diff --git a/scripts/rpc.py b/scripts/rpc.py
index d75bebafe..130d060ab 100755
--- a/scripts/rpc.py
+++ b/scripts/rpc.py
@@ -21,6 +21,18 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     p = subparsers.add_parser('get_rpc_methods', help='Get list of supported RPC methods')
     p.set_defaults(func=rpc.get_rpc_methods)
 
+    p = subparsers.add_parser('save_config', help="""Write current (live) configuration of SPDK subsystems and targets.
+    If no filename is given write configuration to stdout.""")
+    p.add_argument('-f', '--filename', help="""File where to save JSON configuration to.""")
+    p.add_argument('-i', '--indent', help="""Indent level. Value less than 0 mean compact mode. If filename is not given default
+    indent level is 2. If writing to file of filename is '-' then default is compact mode.""", type=int, default=2)
+    p.set_defaults(func=rpc.save_config)
+
+    p = subparsers.add_parser('load_config', help="""Configure SPDK subsystems and tagets using JSON RPC. If no file is
+    provided or file is '-' read configuration from stdin.""")
+    p.add_argument('--filename', help="""JSON Configuration file.""")
+    p.set_defaults(func=rpc.load_config)
+
     # app
     p = subparsers.add_parser('kill_instance', help='Send signal to instance')
     p.add_argument('sig_name', help='signal will be sent to server.')
diff --git a/scripts/rpc/__init__.py b/scripts/rpc/__init__.py
index da8b97faf..8254fbe17 100755
--- a/scripts/rpc/__init__.py
+++ b/scripts/rpc/__init__.py
@@ -10,7 +10,53 @@ import nvmf
 import pmem
 import subsystem
 import vhost
+import json
+import sys
 
 
 def get_rpc_methods(args):
     print_dict(args.client.call('get_rpc_methods'))
+
+
+def save_config(args):
+    config = {
+        'subsystems': []
+    }
+
+    for elem in args.client.call('get_subsystems'):
+        cfg = {
+            'subsystem': elem['subsystem'],
+            'config': args.client.call('get_subsystem_config', {"name": elem['subsystem']})
+        }
+        config['subsystems'].append(cfg)
+
+    indent = args.indent
+    if args.filename is None:
+        if indent is None:
+            indent = 2
+        elif indent < 0:
+            indent = None
+        json.dump(config, sys.stdout, indent=indent)
+        sys.stdout.write('\n')
+    else:
+        if indent is None or indent < 0:
+            indent = None
+        with open(args.filename, 'w') as file:
+            json.dump(config, file, indent=indent)
+            file.write('\n')
+
+
+def load_config(args):
+    if not args.filename or args.filename == '-':
+        config = json.load(sys.stdin)
+    else:
+        with open(args.filename, 'r') as file:
+            config = json.load(file)
+
+    for subsystem in config['subsystems']:
+        name = subsystem['subsystem']
+        config = subsystem['config']
+        if not config:
+            continue
+        for elem in subsystem['config']:
+            args.client.call(elem['method'], elem['params'])