diff --git a/src/Application.cpp b/src/Application.cpp
index 5939ea6a..1459a810 100644
--- a/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/Application.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ int Application::run(const std::vector<std::string>& arguments) {
         if (this->insightConfig.insightEnabled) {
             this->insight.setApplicationConfig(this->applicationConfig);
             this->insight.setEnvironmentConfig(this->environmentConfig);
+            this->insight.setInsightConfig(this->insightConfig);
             this->insight.run();
             Logger::debug("Insight closed");
             this->shutdown();
diff --git a/src/ApplicationConfig.cpp b/src/ApplicationConfig.cpp
index 136b2231..bc75e802 100644
--- a/src/ApplicationConfig.cpp
+++ b/src/ApplicationConfig.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ void TargetConfig::init(QJsonObject jsonObject) {
     }
 
     this->name = jsonObject.find("name")->toString().toLower().toStdString();
+
+    if (jsonObject.contains("variantName")) {
+        this->variantName = jsonObject.find("variantName").value().toString().toLower().toStdString();
+    }
+
     this->jsonObject = jsonObject;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ApplicationConfig.hpp b/src/ApplicationConfig.hpp
index 7bf6eb6c..624c9cd9 100644
--- a/src/ApplicationConfig.hpp
+++ b/src/ApplicationConfig.hpp
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ namespace Bloom
         void init(QJsonObject jsonObject);
 
         std::string name;
+
+        std::string variantName;
+
         QJsonObject jsonObject;
     };
 
diff --git a/src/Insight/Insight.cpp b/src/Insight/Insight.cpp
index ec9d44e8..ae3a3486 100644
--- a/src/Insight/Insight.cpp
+++ b/src/Insight/Insight.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ void Insight::startup() {
     qRegisterMetaType<Bloom::Targets::TargetState>();
     qRegisterMetaType<std::map<int, Bloom::Targets::TargetPinState>>();
 
-    this->mainWindow.init(*(this->application), targetDescriptor);
+    this->mainWindow.init(*(this->application), targetDescriptor, this->insightConfig, this->environmentConfig.targetConfig);
     this->mainWindow.show();
 
     /*
diff --git a/src/Insight/Insight.hpp b/src/Insight/Insight.hpp
index b6161a10..8f8793c7 100644
--- a/src/Insight/Insight.hpp
+++ b/src/Insight/Insight.hpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ namespace Bloom
     private:
         ApplicationConfig applicationConfig;
         EnvironmentConfig environmentConfig;
+        InsightConfig insightConfig;
 
         EventManager& eventManager;
         EventListenerPointer eventListener = std::make_shared<EventListener>("InsightEventListener");
@@ -54,6 +55,10 @@ namespace Bloom
             this->environmentConfig = environmentConfig;
         }
 
+        void setInsightConfig(const InsightConfig& insightConfig) {
+            this->insightConfig = insightConfig;
+        }
+
         /**
          * Entry point for Insight.
          */
diff --git a/src/Insight/UserInterfaces/InsightWindow/InsightWindow.cpp b/src/Insight/UserInterfaces/InsightWindow/InsightWindow.cpp
index 53c46fea..cb64321f 100644
--- a/src/Insight/UserInterfaces/InsightWindow/InsightWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/Insight/UserInterfaces/InsightWindow/InsightWindow.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ using Targets::TargetVariant;
 using Targets::TargetPackage;
 
 
-void InsightWindow::init(QApplication& application, TargetDescriptor targetDescriptor) {
+void InsightWindow::init(
+    QApplication& application,
+    TargetDescriptor targetDescriptor,
+    const InsightConfig& config,
+    const TargetConfig& targetConfig
+) {
     this->targetDescriptor = targetDescriptor;
 
     auto mainWindowUiFile = QFile(":/compiled/Insight/UserInterfaces/InsightWindow/UiFiles/InsightWindow.ui");
@@ -106,7 +111,21 @@ void InsightWindow::init(QApplication& application, TargetDescriptor targetDescr
     Logger::debug("Number of target variants supported by Insight: " + std::to_string(supportedVariants.size()));
 
     if (!supportedVariants.empty()) {
-        this->selectVariant(&supportedVariants.front());
+        auto selectedVariant = std::find_if(
+            supportedVariants.begin(),
+            supportedVariants.end(),
+            [&targetConfig](const TargetVariant& variant) {
+                auto variantName = QString::fromStdString(variant.name).toLower().toStdString();
+                return !targetConfig.variantName.empty() && targetConfig.variantName == variantName;
+            }
+        );
+
+        /*
+         * If ths user specified a valid variant name in their config file, use that as the default, otherwise just
+         * use the first supported variant.
+         */
+        this->selectVariant((selectedVariant != supportedVariants.end()) ? &(*selectedVariant)
+            : &supportedVariants.front());
 
     } else {
         if (this->targetDescriptor.variants.empty()) {
diff --git a/src/Insight/UserInterfaces/InsightWindow/InsightWindow.hpp b/src/Insight/UserInterfaces/InsightWindow/InsightWindow.hpp
index 59fc5816..6831c0f0 100644
--- a/src/Insight/UserInterfaces/InsightWindow/InsightWindow.hpp
+++ b/src/Insight/UserInterfaces/InsightWindow/InsightWindow.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <optional>
 
 #include "AboutWindow.hpp"
+#include "src/ApplicationConfig.hpp"
 #include "TargetWidgets/TargetPackageWidget.hpp"
 #include "src/Targets/TargetState.hpp"
 #include "src/Targets/TargetDescriptor.hpp"
@@ -71,7 +72,12 @@ namespace Bloom
     public:
         InsightWindow() = default;
 
-        void init(QApplication& application, Targets::TargetDescriptor targetDescriptor);
+        void init(
+            QApplication& application,
+            Targets::TargetDescriptor targetDescriptor,
+            const InsightConfig& config,
+            const TargetConfig& targetConfig
+        );
 
         void show();