray;
+use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcher;
 
 /**
  * Defines the default configuration object.
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ class Config {
    *
    * @var array
    */
-  protected $overrides;
+  protected $overrides = array();
 
   /**
    * The current runtime data ($data + $overrides).
@@ -50,13 +51,20 @@ class Config {
   protected $overriddenData;
 
   /**
-   * The storage used for reading and writing.
+   * The storage used to load and save this configuration object.
    *
    * @var Drupal\Core\Config\StorageInterface
    */
   protected $storage;
 
   /**
+   * The event dispatcher used to notify subscribers.
+   *
+   * @var Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcher
+   */
+  protected $eventDispatcher;
+
+  /**
    * Constructs a configuration object.
    *
    * @param string $name
@@ -64,10 +72,21 @@ class Config {
    * @param Drupal\Core\Config\StorageInterface $storage
    *   A storage controller object to use for reading and writing the
    *   configuration data.
+   * @param Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcher $event_dispatcher
+   *   The event dispatcher used to notify subscribers.
    */
-  public function __construct($name, StorageInterface $storage) {
+  public function __construct($name, StorageInterface $storage, EventDispatcher $event_dispatcher = NULL) {
     $this->name = $name;
     $this->storage = $storage;
+    $this->eventDispatcher = $event_dispatcher ? $event_dispatcher : drupal_container()->get('dispatcher');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Initializes a configuration object.
+   */
+  public function init() {
+    $this->notify('init');
+    return $this;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -159,7 +178,7 @@ class Config {
    *   The overridden values of the configuration data.
    */
   public function setOverride(array $data) {
-    $this->overrides = $data;
+    $this->overrides = NestedArray::mergeDeepArray(array($this->overrides, $data));
     $this->resetOverriddenData();
     return $this;
   }
@@ -283,6 +302,7 @@ class Config {
       $this->isNew = FALSE;
       $this->setData($data);
     }
+    $this->notify('load');
     return $this;
   }
 
@@ -293,6 +313,7 @@ class Config {
     $this->sortByKey($this->data);
     $this->storage->write($this->name, $this->data);
     $this->isNew = FALSE;
+    $this->notify('save');
     return $this;
   }
 
@@ -324,6 +345,21 @@ class Config {
     $this->storage->delete($this->name);
     $this->isNew = TRUE;
     $this->resetOverriddenData();
+    $this->notify('delete');
     return $this;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Retrieve the storage used to load and save this configuration object.
+   */
+  public function getStorage() {
+    return $this->storage;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Dispatch a config event.
+   */
+  protected function notify($config_event_name) {
+    $this->eventDispatcher->dispatch('config.' . $config_event_name, new ConfigEvent($this));
+  }
 }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigEvent.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigEvent.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aabd1d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigEvent.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Core\Config;
+
+use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\Event;
+use Drupal\Core\Config\Config;
+
+class ConfigEvent extends Event {
+  /**
+   * Configuration object.
+   *
+   * @var Drupal\Core\Config\Config
+   */
+  protected $config;
+
+  /**
+   * Constructor.
+   */
+  public function __construct(Config $config) {
+    $this->config = $config;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get configuration object.
+   */
+  public function getConfig() {
+    return $this->config;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigFactory.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigFactory.php
index 4bf5b62..ca36ce7 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigFactory.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigFactory.php
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\Core\Config;
 
+use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcher;
+
 /**
  * Defines the configuration object factory.
  *
@@ -30,14 +32,24 @@ class ConfigFactory {
   protected $storage;
 
   /**
+   * An event dispatcher instance to use for configuration events.
+   *
+   * @var Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcher
+   */
+  protected $eventDispatcher;
+
+  /**
    * Constructs the Config factory.
    *
    * @param Drupal\Core\Config\StorageInterface $storage
    *   The storage controller object to use for reading and writing
    *   configuration data.
+   * @param Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcher
+   *   An event dispatcher instance to use for configuration events.
    */
-  public function __construct(StorageInterface $storage) {
+  public function __construct(StorageInterface $storage, EventDispatcher $event_dispatcher) {
     $this->storage = $storage;
+    $this->eventDispatcher = $event_dispatcher;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -70,13 +82,8 @@ class ConfigFactory {
     // @todo The decrease of CPU time is interesting, since that means that
     //   ContainerBuilder involves plenty of function calls (which are known to
     //   be slow in PHP).
-    $config = new Config($name, $this->storage);
-
-    // Set overridden values from global $conf, if any.
-    if (isset($conf[$name])) {
-      $config->setOverride($conf[$name]);
-    }
-    return $config;
+    $config = new Config($name, $this->storage, $this->eventDispatcher);
+    return $config->init();
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/CoreBundle.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/CoreBundle.php
index b0830a0..f8e8691 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/CoreBundle.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/CoreBundle.php
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ class CoreBundle extends Bundle
     $dispatcher->addSubscriber(new \Drupal\Core\EventSubscriber\LegacyControllerSubscriber());
     $dispatcher->addSubscriber(new \Drupal\Core\EventSubscriber\FinishResponseSubscriber());
     $dispatcher->addSubscriber(new \Drupal\Core\EventSubscriber\RequestCloseSubscriber());
+    $dispatcher->addSubscriber(new \Drupal\Core\EventSubscriber\ConfigGlobalOverrideSubscriber());
     $container->set('content_negotiation', $content_negotation);
     $dispatcher->addSubscriber(\Drupal\Core\ExceptionController::getExceptionListener($container));
     /*
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ class CoreBundle extends Bundle
       ->addTag('kernel.event_subscriber');
     $container->register('request_close_subscriber', 'Drupal\Core\EventSubscriber\RequestCloseSubscriber')
       ->addTag('kernel.event_subscriber');
+    $container->register('config_global_override_subscriber', '\Drupal\Core\EventSubscriber\ConfigGlobalOverrideSubscriber');
     $container->register('database', 'Drupal\Core\Database\Connection')
       ->setFactoryClass('Drupal\Core\Database\Database')
       ->setFactoryMethod('getConnection')
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/EventSubscriber/ConfigGlobalOverrideSubscriber.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/EventSubscriber/ConfigGlobalOverrideSubscriber.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..899edfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/EventSubscriber/ConfigGlobalOverrideSubscriber.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Definition of Drupal\Core\EventSubscriber\ConfigGlobalOverridesubscriber.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\Core\EventSubscriber;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Config\Config;
+use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigEvent;
+use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventSubscriberInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Override configuration values with values in global $conf variable.
+ */
+class ConfigGlobalOverridesubscriber implements EventSubscriberInterface {
+  /**
+   * Override configuration values with global $conf.
+   *
+   * @param Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigEvent $event
+   *   The Event to process.
+   */
+  public function configInit(ConfigEvent $event) {
+    global $conf;
+
+    $config = $event->getConfig();
+    if (isset($conf[$config->getName()])) {
+      $config->setOverride($conf[$config->getName()]);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Implements EventSubscriberInterface::getSubscribedEvents().
+   */
+  static function getSubscribedEvents() {
+    $events['config.init'][] = array('configInit', 30);
+    return $events;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/LocaleConfigOverride.php b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/LocaleConfigOverride.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..adfe0b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/LocaleConfigOverride.php
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Definition of Drupal\config\Tests\LocaleConfigOverride.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\config\Tests;
+
+use Drupal\simpletest\WebTestBase;
+
+/**
+ * Tests locale config override.
+ */
+class LocaleConfigOverride extends WebTestBase {
+
+  /**
+   * Modules to enable.
+   *
+   * @var array
+   */
+  public static $modules = array('locale', 'config_test');
+
+  public static function getInfo() {
+    return array(
+      'name' => 'Locale override',
+      'description' => 'Confirm that locale overrides work',
+      'group' => 'Configuration',
+    );
+  }
+
+  function testLocaleConfigOverride() {
+    $name = 'config_test.system';
+    // Verify the default configuration values exist.
+    $config = config($name);
+    $this->assertIdentical($config->get('foo'), 'bar');
+    // Spoof multilingual.
+    $GLOBALS['conf']['language_count'] = 2;
+    drupal_language_initialize();
+    $config = config($name);
+    $this->assertIdentical($config->get('foo'), 'en bar');
+  }
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/config/tests/config_test/config/locale.config.en.config_test.system.yml b/core/modules/config/tests/config_test/config/locale.config.en.config_test.system.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05f8d1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/config/tests/config_test/config/locale.config.en.config_test.system.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+foo: en bar
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/lib/Drupal/locale/LocaleConfigSubscriber.php b/core/modules/locale/lib/Drupal/locale/LocaleConfigSubscriber.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64e27cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/locale/lib/Drupal/locale/LocaleConfigSubscriber.php
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Definition of Drupal\locale\LocaleConfigsubscriber.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\locale;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Config\Config;
+use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigEvent;
+use Drupal\Core\Config\StorageDispatcher;
+use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventSubscriberInterface;
+
+
+/**
+ * Locale Config helper
+ *
+ * $config is always a DrupalConfig object.
+ */
+class LocaleConfigsubscriber implements EventSubscriberInterface {
+  /**
+   * Override configuration values with localized data.
+   *
+   * @param Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigEvent $event
+   *   The Event to process.
+   */
+  public function configLoad(ConfigEvent $event) {
+    $config = $event->getConfig();
+    $language = language(LANGUAGE_TYPE_INTERFACE);
+    $locale_name = $this->getLocaleConfigName($config->getName(), $language);
+    if ($override = $config->getStorage()->read($locale_name)) {
+      $config->setOverride($override);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get configuration name for this language.
+   *
+   * It will be the same name with a prefix depending on language code:
+   * locale.config.LANGCODE.NAME
+   */
+  public function getLocaleConfigName($name, $language) {
+    return 'locale.config.' . $language->langcode . '.' . $name;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Implements EventSubscriberInterface::getSubscribedEvents().
+   */
+  static function getSubscribedEvents() {
+    $events['config.load'][] = array('configLoad', 20);
+    return $events;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/locale.module b/core/modules/locale/locale.module
index 525a339..aec8978 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/locale.module
+++ b/core/modules/locale/locale.module
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
  */
 
 use Drupal\locale\LocaleLookup;
+use Drupal\locale\LocaleConfigSubscriber;
 
 /**
  * Regular expression pattern used to localize JavaScript strings.
@@ -879,3 +880,11 @@ function _locale_rebuild_js($langcode = NULL) {
       return TRUE;
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_language_init().
+ */
+function locale_language_init() {
+  // Add locale helper to configuration subscribers.
+  drupal_container()->get('dispatcher')->addSubscriber(new LocaleConfigSubscriber());
+}