diff --git a/cli/includes.go b/cli/includes.go
index ee588da..6c4e602 100644
--- a/cli/includes.go
+++ b/cli/includes.go
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ type Include struct {
 	// options []Option
 }
 
+// Insert represent the insert file
+type Insert struct {
+	path string
+}
+
 // ErrorIncludeLoop happens in case of an infinite loop between included files
 var ErrorIncludeLoop = errors.New("include loop")
 
@@ -106,6 +111,7 @@ func printPaths(mergeList []Include, workdir string) {
 }
 
 var regexInclude = regexp.MustCompile(`^[ \t]*#include[ \t]+("(.*?[^\\])"|([^ \t]+))[ \t]*$`)
+var regexInsert = regexp.MustCompile(`^[ \t]*#insert[ \t]+("(.*?[^\\])"|([^ \t]+))[ \t]*$`)
 
 // parseInclude function parses the includes in a line
 func parseInclude(line string) (bool, Include) {
@@ -139,6 +145,41 @@ func parseInclude(line string) (bool, Include) {
 	}
 }
 
+// parseInsert function parses the inserts in a line
+func parseInsert(line string) (bool, Insert) {
+	result := regexInsert.FindAllStringSubmatch(line, -1)
+
+	if len(result) == 0 {
+		return false, Insert{}
+	}
+
+	if len(result) > 1 {
+		logErr.Println("Could not parse insert line:", line)
+		return false, Insert{}
+	}
+
+	if len(result[0]) < 4 {
+		logErr.Println("Could not parse insert line:", line)
+		return false, Insert{}
+	}
+
+	var path string
+
+	if result[0][2] == "" {
+		if result[0][3] == "" {
+			return false, Insert{}
+		}
+		path = result[0][3]
+	} else {
+		path = result[0][2]
+	}
+
+	return true, Insert{
+		path: path,
+	}
+}
+
+
 // parseAllIncludes parses all includes in a file
 func parseAllIncludes(path string, done map[string]bool) ([]Include, map[string]bool, error) {
 	logDebug.Println("parseAllIncludes(", path, done, ")")
@@ -209,6 +250,64 @@ func parseAllIncludes(path string, done map[string]bool) ([]Include, map[string]
 	return result, done, nil
 }
 
+// getAllInserts collects all insert directives from a file and its includes
+func getAllInserts(path string, done map[string]bool) ([]Insert, map[string]bool, error) {
+	logDebug.Println("getAllInserts(", path, done, ")")
+	if !fileExists(path) {
+		logErr.Println(path, "path does not exist")
+		return []Insert{}, done, errors.New("path does not exist")
+	}
+
+	if val, ok := done[path]; ok && val {
+		logErr.Println(path, "is processed more than once")
+		return []Insert{}, done, ErrorIncludeLoop
+	}
+
+	done[path] = true
+
+	result := []Insert{}
+
+	file, err := os.Open(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return []Insert{}, done, err
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(file)
+
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := scanner.Text()
+
+		if ok, insert := parseInsert(line); ok {
+			logDebug.Println("parseInsert(", line, ")")
+			insert.path, err = resolvePath(rootFlag, insert.path, path)
+			if err != nil {
+				return []Insert{}, done, err
+			}
+
+			// For inserts, we don't recursively parse - just add the insert
+			result = append(result, insert)
+		}
+
+		// Also check for includes and recursively get their inserts
+		if ok, include := parseInclude(line); ok {
+			include.path, err = resolvePath(rootFlag, include.path, path)
+			if err != nil {
+				return []Insert{}, done, err
+			}
+
+			// Recursively get inserts from included files
+			innerInserts, innerDone, err := getAllInserts(include.path, done)
+			done = innerDone
+			if err != nil {
+				return []Insert{}, done, err
+			}
+			result = append(result, innerInserts...)
+		}
+	}
+	return result, done, nil
+}
+
 // resolvePath return the absolute path, with context
 func resolvePath(root string, includePath string, contextFile string) (string, error) {
 	if includePath[0] == '/' {
diff --git a/cli/merge.go b/cli/merge.go
index e223015..d72df53 100644
--- a/cli/merge.go
+++ b/cli/merge.go
@@ -3,17 +3,18 @@ package main
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	yamljson "github.com/ghodss/yaml"
-	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/object"
-	"github.com/go-openapi/jsonpointer"
-	"github.com/imdario/mergo"
-	"github.com/mohae/deepcopy"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+
+	yamljson "github.com/ghodss/yaml"
+	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/object"
+	"github.com/go-openapi/jsonpointer"
+	"github.com/imdario/mergo"
+	"github.com/mohae/deepcopy"
 )
 
 // initMap initialize a map using a bunch of keys.
@@ -441,6 +442,67 @@ func mergeVars(p string, mergeStrategies []MergeStrategy) (map[string]any, []Inc
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Handle #insert directives - add their content without merge strategies
+	inserts, _, err := getAllInserts(p, make(map[string]bool))
+	if err != nil {
+		return map[string]any{}, []Include{}, err
+	}
+
+	for _, insert := range inserts {
+		logDebug.Printf("Processing insert: %s", insert.path)
+
+		// Get the merge list for the insert file to process its includes
+		insertMergeList, err := getMergeList(insert.path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return map[string]any{}, []Include{}, err
+		}
+
+		// Process the insert merge list - merge all files first, then add to final
+		insertMergedData := make(map[string]any)
+		for _, insertFile := range insertMergeList {
+			content, err := os.ReadFile(insertFile.path)
+			if err != nil {
+				return map[string]any{}, []Include{}, err
+			}
+
+			insertData := make(map[string]any)
+			err = yamljson.Unmarshal(content, &insertData)
+			if err != nil {
+				logErr.Println("cannot unmarshal insert data:", insertFile.path)
+				return map[string]any{}, []Include{}, err
+			}
+
+			// Merge this file's data into the insert merged data
+			for k, v := range insertData {
+				insertMergedData[k] = v
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Now add the merged insert data to final, preserving local variables
+		for k, v := range insertMergedData {
+			// For __meta__ section, merge fields but preserve existing ones
+			if k == "__meta__" {
+				if existingMeta, exists := final[k]; exists {
+					if existingMetaMap, ok := existingMeta.(map[string]any); ok {
+						if newMetaMap, ok := v.(map[string]any); ok {
+							// Only add fields that don't already exist
+							for metaKey, metaValue := range newMetaMap {
+								if _, exists := existingMetaMap[metaKey]; !exists {
+									existingMetaMap[metaKey] = metaValue
+								}
+							}
+							continue
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			// For non-__meta__ fields, only add if they don't exist
+			if _, exists := final[k]; !exists {
+				final[k] = v
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	return final, mergeList, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/cli/merge_test.go b/cli/merge_test.go
index c0c0cee..32af31c 100644
--- a/cli/merge_test.go
+++ b/cli/merge_test.go
@@ -446,3 +446,45 @@ func TestRelativeFileLoadInto(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 }
+
+func TestParseInsert(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		line     string
+		expected Insert
+		valid    bool
+	}{
+		{
+			line: `#insert "file.yaml"`,
+			expected: Insert{
+				path: "file.yaml",
+			},
+			valid: true,
+		},
+		{
+			line: `#insert file.yaml`,
+			expected: Insert{
+				path: "file.yaml",
+			},
+			valid: true,
+		},
+		{
+			line:  `not an insert`,
+			valid: false,
+		},
+		{
+			line:  `#include "file.yaml"`,
+			valid: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		valid, insert := parseInsert(tc.line)
+		if valid != tc.valid {
+			t.Errorf("Expected valid=%v, got %v for line: %s", tc.valid, valid, tc.line)
+			continue
+		}
+		if valid && !reflect.DeepEqual(insert, tc.expected) {
+			t.Errorf("Expected %+v, got %+v for line: %s", tc.expected, insert, tc.line)
+		}
+	}
+}