diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 9714d33..40c9a43 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     manifest_entries = [
         "Gerrit-PluginName: events-gcloud-pubsub",
         "Gerrit-Module: com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.pubsub.Module",
+        "Gerrit-InitStep: com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.pubsub.InitConfig",
         "Implementation-Title: Gerrit events listener to send events to an external GCloud PubSub broker",
         "Implementation-URL: https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/events-gcloud-pubsub",
     ],
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/pubsub/InitConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/pubsub/InitConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7f15d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/pubsub/InitConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.pubsub;
+
+import static com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.pubsub.PubSubConfiguration.ACK_DEADLINE_SECONDS_FIELD;
+import static com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.pubsub.PubSubConfiguration.DEFAULT_ACK_DEADLINE_SECONDS;
+import static com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.pubsub.PubSubConfiguration.DEFAULT_NUMBER_OF_SUBSCRIBERS;
+import static com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.pubsub.PubSubConfiguration.DEFAULT_SEND_STREAM_EVENTS;
+import static com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.pubsub.PubSubConfiguration.DEFAULT_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT;
+import static com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.pubsub.PubSubConfiguration.DEFAULT_STREAM_EVENTS_TOPIC;
+import static com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.pubsub.PubSubConfiguration.DEFAULT_SUBSCTIPRION_TIMEOUT;
+import static com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.pubsub.PubSubConfiguration.GCLOUD_PROJECT_FIELD;
+import static com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.pubsub.PubSubConfiguration.NUMBER_OF_SUBSCRIBERS_FIELD;
+import static com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.pubsub.PubSubConfiguration.PRIVATE_KEY_LOCATION_FIELD;
+import static com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.pubsub.PubSubConfiguration.SEND_STREAM_EVENTS_FIELD;
+import static com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.pubsub.PubSubConfiguration.SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT_SECONDS_FIELD;
+import static com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.pubsub.PubSubConfiguration.STREAM_EVENTS_TOPIC_FIELD;
+import static com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.pubsub.PubSubConfiguration.SUBSCRIPTION_ID_FIELD;
+import static com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.pubsub.PubSubConfiguration.SUBSCRIPTION_TIMEOUT_SECONDS_FIELD;
+
+import com.google.common.base.Strings;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.annotations.PluginName;
+import com.google.gerrit.pgm.init.api.ConsoleUI;
+import com.google.gerrit.pgm.init.api.InitStep;
+import com.google.gerrit.pgm.init.api.Section;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.config.GerritInstanceIdProvider;
+import com.google.inject.Inject;
+
+public class InitConfig implements InitStep {
+  private final Section pluginSection;
+  private final String pluginName;
+  private final ConsoleUI ui;
+  private final GerritInstanceIdProvider gerritInstanceIdProvider;
+
+  @Inject
+  InitConfig(
+      Section.Factory sections,
+      @PluginName String pluginName,
+      GerritInstanceIdProvider gerritInstanceIdProvider,
+      ConsoleUI ui) {
+    this.pluginName = pluginName;
+    this.ui = ui;
+    this.gerritInstanceIdProvider = gerritInstanceIdProvider;
+    this.pluginSection = sections.get("plugin", pluginName);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void run() throws Exception {
+    ui.header(String.format("%s plugin", pluginName));
+
+    boolean sendStreamEvents = ui.yesno(DEFAULT_SEND_STREAM_EVENTS, "Should send stream events?");
+    pluginSection.set(SEND_STREAM_EVENTS_FIELD, Boolean.toString(sendStreamEvents));
+
+    if (sendStreamEvents) {
+      pluginSection.string(
+          "Stream events topic", STREAM_EVENTS_TOPIC_FIELD, DEFAULT_STREAM_EVENTS_TOPIC);
+    }
+
+    pluginSection.string(
+        "Number of subscribers", NUMBER_OF_SUBSCRIBERS_FIELD, DEFAULT_NUMBER_OF_SUBSCRIBERS);
+
+    pluginSection.string(
+        "Timeout for subscriber ACKs (secs)",
+        ACK_DEADLINE_SECONDS_FIELD,
+        DEFAULT_ACK_DEADLINE_SECONDS);
+
+    pluginSection.string(
+        "Timeout for subscriber connection (secs)",
+        SUBSCRIPTION_TIMEOUT_SECONDS_FIELD,
+        DEFAULT_SUBSCTIPRION_TIMEOUT);
+
+    pluginSection.string(
+        "Timeout for subscriber shutdown (secs)",
+        SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT_SECONDS_FIELD,
+        DEFAULT_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT);
+
+    mandatoryField(GCLOUD_PROJECT_FIELD, "Gcloud Project name", null);
+    mandatoryField(SUBSCRIPTION_ID_FIELD, "Subscriber Id", gerritInstanceIdProvider.get());
+    mandatoryField(PRIVATE_KEY_LOCATION_FIELD, "Private key location", null);
+  }
+
+  private void mandatoryField(String fieldName, String description, String dv) {
+    String providedValue = pluginSection.string(description, fieldName, dv);
+
+    while (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(providedValue) && !ui.isBatch()) {
+      ui.message("'%s' is mandatory. Please specify a value.", fieldName);
+      providedValue = pluginSection.string(description, fieldName, dv);
+    }
+
+    if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(providedValue) && ui.isBatch()) {
+      System.err.printf(
+          "FATAL [%s plugin]: Could not set '%s' in batch mode. %s will not work%n",
+          pluginName, fieldName, pluginName);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/pubsub/PubSubConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/pubsub/PubSubConfiguration.java
index 484013f..8203f5c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/pubsub/PubSubConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/pubsub/PubSubConfiguration.java
@@ -24,12 +24,22 @@
 
 @Singleton
 public class PubSubConfiguration {
-  private static final String DEFAULT_NUMBER_OF_SUBSCRIBERS = "6";
-  private static final String DEFAULT_ACK_DEADLINE_SECONDS = "10";
-  private static final String DEFAULT_SUBSCTIPRION_TIMEOUT = "10";
-  private static final String DEFAULT_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT = "10";
-  private static final String DEFAULT_STREAM_EVENTS_TOPIC = "gerrit";
-  private static final boolean DEFAULT_SEND_STREAM_EVENTS = false;
+  static final String GCLOUD_PROJECT_FIELD = "gcloudProject";
+  static final String SUBSCRIPTION_ID_FIELD = "subscriptionId";
+  static final String PRIVATE_KEY_LOCATION_FIELD = "privateKeyLocation";
+  static final String STREAM_EVENTS_TOPIC_FIELD = "streamEventsTopic";
+  static final String SEND_STREAM_EVENTS_FIELD = "sendStreamEvents";
+  static final String NUMBER_OF_SUBSCRIBERS_FIELD = "numberOfSubscribers";
+  static final String ACK_DEADLINE_SECONDS_FIELD = "ackDeadlineSeconds";
+  static final String SUBSCRIPTION_TIMEOUT_SECONDS_FIELD = "subscribtionTimeoutInSeconds";
+  static final String SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT_SECONDS_FIELD = "shutdownTimeoutInSeconds";
+
+  static final String DEFAULT_NUMBER_OF_SUBSCRIBERS = "6";
+  static final String DEFAULT_ACK_DEADLINE_SECONDS = "10";
+  static final String DEFAULT_SUBSCTIPRION_TIMEOUT = "10";
+  static final String DEFAULT_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT = "10";
+  static final String DEFAULT_STREAM_EVENTS_TOPIC = "gerrit";
+  static final boolean DEFAULT_SEND_STREAM_EVENTS = false;
 
   private final String gcloudProject;
   private final String subscriptionId;
@@ -48,26 +58,26 @@
       @PluginName String pluginName,
       @Nullable @GerritInstanceId String instanceId) {
     this.fromGerritConfig = configFactory.getFromGerritConfig(pluginName);
-    this.gcloudProject = getMandatoryString("gcloudProject");
-    this.subscriptionId = getMandatoryString("subscriptionId", instanceId);
-    this.privateKeyLocation = getMandatoryString("privateKeyLocation");
+    this.gcloudProject = getMandatoryString(GCLOUD_PROJECT_FIELD);
+    this.subscriptionId = getMandatoryString(SUBSCRIPTION_ID_FIELD, instanceId);
+    this.privateKeyLocation = getMandatoryString(PRIVATE_KEY_LOCATION_FIELD);
     this.streamEventsTopic =
-        fromGerritConfig.getString("streamEventsTopic", DEFAULT_STREAM_EVENTS_TOPIC);
+        fromGerritConfig.getString(STREAM_EVENTS_TOPIC_FIELD, DEFAULT_STREAM_EVENTS_TOPIC);
     this.sendStreamEvents =
-        fromGerritConfig.getBoolean("sendStreamEvents", DEFAULT_SEND_STREAM_EVENTS);
+        fromGerritConfig.getBoolean(SEND_STREAM_EVENTS_FIELD, DEFAULT_SEND_STREAM_EVENTS);
     this.numberOfSubscribers =
         Integer.parseInt(
-            fromGerritConfig.getString("numberOfSubscribers", DEFAULT_NUMBER_OF_SUBSCRIBERS));
+            fromGerritConfig.getString(NUMBER_OF_SUBSCRIBERS_FIELD, DEFAULT_NUMBER_OF_SUBSCRIBERS));
     this.ackDeadlineSeconds =
         Integer.parseInt(
-            fromGerritConfig.getString("ackDeadlineSeconds", DEFAULT_ACK_DEADLINE_SECONDS));
+            fromGerritConfig.getString(ACK_DEADLINE_SECONDS_FIELD, DEFAULT_ACK_DEADLINE_SECONDS));
     this.subscribtionTimeoutInSeconds =
         Long.parseLong(
             fromGerritConfig.getString(
-                "subscribtionTimeoutInSeconds", DEFAULT_SUBSCTIPRION_TIMEOUT));
+                SUBSCRIPTION_TIMEOUT_SECONDS_FIELD, DEFAULT_SUBSCTIPRION_TIMEOUT));
     this.shutdownTimeoutInSeconds =
         Long.parseLong(
-            fromGerritConfig.getString("shutdownTimeoutInSeconds", DEFAULT_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT));
+            fromGerritConfig.getString(SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT_SECONDS_FIELD, DEFAULT_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT));
   }
 
   public String getGCloudProject() {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md b/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md
index a15a8a4..ef5677d 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md
+++ b/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md
@@ -50,4 +50,24 @@
 
 `plugin.events-gcloud-pubsub.sendStreamEvents`
 :   Whether to send stream events to the `streamEventsTopic` topic.
-    Default: false
\ No newline at end of file
+    Default: false
+
+Gerrit init integration
+-----------------------
+
+The @PLUGIN@ plugin provides an init step that helps to set up the configuration.
+
+```
+*** events-gcloud-pubsub plugin
+***
+
+Should send stream events?     [y/N]? y
+Stream events topic            [gerrit]:
+Number of subscribers          [6]:
+Timeout for subscriber ACKs (secs) [10]:
+Timeout for subscriber connection (secs) [10]:
+Timeout for subscriber shutdown (secs) [10]:
+Gcloud Project name            : some_project
+Subscriber Id                  [6f174800-b1fa-477f-af49-26734f433280]:
+Private key location           : /path/ssh/id_rsa
+```
\ No newline at end of file