diff --git a/util.go b/util.go
index dc60a44..0cc4553 100644
--- a/util.go
+++ b/util.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 	"unicode"
 
 	"github.com/BurntSushi/toml"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl"
 	"github.com/magiconair/properties"
 	"github.com/spf13/cast"
 	jww "github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman"
@@ -144,6 +145,15 @@
 			return ConfigParseError{err}
 		}
 
+	case "hcl":
+		obj, err := hcl.Parse(string(buf.Bytes()))
+		if err != nil {
+			return ConfigParseError{err}
+		}
+		if err = hcl.DecodeObject(&c, obj); err != nil {
+			return ConfigParseError{err}
+		}
+
 	case "toml":
 		if _, err := toml.Decode(buf.String(), &c); err != nil {
 			return ConfigParseError{err}
diff --git a/viper.go b/viper.go
index 6e166ba..6f204b1 100644
--- a/viper.go
+++ b/viper.go
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
 // can use it in their testing as well.
 func Reset() {
 	v = New()
-	SupportedExts = []string{"json", "toml", "yaml", "yml"}
+	SupportedExts = []string{"json", "toml", "yaml", "yml", "hcl"}
 	SupportedRemoteProviders = []string{"etcd", "consul"}
 }
 
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
 }
 
 // Universally supported extensions.
-var SupportedExts []string = []string{"json", "toml", "yaml", "yml", "properties", "props", "prop"}
+var SupportedExts []string = []string{"json", "toml", "yaml", "yml", "properties", "props", "prop", "hcl"}
 
 // Universally supported remote providers.
 var SupportedRemoteProviders []string = []string{"etcd", "consul"}
diff --git a/viper_test.go b/viper_test.go
index aa62235..9f365a8 100644
--- a/viper_test.go
+++ b/viper_test.go
@@ -60,6 +60,24 @@
     }
 }`)
 
+var hclExample = []byte(`
+id = "0001"
+type = "donut"
+name = "Cake"
+ppu = 0.55
+batter {
+	type = "Regular"
+}
+batter {
+	type = "Chocolate"
+}
+batter {
+	type = "Blueberry"
+}
+batter {
+	type = "Devil's Food"
+}`)
+
 var propertiesExample = []byte(`
 p_id: 0001
 p_type: donut
@@ -95,6 +113,10 @@
 	SetConfigType("json")
 	remote := bytes.NewReader(remoteExample)
 	unmarshalReader(remote, v.kvstore)
+
+	SetConfigType("hcl")
+	r = bytes.NewReader(hclExample)
+	unmarshalReader(r, v.config)
 }
 
 func initYAML() {
@@ -129,6 +151,14 @@
 	unmarshalReader(r, v.config)
 }
 
+func initHcl() {
+	Reset()
+	SetConfigType("hcl")
+	r := bytes.NewReader(hclExample)
+
+	unmarshalReader(r, v.config)
+}
+
 // make directories for testing
 func initDirs(t *testing.T) (string, string, func()) {
 
@@ -270,6 +300,36 @@
 	assert.Equal(t, "TOML Example", Get("title"))
 }
 
+func TestHCL(t *testing.T) {
+	initHcl()
+	assert.Equal(t, "0001", Get("id"))
+	assert.Equal(t, 0.55, Get("ppu"))
+	assert.Equal(t, "donut", Get("type"))
+	assert.Equal(t, "Cake", Get("name"))
+	Set("id", "0002")
+	assert.Equal(t, "0002", Get("id"))
+	assert.NotEqual(t, "cronut", Get("type"))
+}
+
+func TestHCLList(t *testing.T) {
+	initHcl()
+	batters := []map[string]interface{}{
+		map[string]interface{}{
+			"type": "Regular",
+		},
+		map[string]interface{}{
+			"type": "Chocolate",
+		},
+		map[string]interface{}{
+			"type": "Blueberry",
+		},
+		map[string]interface{}{
+			"type": "Devil's Food",
+		},
+	}
+	assert.Equal(t, batters, Get("batter"))
+}
+
 func TestRemotePrecedence(t *testing.T) {
 	initJSON()