diff --git a/app/models/concerns/katalyst/tables/collection/core.rb b/app/models/concerns/katalyst/tables/collection/core.rb
index 26a068b..29b3ea6 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/katalyst/tables/collection/core.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/katalyst/tables/collection/core.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ module Tables
     module Collection
       class Config
         attr_accessor :paginate, :sorting
+
+        def initialize(parent = nil)
+          @paginate = parent&.paginate&.dup
+          @sorting  = parent&.sorting&.dup
+        end
       end
 
       module Core # :nodoc:
@@ -18,8 +23,9 @@ module Core # :nodoc:
         include Reducers
 
         class_methods do
-          def config
-            @config ||= Config.new
+          def inherited(subclass)
+            subclass.config = Config.new(config)
+            super
           end
 
           def permitted_params
@@ -53,6 +59,7 @@ def resolve_type_name(name, **)
         end
 
         included do
+          class_attribute :config, instance_accessor: false, default: Config.new
           attr_accessor :items, :unscoped_items
 
           delegate :each, :count, :empty?, to: :items, allow_nil: true
diff --git a/lib/katalyst/tables/config.rb b/lib/katalyst/tables/config.rb
index 442b017..c28fda5 100644
--- a/lib/katalyst/tables/config.rb
+++ b/lib/katalyst/tables/config.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require "active_support/configurable"
-
 module Katalyst
   module Tables
     class Config
diff --git a/spec/models/katalyst/tables/collection/base_spec.rb b/spec/models/katalyst/tables/collection/base_spec.rb
index d686c11..4f64237 100644
--- a/spec/models/katalyst/tables/collection/base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/katalyst/tables/collection/base_spec.rb
@@ -156,4 +156,23 @@
         .to eq(Person.table_search("person").reorder(name: :desc).limit(20).offset(20).to_sql)
     end
   end
+
+  context "with a subclass that overrides config" do
+    let(:superclass) do
+      Class.new(described_class) do
+        config.sorting = %i[col1 col2]
+      end
+    end
+    let!(:subclass) do
+      Class.new(superclass) do
+        config.sorting.push(:col3)
+      end
+    end
+
+    it { expect(subclass.config.sorting).to eq(%i[col1 col2 col3]) }
+
+    it "does not modify superclass config" do
+      expect(superclass.config.sorting).to eq(%i[col1 col2])
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/katalyst/tables/collection/pagination_spec.rb b/spec/models/katalyst/tables/collection/pagination_spec.rb
index 3f056bb..5ab1d4b 100644
--- a/spec/models/katalyst/tables/collection/pagination_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/katalyst/tables/collection/pagination_spec.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
 
   it { is_expected.not_to be_filtered }
   it { is_expected.to have_attributes(to_params: {}) }
+  it { expect(Examples::PaginatedCollection.new).to be_paginate }
+  it { expect(Examples::PaginatedCollection.config).to have_attributes(paginate: { limit: 10 }) }
+  it { expect(Examples::InheritedPaginatedCollection.new).to be_paginate }
+  it { expect(Examples::InheritedPaginatedCollection.config).to have_attributes(paginate: { limit: 10 }) }
+  it { expect(Examples::OverriddenPaginatedCollection.new).to be_paginate }
+  it { expect(Examples::OverriddenPaginatedCollection.config).to have_attributes(paginate: { limit: 20 }) }
 
   it "does not paginate by default" do
     expect(collection.apply(items)).to have_attributes(count: 0, pagination: nil)
diff --git a/spec/support/collection_examples.rb b/spec/support/collection_examples.rb
index c01ac9f..0d7ec6b 100644
--- a/spec/support/collection_examples.rb
+++ b/spec/support/collection_examples.rb
@@ -83,4 +83,14 @@ def filter
       self.items = items.search(search) if search.present?
     end
   end
+
+  class PaginatedCollection < Katalyst::Tables::Collection::Base
+    config.paginate = { limit: 10 }
+  end
+
+  class InheritedPaginatedCollection < PaginatedCollection; end
+
+  class OverriddenPaginatedCollection < PaginatedCollection
+    config.paginate = { limit: 20 }
+  end
 end