diff --git a/src/rt.erl b/src/rt.erl
index c24b7a3b..9f4879d8 100644
--- a/src/rt.erl
+++ b/src/rt.erl
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
          set_backend/1,
          set_backend/2,
          set_conf/2,
+         set_advanced_conf/2,
          setup_harness/2,
          setup_log_capture/1,
          slow_upgrade/3,
@@ -193,6 +194,15 @@ set_conf(Node, NameValuePairs) ->
     ?HARNESS:set_conf(Node, NameValuePairs),
     start(Node).
 
+-spec set_advanced_conf(atom(), [{string(), string()}]) -> ok.
+set_advanced_conf(all, NameValuePairs) ->
+    ?HARNESS:set_advanced_conf(all, NameValuePairs);
+set_advanced_conf(Node, NameValuePairs) ->
+    stop(Node),
+    ?assertEqual(ok, rt:wait_until_unpingable(Node)),
+    ?HARNESS:set_advanced_conf(Node, NameValuePairs),
+    start(Node).
+
 %% @doc Rewrite the given node's app.config file, overriding the varialbes
 %%      in the existing app.config with those in `Config'.
 update_app_config(all, Config) ->
diff --git a/src/rtssh.erl b/src/rtssh.erl
index 2fa39c2e..fe8f5a7e 100644
--- a/src/rtssh.erl
+++ b/src/rtssh.erl
@@ -444,9 +444,27 @@ set_conf(Node, NameValuePairs) when is_atom(Node) ->
     append_to_conf_file(Node, get_riak_conf(Node), NameValuePairs),
     ok.
 
+set_advanced_conf(all, NameValuePairs) ->
+    lager:debug("rtssh:set_advanced_conf(all, ~p)", [NameValuePairs]),
+    Hosts = rt_config:get(rtssh_hosts),
+    All = [{Host, DevPath} || Host <- Hosts,
+                              DevPath <- devpaths()],
+    rt:pmap(fun({Host, DevPath}) ->
+                    AllFiles = all_the_files(Host, DevPath, "etc/advanced.config"),
+                    [update_app_config_file(Host, File, NameValuePairs, undefined) || File <- AllFiles],
+                    ok
+            end, All),
+    ok;
+set_advanced_conf(Node, NameValuePairs) when is_atom(Node) ->
+    append_to_conf_file(Node, get_advanced_riak_conf(Node), NameValuePairs),
+    ok.
+
 get_riak_conf(Node) ->
     node_path(Node) ++ "/etc/riak.conf".
 
+get_advanced_riak_conf(Node) ->
+    node_path(Node) ++ "/etc/advanced.config".
+
 append_to_conf_file(Node, File, NameValuePairs) ->
     Current = remote_read_file(Node, File),
     Settings = [[$\n, to_list(Name), $=, to_list(Val), $\n] || {Name, Val} <- NameValuePairs],