diff --git a/borgmatic/actions/bootstrap.py b/borgmatic/actions/bootstrap.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d51cafc66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/borgmatic/actions/bootstrap.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import logging
+import os
+import json
+
+import borgmatic.borg.extract
+import borgmatic.borg.rlist
+import borgmatic.config.validate
+import borgmatic.hooks.command
+
+from borgmatic.borg.state import DEFAULT_BORGMATIC_SOURCE_DIRECTORY
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+def get_config_paths(bootstrap_arguments, global_arguments, local_borg_version):
+    borgmatic_source_directory = DEFAULT_BORGMATIC_SOURCE_DIRECTORY
+    borgmatic_manifest_path = os.path.expanduser(
+        os.path.join(borgmatic_source_directory, 'bootstrap', 'configs-list.json')
+    )
+    extract_process = borgmatic.borg.extract.extract_archive(
+        global_arguments.dry_run,
+        bootstrap_arguments.repository,
+        borgmatic.borg.rlist.resolve_archive_name(
+            bootstrap_arguments.repository,
+            bootstrap_arguments.archive or 'latest',
+            {},
+            local_borg_version,
+            global_arguments
+        ),
+        [borgmatic_manifest_path],
+        {},
+        {},
+        local_borg_version,
+        global_arguments,
+        extract_to_stdout=True,
+    )
+
+    manifest_data = json.loads(extract_process.stdout.read())
+
+    return manifest_data['config_paths']
+
+    
+
+
+def run_bootstrap(bootstrap_arguments, global_arguments, local_borg_version):
+    '''
+    Run the "bootstrap" action for the given repository.
+    '''
+    manifest_config_paths = get_config_paths(bootstrap_arguments, global_arguments, local_borg_version)
+
+    for config_path in manifest_config_paths:
+        logger.info('Bootstrapping config path %s', config_path)
+
+        borgmatic.borg.extract.extract_archive(
+            global_arguments.dry_run,
+            bootstrap_arguments.repository,
+            borgmatic.borg.rlist.resolve_archive_name(
+                bootstrap_arguments.repository,
+                bootstrap_arguments.archive or 'latest',
+                {},
+                local_borg_version,
+                global_arguments
+            ),
+            [config_path],
+            {},
+            {},
+            local_borg_version,
+            global_arguments,
+            extract_to_stdout=False,
+        )
+
+        
+
+
diff --git a/borgmatic/commands/borgmatic.py b/borgmatic/commands/borgmatic.py
index 4271fa8f3..ccc6ccf2f 100644
--- a/borgmatic/commands/borgmatic.py
+++ b/borgmatic/commands/borgmatic.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import borgmatic.actions.compact
 import borgmatic.actions.create
 import borgmatic.actions.export_tar
 import borgmatic.actions.extract
+import borgmatic.actions.bootstrap
 import borgmatic.actions.info
 import borgmatic.actions.list
 import borgmatic.actions.mount
@@ -621,6 +622,19 @@ def collect_configuration_run_summary_logs(configs, arguments):
     except ValueError as error:
         yield from log_error_records(str(error))
         return
+    
+    if 'bootstrap' in arguments:
+        # no configuration file is needed for bootstrap
+        local_borg_version = borg_version.local_borg_version({}, 'borg')
+        borgmatic.actions.bootstrap.run_bootstrap(arguments['bootstrap'], arguments['global'], local_borg_version)
+        yield logging.makeLogRecord(
+            dict(
+                levelno=logging.INFO,
+                levelname='INFO',
+                msg='Bootstrap successful',
+            )
+        )
+        return
 
     if not configs:
         yield from log_error_records(