diff --git a/lib/ProxySQL_Config.cpp b/lib/ProxySQL_Config.cpp
index dc7360471..c84673df6 100644
--- a/lib/ProxySQL_Config.cpp
+++ b/lib/ProxySQL_Config.cpp
@@ -972,6 +972,42 @@ int ProxySQL_Config::Write_MySQL_Servers_to_configfile(std::string& data) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (sqlite_resultset)
+		delete sqlite_resultset;
+
+	query = (char *)"SELECT * FROM mysql_hostgroup_attributes";
+	admindb->execute_statement(query, &error, &cols, &affected_rows, &sqlite_resultset);
+	if (error) {
+		proxy_error("Error on read from mysql_hostgroup_attributes: %s\n", error);
+		return -1;
+	} else {
+		if (sqlite_resultset) {
+			data += "mysql_hostgroup_attributes:\n(\n";
+			bool isNext = false;
+			for (auto r : sqlite_resultset->rows) {
+				if (isNext)
+					data += ",\n";
+				data += "\t{\n";
+				addField(data, "hostgroup_id", r->fields[0], "");
+				addField(data, "max_num_online_servers", r->fields[1], "");
+				addField(data, "autocommit", r->fields[2], "");
+				addField(data, "free_connections_pct", r->fields[3], "");
+				addField(data, "init_connect", r->fields[4]);
+				addField(data, "multiplex", r->fields[5], "");
+				addField(data, "connection_warming", r->fields[6], "");
+				addField(data, "throttle_connections_per_sec", r->fields[7], "");
+				addField(data, "ignore_session_variables", r->fields[8]);
+				addField(data, "hostgroup_settings", r->fields[9]);
+				addField(data, "servers_defaults", r->fields[10]);
+				addField(data, "comment", r->fields[11]);
+
+				data += "\t}";
+				isNext = true;
+			}
+			data += "\n)\n";
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (sqlite_resultset)
 		delete sqlite_resultset;
 
@@ -1289,6 +1325,97 @@ int ProxySQL_Config::Read_MySQL_Servers_from_configfile() {
                     rows++;
             }
     }
+	if (root.exists("mysql_hostgroup_attributes") == true) {
+		const Setting &mysql_hostgroup_attributes = root["mysql_hostgroup_attributes"];
+		int count = mysql_hostgroup_attributes.getLength();
+
+		for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+			const Setting &hostgroup_attributes = mysql_hostgroup_attributes[i];
+			bool is_first_field = true;
+			int integer_val = 0;
+			std::string string_val = "";
+			std::string fields = "";
+			std::string values = "";
+
+			auto process_field = [&](const std::string &field_name, const std::string &field_value, int is_int) {
+				if (!is_first_field) {
+					fields += ", ";
+					values += ", ";
+				}
+				else {
+					is_first_field = false;
+				}
+				fields += field_name;
+
+				if (is_int) {
+					values += field_value;
+				}
+				else {
+					char *cs = strdup(field_value.c_str());
+					char *ecs = escape_string_single_quotes(cs, false);
+					values +=  std::string("'") + ecs + "'";
+					if (cs != ecs) free(cs);
+					free(ecs);
+				}
+			};
+
+			// Only inserting/updating fields which are in configuration file.
+			// Fields default will be from table schema.
+
+			// Parsing integer field
+			if (hostgroup_attributes.lookupValue("hostgroup_id", integer_val) ) {
+				process_field("hostgroup_id", to_string(integer_val), true);
+			}
+			else {
+				proxy_error("Admin: detected a mysql_hostgroup_attributes in config file without a mandatory hostgroup_id.\n");
+				continue;
+			}
+			if (hostgroup_attributes.lookupValue("max_num_online_servers", integer_val)) {
+				process_field("max_num_online_servers", to_string(integer_val), true);
+			}
+			if (hostgroup_attributes.lookupValue("autocommit", integer_val)) {
+				process_field("autocommit", to_string(integer_val), true);
+			}
+			if (hostgroup_attributes.lookupValue("free_connections_pct", integer_val)) {
+				process_field("free_connections_pct", to_string(integer_val), true);
+			}
+			if (hostgroup_attributes.lookupValue("multiplex", integer_val)) {
+				process_field("multiplex", to_string(integer_val), true);
+			}
+			if (hostgroup_attributes.lookupValue("connection_warming", integer_val)) {
+				process_field("connection_warming", to_string(integer_val), true);
+			}
+			if (hostgroup_attributes.lookupValue("throttle_connections_per_sec", integer_val)) {
+				process_field("throttle_connections_per_sec", to_string(integer_val), true);
+			}
+			// Parsing string field
+			if (hostgroup_attributes.lookupValue("init_connect", string_val)) {
+				process_field("init_connect", string_val, false);
+			}
+			if (hostgroup_attributes.lookupValue("ignore_session_variables", string_val)) {
+				process_field("ignore_session_variables", string_val, false);
+			}
+			if (hostgroup_attributes.lookupValue("hostgroup_settings", string_val)) {
+				process_field("hostgroup_settings", string_val, false);
+			}
+			if (hostgroup_attributes.lookupValue("servers_defaults", string_val)) {
+				process_field("servers_defaults", string_val, false);
+			}
+			if (hostgroup_attributes.lookupValue("comment", string_val)) {
+				process_field("comment", string_val, false);
+			}
+
+			std::string s_query = "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO mysql_hostgroup_attributes (";
+			s_query  += fields + ") VALUES (" + values + ")";
+
+			//fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", s_query.c_str());
+			if (admindb->execute(s_query.c_str()) == false) {
+				proxy_error("Admin: detected a mysql_hostgroup_attributes invalid value. Failed to insert in the table.\n");
+				continue;
+			}
+			rows++;
+		}
+	}
 	admindb->execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON");
 	return rows;
 }
diff --git a/test/tap/tests/mysql_hostgroup_attributes_config_file-t.cpp b/test/tap/tests/mysql_hostgroup_attributes_config_file-t.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e5bd59a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tap/tests/mysql_hostgroup_attributes_config_file-t.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,249 @@
+/**
+ * @file mysql_hostgroup_attributes_config_file-t.cpp
+ * @brief Reading and saving of 'mysql_hostgroup_attributes' table from configuration file:
+ */
+
+#include <cstring>
+#include <string>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "mysql.h"
+#include "mysqld_error.h"
+
+#include "json.hpp"
+
+#include "tap.h"
+#include "utils.h"
+#include "command_line.h"
+
+using nlohmann::json;
+using std::string;
+using std::fstream;
+
+int validate_mysql_hostgroup_attributes_from_config(MYSQL* admin) {
+	string hostgroup_attributes_values[5][12] = {
+			{"900000", "900000", "-1", "11", "ic1", "0", "1", "9001", "{\"isv\":100}", "{\"hs\":200}", "{\"weight\":100,\"max_connections\":500}", "attributes test hostgroup 900000"},
+			{"900001", "900001", "0", "12", "ic2", "1", "0", "9002", "{\"isv\":101}", "{\"hs\":201}", "{\"weight\":101,\"max_connections\":501}", "attributes test hostgroup 900001"},
+			{"900002", "900002", "1", "13", "ic3", "0", "1", "9003", "{\"isv\":102}", "{\"hs\":202}", "{\"weight\":102,\"max_connections\":502}", "attributes test hostgroup 900002"},
+			{"900003", "900003", "-1", "14", "ic4", "1", "0", "9004", "{\"isv\":103}", "{\"hs\":203}", "{\"weight\":103,\"max_connections\":503}", "attributes test hostgroup 900003"},
+			{"900004", "900004", "0", "15", "ic5", "0", "1", "9005", "{\"isv\":104}", "{\"hs\":204}", "{\"weight\":104,\"max_connections\":504}", "attributes test hostgroup 900004"}};
+
+	auto check_result = [&] () {
+		MYSQL_RES* myres = mysql_store_result(admin);
+		MYSQL_ROW myrow;
+
+		int row_num {0};
+		while ((myrow = mysql_fetch_row(myres))) {
+
+			int field_num = {0};
+			for (field_num = 0; field_num < 12; field_num++) {
+				if(!myrow[field_num]) {
+					diag("ERROR: hostgroup_attributes_values field: %d is null", field_num);
+					mysql_free_result(myres);
+					return false;
+				}
+				if(strncmp(myrow[field_num], hostgroup_attributes_values[row_num][field_num].c_str(), 
+					sizeof(hostgroup_attributes_values[row_num][field_num]))) {
+					diag("INSERTED 'field' should match with config value - Exp: `%s`, Act: `%s`",
+						hostgroup_attributes_values[row_num][field_num].c_str(), myrow[field_num]);
+					mysql_free_result(myres);
+					return false;
+				}
+			}
+			row_num++;
+		}
+		mysql_free_result(myres);
+		return true;
+	};
+
+	diag("Checking loading of mysql_hostgroup_attributes from config file");
+	MYSQL_QUERY_T(admin, "SELECT * FROM mysql_hostgroup_attributes");
+
+	auto b_config_parsing = check_result();
+
+	ok(
+		b_config_parsing == true,
+		"Parsed hostgroup_attributes_values values are correct"
+	);
+
+	MYSQL_QUERY_T(admin, "DELETE FROM mysql_hostgroup_attributes");
+	MYSQL_QUERY_T(admin, "LOAD MYSQL SERVERS FROM CONFIG;");
+	diag("Checking loading of mysql_hostgroup_attributes from config file after deleting and reloading config");
+	MYSQL_QUERY_T(admin, "SELECT * FROM mysql_hostgroup_attributes");
+
+	b_config_parsing = check_result();
+
+	ok(
+		b_config_parsing == true,
+		"Parsed hostgroup_attributes_values values after reload config are correct"
+	);
+
+	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void make_hostgroup_attributes_config_lines(std::vector<std::string>& config_lines){
+	config_lines =  {
+		"mysql_hostgroup_attributes:",
+		"(",
+		"	{",
+		"		hostgroup_id=900000",
+		"		max_num_online_servers=900000",
+		"		autocommit=-1",
+		"		free_connections_pct=11",
+		"		init_connect=\"ic1\"",
+		"		multiplex=0",
+		"		connection_warming=1",
+		"		throttle_connections_per_sec=9001",
+		"		ignore_session_variables=\"{\"isv\":100}\"",
+		"		hostgroup_settings=\"{\"hs\":200}\"",
+		"		servers_defaults=\"{\"weight\":100,\"max_connections\":500}\"",
+		"		comment=\"attributes test hostgroup 900000\"",
+		"	},",
+		"	{",
+		"		hostgroup_id=900001",
+		"		max_num_online_servers=900001",
+		"		autocommit=0",
+		"		free_connections_pct=12",
+		"		init_connect=\"ic2\"",
+		"		multiplex=1",
+		"		connection_warming=0",
+		"		throttle_connections_per_sec=9002",
+		"		ignore_session_variables=\"{\"isv\":101}\"",
+		"		hostgroup_settings=\"{\"hs\":201}\"",
+		"		servers_defaults=\"{\"weight\":101,\"max_connections\":501}\"",
+		"		comment=\"attributes test hostgroup 900001\"",
+		"	},",
+		"	{",
+		"		hostgroup_id=900002",
+		"		max_num_online_servers=900002",
+		"		autocommit=1",
+		"		free_connections_pct=13",
+		"		init_connect=\"ic3\"",
+		"		multiplex=0",
+		"		connection_warming=1",
+		"		throttle_connections_per_sec=9003",
+		"		ignore_session_variables=\"{\"isv\":102}\"",
+		"		hostgroup_settings=\"{\"hs\":202}\"",
+		"		servers_defaults=\"{\"weight\":102,\"max_connections\":502}\"",
+		"		comment=\"attributes test hostgroup 900002\"",
+		"	},",
+		"	{",
+		"		hostgroup_id=900003",
+		"		max_num_online_servers=900003",
+		"		autocommit=-1",
+		"		free_connections_pct=14",
+		"		init_connect=\"ic4\"",
+		"		multiplex=1",
+		"		connection_warming=0",
+		"		throttle_connections_per_sec=9004",
+		"		ignore_session_variables=\"{\"isv\":103}\"",
+		"		hostgroup_settings=\"{\"hs\":203}\"",
+		"		servers_defaults=\"{\"weight\":103,\"max_connections\":503}\"",
+		"		comment=\"attributes test hostgroup 900003\"",
+		"	},",
+		"	{",
+		"		hostgroup_id=900004",
+		"		max_num_online_servers=900004",
+		"		autocommit=0",
+		"		free_connections_pct=15",
+		"		init_connect=\"ic5\"",
+		"		multiplex=0",
+		"		connection_warming=1",
+		"		throttle_connections_per_sec=9005",
+		"		ignore_session_variables=\"{\"isv\":104}\"",
+		"		hostgroup_settings=\"{\"hs\":204}\"",
+		"		servers_defaults=\"{\"weight\":104,\"max_connections\":504}\"",
+		"		comment=\"attributes test hostgroup 900004\"",
+		"	}",
+		")"
+	};
+}
+
+int write_mysql_hostgroup_attributes_to_config(MYSQL* admin) {
+	std::vector<std::string> config_lines;
+	string config_file_path {"myproxysql.cnf"};
+	string save_config_query = "SAVE CONFIG TO FILE " + config_file_path;
+	fstream f_stream;
+
+	make_hostgroup_attributes_config_lines(config_lines);
+	MYSQL_QUERY_T(admin, save_config_query.c_str());
+	diag("Checking correctness of config file. ");
+
+	auto check_config_file = [&] () {
+		int cur_line {0};
+		string next_line {""};
+		bool first_matched {false};
+		const char* c_f_path { config_file_path.c_str() };
+		f_stream.open(config_file_path.c_str(), std::fstream::out | std::fstream::in | std::fstream::trunc);
+
+		if (!f_stream.is_open() || !f_stream.good()) {
+			diag("Failed to open '%s' file: { path: %s, error: %d }", basename(c_f_path), c_f_path, errno);
+			return false;;
+		}
+		while (getline(f_stream, next_line)) {
+			if (next_line == config_lines[0]) {
+				first_matched = true;
+			}
+
+			if (first_matched) {
+				if (cur_line  >=  config_lines.size()) {
+					return true;
+				}
+				next_line.erase(remove(next_line.begin(), next_line.end(), '\\'), next_line.end());
+				if (next_line == config_lines[cur_line]) {
+					cur_line++;
+				}
+				else {
+					diag("Confige file line didn't match,  config line %s, expected line %s", next_line.c_str(), config_lines[cur_line].c_str());
+					return false;
+				}
+			}
+
+			next_line = "";
+		}
+		return true;
+	};
+
+	auto b_config_parsing = check_config_file();
+	ok(
+		b_config_parsing == true,
+		"mysql_hostgroup_attributes values are correctly written in config file."
+	);
+	f_stream.close();
+	remove(config_file_path.c_str());
+	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+int main(int, char**) {
+	plan(3);
+
+	CommandLine cl;
+
+	if (cl.getEnv()) {
+		diag("Failed to get the required environmental variables.");
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	MYSQL* admin = mysql_init(NULL);
+
+	if (!mysql_real_connect(admin, cl.host, cl.admin_username, cl.admin_password, NULL, cl.admin_port, NULL, 0)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "File %s, line %d, Error: %s\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, mysql_error(admin));
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	// For cleanup
+	MYSQL_QUERY_T(admin, "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS mysql_hostgroup_attributes_0508");
+	MYSQL_QUERY_T(admin, "CREATE TABLE mysql_hostgroup_attributes_0508 AS SELECT * FROM mysql_hostgroup_attributes");
+
+	validate_mysql_hostgroup_attributes_from_config(admin);
+	write_mysql_hostgroup_attributes_to_config(admin);
+
+cleanup:
+
+	MYSQL_QUERY_T(admin, "DELETE FROM mysql_hostgroup_attributes");
+	MYSQL_QUERY_T(admin, "INSERT INTO mysql_hostgroup_attributes SELECT * FROM mysql_hostgroup_attributes_0508");
+	mysql_close(admin);
+
+	return exit_status();
+}
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