diff --git a/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/services/resources/KeycloakApplication.java b/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/services/resources/KeycloakApplication.java
index e8eca80bd4..66a643ce13 100644
--- a/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/services/resources/KeycloakApplication.java
+++ b/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/services/resources/KeycloakApplication.java
@@ -233,6 +233,14 @@ public class KeycloakApplication extends Application {
                 }
             }
 
+            if (node == null) {
+                URL resource = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().getResource("META-INF/keycloak-server.json");
+                if (resource != null) {
+                    logger.loadingFrom(resource);
+                    node = new ObjectMapper().readTree(resource);
+                }
+            }
+
             if (node != null) {
                 Properties properties = new SystemEnvProperties();
                 Config.init(new JsonConfigProvider(node, properties));