diff --git a/lib/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine.js
index 1ac5c4cc..3a90ad5a 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine.js
@@ -384,6 +384,24 @@ class Jasmine {
     if(config.spec_files) {
       this.addMatchingSpecFiles(config.spec_files);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * An array of reporters. Each object in the array will be passed to
+     * {@link Jasmine#addReporter|addReporter}.
+     *
+     * This provides a middle ground between the --reporter= CLI option and full
+     * programmatic usage. Note that because reporters are objects with methods,
+     * this option can only be used in JavaScript config files
+     * (e.g `spec/support/jasmine.js`), not JSON.
+     * @name Configuration#reporters
+     * @type Reporter[] | undefined
+     * @see custom_reporter
+     */
+    if (config.reporters) {
+      for (const r of config.reporters) {
+        this.addReporter(r);
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   addRequires(requires) {
diff --git a/spec/jasmine_spec.js b/spec/jasmine_spec.js
index efd697f9..49440e3b 100644
--- a/spec/jasmine_spec.js
+++ b/spec/jasmine_spec.js
@@ -385,6 +385,17 @@ describe('Jasmine', function() {
 
         expect(this.fixtureJasmine.alwaysListPendingSpecs_).toBeTrue();
       });
+
+      it('adds specified reporters', function() {
+        const reporter1 = {id: 'reporter1'};
+        const reporter2 = {id: 'reporter2'};
+        this.configObject.reporters = [reporter1, reporter2];
+
+        this.fixtureJasmine.loadConfig(this.configObject);
+
+        expect(this.fixtureJasmine.env.addReporter).toHaveBeenCalledWith(reporter1);
+        expect(this.fixtureJasmine.env.addReporter).toHaveBeenCalledWith(reporter2);
+      });
     });
 
     describe('from a file', function() {