diff --git a/lib/cmds/simulator.js b/lib/cmds/simulator.js
index 8254fd3db..a1a4d3dd3 100644
--- a/lib/cmds/simulator.js
+++ b/lib/cmds/simulator.js
@@ -32,6 +32,18 @@ class Simulator {
       cmds.push("--mnemonic \"" + (simulatorMnemonic) +"\"");
     }
 
+    // as ganache-cli documentation explains, the simulatorAccounts configuration overrides a mnemonic
+    let simulatorAccounts = this.blockchainConfig.simulatorAccounts || options.simulatorAccounts;
+    if (simulatorAccounts && simulatorAccounts.length > 0) {
+      let web3 = new (require('web3'))();
+      let AccountParser = require('../utils/accountParser.js');
+      let parsedAccounts = AccountParser.parseAccountsConfig(simulatorAccounts, web3, this.logger);
+      parsedAccounts.forEach((account) => {
+        let cmd = '--account="' + account.privateKey + ','+account.hexBalance + '"';
+        cmds.push(cmd);
+      });
+    }
+
     // adding blocktime only if it is defined in the blockchainConfig or options
     let simulatorBlocktime = this.blockchainConfig.simulatorBlocktime || options.simulatorBlocktime;
     if (simulatorBlocktime) {