diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6e94a2b..aa09824 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -374,17 +374,17 @@ Where `T` is the config type, `opt` is the option name, and `msg`
 is the value of the `obsolete` pragma (which may be empty).
 
 If the logger requires initialization, it can be set through
-the `loggerSetup` parameter, for example:
+the `onLoaded` parameter, for example:
 
 ```nim
 type MyConf = object
   # options
 
-proc myLogger(config: MyConf) {.gcsafe, raises: [ConfigurationError].} =
+proc myLogger(config: var MyConf) {.gcsafe, raises: [ConfigurationError].} =
   # set up logger
   discard
 
-let c = MyConf.load(loggerSetup = myLogger)
+let c = MyConf.load(onLoaded = myLogger)
 ```
 
 -----------------
@@ -500,6 +500,24 @@ If you provide this parameter, Confutils will automatically respond
 to the standard `--version` switch. If sub-commands are used, an
 additional `version` top-level command will be inserted as well.
 
+## Post processing
+
+The `onLoaded` parameter in `load` can be used for post-processing
+the configuration after it's fully populated from CLI, files, env vars, etc.
+For example it can be used to setup a logger as shown in the `obsolete` [pragma
+doc](#configuration-field-pragmas).
+
+```nim
+type MyConf = object
+  # options
+
+proc onLoaded(config: var MyConf) {.gcsafe, raises: [ConfigurationError].} =
+  # Modify the config or do something else
+  discard
+
+let c = MyConf.load(onLoaded = onLoaded)
+```
+
 ## Compile-time options
 
 #### `confutilsNoColors`
diff --git a/confutils.nim b/confutils.nim
index dd57d5c..49b0c33 100644
--- a/confutils.nim
+++ b/confutils.nim
@@ -1117,8 +1117,8 @@ proc loadImpl[C, SecondarySources](
     ) {.gcsafe, raises: [ConfigurationError].} = nil,
     envVarsPrefix = appInvocation(),
     termWidth = 0,
-    loggerSetup: proc (
-        config: Configuration
+    onLoaded: proc (
+        config: var Configuration
     ) {.gcsafe, raises: [ConfigurationError].} = nil,
 ): Configuration {.raises: [ConfigurationError].} =
   ## Loads a program configuration by parsing command-line arguments
@@ -1398,9 +1398,9 @@ proc loadImpl[C, SecondarySources](
   for cmd in activeCmds:
     result.processMissingOpts(cmd)
 
-  if not isNil(loggerSetup):
+  if not isNil(onLoaded):
     try:
-      loggerSetup(result)
+      onLoaded(result)
     except ConfigurationError as err:
       fail "Failed to setup the logger: '" & err.msg & "'"
 
@@ -1420,13 +1420,13 @@ template load*(
     secondarySources: untyped = nil,
     envVarsPrefix = appInvocation(),
     termWidth = 0,
-    loggerSetup: untyped = nil
+    onLoaded: untyped = nil
 ): untyped =
   block:
     let secondarySourcesRef = generateSecondarySources(Configuration)
     loadImpl(Configuration, cmdLine, version,
              copyrightBanner, printUsage, quitOnFailure, ignoreUnknown,
-             secondarySourcesRef, secondarySources, envVarsPrefix, termWidth, loggerSetup)
+             secondarySourcesRef, secondarySources, envVarsPrefix, termWidth, onLoaded)
 
 func defaults*(Configuration: type): Configuration =
   load(Configuration, cmdLine = @[], printUsage = false, quitOnFailure = false)
diff --git a/tests/test_all.nim b/tests/test_all.nim
index 5dd5da3..c403b18 100644
--- a/tests/test_all.nim
+++ b/tests/test_all.nim
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import
   test_nested_cmd,
   test_obsolete_overload,
   test_obsolete,
+  test_onloaded,
   test_parsecmdarg,
   test_pragma,
   test_qualified_ident,
diff --git a/tests/test_obsolete.nim b/tests/test_obsolete.nim
index 8c8a9f8..1338282 100644
--- a/tests/test_obsolete.nim
+++ b/tests/test_obsolete.nim
@@ -82,17 +82,17 @@ suite "test obsolete option overload":
     check registry == @["opt3", "opt3 obsolete msg"]
 
   test "the logger setup is called":
-    proc loggerSetup(c: OverloadConf) =
+    proc onLoaded(c: var OverloadConf) =
       doAssert c.opt1 == "opt1 default"
       registry.add "logger"
 
     registry.setLen 0
-    let conf = OverloadConf.load(loggerSetup = loggerSetup)
+    let conf = OverloadConf.load(onLoaded = onLoaded)
     check conf.opt1 == "opt1 default"
     check registry == @["logger"]
 
   test "the logger setup is called before the overload":
-    proc loggerSetup(c: OverloadConf) =
+    proc onLoaded(c: var OverloadConf) =
       doAssert c.opt1 == "foo"
       registry.add "logger"
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ suite "test obsolete option overload":
       cmdLine = @[
         "--opt1=foo"
       ],
-      loggerSetup = loggerSetup
+      onLoaded = onLoaded
     )
     check conf.opt1 == "foo"
     check registry == @["logger", "opt1"]
diff --git a/tests/test_onloaded.nim b/tests/test_onloaded.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fda3347
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_onloaded.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import
+  unittest2,
+  ../confutils
+
+type
+  TestConf = object
+    opt1 {.
+      defaultValue: "opt1 default"
+      name: "opt1"}: string
+
+var registry {.threadvar.}: seq[string]
+
+suite "test onLoaded parameter":
+  test "the onloaded callback is called":
+    proc onLoaded(c: var TestConf) =
+      doAssert c.opt1 == "opt1 default"
+      registry.add "called"
+
+    registry.setLen 0
+    let conf = TestConf.load(onLoaded = onLoaded)
+    check conf.opt1 == "opt1 default"
+    check registry == @["called"]
+
+  test "modify the config var":
+    proc onLoaded(c: var TestConf) =
+      doAssert c.opt1 == "foo"
+      c.opt1 = "foo modified"
+      registry.add "modified"
+
+    registry.setLen 0
+    let conf = TestConf.load(
+      cmdLine = @[
+        "--opt1=foo"
+      ],
+      onLoaded = onLoaded
+    )
+    check conf.opt1 == "foo modified"
+    check registry == @["modified"]
+
+  test "use a callback closure":
+    var message = "closure"
+    proc onLoaded(c: var TestConf) {.closure.} =
+      doAssert c.opt1 == "opt1 default"
+      registry.add message
+
+    registry.setLen 0
+    let conf = TestConf.load(onLoaded = onLoaded)
+    check conf.opt1 == "opt1 default"
+    check registry == @["closure"]