diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d92094c3..53312692 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+  - moved config_load from smarty core to plugin (Monte)
   - added &$repeat-paramter to block-functions (messju)
   - enabled hex-constants in function.math.php (messju)
   - enabled hex-constants (0x...) as function-attributes, inside if-statements
diff --git a/libs/Smarty.class.php b/libs/Smarty.class.php
index 14ebe7c8..37e47940 100644
--- a/libs/Smarty.class.php
+++ b/libs/Smarty.class.php
@@ -1282,84 +1282,8 @@ class Smarty
      */    
     function config_load($file, $section = null, $scope = 'global')
     {        
-        if(@is_dir($this->config_dir)) {
-            $_config_dir = $this->config_dir;            
-        } else {
-            // config_dir not found, try include_path
-            $this->_get_include_path($this->config_dir,$_config_dir);
-        }
-
-        $_file_path = str_replace('//', '/' ,$_config_dir . '/' . $file);
-        
-        // get path to compiled object file
-        if(isset($section)) {
-               $_compile_file = $this->_get_auto_filename($this->compile_dir, $section . ' ' . $file);
-        } else {
-               $_compile_file = $this->_get_auto_filename($this->compile_dir, $file);
-        }
-
-        // need to compile config file?
-        if($this->force_compile || !file_exists($_compile_file) ||
-            ($this->compile_check &&
-                file_exists($_file_path) &&
-                ( filemtime($_compile_file) != filemtime($_file_path) ))) {
-            $_compile_config = true;
-        } else {
-            include($_compile_file);
-			$_compile_config = empty($_config_vars);
-        }
-		
-        if($_compile_config) {
-            if(!is_object($this->_conf_obj)) {
-                require_once SMARTY_DIR . $this->config_class . '.class.php';
-                $this->_conf_obj = new $this->config_class($_config_dir);
-                $this->_conf_obj->overwrite = $this->config_overwrite;
-                $this->_conf_obj->booleanize = $this->config_booleanize;
-                $this->_conf_obj->read_hidden = $this->config_read_hidden;
-                $this->_conf_obj->fix_newlines = $this->config_fix_newlines;
-                $this->_conf_obj->set_path = $_config_dir;
-            }
-            if($_config_vars = array_merge($this->_conf_obj->get($file),
-                    $this->_conf_obj->get($file, $section))) {
-                if(function_exists('var_export')) {
-                    $_compile_data = '<?php $_config_vars = ' . var_export($_config_vars, true) . '; return true; ?>';                    
-                } else {
-                    $_compile_data = '<?php $_config_vars = unserialize(\'' . str_replace('\'','\\\'', serialize($_config_vars)) . '\'); return true; ?>';
-                }
-                $this->_write_file($_compile_file, $_compile_data, true);
-                touch($_compile_file,filemtime($_file_path));
-            }
-        }
-
-        if ($this->debugging) {
-            $debug_start_time = $this->_get_microtime();
-        }
-
-        if ($this->caching) {
-            $this->_cache_info['config'][] = $file;
-        }
-
-        $this->_config[0]['vars'] = @array_merge($this->_config[0]['vars'], $_config_vars);
-        $this->_config[0]['files'][$file] = true;
-        
-        if ($scope == 'parent') {
-                $this->_config[1]['vars'] = @array_merge($this->_config[1]['vars'], $_config_vars);
-                $this->_config[1]['files'][$file] = true;
-        } else if ($scope == 'global') {
-            for ($i = 1, $for_max = count($this->_config); $i < $for_max; $i++) {
-                    $this->_config[$i]['vars'] = @array_merge($this->_config[$i]['vars'], $_config_vars);
-                    $this->_config[$i]['files'][$file] = true;
-            }
-        }
-
-        if ($this->debugging) {
-            $debug_start_time = $this->_get_microtime();
-            $this->_smarty_debug_info[] = array('type'      => 'config',
-                                                'filename'  => $file.' ['.$section.'] '.$scope,
-                                                'depth'     => $this->_inclusion_depth,
-                                                'exec_time' => $this->_get_microtime() - $debug_start_time);
-        }
-    
+		require_once($this->_get_plugin_filepath('function', 'config_load'));    
+		smarty_function_config_load(array('file' => $file, 'section' => $section, 'scope' => $scope), $this);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php b/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
index d7efef67..ae530619 100644
--- a/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
+++ b/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
@@ -474,9 +474,6 @@ class Smarty_Compiler extends Smarty {
                 else
                     return "<?php endforeach; endif; ?>";
 
-            case 'config_load':
-                return $this->_compile_config_load_tag($tag_args);
-
             case 'strip':
             case '/strip':
                 return $this->left_delimiter.$tag_command.$this->right_delimiter;
@@ -782,42 +779,6 @@ class Smarty_Compiler extends Smarty {
         return "<?php echo \$this->_run_insert_handler(array(".implode(', ', (array)$arg_list).")); ?>\n";
     }
 
-
-	/**
-	 * Compile {config_load ...} tag
-	 *
-	 * @param string $tag_args
-	 */
-    function _compile_config_load_tag($tag_args)
-    {
-        $attrs = $this->_parse_attrs($tag_args);
-
-        if (empty($attrs['file'])) {
-            $this->_syntax_error("missing 'file' attribute in config_load tag", E_USER_ERROR, __FILE__, __LINE__);
-        }
-
-        if (empty($attrs['section'])) {
-            $attrs['section'] = 'null';
-        }
-
-        if (isset($attrs['scope'])) {
-			$scope = @$this->_dequote($attrs['scope']);
-            if ($scope != 'local' &&
-                $scope != 'parent' &&
-                $scope != 'global') {
-                $this->_syntax_error("invalid 'scope' attribute value", E_USER_ERROR, __FILE__, __LINE__);
-            }
-        } else {
-            if (isset($attrs['global']) && $attrs['global'])
-                $scope = 'parent';
-            else
-                $scope = 'local';
-        }
-
-        return '<?php $this->config_load(' . $attrs['file'] . ', ' . $attrs['section'] . ", '$scope'); ?>";
-    }
-
-
 	/**
 	 * Compile {include ...} tag
 	 *