diff --git a/ddtrace/__init__.py b/ddtrace/__init__.py
index 008e931a482..17d41a18fa6 100644
--- a/ddtrace/__init__.py
+++ b/ddtrace/__init__.py
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 
 LOADED_MODULES = frozenset(sys.modules.keys())
 
+# Configuration for the whole tracer from file. Do it before anything else happens.
+from ddtrace.internal.native import _apply_configuration_from_disk
+
+_apply_configuration_from_disk()
+
 from ddtrace.internal.module import ModuleWatchdog
 
 
diff --git a/ddtrace/internal/native/__init__.py b/ddtrace/internal/native/__init__.py
index 0c85a824b44..feffef6e18f 100644
--- a/ddtrace/internal/native/__init__.py
+++ b/ddtrace/internal/native/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,38 @@
+import os
+from typing import Dict
+
 from ._native import DDSketch  # noqa: F401
+from ._native import PyConfigurator
+
+
+def get_configuration_from_disk(debug_logs: bool = False, file_override="") -> Dict[str, str]:
+    """
+    Retrieves the tracer configuration from disk. Calls the PyConfigurator object
+    to read the configuration from the disk using the libdatadog shared library
+    and returns the corresponding configuration
+    See https://github.com/DataDog/libdatadog/blob/06d2b6a19d7ec9f41b3bfd4ddf521585c55298f6/library-config/src/lib.rs
+    for more information on how the configuration is read from disk
+    """
+    configurator = PyConfigurator(debug_logs)
+
+    # Set the file override if provided. Only used for testing purposes.
+    if file_override:
+        configurator.set_local_file_override(file_override)
+
+    return configurator.get_configuration()
+
+
+def _apply_configuration_from_disk():
+    """
+    Sets the configuration from disk as environment variables.
+    This is not ideal and we should consider a better mechanism to
+    apply this configuration to the tracer.
+    Currently here is the order of precedence (higher takes precedence):
+    1. Dynamic remote configuration
+    2. Runtime configuration (ie fields set manually by customers / from the ddtrace code)
+    3. Configuration from disk
+    4. Environment variables
+    5. Default values
+    """
+    for key, value in get_configuration_from_disk().items():
+        os.environ[key] = str(value).lower()
diff --git a/ddtrace/internal/native/_native.pyi b/ddtrace/internal/native/_native.pyi
index 96f54180c42..82eed529dc8 100644
--- a/ddtrace/internal/native/_native.pyi
+++ b/ddtrace/internal/native/_native.pyi
@@ -1,6 +1,34 @@
+from typing import Dict
+
 class DDSketch:
     def __init__(self): ...
     def add(self, value: float) -> None: ...
     def to_proto(self) -> bytes: ...
     @property
     def count(self) -> float: ...
+
+class PyConfigurator:
+    """
+    PyConfigurator is a class responsible for configuring the Python environment
+    for the application. It allows setting environment variables, command-line
+    arguments, and file overrides, and retrieving the current configuration.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, debug_logs: bool):
+        """
+        Initialize the PyConfigurator.
+        :param debug_logs: A boolean indicating whether debug logs should be enabled.
+        """
+        ...
+    def set_local_file_override(self, file: str) -> None:
+        """
+        Overrides the file path for the configuration. Should not be used outside of tests.
+        :param file: The path to the file to override.
+        """
+        ...
+    def get_configuration(self) -> Dict[str, str]:
+        """
+        Retrieve the on-disk configuration.
+        :return: A dictionary containing the current configuration of the form {key: value}.
+        """
+        ...
diff --git a/src/native/Cargo.lock b/src/native/Cargo.lock
index bbf189de0c2..8420ae5e7ea 100644
--- a/src/native/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src/native/Cargo.lock
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
 # It is not intended for manual editing.
-version = 3
+version = 4
 
 [[package]]
 name = "anyhow"
@@ -28,17 +28,28 @@ checksum = "baf1de4339761588bc0619e3cbc0120ee582ebb74b53b4efbf79117bd2da40fd"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "datadog-ddsketch"
-version = "15.0.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/DataDog/libdatadog?rev=v15.0.0#0ef49864317b0728648b2b7f26fe2f1deeeeebc4"
+version = "16.0.2"
+source = "git+https://github.com/DataDog/libdatadog?rev=v16.0.2#52bd068269da43fb216e278a8576184bf6307177"
 dependencies = [
  "prost",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "ddtrace-core"
+name = "datadog-library-config"
+version = "0.0.1"
+source = "git+https://github.com/DataDog/libdatadog?rev=v16.0.2#52bd068269da43fb216e278a8576184bf6307177"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_yaml",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "ddtrace-native"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "datadog-ddsketch",
+ "datadog-library-config",
  "pyo3",
  "pyo3-build-config 0.21.2",
 ]
@@ -49,12 +60,34 @@ version = "1.13.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "60b1af1c220855b6ceac025d3f6ecdd2b7c4894bfe9cd9bda4fbb4bc7c0d4cf0"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "equivalent"
+version = "1.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5443807d6dff69373d433ab9ef5378ad8df50ca6298caf15de6e52e24aaf54d5"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "hashbrown"
+version = "0.15.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bf151400ff0baff5465007dd2f3e717f3fe502074ca563069ce3a6629d07b289"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "heck"
 version = "0.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2304e00983f87ffb38b55b444b5e3b60a884b5d30c0fca7d82fe33449bbe55ea"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "indexmap"
+version = "2.7.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8c9c992b02b5b4c94ea26e32fe5bccb7aa7d9f390ab5c1221ff895bc7ea8b652"
+dependencies = [
+ "equivalent",
+ "hashbrown",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "indoc"
 version = "2.0.5"
@@ -70,6 +103,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "either",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "itoa"
+version = "1.0.14"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d75a2a4b1b190afb6f5425f10f6a8f959d2ea0b9c2b1d79553551850539e4674"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "libc"
 version = "0.2.154"
@@ -211,6 +250,45 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ryu"
+version = "1.0.19"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6ea1a2d0a644769cc99faa24c3ad26b379b786fe7c36fd3c546254801650e6dd"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "serde"
+version = "1.0.210"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c8e3592472072e6e22e0a54d5904d9febf8508f65fb8552499a1abc7d1078c3a"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde_derive",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "serde_derive"
+version = "1.0.210"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "243902eda00fad750862fc144cea25caca5e20d615af0a81bee94ca738f1df1f"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.61",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "serde_yaml"
+version = "0.9.34+deprecated"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6a8b1a1a2ebf674015cc02edccce75287f1a0130d394307b36743c2f5d504b47"
+dependencies = [
+ "indexmap",
+ "itoa",
+ "ryu",
+ "serde",
+ "unsafe-libyaml",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
 version = "1.0.109"
@@ -250,3 +328,9 @@ name = "unindent"
 version = "0.2.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c7de7d73e1754487cb58364ee906a499937a0dfabd86bcb980fa99ec8c8fa2ce"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "unsafe-libyaml"
+version = "0.2.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "673aac59facbab8a9007c7f6108d11f63b603f7cabff99fabf650fea5c32b861"
diff --git a/src/native/Cargo.toml b/src/native/Cargo.toml
index a73bab58a05..d09eae4f809 100644
--- a/src/native/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/native/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ opt-level = 3
 
 [dependencies]
 pyo3 = { version = "0.22.3", features = ["extension-module"] }
-datadog-ddsketch = { git = "https://github.com/DataDog/libdatadog", rev = "v15.0.0" }
+datadog-ddsketch = { git = "https://github.com/DataDog/libdatadog", rev = "v16.0.2" }
+datadog-library-config = { git = "https://github.com/DataDog/libdatadog", rev = "v16.0.2" }
 
 [build-dependencies]
 pyo3-build-config = "0.21.2"
diff --git a/src/native/lib.rs b/src/native/lib.rs
index a3e2825e21a..d026c7a7997 100644
--- a/src/native/lib.rs
+++ b/src/native/lib.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 mod ddsketch;
+mod library_config;
 
 use pyo3::prelude::*;
 
 #[pymodule]
 fn _native(m: &Bound<'_, PyModule>) -> PyResult<()> {
     m.add_class::<ddsketch::DDSketchPy>()?;
+    m.add_class::<library_config::PyConfigurator>()?;
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/native/library_config.rs b/src/native/library_config.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b68a417dabd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/native/library_config.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+use datadog_library_config::{Configurator, ProcessInfo};
+use pyo3::exceptions::PyException;
+use pyo3::prelude::*;
+use pyo3::types::PyDict;
+
+#[pyclass(name = "PyConfigurator", module = "ddtrace.internal._native")]
+pub struct PyConfigurator {
+    configurator: Box<Configurator>,
+    local_file: String,
+    fleet_file: String,
+}
+
+#[pymethods]
+impl PyConfigurator {
+    #[new]
+    pub fn new(debug_logs: bool) -> Self {
+        PyConfigurator {
+            configurator: Box::new(Configurator::new(debug_logs)),
+            fleet_file: Configurator::FLEET_STABLE_CONFIGURATION_PATH.to_string(),
+            local_file: Configurator::LOCAL_STABLE_CONFIGURATION_PATH.to_string(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_local_file_override(&mut self, file: String) -> PyResult<()> {
+        self.local_file = file;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_configuration(&self, py: Python<'_>) -> PyResult<PyObject> {
+        let res_config = self.configurator.get_config_from_file(
+            self.local_file.as_ref(),
+            self.fleet_file.as_ref(),
+            ProcessInfo::detect_global("python".to_string()),
+        );
+        match res_config {
+            Ok(config) => {
+                let dict = PyDict::new_bound(py);
+                for c in config.iter() {
+                    let key = c.name.to_str().to_owned();
+                    let _ = dict.set_item(key, c.value.clone());
+                }
+                Ok(dict.into())
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                let err_msg = format!("Failed to get configuration: {:?}", e);
+                Err(PyException::new_err(err_msg))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/internal/test_native.py b/tests/internal/test_native.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bdd31d3b3dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/internal/test_native.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+from ddtrace.internal.native import get_configuration_from_disk
+
+
+def test_get_configuration_from_disk(tmp_path):
+    # First test -- config matches & should be returned
+    config_1 = tmp_path / "config_1.yaml"
+    config_1.write_text(
+        """
+rules:
+  - selectors:
+    - origin: language
+      matches:
+        - python
+      operator: equals
+    configuration:
+      DD_SERVICE: my-service
+""",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    config = get_configuration_from_disk(file_override=str(config_1))
+    assert config == {"DD_SERVICE": "my-service"}
+
+    # Second test -- config does not match & should not be returned
+    config_2 = tmp_path / "config_2.yaml"
+    config_2.write_text(
+        """
+rules:
+  - selectors:
+    - origin: language
+      matches:
+        - nodejs
+      operator: equals
+    configuration:
+      DD_SERVICE: my-service
+""",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    config = get_configuration_from_disk(file_override=str(config_2))
+    assert config == {}
+
+
+def is_imported_before(module_a, module_b):
+    import sys
+
+    # Check if both modules are in sys.modules
+    if module_a in sys.modules and module_b in sys.modules:
+        # Get the position of the modules in sys.modules (which is an OrderedDict in Python 3.7+)
+        modules = list(sys.modules.keys())
+        return modules.index(module_a) < modules.index(module_b)
+    return False  # If one or both modules are not imported, return False
+
+
+def test_native_before_settings():
+    # Ensure that the native module is imported before the settings module
+    import ddtrace  # noqa: F401
+
+    assert is_imported_before("ddtrace.internal.native", "ddtrace.settings")