diff --git a/boilingcore/config.go b/boilingcore/config.go
index 1a2a908be..dc942df3f 100644
--- a/boilingcore/config.go
+++ b/boilingcore/config.go
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 package boilingcore
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"io/fs"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"text/template"
 
+	"github.com/friendsofgo/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cast"
 
 	"github.com/volatiletech/sqlboiler/v4/drivers"
@@ -91,27 +93,27 @@ func (c *Config) OutputDirDepth() int {
 //
 // It also supports two different syntaxes, because of viper:
 //
-//   [aliases.tables.table_name]
-//   fields... = "values"
-//     [aliases.tables.columns]
-//     colname = "alias"
-//     [aliases.tables.relationships.fkey_name]
-//     local   = "x"
-//     foreign = "y"
+//	[aliases.tables.table_name]
+//	fields... = "values"
+//	  [aliases.tables.columns]
+//	  colname = "alias"
+//	  [aliases.tables.relationships.fkey_name]
+//	  local   = "x"
+//	  foreign = "y"
 //
 // Or alternatively (when toml key names or viper's
 // lowercasing of key names gets in the way):
 //
-//   [[aliases.tables]]
-//   name = "table_name"
-//   fields... = "values"
-//     [[aliases.tables.columns]]
-//     name  = "colname"
-//     alias = "alias"
-//     [[aliases.tables.relationships]]
-//     name    = "fkey_name"
-//     local   = "x"
-//     foreign = "y"
+//	[[aliases.tables]]
+//	name = "table_name"
+//	fields... = "values"
+//	  [[aliases.tables.columns]]
+//	  name  = "colname"
+//	  alias = "alias"
+//	  [[aliases.tables.relationships]]
+//	  name    = "fkey_name"
+//	  local   = "x"
+//	  foreign = "y"
 func ConvertAliases(i interface{}) (a Aliases) {
 	if i == nil {
 		return a
@@ -283,3 +285,81 @@ func columnFromInterface(i interface{}) (col drivers.Column) {
 
 	return col
 }
+
+// ConvertForeignKeys is necessary because viper
+//
+// It also supports two different syntaxes, because of viper:
+//
+//	[foreign_keys.fk_1]
+//	table = "table_name"
+//	column = "column_name"
+//	foreign_table = "foreign_table_name"
+//	foreign_column = "foreign_column_name"
+//
+// Or alternatively (when toml key names or viper's
+// lowercasing of key names gets in the way):
+//
+//	[[foreign_keys]]
+//	name = "fk_1"
+//	table = "table_name"
+//	column = "column_name"
+//	foreign_table = "foreign_table_name"
+//	foreign_column = "foreign_column_name"
+func ConvertForeignKeys(i interface{}) (fks []drivers.ForeignKey) {
+	if i == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	iterateMapOrSlice(i, func(name string, obj interface{}) {
+		t := cast.ToStringMap(obj)
+
+		fk := drivers.ForeignKey{
+			Table:         cast.ToString(t["table"]),
+			Name:          name,
+			Column:        cast.ToString(t["column"]),
+			ForeignTable:  cast.ToString(t["foreign_table"]),
+			ForeignColumn: cast.ToString(t["foreign_column"]),
+		}
+		if err := validateForeignKey(fk); err != nil {
+			panic(errors.Errorf("invalid foreign key %s: %s", name, err))
+		}
+		fks = append(fks, fk)
+	})
+
+	if err := validateDuplicateForeignKeys(fks); err != nil {
+		panic(errors.Errorf("invalid foreign keys: %s", err))
+	}
+
+	return fks
+}
+
+func validateForeignKey(fk drivers.ForeignKey) error {
+	if fk.Name == "" {
+		return errors.New("foreign key must have a name")
+	}
+	if fk.Table == "" {
+		return errors.New("foreign key must have a table")
+	}
+	if fk.Column == "" {
+		return errors.New("foreign key must have a column")
+	}
+	if fk.ForeignTable == "" {
+		return errors.New("foreign key must have a foreign table")
+	}
+	if fk.ForeignColumn == "" {
+		return errors.New("foreign key must have a foreign column")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func validateDuplicateForeignKeys(fks []drivers.ForeignKey) error {
+	fkMap := make(map[string]drivers.ForeignKey)
+	for _, fk := range fks {
+		key := fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", fk.Table, fk.Column)
+		if _, ok := fkMap[key]; ok {
+			return errors.Errorf("duplicate foreign key name: %s", fk.Name)
+		}
+		fkMap[key] = fk
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/boilingcore/config_test.go b/boilingcore/config_test.go
index 7d32a990c..01ebc15c4 100644
--- a/boilingcore/config_test.go
+++ b/boilingcore/config_test.go
@@ -254,3 +254,66 @@ func TestConvertTypeReplace(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("tables in types.match wrong:", got)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestConvertForeignKeys(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	var intf interface{} = map[string]interface{}{
+		"fk_1": map[string]interface{}{
+			"table":          "table_name",
+			"column":         "column_name",
+			"foreign_table":  "foreign_table_name",
+			"foreign_column": "foreign_column_name",
+		},
+	}
+
+	fks := ConvertForeignKeys(intf)
+	if len(fks) != 1 {
+		t.Error("should have one entry")
+	}
+
+	fk := fks[0]
+	expectedFK := drivers.ForeignKey{
+		Name:          "fk_1",
+		Table:         "table_name",
+		Column:        "column_name",
+		ForeignTable:  "foreign_table_name",
+		ForeignColumn: "foreign_column_name",
+	}
+
+	if fk != expectedFK {
+		t.Error("value was wrong:", fk)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestConvertForeignKeysAltSyntax(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	var intf interface{} = []interface{}{
+		map[string]interface{}{
+			"name":           "fk_1",
+			"table":          "table_name",
+			"column":         "column_name",
+			"foreign_table":  "foreign_table_name",
+			"foreign_column": "foreign_column_name",
+		},
+	}
+
+	fks := ConvertForeignKeys(intf)
+	if len(fks) != 1 {
+		t.Error("should have one entry")
+	}
+
+	fk := fks[0]
+	expectedFK := drivers.ForeignKey{
+		Name:          "fk_1",
+		Table:         "table_name",
+		Column:        "column_name",
+		ForeignTable:  "foreign_table_name",
+		ForeignColumn: "foreign_column_name",
+	}
+
+	if fk != expectedFK {
+		t.Error("value was wrong:", fk)
+	}
+}