diff --git a/src/actions/genericEntityAction.ts b/src/actions/genericEntityAction.ts
index 2150633..92c74a1 100644
--- a/src/actions/genericEntityAction.ts
+++ b/src/actions/genericEntityAction.ts
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ export class GenericEntityAction extends SingletonAction<Settings> {
 
   private async onReconnect(ev: ReconnectEvent) {
     await this.homeAssistant.connect(ev.serverUrl, ev.accessToken)
+    await this.entityConfigFactory.setDisplayConfigurationUrl(ev.customDisplayConfigurationUrl)
     await this.sendConnectionState()
   }
 
diff --git a/src/models/events/sendToPluginEvents.ts b/src/models/events/sendToPluginEvents.ts
index e770644..2e47fbd 100644
--- a/src/models/events/sendToPluginEvents.ts
+++ b/src/models/events/sendToPluginEvents.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export type ReconnectEvent = SendToPluginBaseEvent & {
   event: 'reconnect'
   serverUrl: string
   accessToken: string
+  customDisplayConfigurationUrl: Nullable<string>
 }
 
 export type GetEntityEvent = SendToPluginBaseEvent & {
diff --git a/src/render/entityConfigFactoryNg.ts b/src/render/entityConfigFactoryNg.ts
index 8bae2be..bc260f1 100644
--- a/src/render/entityConfigFactoryNg.ts
+++ b/src/render/entityConfigFactoryNg.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import fs from 'fs'
+
 import streamDeck, { type FeedbackPayload } from '@elgato/streamdeck'
 import axios from 'axios'
 import type { HassEntity } from 'home-assistant-js-websocket'
@@ -27,12 +29,20 @@ export class EntityConfigFactory {
   }
 
   async setDisplayConfigurationUrl(url: Nullable<string>) {
-    if (!url) return
+    if (!url) {
+      this.displayConfiguration = defaultDisplayConfiguration as DisplayConfig
+      return
+    }
 
     streamDeck.logger.info(`Loading display configuration from ${url}`)
     try {
-      const response = await axios.get<string>(url)
-      this.displayConfiguration = yaml.load(response.data) as DisplayConfig
+      let response: string
+      if (url.startsWith('file://')) {
+        response = fs.readFileSync(url.replace('file://', ''), 'utf8')
+      } else {
+        response = (await axios.get<string>(url)).data
+      }
+      this.displayConfiguration = yaml.load(response) as DisplayConfig
     } catch (error) {
       streamDeck.logger.error(`Failed to download display configuration from ${url}`, error)
     }
@@ -96,7 +106,12 @@ export class EntityConfigFactory {
 
     const feedbackLayout = this.render(feedbackLayoutString, stateObject)
     const renderedFeedback = this.render(feedbackValueString, stateObject)
-    const feedback = renderedFeedback ? (JSON.parse(renderedFeedback) as FeedbackPayload) : {}
+    let feedback: FeedbackPayload = {}
+    try {
+      feedback = renderedFeedback ? (JSON.parse(renderedFeedback) as FeedbackPayload) : {}
+    } catch (error) {
+      streamDeck.logger.error('Failed to parse feedback template', error)
+    }
 
     const icon = this.render(iconString, stateObject)
     const color = this.render(colorString, stateObject)
diff --git a/src/view/components/PiComponent.vue b/src/view/components/PiComponent.vue
index ba12604..3b598ca 100644
--- a/src/view/components/PiComponent.vue
+++ b/src/view/components/PiComponent.vue
@@ -427,7 +427,8 @@ async function saveGlobalSettings() {
   await streamDeckClient.send('sendToPlugin', {
     event: 'reconnect',
     serverUrl: serverUrl.value,
-    accessToken: accessToken.value
+    accessToken: accessToken.value,
+    customDisplayConfigurationUrl: displayConfigurationUrlOverride.value
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/test/render/entityConfigFactoryNg.test.ts b/test/render/entityConfigFactoryNg.test.ts
index 3ac77a4..999d04d 100644
--- a/test/render/entityConfigFactoryNg.test.ts
+++ b/test/render/entityConfigFactoryNg.test.ts
@@ -152,3 +152,21 @@ it('test setting bad custom display configuration', async () => {
   const renderConfig = entityConfigFactory.buildRenderConfig(entity, settings)
   expect(renderConfig.icon).toBe('mdi:lightbulb')
 })
+
+it('test setting custom display configuration with file', async () => {
+  const entityConfigFactory = new EntityConfigFactory()
+  const entity = buildTestEntity()
+  const settings = buildTestSettings()
+
+  // Set the display configuration URL to a local file
+  await entityConfigFactory.setDisplayConfigurationUrl(
+    'file://resources/custom-display-configuration.yml'
+  )
+  const renderConfig1 = entityConfigFactory.buildRenderConfig(entity, settings)
+  expect(renderConfig1.icon).toBe('mdi:ceiling-light')
+
+  // Set the display configuration URL back to the default
+  await entityConfigFactory.setDisplayConfigurationUrl('')
+  const renderConfig2 = entityConfigFactory.buildRenderConfig(entity, settings)
+  expect(renderConfig2.icon).toBe('mdi:lightbulb')
+})
diff --git a/test/resources/custom-display-configuration.yml b/test/resources/custom-display-configuration.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c037774
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/resources/custom-display-configuration.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+light:
+  icon: mdi:ceiling-light