diff --git a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/View/Helper/Root/Config.php b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/View/Helper/Root/Config.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..be59ab30500907039974564c6dc25e24556666f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/View/Helper/Root/Config.php
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Config view helper
+ *
+ * PHP version 5
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) Villanova University 2018.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2,
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ *
+ * @category VuFind
+ * @package View_Helpers
+ * @author Demian Katz <demian.katz@villanova.edu>
+ * @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU General Public License
+ * @link https://vufind.org/wiki/development Wiki
+ */
+namespace VuFind\View\Helper\Root;
+
+use VuFind\Config\PluginManager;
+
+/**
+ * Config view helper
+ *
+ * @category VuFind
+ * @package View_Helpers
+ * @author Demian Katz <demian.katz@villanova.edu>
+ * @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU General Public License
+ * @link https://vufind.org/wiki/development Wiki
+ */
+class Config extends \Zend\View\Helper\AbstractHelper
+{
+ /**
+ * Configuration plugin manager
+ *
+ * @var PluginManager
+ */
+ protected $configLoader;
+
+ /**
+ * Constructor
+ *
+ * @param Helper $helper Capabilities helper
+ */
+ public function __construct(PluginManager $configLoader)
+ {
+ $this->configLoader = $configLoader;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Get the specified configuration.
+ *
+ * @param string $config Name of configuration
+ *
+ * @return \Zend\Config\Config
+ */
+ public function get($config)
+ {
+ return $this->configLoader->get($config);
+ }
+}
diff --git a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/View/Helper/Root/ConfigFactory.php b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/View/Helper/Root/ConfigFactory.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..673325df9dafdf12acb88780a056108e32c3387c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/View/Helper/Root/ConfigFactory.php
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Config helper factory.
+ *
+ * PHP version 5
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) Villanova University 2018.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2,
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ *
+ * @category VuFind
+ * @package View_Helpers
+ * @author Demian Katz <demian.katz@villanova.edu>
+ * @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU General Public License
+ * @link https://vufind.org/wiki/development Wiki
+ */
+namespace VuFind\View\Helper\Root;
+
+use Interop\Container\ContainerInterface;
+use Zend\ServiceManager\Factory\FactoryInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Config helper factory.
+ *
+ * @category VuFind
+ * @package View_Helpers
+ * @author Demian Katz <demian.katz@villanova.edu>
+ * @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU General Public License
+ * @link https://vufind.org/wiki/development Wiki
+ */
+class ConfigFactory implements FactoryInterface
+{
+ /**
+ * Create an object
+ *
+ * @param ContainerInterface $container Service manager
+ * @param string $requestedName Service being created
+ * @param null|array $options Extra options (optional)
+ *
+ * @return object
+ *
+ * @throws ServiceNotFoundException if unable to resolve the service.
+ * @throws ServiceNotCreatedException if an exception is raised when
+ * creating a service.
+ * @throws ContainerException if any other error occurs
+ */
+ public function __invoke(ContainerInterface $container, $requestedName,
+ array $options = null
+ ) {
+ if (!empty($options)) {
+ throw new \Exception('Unexpected options sent to factory.');
+ }
+ return new $requestedName($container->get('VuFind\Config\PluginManager'));
+ }
+}
diff --git a/themes/root/theme.config.php b/themes/root/theme.config.php
index 4a27359a56425bae4b3a5fef2f0685e64f22fe5b..d6e8154204ce1c5a908f29ad51008020c93fe91c 100644
--- a/themes/root/theme.config.php
+++ b/themes/root/theme.config.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ return [
'VuFind\View\Helper\Root\Browse' => 'Zend\ServiceManager\Factory\InvokableFactory',
'VuFind\View\Helper\Root\Cart' => 'VuFind\View\Helper\Root\Factory::getCart',
'VuFind\View\Helper\Root\Citation' => 'VuFind\View\Helper\Root\Factory::getCitation',
+ 'VuFind\View\Helper\Root\Config' => 'VuFind\View\Helper\Root\ConfigFactory',
'VuFind\View\Helper\Root\Context' => 'Zend\ServiceManager\Factory\InvokableFactory',
'VuFind\View\Helper\Root\CurrentPath' => 'Zend\ServiceManager\Factory\InvokableFactory',
'VuFind\View\Helper\Root\DateTime' => 'VuFind\View\Helper\Root\Factory::getDateTime',
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ return [
'browse' => 'VuFind\View\Helper\Root\Browse',
'cart' => 'VuFind\View\Helper\Root\Cart',
'citation' => 'VuFind\View\Helper\Root\Citation',
+ 'config' => 'VuFind\View\Helper\Root\Config',
'context' => 'VuFind\View\Helper\Root\Context',
'currentPath' => 'VuFind\View\Helper\Root\CurrentPath',
'dateTime' => 'VuFind\View\Helper\Root\DateTime',