diff --git a/node-src/index.test.ts b/node-src/index.test.ts
index a9f34a9c1..1e2f4f2eb 100644
--- a/node-src/index.test.ts
+++ b/node-src/index.test.ts
@@ -296,6 +296,9 @@ vi.mock('fs', async (importOriginal) => {
       if (path.endsWith('/package.json')) return fsStatSync(path); // for meow
       return { isDirectory: () => false, size: 42 };
     }),
+    existsSync: vi.fn((_path) => {
+      return true;
+    }),
     access: vi.fn((_path, callback) => Promise.resolve(callback(undefined))),
   };
 });
diff --git a/node-src/lib/getConfiguration.test.ts b/node-src/lib/getConfiguration.test.ts
index 39ad5a6c0..5e1863565 100644
--- a/node-src/lib/getConfiguration.test.ts
+++ b/node-src/lib/getConfiguration.test.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
-import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
-import { beforeEach, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { existsSync, PathLike, readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 
 import { getConfiguration } from './getConfiguration';
 
 vi.mock('fs');
 const mockedReadFile = vi.mocked(readFileSync);
+const mockedExistsSync = vi.mocked(existsSync);
 
 beforeEach(() => {
   mockedReadFile.mockReset();
+  mockedExistsSync.mockReset();
 });
 
-it('reads configuration successfully', async () => {
+it('reads basic JSON configuration successfully', async () => {
   mockedReadFile.mockReturnValue(
     JSON.stringify({
       $schema: 'https://www.chromatic.com/config-file.schema.json',
@@ -83,6 +85,85 @@ it('reads configuration successfully', async () => {
   });
 });
 
+it('reads JSON5 configuration successfully', async () => {
+  mockedReadFile.mockReturnValue(`
+    {
+      "$schema": "https://www.chromatic.com/config-file.schema.json",
+      "projectId": "project-id",
+      "projectToken": "project-token",
+      "onlyChanged": "only-changed",
+      "traceChanged": "expanded",
+      "onlyStoryFiles": [
+          "only-story-files"
+      ],
+      "onlyStoryNames": [
+          "only-story-names"
+      ],
+      "untraced": [
+          "untraced"
+      ],
+      "externals": [
+          "externals"
+      ],
+      // This is a comment in a json file
+      "debug": true,
+      "diagnosticsFile": "diagnostics-file",
+      "fileHashing": true,
+      "junitReport": "junit-report",
+      "zip": true,
+      "autoAcceptChanges": "auto-accept-changes",
+      "exitZeroOnChanges": "exit-zero-on-changes",
+      "exitOnceUploaded": "exit-once-uploaded",
+      "ignoreLastBuildOnBranch": "ignore-last-build-on-branch",
+      "buildScriptName": "build-script-name",
+      "outputDir": "output-dir",
+      "skip": "skip",
+      "skipUpdateCheck": false,
+      "storybookBuildDir": "storybook-build-dir",
+      "storybookBaseDir": "storybook-base-dir",
+      "storybookConfigDir": "storybook-config-dir",
+      "storybookLogFile": "storybook-log-file",
+      "logFile": "log-file",
+      "uploadMetadata": true
+    }
+  `);
+
+  expect(await getConfiguration()).toEqual({
+    $schema: 'https://www.chromatic.com/config-file.schema.json',
+    configFile: 'chromatic.config.json',
+    projectId: 'project-id',
+    projectToken: 'project-token',
+
+    onlyChanged: 'only-changed',
+    traceChanged: 'expanded',
+    onlyStoryFiles: ['only-story-files'],
+    onlyStoryNames: ['only-story-names'],
+    untraced: ['untraced'],
+    externals: ['externals'],
+    debug: true,
+    diagnosticsFile: 'diagnostics-file',
+    fileHashing: true,
+    junitReport: 'junit-report',
+    zip: true,
+    autoAcceptChanges: 'auto-accept-changes',
+    exitZeroOnChanges: 'exit-zero-on-changes',
+    exitOnceUploaded: 'exit-once-uploaded',
+    ignoreLastBuildOnBranch: 'ignore-last-build-on-branch',
+
+    buildScriptName: 'build-script-name',
+    outputDir: 'output-dir',
+    skip: 'skip',
+    skipUpdateCheck: false,
+
+    storybookBuildDir: 'storybook-build-dir',
+    storybookBaseDir: 'storybook-base-dir',
+    storybookConfigDir: 'storybook-config-dir',
+    storybookLogFile: 'storybook-log-file',
+    logFile: 'log-file',
+    uploadMetadata: true,
+  });
+});
+
 it('handles other side of union options', async () => {
   mockedReadFile.mockReturnValue(
     JSON.stringify({
@@ -116,65 +197,156 @@ it('handles other side of union options', async () => {
   });
 });
 
-it('reads from chromatic.config.json by default', async () => {
-  mockedReadFile.mockReturnValue(JSON.stringify({ projectToken: 'json-file-token' })).mockClear();
-  await getConfiguration();
+describe('resolveConfigFileName', () => {
+  describe('when no other config files exist', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      mockedExistsSync.mockImplementation((_path: PathLike) => {
+        return false;
+      });
+    });
 
-  expect(mockedReadFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith('chromatic.config.json', 'utf8');
-});
+    afterEach(() => {
+      mockedExistsSync.mockReset();
+    });
 
-it('can read from a different location', async () => {
-  mockedReadFile.mockReturnValue(JSON.stringify({ projectToken: 'json-file-token' })).mockClear();
-  await getConfiguration('test.file');
+    it('reads from chromatic.config.json by default', async () => {
+      mockedReadFile
+        .mockReturnValue(JSON.stringify({ projectToken: 'json-file-token' }))
+        .mockClear();
 
-  expect(mockedReadFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith('test.file', 'utf8');
-});
+      await getConfiguration();
 
-it('returns nothing if there is no config file and it was not specified', async () => {
-  mockedReadFile.mockImplementation(() => {
-    throw new Error('ENOENT');
+      expect(mockedReadFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith('chromatic.config.json', 'utf8');
+    });
   });
 
-  expect(await getConfiguration()).toEqual({});
-});
+  describe('if the chromatic.config.jsonc file exists', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      mockedExistsSync.mockImplementation((path: PathLike) => {
+        if (path === 'chromatic.config.jsonc') {
+          return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+      });
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      mockedExistsSync.mockReset();
+    });
+
+    it('reads chromatic.config.json', async () => {
+      mockedReadFile
+        .mockReturnValue(JSON.stringify({ projectToken: 'json-file-token' }))
+        .mockClear();
+
+      await getConfiguration();
 
-it('returns nothing if there is no config file and it was specified', async () => {
-  mockedReadFile.mockImplementation(() => {
-    throw new Error('ENOENT');
+      expect(mockedReadFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith('chromatic.config.jsonc', 'utf8');
+
+      mockedExistsSync.mockClear();
+    });
   });
 
-  await expect(getConfiguration('test.file')).rejects.toThrow(/could not be found/);
-});
+  describe('if the chromatic.config.json5 file exists', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      mockedExistsSync.mockImplementation((path: PathLike) => {
+        if (path === 'chromatic.config.json5') {
+          return true;
+        }
 
-it('errors if config file contains invalid data', async () => {
-  mockedReadFile.mockReturnValue(JSON.stringify({ projectToken: 1 }));
+        return false;
+      });
+    });
 
-  await expect(getConfiguration('test.file')).rejects.toThrow(/projectToken/);
-});
+    afterEach(() => {
+      mockedExistsSync.mockReset();
+    });
 
-it('errors if config file contains unknown keys', async () => {
-  mockedReadFile.mockReturnValue(JSON.stringify({ random: 1 }));
+    it('reads chromatic.config.json5 if it exists', async () => {
+      mockedReadFile
+        .mockReturnValue(JSON.stringify({ projectToken: 'json-file-token' }))
+        .mockClear();
 
-  await expect(getConfiguration('test.file')).rejects.toThrow(/random/);
-});
+      await getConfiguration();
+
+      expect(mockedReadFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith('chromatic.config.json5', 'utf8');
+
+      mockedExistsSync.mockClear();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when a config file is specified and exists on the file system', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      mockedExistsSync.mockImplementation((path: PathLike) => {
+        if (path === 'test.file') {
+          return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+      });
+    });
 
-it('errors if config file is unparseable', async () => {
-  {
-    mockedReadFile.mockReturnValue('invalid json');
-    await expect(getConfiguration('test.file')).rejects.toThrow(
-      /Configuration file .+ could not be parsed/
-    );
-  }
-  {
-    mockedReadFile.mockReturnValue('{ "foo": 1 "unexpectedString": 2 }');
-    await expect(getConfiguration('test.file')).rejects.toThrow(
-      /Configuration file .+ could not be parsed/
-    );
-  }
-  {
-    mockedReadFile.mockReturnValue('{ "unexpectedEnd": ');
-    await expect(getConfiguration('test.file')).rejects.toThrow(
-      /Configuration file .+ could not be parsed/
-    );
-  }
+    afterEach(() => {
+      mockedExistsSync.mockReset();
+    });
+
+    it('can read from that config file', async () => {
+      mockedReadFile
+        .mockReturnValue(JSON.stringify({ projectToken: 'json-file-token' }))
+        .mockClear();
+      await getConfiguration('test.file');
+
+      expect(mockedReadFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith('test.file', 'utf8');
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('returns nothing if there is no config file and it was not specified', async () => {
+    mockedReadFile.mockImplementation(() => {
+      throw new Error('ENOENT');
+    });
+
+    expect(await getConfiguration()).toEqual({});
+  });
+
+  it('returns nothing if there is no config file and it was specified', async () => {
+    mockedReadFile.mockImplementation(() => {
+      throw new Error('ENOENT');
+    });
+
+    await expect(getConfiguration('test.file')).rejects.toThrow(/could not be found/);
+  });
+
+  it('errors if config file contains invalid data', async () => {
+    mockedReadFile.mockReturnValue(JSON.stringify({ projectToken: 1 }));
+
+    await expect(getConfiguration('test.file')).rejects.toThrow(/projectToken/);
+  });
+
+  it('errors if config file contains unknown keys', async () => {
+    mockedReadFile.mockReturnValue(JSON.stringify({ random: 1 }));
+
+    await expect(getConfiguration('test.file')).rejects.toThrow(/random/);
+  });
+
+  it('errors if config file is unparseable', async () => {
+    {
+      mockedReadFile.mockReturnValue('invalid json');
+      await expect(getConfiguration('test.file')).rejects.toThrow(
+        /Configuration file .+ could not be parsed/
+      );
+    }
+    {
+      mockedReadFile.mockReturnValue('{ "foo": 1 "unexpectedString": 2 }');
+      await expect(getConfiguration('test.file')).rejects.toThrow(
+        /Configuration file .+ could not be parsed/
+      );
+    }
+    {
+      mockedReadFile.mockReturnValue('{ "unexpectedEnd": ');
+      await expect(getConfiguration('test.file')).rejects.toThrow(
+        /Configuration file .+ could not be parsed/
+      );
+    }
+  });
 });
diff --git a/node-src/lib/getConfiguration.ts b/node-src/lib/getConfiguration.ts
index 28324d3ea..91a2ad56f 100644
--- a/node-src/lib/getConfiguration.ts
+++ b/node-src/lib/getConfiguration.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { existsSync, readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import JSON5 from 'json5';
 import { z, ZodError } from 'zod';
 
 import { invalidConfigurationFile } from '../ui/messages/errors/invalidConfigurationFile';
@@ -48,8 +49,20 @@ const configurationSchema = z
 
 export type Configuration = z.infer<typeof configurationSchema>;
 
+function resolveConfigFileName(configFile?: string): string {
+  const usedConfigFile = [
+    configFile,
+    'chromatic.config.json',
+    'chromatic.config.jsonc',
+    'chromatic.config.json5',
+  ].find((f?: string) => f && existsSync(f));
+
+  return usedConfigFile || 'chromatic.config.json';
+}
 /**
- * Parse configuration details from a local config file (typically chromatic.config.json).
+ * Parse configuration details from a local config file (typically chromatic.config.json, but can
+ * also use the JSON5 .jsonc and .json5 extensions. If more than one file is present, then the .json
+ * one will take precedence.
  *
  * @param configFile The path to a custom config file (outside of the normal chromatic.config.json
  * file)
@@ -59,10 +72,10 @@ export type Configuration = z.infer<typeof configurationSchema>;
 export async function getConfiguration(
   configFile?: string
 ): Promise<Configuration & { configFile?: string }> {
-  const usedConfigFile = configFile || 'chromatic.config.json';
+  const usedConfigFile = resolveConfigFileName(configFile);
   try {
     const rawJson = readFileSync(usedConfigFile, 'utf8');
-    const configuration = configurationSchema.parse(JSON.parse(rawJson));
+    const configuration = configurationSchema.parse(JSON5.parse(rawJson));
     return { configFile: usedConfigFile, ...configuration };
   } catch (err) {
     // Config file does not exist
diff --git a/node-src/ui/messages/errors/unparseableConfigurationFile.stories.ts b/node-src/ui/messages/errors/unparseableConfigurationFile.stories.ts
index 84b37af0c..552ce0c76 100644
--- a/node-src/ui/messages/errors/unparseableConfigurationFile.stories.ts
+++ b/node-src/ui/messages/errors/unparseableConfigurationFile.stories.ts
@@ -11,5 +11,11 @@ try {
   err = error;
 }
 
-export const UnparseableConfigurationFile = () =>
+export const UnparseableConfigurationFileJson = () =>
   unparseableConfigurationFile('./my.config.json', err);
+
+export const UnparseableConfigurationFileJson5 = () =>
+  unparseableConfigurationFile('./my.config.json5', err);
+
+export const UnparseableConfigurationFileJsonc = () =>
+  unparseableConfigurationFile('./my.config.jsonc', err);
diff --git a/node-src/ui/messages/errors/unparseableConfigurationFile.ts b/node-src/ui/messages/errors/unparseableConfigurationFile.ts
index 7ead604b0..50b0e552b 100644
--- a/node-src/ui/messages/errors/unparseableConfigurationFile.ts
+++ b/node-src/ui/messages/errors/unparseableConfigurationFile.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ import { dedent } from 'ts-dedent';
 
 import { error } from '../../components/icons';
 
-export const unparseableConfigurationFile = (configFile: string, err: Error) =>
-  dedent(chalk`
-    ${error} Configuration file {bold ${configFile}} could not be parsed, is it valid JSON?
+export const unparseableConfigurationFile = (configFile: string, err: Error) => {
+  const language =
+    configFile.endsWith('.jsonc') || configFile.endsWith('.json5') ? 'JSON5' : 'JSON';
+  return dedent(chalk`
+    ${error} Configuration file {bold ${configFile}} could not be parsed, is it valid ${language}?
 
     The error was: {bold ${err.message}}
-  `);
+    `);
+};
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0f2b4200a..8eef510a3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@
     "globals": "^15.3.0",
     "https-proxy-agent": "^7.0.2",
     "husky": "^7.0.0",
+    "json5": "^2.2.3",
     "jsonfile": "^6.0.1",
     "junit-report-builder": "2.1.0",
     "listr": "0.14.3",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 762ca554a..837ad023f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7587,6 +7587,7 @@ __metadata:
     globals: "npm:^15.3.0"
     https-proxy-agent: "npm:^7.0.2"
     husky: "npm:^7.0.0"
+    json5: "npm:^2.2.3"
     jsonfile: "npm:^6.0.1"
     junit-report-builder: "npm:2.1.0"
     listr: "npm:0.14.3"