diff --git a/openbsc/doc/examples/osmo-bsc_nat/bscs.config b/openbsc/doc/examples/osmo-bsc_nat/bscs.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..176debe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openbsc/doc/examples/osmo-bsc_nat/bscs.config
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+nat
+ bsc 0
+  token lol
+  location_area_code 1234
+  description bsc
+  max-endpoints 32
+  paging forbidden 0
+ bsc 1
+  token wat
+  location_area_code 5678
+  description bsc
+  max-endpoints 32
+  paging forbidden 0
diff --git a/openbsc/doc/examples/osmo-bsc_nat/osmo-bsc_nat.cfg b/openbsc/doc/examples/osmo-bsc_nat/osmo-bsc_nat.cfg
index 737d104..2e00bc2 100644
--- a/openbsc/doc/examples/osmo-bsc_nat/osmo-bsc_nat.cfg
+++ b/openbsc/doc/examples/osmo-bsc_nat/osmo-bsc_nat.cfg
@@ -62,11 +62,5 @@
  timeout ping 20
  timeout pong 5
  ip-dscp 0
+ bscs-config-file bscs.config
  access-list bla imsi-allow ^11$
-
- bsc 0
-  token bla
-  location_area_code 1234
-  description bsc
-  max-endpoints 32
-  paging forbidden 0
diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_nat.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_nat.h
index c5fefe1..5ccc02e 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_nat.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_nat.h
@@ -264,6 +264,11 @@
 
 	struct bsc_endpoint *bsc_endpoints;
 
+	/* path to file with BSC config */
+	char *include_file;
+	char *include_base;
+	char *resolved_path;
+
 	/* filter */
 	char *acc_lst_name;
 
diff --git a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat.c b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat.c
index ab82adf..f433324 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <libgen.h>
 
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
 #include <getopt.h>
@@ -1626,6 +1627,8 @@
 	local_addr.s_addr = INADDR_ANY;
 	handle_options(argc, argv);
 
+	nat->include_base = dirname(talloc_strdup(tall_bsc_ctx, config_file));
+
 	rate_ctr_init(tall_bsc_ctx);
 	osmo_stats_init(tall_bsc_ctx);
 
@@ -1651,7 +1654,7 @@
 	/* seed the PRNG */
 	srand(time(NULL));
 
-
+	LOGP(DNAT, LOGL_NOTICE, "BSCs configured from %s\n", nat->resolved_path);
 
 	/*
 	 * Setup the MGCP code..
diff --git a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat_vty.c b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat_vty.c
index 4348d6f..b7b49e6 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat_vty.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat_vty.c
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@
 	vty_out(vty, " timeout auth %d%s", _nat->auth_timeout, VTY_NEWLINE);
 	vty_out(vty, " timeout ping %d%s", _nat->ping_timeout, VTY_NEWLINE);
 	vty_out(vty, " timeout pong %d%s", _nat->pong_timeout, VTY_NEWLINE);
+	if (_nat->include_file)
+		vty_out(vty, " bscs-config-file %s%s", _nat->include_file, VTY_NEWLINE);
 	if (_nat->token)
 		vty_out(vty, " token %s%s", _nat->token, VTY_NEWLINE);
 	vty_out(vty, " ip-dscp %d%s", _nat->bsc_ip_dscp, VTY_NEWLINE);
@@ -181,6 +183,14 @@
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+DEFUN(show_bscs, show_bscs_cmd, "show bscs-config",
+      SHOW_STR "Show configured BSCs\n"
+      "Both from included file and vty\n")
+{
+	vty_out(vty, "BSCs configuration loaded from %s:%s", _nat->resolved_path,
+		VTY_NEWLINE);
+	return config_write_bsc(vty);
+}
 
 DEFUN(show_sccp, show_sccp_cmd, "show sccp connections",
       SHOW_STR "Display information about SCCP\n"
@@ -495,6 +505,34 @@
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+DEFUN(cfg_nat_include,
+      cfg_nat_include_cmd,
+      "bscs-config-file NAME",
+      "Set the filename of the BSC configuration to include.\n"
+      "The filename to be included.")
+{
+	char *path;
+	int rc;
+
+	if ('/' == argv[0][0])
+		bsc_replace_string(_nat, &_nat->resolved_path, argv[0]);
+	else {
+		path = talloc_asprintf(_nat, "%s/%s", _nat->include_base,
+				       argv[0]);
+		bsc_replace_string(_nat, &_nat->resolved_path, path);
+		talloc_free(path);
+	}
+
+	rc = vty_read_config_file(_nat->resolved_path, NULL);
+	if (rc < 0) {
+		vty_out(vty, "Failed to parse the config file %s: %s%s",
+			_nat->resolved_path, strerror(-rc), VTY_NEWLINE);
+		return CMD_WARNING;
+	}
+	bsc_replace_string(_nat, &_nat->include_file, argv[0]);
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 DEFUN(cfg_nat_no_acc_lst_name,
       cfg_nat_no_acc_lst_name_cmd,
       "no access-list-name",
@@ -865,8 +903,11 @@
 	/* verify that the LACs are unique */
 	llist_for_each_entry(tmp, &_nat->bsc_configs, entry) {
 		if (bsc_config_handles_lac(tmp, lac)) {
-			vty_out(vty, "%% LAC %d is already used.%s", lac, VTY_NEWLINE);
-			return CMD_ERR_INCOMPLETE;
+			if (tmp->nr != conf->nr) {
+				vty_out(vty, "%% LAC %d is already used.%s", lac,
+					VTY_NEWLINE);
+				return CMD_ERR_INCOMPLETE;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1179,6 +1220,7 @@
 	install_element_ve(&show_msc_cmd);
 	install_element_ve(&test_regex_cmd);
 	install_element_ve(&show_bsc_mgcp_cmd);
+	install_element_ve(&show_bscs_cmd);
 	install_element_ve(&show_bar_lst_cmd);
 	install_element_ve(&show_prefix_tree_cmd);
 	install_element_ve(&show_ussd_connection_cmd);
@@ -1200,6 +1242,7 @@
 	install_element(NAT_NODE, &cfg_nat_bsc_ip_tos_cmd);
 	install_element(NAT_NODE, &cfg_nat_acc_lst_name_cmd);
 	install_element(NAT_NODE, &cfg_nat_no_acc_lst_name_cmd);
+	install_element(NAT_NODE, &cfg_nat_include_cmd);
 	install_element(NAT_NODE, &cfg_nat_imsi_black_list_fn_cmd);
 	install_element(NAT_NODE, &cfg_nat_no_imsi_black_list_fn_cmd);
 	install_element(NAT_NODE, &cfg_nat_ussd_lst_name_cmd);
@@ -1236,7 +1279,7 @@
 
 	/* BSC subgroups */
 	install_element(NAT_NODE, &cfg_bsc_cmd);
-	install_node(&bsc_node, config_write_bsc);
+	install_node(&bsc_node, NULL);
 	vty_install_default(NAT_BSC_NODE);
 	install_element(NAT_BSC_NODE, &cfg_bsc_token_cmd);
 	install_element(NAT_BSC_NODE, &cfg_bsc_auth_key_cmd);