diff --git a/include/sway/config.h b/include/sway/config.h
index 2c6b83e7..4a14cd36 100644
--- a/include/sway/config.h
+++ b/include/sway/config.h
@@ -373,4 +373,9 @@ struct bar_config *default_bar_config(void);
  */
 extern struct sway_config *config;
 
+/**
+ * Config file currently being read.
+ */
+extern const char *current_config_path;
+
 #endif
diff --git a/config.d/security.in b/security.in
similarity index 84%
rename from config.d/security.in
rename to security.in
index 36170d42..16897ade 100644
--- a/config.d/security.in
+++ b/security.in
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 #
 # You MUST read this man page if you intend to attempt to secure your sway
 # installation.
+#
+# This file should live at __SYSCONFDIR__/sway/security and will be
+# automatically read by sway.
 
 # Configures which programs are allowed to use which sway features
 permit * fullscreen keyboard mouse ipc
@@ -40,11 +43,4 @@ commands {
     bindsym config
     exit binding
     kill binding
-
-    # You should not change these unless you know what you're doing - it could
-    # cripple your security
-    reload binding
-    permit config
-    reject config
-    ipc config
 }
diff --git a/sway/CMakeLists.txt b/sway/CMakeLists.txt
index 448335cc..d5453003 100644
--- a/sway/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sway/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ function(add_config name source destination)
 endfunction()
 
 add_config(config config sway)
-add_config(security config.d/security sway/config.d)
+add_config(security security sway)
 
 add_manpage(sway 1)
 add_manpage(sway 5)
diff --git a/sway/commands/commands.c b/sway/commands/commands.c
index 5d248e30..8c7ed487 100644
--- a/sway/commands/commands.c
+++ b/sway/commands/commands.c
@@ -19,5 +19,10 @@ struct cmd_results *cmd_commands(int argc, char **argv) {
 		return cmd_results_new(CMD_FAILURE, "commands", "Can only be used in config file.");
 	}
 
+	if (!current_config_path || strcmp(SYSCONFDIR "/sway/security", current_config_path) != 0) {
+		return cmd_results_new(CMD_INVALID, "permit",
+				"This command is only permitted to run from " SYSCONFDIR "/sway/security");
+	}
+
 	return cmd_results_new(CMD_BLOCK_COMMANDS, NULL, NULL);
 }
diff --git a/sway/commands/ipc.c b/sway/commands/ipc.c
index 222be0dd..113a975b 100644
--- a/sway/commands/ipc.c
+++ b/sway/commands/ipc.c
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ struct cmd_results *cmd_ipc(int argc, char **argv) {
 		return cmd_results_new(CMD_FAILURE, "ipc", "Can only be used in config file.");
 	}
 
+	if (!current_config_path || strcmp(SYSCONFDIR "/sway/security", current_config_path) != 0) {
+		return cmd_results_new(CMD_INVALID, "permit",
+				"This command is only permitted to run from " SYSCONFDIR "/sway/security");
+	}
+
 	return cmd_results_new(CMD_BLOCK_IPC, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
diff --git a/sway/commands/permit.c b/sway/commands/permit.c
index dee246d7..1b2a30bf 100644
--- a/sway/commands/permit.c
+++ b/sway/commands/permit.c
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ struct cmd_results *cmd_permit(int argc, char **argv) {
 		return error;
 	}
 
+	if (!current_config_path || strcmp(SYSCONFDIR "/sway/security", current_config_path) != 0) {
+		return cmd_results_new(CMD_INVALID, "permit",
+				"This command is only permitted to run from " SYSCONFDIR "/sway/security");
+	}
+
 	struct feature_policy *policy = get_policy(argv[0]);
 	policy->features |= get_features(argc, argv, &error);
 
@@ -83,6 +88,11 @@ struct cmd_results *cmd_reject(int argc, char **argv) {
 		return error;
 	}
 
+	if (!current_config_path || strcmp(SYSCONFDIR "/sway/security", current_config_path) != 0) {
+		return cmd_results_new(CMD_INVALID, "permit",
+				"This command is only permitted to run from " SYSCONFDIR "/sway/security");
+	}
+
 	struct feature_policy *policy = get_policy(argv[0]);
 	policy->features &= ~get_features(argc, argv, &error);
 
diff --git a/sway/config.c b/sway/config.c
index 4164cefa..8af8cfdd 100644
--- a/sway/config.c
+++ b/sway/config.c
@@ -452,8 +452,11 @@ static char *get_config_path(void) {
 	return NULL; // Not reached
 }
 
+const char *current_config_path;
+
 static bool load_config(const char *path, struct sway_config *config) {
 	sway_log(L_INFO, "Loading config from %s", path);
+	current_config_path = path;
 
 	struct stat sb;
 	if (stat(path, &sb) == 0 && S_ISDIR(sb.st_mode)) {
@@ -474,11 +477,11 @@ static bool load_config(const char *path, struct sway_config *config) {
 	bool config_load_success = read_config(f, config);
 	fclose(f);
 
-
 	if (!config_load_success) {
 		sway_log(L_ERROR, "Error(s) loading config!");
 	}
 
+	current_config_path = NULL;
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -509,7 +512,8 @@ bool load_main_config(const char *file, bool is_active) {
 	list_add(config->config_chain, path);
 
 	config->reading = true;
-	bool success = load_config(path, config);
+	bool success = load_config(SYSCONFDIR "/sway/security", config);
+	success = success && load_config(path, config);
 
 	if (is_active) {
 		config->reloading = false;
diff --git a/sway/main.c b/sway/main.c
index d41eb292..e8a02e7a 100644
--- a/sway/main.c
+++ b/sway/main.c
@@ -179,37 +179,6 @@ static void security_sanity_check() {
 				"!! DANGER !! " SYSCONFDIR "/sway is not secure! It should be owned by root and set to 0755 at the minimum");
 		}
 	}
-	struct {
-		char *command;
-		enum command_context context;
-		bool checked;
-	} expected[] = {
-		{ "reload", CONTEXT_BINDING, false },
-		{ "permit", CONTEXT_CONFIG, false },
-		{ "reject", CONTEXT_CONFIG, false },
-		{ "ipc", CONTEXT_CONFIG, false },
-	};
-	int expected_len = 4;
-	for (int i = 0; i < config->command_policies->length; ++i) {
-		struct command_policy *policy = config->command_policies->items[i];
-		for (int j = 0; j < expected_len; ++j) {
-			if (strcmp(expected[j].command, policy->command) == 0) {
-				expected[j].checked = true;
-				if (expected[j].context != policy->context) {
-					sway_log(L_ERROR,
-						"!! DANGER !! Command security policy for %s should be set to %s",
-						expected[j].command, command_policy_str(expected[j].context));
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	for (int j = 0; j < expected_len; ++j) {
-		if (!expected[j].checked) {
-			sway_log(L_ERROR,
-				"!! DANGER !! Command security policy for %s should be set to %s",
-				expected[j].command, command_policy_str(expected[j].context));
-		}
-	}
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
diff --git a/sway/sway-security.7.txt b/sway/sway-security.7.txt
index 588684b9..7d8aa4ad 100644
--- a/sway/sway-security.7.txt
+++ b/sway/sway-security.7.txt
@@ -19,22 +19,8 @@ usually best suited to a distro maintainer who wants to ship a secure sway
 environment in their distro. Sway provides a number of means of securing it but
 you must make a few changes external to sway first.
 
-Configuration security
-----------------------
-
-Many of Sway's security features are configurable. It's important that a possibly
-untrusted program is not able to edit this. Security rules are kept in
-_/etc/sway/config.d/security_ (usually), which should only be writable by root.
-However, configuration of security rules is not limited to this file - any config
-file that sway loads (including i.e. _~/.config/sway/config_) should not be editable
-by the user you intend to run programs as. One simple strategy is to use
-/etc/sway/config instead of a config file in your home directory, but that doesn't
-work well for multi-user systems. A more robust strategy is to run untrusted
-programs as another user, or in a sandbox. Configuring this is up to you.
-
-Note that _/etc/sway/config.d/*_ must be included explicitly from your config file.
-This is done by default in /etc/sway/config but you must check your own config if
-you choose to place it in other locations.
+Security-related configuration is only valid in /etc/sway/config (or whatever path
+is appropriate for your system).
 
 Environment security
 --------------------