diff --git a/config/loadout_config.txt b/config/loadout_config.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5fdccb52e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/loadout_config.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+DONORTEST|WHITELIST=jayehh,deathride58,poojawa
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modular_citadel/code/modules/client/loadout/__donator.dm b/modular_citadel/code/modules/client/loadout/__donator.dm
index 0db74b8ed2..a18a0ae908 100644
--- a/modular_citadel/code/modules/client/loadout/__donator.dm
+++ b/modular_citadel/code/modules/client/loadout/__donator.dm
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	name = "Donor item testing bikehorn"
 	category = slot_in_backpack
 	path = /obj/item/bikehorn
-	ckeywhitelist = list("jayehh","deathride58")
+	geargroupID = "DONORTEST"
 
 /datum/gear/kevhorn
 	name = "Airhorn"
diff --git a/modular_citadel/code/modules/client/loadout/loadout.dm b/modular_citadel/code/modules/client/loadout/loadout.dm
index 86efc6dc5b..563f678577 100644
--- a/modular_citadel/code/modules/client/loadout/loadout.dm
+++ b/modular_citadel/code/modules/client/loadout/loadout.dm
@@ -5,14 +5,36 @@
 // and lastly, restricted_roles list allows you to let someone spawn with certain items only if the job they spawned with is on the list.
 
 GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(loadout_items)
+GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(loadout_whitelist_ids)
+
+/proc/load_loadout_config(loadout_config)
+	if(!loadout_config)
+		loadout_config = "config/loadout_config.txt"
+	LAZYINITLIST(GLOB.loadout_whitelist_ids)
+	var/list/file_lines = world.file2list(loadout_config)
+	for(var/line in file_lines)
+		if(!line || findtextEx(line,"#",1,2))
+			continue
+		var/list/lineinfo = splittext(line, "|")
+		var/lineID = lineinfo[1]
+		for(var/subline in lineinfo)
+			var/sublinetypedef = findtext(subline, "=")
+			if(sublinetypedef)
+				var/sublinetype = copytext(subline, 1, sublinetypedef)
+				var/list/sublinecontent = splittext(copytext(subline, sublinetypedef+1), ",")
+				if(sublinetype == "WHITELIST")
+					GLOB.loadout_whitelist_ids["[lineID]"] = sublinecontent
 
 /proc/initialize_global_loadout_items()
 	LAZYINITLIST(GLOB.loadout_items)
+	load_loadout_config()
 	for(var/item in subtypesof(/datum/gear))
 		var/datum/gear/I = new item
 		if(!GLOB.loadout_items[slot_to_string(I.category)])
 			LAZYINITLIST(GLOB.loadout_items[slot_to_string(I.category)])
 		LAZYSET(GLOB.loadout_items[slot_to_string(I.category)], I.name, I)
+		if(I.geargroupID in GLOB.loadout_whitelist_ids)
+			I.ckeywhitelist = GLOB.loadout_whitelist_ids["[I.geargroupID]"]
 
 
 /datum/gear
@@ -21,6 +43,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(loadout_items)
 	var/description
 	var/path //item-to-spawn path
 	var/cost = 1 //normally, each loadout costs a single point.
+	var/geargroupID //defines the ID that the gear inherits from the config
 	var/list/restricted_roles
 	var/list/ckeywhitelist