diff --git a/ini/ini_configobj.h b/ini/ini_configobj.h
index 6f2d692..12920db 100644
--- a/ini/ini_configobj.h
+++ b/ini/ini_configobj.h
@@ -363,6 +363,8 @@ enum ERR_PARSE {
 #define INI_PARSE_NOTAB            0x0004
 /** @brief Do not allow C-style comments */
 #define INI_PARSE_NO_C_COMMENTS    0x0008
+/** @brief Skip lines that are not KVPs */
+#define INI_PARSE_IGNORE_NON_KVP    0x0010
 
 /**
  * @}
diff --git a/ini/ini_parse.c b/ini/ini_parse.c
index 0de4e35..e5baeca 100644
--- a/ini/ini_parse.c
+++ b/ini/ini_parse.c
@@ -966,8 +966,18 @@ static int handle_kvp(struct parser_obj *po, uint32_t *action)
     /* Check if we have the key */
     if (*(str) == '=') {
         TRACE_ERROR_STRING("No key", str);
-        po->last_error = ERR_NOKEY;
-        *action = PARSE_ERROR;
+
+        if (po->parse_flags & INI_PARSE_IGNORE_NON_KVP) {
+        /* Clean everything as if nothing happened  */
+            free(po->last_read);
+            po->last_read = NULL;
+            po->last_read_len = 0;
+            *action = PARSE_READ;
+        } else {
+            po->last_error = ERR_NOKEY;
+            *action = PARSE_ERROR;
+        }
+
         TRACE_FLOW_EXIT();
         return EOK;
     }
@@ -975,9 +985,18 @@ static int handle_kvp(struct parser_obj *po, uint32_t *action)
     /* Find "=" */
     eq = strchr(str, '=');
     if (eq == NULL) {
-        TRACE_ERROR_STRING("No equal sign", str);
-        po->last_error = ERR_NOEQUAL;
-        *action = PARSE_ERROR;
+        if (po->parse_flags & INI_PARSE_IGNORE_NON_KVP) {
+        /* Clean everything as if nothing happened  */
+            free(po->last_read);
+            po->last_read = NULL;
+            po->last_read_len = 0;
+            *action = PARSE_READ;
+        } else {
+            TRACE_ERROR_STRING("No equal sign", str);
+            po->last_error = ERR_NOEQUAL;
+            *action = PARSE_ERROR;
+        }
+
         TRACE_FLOW_EXIT();
         return EOK;
     }