diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 0b23cee91..4a099d916 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -2,3 +2,6 @@
 build --workspace_status_command hack/build/print-workspace-status.sh
 # Show timestamps with each bazel message
 build --show_timestamps
+
+# import per-user options
+try-import %workspace%/user.bazelrc
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d4f55b169..26f97b110 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ bazel-*
 _artifacts/
 /vendor/
 bin/
+user.bazelrc