diff --git a/config/raw_config.go b/config/raw_config.go
index 753e7f1b8e..f8fcc2ca74 100644
--- a/config/raw_config.go
+++ b/config/raw_config.go
@@ -92,6 +92,51 @@ func (r *RawConfig) Interpolate(vs map[string]ast.Variable) error {
 	})
 }
 
+// Merge merges another RawConfig into this one (overriding any conflicting
+// values in this config) and returns a new config. The original config
+// is not modified.
+func (r *RawConfig) Merge(other *RawConfig) *RawConfig {
+	// Merge the raw configurations
+	raw := make(map[string]interface{})
+	for k, v := range r.Raw {
+		raw[k] = v
+	}
+	for k, v := range other.Raw {
+		raw[k] = v
+	}
+
+	// Create the result
+	result, err := NewRawConfig(raw)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	// Merge the interpolated results
+	result.config = make(map[string]interface{})
+	for k, v := range r.config {
+		result.config[k] = v
+	}
+	for k, v := range other.config {
+		result.config[k] = v
+	}
+
+	// Build the unknown keys
+	unknownKeys := make(map[string]struct{})
+	for _, k := range r.unknownKeys {
+		unknownKeys[k] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	for _, k := range other.unknownKeys {
+		unknownKeys[k] = struct{}{}
+	}
+
+	result.unknownKeys = make([]string, 0, len(unknownKeys))
+	for k, _ := range unknownKeys {
+		result.unknownKeys = append(result.unknownKeys, k)
+	}
+
+	return result
+}
+
 func (r *RawConfig) init() error {
 	r.config = r.Raw
 	r.Interpolations = nil
diff --git a/config/raw_config_test.go b/config/raw_config_test.go
index 49e13a45a2..324f98ee62 100644
--- a/config/raw_config_test.go
+++ b/config/raw_config_test.go
@@ -114,6 +114,87 @@ func TestRawConfig_double(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRawConfig_merge(t *testing.T) {
+	raw1 := map[string]interface{}{
+		"foo": "${var.foo}",
+		"bar": "${var.bar}",
+	}
+
+	rc1, err := NewRawConfig(raw1)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	{
+		vars := map[string]ast.Variable{
+			"var.foo": ast.Variable{
+				Value: "foovalue",
+				Type:  ast.TypeString,
+			},
+			"var.bar": ast.Variable{
+				Value: "nope",
+				Type:  ast.TypeString,
+			},
+		}
+		if err := rc1.Interpolate(vars); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	raw2 := map[string]interface{}{
+		"bar": "${var.bar}",
+		"baz": "${var.baz}",
+	}
+
+	rc2, err := NewRawConfig(raw2)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	{
+		vars := map[string]ast.Variable{
+			"var.bar": ast.Variable{
+				Value: "barvalue",
+				Type:  ast.TypeString,
+			},
+			"var.baz": ast.Variable{
+				Value: UnknownVariableValue,
+				Type:  ast.TypeString,
+			},
+		}
+		if err := rc2.Interpolate(vars); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Merge the two
+	rc3 := rc1.Merge(rc2)
+
+	// Raw should be merged
+	raw3 := map[string]interface{}{
+		"foo": "${var.foo}",
+		"bar": "${var.bar}",
+		"baz": "${var.baz}",
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(rc3.Raw, raw3) {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", rc3.Raw)
+	}
+
+	actual := rc3.Config()
+	expected := map[string]interface{}{
+		"foo": "foovalue",
+		"bar": "barvalue",
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(actual, expected) {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", actual)
+	}
+
+	expectedKeys := []string{"baz"}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(rc3.UnknownKeys(), expectedKeys) {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", rc3.UnknownKeys())
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRawConfig_syntax(t *testing.T) {
 	raw := map[string]interface{}{
 		"foo": "${var",