diff --git a/src/webserver.c b/src/webserver.c
index 79c817d0..dafa308f 100644
--- a/src/webserver.c
+++ b/src/webserver.c
@@ -1619,3 +1619,19 @@ WS_CONNINFO *ws_thread_enum_next(WSHANDLE wsh, WSTHREADENUM *vpp) {
     return pwsc;
 }
 
+void *ws_enum_var(WS_CONNINFO *pwsc, char **key, char **value, void *last) {
+    ARGLIST *plist = (ARGLIST *)last;
+
+    if(!plist) {
+        plist = pwsc->request_vars.next;
+    } else {
+        plist = plist->next;
+    }
+
+    if(plist) {
+        if(key) *key = plist->key;
+        if(value) *value = plist->value;
+    }
+
+    return plist;
+}
diff --git a/src/webserver.h b/src/webserver.h
index 5337e1fa..972de50f 100644
--- a/src/webserver.h
+++ b/src/webserver.h
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@
 /* 
  * Typedefs
  */
-
-
 typedef void* WSHANDLE;
 typedef void* WSTHREADENUM;
 
@@ -98,4 +96,7 @@ extern char *ws_getrequestheader(WS_CONNINFO *pwsc, char *header);
 extern int ws_testrequestheader(WS_CONNINFO *pwsc, char *header, char *value);
 extern void ws_emitheaders(WS_CONNINFO *pwsc);
 
+extern void *ws_enum_var(WS_CONNINFO *pwsc, char **key, char **value, void *last);
+
+
 #endif /* _WEBSERVER_H_ */
diff --git a/src/xml-rpc.c b/src/xml-rpc.c
index e7426186..40be2f65 100644
--- a/src/xml-rpc.c
+++ b/src/xml-rpc.c
@@ -104,6 +104,37 @@ XMLSTRUCT *xml_init(WS_CONNINFO *pwsc, int emit_header) {
     return pxml;
 }
 
+/**
+ * bulk set config
+ */
+void xml_update_config(WS_CONNINFO *pwsc) {
+    char *arg, *value, *duparg;
+    char *ptmp;
+    void *handle;
+
+    int err;
+
+    handle = NULL;
+
+    while((handle=ws_enum_var(pwsc,&arg,&value,handle)) != NULL) {
+        /* arg will be section:value */
+        duparg = strdup(arg);
+        ptmp = strchr(duparg,':');
+        if(ptmp) {
+            *ptmp++ = '\0';
+            /* this is stupidly inefficient */
+            err = conf_set_string(duparg,ptmp,value,FALSE);
+            if(err != CONF_E_SUCCESS) {
+                free(duparg);
+                xml_return_error(pwsc,500,"Bad values");
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+        free(duparg);
+    }
+
+    xml_return_error(pwsc,200,"Success");
+}
 
 /**
  * post settings back to the config file
@@ -273,6 +304,11 @@ void xml_handle(WS_CONNINFO *pwsc) {
         return;
     }
 
+    if(strcasecmp(method,"updateconfig") == 0) {
+        xml_update_config(pwsc);
+        return;
+    }
+
     if(strcasecmp(method,"browse_path") == 0) {
 	xml_browse_path(pwsc);
 	return;