diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/ClangTidyCheck.h b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/ClangTidyCheck.h
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/ClangTidyCheck.h
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/ClangTidyCheck.h
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@
     /// integral type ``T``.
     ///
     /// Reads the option with the check-local name \p LocalName from the
-    /// ``CheckOptions``. If the corresponding key is not present, return
-    /// ``std::nullopt``.
+    /// ``CheckOptions``. If the corresponding key is not present or empty,
+    ///  return ``std::nullopt``.
     ///
     /// If the corresponding key can't be parsed as a ``T``, emit a
     /// diagnostic and return ``std::nullopt``.
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@
     std::enable_if_t<std::is_integral_v<T>, std::optional<T>>
     get(StringRef LocalName) const {
       if (std::optional<StringRef> Value = get(LocalName)) {
+        if (Value == "" || Value == "none" || Value == "null" ||
+          Value == "false" || (std::is_unsigned_v<T> && Value == "-1"))
+              return std::nullopt;
         T Result{};
         if (!StringRef(*Value).getAsInteger(10, Result))
           return Result;
@@ -286,8 +289,8 @@
     /// enum type ``T``.
     ///
     /// Reads the option with the check-local name \p LocalName from the
-    /// ``CheckOptions``. If the corresponding key is not present, return
-    /// \p Default.
+    /// ``CheckOptions``. If the corresponding key is not present or empty,
+    /// return \p Default.
     ///
     /// If the corresponding key can't be parsed as a ``T``, emit a
     /// diagnostic and return \p Default.
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst b/clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
--- a/clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@
 
 - Improved `--dump-config` to print check options in alphabetical order.
 
+- Added support for optional parameters. If a parameter in the config file is
+  set to `none`, `null`, `false`, or is left empty, it will use its default value
+
 New checks
 ^^^^^^^^^^
 
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/infrastructure/optional-parameter.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/infrastructure/optional-parameter.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/infrastructure/optional-parameter.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// RUN: %check_clang_tidy %s bugprone-easily-swappable-parameters %t \
+// RUN:   -config='{CheckOptions: { \
+// RUN:     bugprone-easily-swappable-parameters.MinimumLength: "", \
+// RUN:  }}' --
+
+// RUN: %check_clang_tidy %s bugprone-easily-swappable-parameters %t \
+// RUN:   -config='{CheckOptions: { \
+// RUN:     bugprone-easily-swappable-parameters.MinimumLength: "none", \
+// RUN:  }}' --
+
+// RUN: %check_clang_tidy %s bugprone-easily-swappable-parameters %t \
+// RUN:   -config='{CheckOptions: { \
+// RUN:     bugprone-easily-swappable-parameters.MinimumLength: "null", \
+// RUN:  }}' --
+
+// RUN: %check_clang_tidy %s bugprone-easily-swappable-parameters %t \
+// RUN:   -config='{CheckOptions: { \
+// RUN:     bugprone-easily-swappable-parameters.MinimumLength: "false", \
+// RUN:  }}' --
+
+void a(int b, int c) {}
+// CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:8: warning: 2 adjacent parameters of 'a' of similar type ('int') are easily swapped by mistake [bugprone-easily-swappable-parameters]
+// CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-2]]:12: note: the first parameter in the range is 'b'
+// CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-3]]:19: note: the last parameter in the range is 'c'