diff --git a/packages/client/src/client.js b/packages/client/src/client.js
index c91c20be1..08740f8c7 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/client.js
+++ b/packages/client/src/client.js
@@ -49,10 +49,11 @@ export class PercyClient {
     // initial user agent info
     clientInfo,
     environmentInfo,
+    config,
     // versioned api url
     apiUrl = PERCY_CLIENT_API_URL
   } = {}) {
-    Object.assign(this, { token, apiUrl });
+    Object.assign(this, { token, config: config || {}, apiUrl });
     this.addClientInfo(clientInfo);
     this.addEnvironmentInfo(environmentInfo);
   }
@@ -84,8 +85,12 @@ export class PercyClient {
   }
 
   // Checks for a Percy token and returns it.
+  // Priority order is
+  // 1. passed token to constructor
+  // 2. PERCY_TOKEN env var [ from env package ]
+  // 3. token from percy config
   getToken(raiseIfMissing = true) {
-    let token = this.token || this.env.token;
+    let token = this.token || this.env.token || this.config.percy?.token;
     if (!token && raiseIfMissing) throw new Error('Missing Percy token');
     return token;
   }
diff --git a/packages/client/test/client.test.js b/packages/client/test/client.test.js
index 86b95d4d3..79d295a29 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/client.test.js
+++ b/packages/client/test/client.test.js
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@ describe('PercyClient', () => {
     });
 
     it('it logs a debug warning when no info is passed', async () => {
-      client = new PercyClient({
-        token: 'PERCY_TOKEN'
-      });
-
       await expectAsync(client.createSnapshot(123, {
         name: 'snapfoo',
         widths: [1000],
@@ -1338,6 +1334,10 @@ describe('PercyClient', () => {
   });
 
   describe('#getToken', () => {
+    afterEach(() => {
+      delete process.env.PERCY_TOKEN;
+    });
+
     it('should throw error when called with true', () => {
       const client = new PercyClient({});
       expect(() => {
@@ -1351,5 +1351,20 @@ describe('PercyClient', () => {
       });
       expect(client.getToken(false)).toBe('PERCY_TOKEN');
     });
+
+    it('should read from env package if token is not passed', () => {
+      process.env.PERCY_TOKEN = 'PERCY_TOKEN';
+      const client = new PercyClient({
+        config: { percy: { token: 'DONT_USE_THIS' } }
+      });
+      expect(client.getToken()).toBe('PERCY_TOKEN');
+    });
+
+    it('should read from config if env is not set and config has percy.token', () => {
+      const client = new PercyClient({
+        config: { percy: { token: 'USE_THIS_TOKEN' } }
+      });
+      expect(client.getToken()).toBe('USE_THIS_TOKEN');
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/core/src/config.js b/packages/core/src/config.js
index 05ac86e95..ed4929911 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/config.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/config.js
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ export const configSchema = {
     properties: {
       deferUploads: {
         type: 'boolean'
+      },
+      token: {
+        type: 'string'
       }
     }
   },
diff --git a/packages/core/src/percy.js b/packages/core/src/percy.js
index 2a9489aca..b4f9e32a1 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/percy.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/percy.js
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ export class Percy {
     // options which will become accessible via the `.config` property
     ...options
   } = {}) {
-    let { percy, ...config } = PercyConfig.load({
+    let config = PercyConfig.load({
       overrides: options,
       path: configFile
     });
 
-    deferUploads ??= percy?.deferUploads;
+    deferUploads ??= config.percy?.deferUploads;
     this.config = config;
 
     if (testing) loglevel = 'silent';
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export class Percy {
     this.delayUploads = this.skipUploads || !!delayUploads;
     this.deferUploads = this.skipUploads || !!deferUploads;
 
-    this.client = new PercyClient({ token, clientInfo, environmentInfo });
+    this.client = new PercyClient({ token, clientInfo, environmentInfo, config });
     if (server) this.server = createPercyServer(this, port);
     this.browser = new Browser(this);
 
diff --git a/packages/core/test/percy.test.js b/packages/core/test/percy.test.js
index d65043e58..8f930a3d0 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/percy.test.js
+++ b/packages/core/test/percy.test.js
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ describe('Percy', () => {
     await server.close();
   });
 
+  it('loads config and intializes client with config', () => {
+    expect(percy.client.config).toEqual(percy.config);
+  });
+
   it('logs when a snapshot is missing env info', async () => {
     percy = new Percy({
       token: 'PERCY_TOKEN',