diff --git a/varats-core/varats/experiment/experiment_util.py b/varats-core/varats/experiment/experiment_util.py
index 110782502..04eff65c6 100644
--- a/varats-core/varats/experiment/experiment_util.py
+++ b/varats-core/varats/experiment/experiment_util.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 from collections import defaultdict
 from pathlib import Path
 from types import TracebackType
-from typing import Protocol, runtime_checkable
 
 from benchbuild import source
 from benchbuild.experiment import Experiment
@@ -23,11 +22,16 @@
 from plumbum.commands.base import BoundCommand
 
 import varats.revision.revisions as revs
-from varats.base.configuration import PlainCommandlineConfiguration
+from varats.base.configuration import (
+    PlainCommandlineConfiguration,
+    PatchConfiguration,
+    Configuration,
+)
 from varats.paper.paper_config import get_paper_config
 from varats.project.project_util import ProjectBinaryWrapper
 from varats.project.sources import FeatureSource
 from varats.project.varats_project import VProject
+from varats.provider.patch.patch_provider import PatchSet, PatchProvider
 from varats.report.report import (
     BaseReport,
     FileStatusExtension,
@@ -696,20 +700,12 @@ def get_current_config_id(project: VProject) -> tp.Optional[int]:
     return None
 
 
-def get_extra_config_options(project: VProject) -> tp.List[str]:
-    """
-    Get extra program options that were specified in the particular
-    configuration of \a Project.
-
-    Args:
-        project: to get the extra options for
-
-    Returns:
-        list of command line options as string
-    """
+def get_config(
+    project: VProject, config_type: tp.Type[Configuration]
+) -> tp.Optional[Configuration]:
     config_id = get_current_config_id(project)
     if config_id is None:
-        return []
+        return None
 
     paper_config = get_paper_config()
     case_studies = paper_config.get_case_studies(cs_name=project.name)
@@ -722,7 +718,7 @@ def get_extra_config_options(project: VProject) -> tp.List[str]:
     case_study = case_studies[0]
 
     config_map = load_configuration_map_for_case_study(
-        paper_config, case_study, PlainCommandlineConfiguration
+        paper_config, case_study, config_type
     )
 
     config = config_map.get_configuration(config_id)
@@ -732,4 +728,45 @@ def get_extra_config_options(project: VProject) -> tp.List[str]:
             "Requested config id was not in the map, but should be"
         )
 
+    return config
+
+
+def get_extra_config_options(project: VProject) -> tp.List[str]:
+    """
+    Get extra program options that were specified in the particular
+    configuration of \a Project.
+
+    Args:
+        project: to get the extra options for
+
+    Returns:
+        list of command line options as string
+    """
+    config = get_config(project, PlainCommandlineConfiguration)
+    if not config:
+        return []
     return list(map(lambda option: option.value, config.options()))
+
+
+def get_config_patches(project: VProject) -> PatchSet:
+    """
+    Get required patches for the particular configuration of \a Project.
+
+    Args:
+        project: to get the patches for
+
+    Returns:
+        list of patches
+    """
+    config = get_config(project, PatchConfiguration)
+    if not config:
+        return PatchSet(set())
+
+    patch_provider = PatchProvider.create_provider_for_project(project)
+    revision = ShortCommitHash(project.revision.primary.version)
+    feature_tags = {opt.value for opt in config.options()}
+    patches = patch_provider.get_patches_for_revision(revision).all_of_features(
+        feature_tags
+    )
+
+    return patches
diff --git a/varats-core/varats/experiment/workload_util.py b/varats-core/varats/experiment/workload_util.py
index c0f4d4f63..abf90b094 100644
--- a/varats-core/varats/experiment/workload_util.py
+++ b/varats-core/varats/experiment/workload_util.py
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@
     Command,
 )
 
-from varats.experiment.experiment_util import get_extra_config_options
+from varats.experiment.experiment_util import (
+    get_extra_config_options,
+    get_config_patches,
+)
 from varats.project.project_util import ProjectBinaryWrapper, VCommand
 from varats.project.varats_project import VProject
 from varats.report.report import KeyedReportAggregate, ReportTy
@@ -93,13 +96,13 @@ def workload_commands(
         )
     ]
 
-    # Filter commands that have required args set.
+    # Filter commands that have required args and patches set.
     extra_options = set(get_extra_config_options(project))
+    patches = get_config_patches(project)
 
     def filter_by_config(prj_cmd: ProjectCommand) -> bool:
-        # TODO: pass applied patches
         if isinstance(prj_cmd.command, VCommand):
-            return prj_cmd.command.can_be_executed_by(extra_options, set())
+            return prj_cmd.command.can_be_executed_by(extra_options, patches)
         return True
 
     return [
diff --git a/varats-core/varats/paper/case_study.py b/varats-core/varats/paper/case_study.py
index 627e96d01..32a7d389f 100644
--- a/varats-core/varats/paper/case_study.py
+++ b/varats-core/varats/paper/case_study.py
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@
 
 import benchbuild as bb
 
-from varats.base.configuration import Configuration
+from varats.base.configuration import (
+    Configuration,
+    PlainCommandlineConfiguration,
+    PatchConfiguration,
+)
 from varats.base.sampling_method import (
     NormalSamplingMethod,
     SamplingMethodBase,
@@ -214,6 +218,11 @@ class CaseStudy():
      - a set of revisions
     """
 
+    CONFIG_FILE_INDICES: tp.Dict[tp.Type[Configuration], int] = {
+        PlainCommandlineConfiguration: 1,
+        PatchConfiguration: 2
+    }
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         project_name: str,
@@ -580,7 +589,9 @@ def load_configuration_map_from_case_study_file(
     version_header.raise_if_not_type("CaseStudy")
     version_header.raise_if_version_is_less_than(1)
 
-    next(documents)  # Skip case study yaml-doc
+    config_index = CaseStudy.CONFIG_FILE_INDICES[concrete_config_type]
+    for _ in range(config_index):
+        next(documents)
 
     return create_configuration_map_from_yaml_doc(
         next(documents), concrete_config_type
diff --git a/varats-core/varats/project/project_util.py b/varats-core/varats/project/project_util.py
index 8a2965904..4a836f99d 100644
--- a/varats-core/varats/project/project_util.py
+++ b/varats-core/varats/project/project_util.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from varats.utils.settings import bb_cfg
 
 if tp.TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from varats.provider.patch.patch_provider import Patch
+    from varats.provider.patch.patch_provider import Patch, PatchSet
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -438,11 +438,24 @@ def requires_all_patch(self) -> tp.Set[str]:
         return self._requires_all_patch
 
     def can_be_executed_by(
-        self, extra_args: tp.Set[str], applied_patches: tp.Set['Patch']
+        self, extra_args: tp.Set[str], applied_patches: 'PatchSet'
     ) -> bool:
+        """
+        Checks whether this command can be executed with the give configuration.
+
+        Args:
+            extra_args: additional command line arguments that will be passed to
+                        the command
+            applied_patches: patches that were applied to create the executable
+
+        Returns:
+            whether this command can be executed
+        """
         all_args = set(self._args).union(extra_args)
-        # TODO: extract tags from patches
-        all_patch_tags = {"" for patch in applied_patches}
+        all_patch_tags: tp.Set[str] = set()
+        for patch in applied_patches:
+            if patch.feature_tags:
+                all_patch_tags.update(patch.feature_tags)
 
         return bool((
             not self.requires_any_args or