diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 246e8d93b7..c55031feed 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 - [#4091](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/4091) Fix race conditions in the plugin logic
 - [#4128](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/4128) Check for duplicate proto fields in config
 - [#4309](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/4309) Fix chain id for chain simulations
+- [#4323](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/4323) Add missing `--config` handling in the `chain` commands
 
 ## [`v28.5.1`](https://github.com/ignite/cli/releases/tag/v28.5.1)
 
diff --git a/ignite/cmd/chain_build.go b/ignite/cmd/chain_build.go
index 470769161d..b72156e240 100644
--- a/ignite/cmd/chain_build.go
+++ b/ignite/cmd/chain_build.go
@@ -123,6 +123,12 @@ func chainBuildHandler(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 		chainOption = append(chainOption, chain.CheckDependencies())
 	}
 
+	// check if custom config is defined
+	config, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString(flagConfig)
+	if config != "" {
+		chainOption = append(chainOption, chain.ConfigFile(config))
+	}
+
 	c, err := chain.NewWithHomeFlags(cmd, chainOption...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/ignite/cmd/chain_debug.go b/ignite/cmd/chain_debug.go
index 37220aa0e1..fe84548cd3 100644
--- a/ignite/cmd/chain_debug.go
+++ b/ignite/cmd/chain_debug.go
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ func chainDebug(cmd *cobra.Command, session *cliui.Session) error {
 		chain.KeyringBackend(chaincmd.KeyringBackendTest),
 	}
 
+	// check if custom config is defined
 	config, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString(flagConfig)
 	if config != "" {
 		chainOptions = append(chainOptions, chain.ConfigFile(config))
diff --git a/ignite/cmd/chain_faucet.go b/ignite/cmd/chain_faucet.go
index 4e2515dedc..ecc858bbf1 100644
--- a/ignite/cmd/chain_faucet.go
+++ b/ignite/cmd/chain_faucet.go
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ func chainFaucetHandler(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		chain.CollectEvents(session.EventBus()),
 	}
 
+	config, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString(flagConfig)
+	if config != "" {
+		chainOption = append(chainOption, chain.ConfigFile(config))
+	}
+
 	c, err := chain.NewWithHomeFlags(cmd, chainOption...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/ignite/cmd/chain_init.go b/ignite/cmd/chain_init.go
index 9a40fecd61..440d048b10 100644
--- a/ignite/cmd/chain_init.go
+++ b/ignite/cmd/chain_init.go
@@ -112,6 +112,12 @@ func chainInitHandler(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 		chainOption = append(chainOption, chain.CheckDependencies())
 	}
 
+	// check if custom config is defined
+	config, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString(flagConfig)
+	if config != "" {
+		chainOption = append(chainOption, chain.ConfigFile(config))
+	}
+
 	c, err := chain.NewWithHomeFlags(cmd, chainOption...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err