diff --git a/klippy/extras/heaters.py b/klippy/extras/heaters.py
index e80c5d0c..00c0e593 100644
--- a/klippy/extras/heaters.py
+++ b/klippy/extras/heaters.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2016-2020  Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
 #
 # This file may be distributed under the terms of the GNU GPLv3 license.
-import logging, threading
+import os, logging, threading
 
 
 ######################################################################
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ class PrinterHeaters:
         self.gcode_id_to_sensor = {}
         self.available_heaters = []
         self.available_sensors = []
-        self.has_started = False
+        self.has_started = self.have_load_sensors = False
         self.printer.register_event_handler("klippy:ready", self._handle_ready)
         self.printer.register_event_handler("gcode:request_restart",
                                             self.turn_off_all_heaters)
@@ -241,6 +241,18 @@ class PrinterHeaters:
         gcode.register_command("M105", self.cmd_M105, when_not_ready=True)
         gcode.register_command("TEMPERATURE_WAIT", self.cmd_TEMPERATURE_WAIT,
                                desc=self.cmd_TEMPERATURE_WAIT_help)
+    def load_config(self, config):
+        self.have_load_sensors = True
+        # Load default temperature sensors
+        pconfig = self.printer.lookup_object('configfile')
+        dir_name = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+        filename = os.path.join(dir_name, 'temperature_sensors.cfg')
+        try:
+            dconfig = pconfig.read_config(filename)
+        except Exception:
+            raise config.config_error("Cannot load config '%s'" % (filename,))
+        for c in dconfig.get_prefix_sections(''):
+            self.printer.load_object(dconfig, c.get_name())
     def add_sensor_factory(self, sensor_type, sensor_factory):
         self.sensor_factories[sensor_type] = sensor_factory
     def setup_heater(self, config, gcode_id=None):
@@ -262,12 +274,8 @@ class PrinterHeaters:
                 "Unknown heater '%s'" % (heater_name,))
         return self.heaters[heater_name]
     def setup_sensor(self, config):
-        modules = ["thermistor", "adc_temperature", "spi_temperature",
-                   "bme280", "htu21d", "lm75", "temperature_host",
-                   "temperature_mcu", "ds18b20"]
-
-        for module_name in modules:
-            self.printer.load_object(config, module_name)
+        if not self.have_load_sensors:
+            self.load_config(config)
         sensor_type = config.get('sensor_type')
         if sensor_type not in self.sensor_factories:
             raise self.printer.config_error(
diff --git a/klippy/extras/temperature_sensors.cfg b/klippy/extras/temperature_sensors.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..db828378
--- /dev/null
+++ b/klippy/extras/temperature_sensors.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# This file loads the default temperature sensors.
+
+# Load "PT1000", "PT100 INA826", "AD595", "AD597", "AD8494", "AD8495",
+# "AD8496", and "AD8497" sensors
+[adc_temperature]
+
+# Load "BME280" sensor
+[bme280]
+
+# Load "DS18B20" sensor
+[ds18b20]
+
+# Load "SI7013", "SI7020", "SI7021", "SHT21", and "HTU21D" sensors
+[htu21d]
+
+# Load "LM75" sensor
+[lm75]
+
+# Load "MAX6675", "MAX31855", "MAX31856", and "MAX31865" sensors
+[spi_temperature]
+
+# Load "temperature_host" sensor
+[temperature_host]
+
+# Load "temperature_mcu" sensor
+[temperature_mcu]
+
+# Load "EPCOS 100K B57560G104F", "ATC Semitec 104GT-2", "NTC 100K beta 3950",
+# "Honeywell 100K 135-104LAG-J01", "NTC 100K MGB18-104F39050L32",
+# "SliceEngineering 450", and "TDK NTCG104LH104JT1" sensors
+[thermistor]