diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index dcdba06..819f96f 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -46,11 +46,29 @@ impl Default for Config {
 
 /// Gets the configuration directory. Panics if unavailable.
 pub fn get_config_dir() -> PathBuf {
-    std::env::var_os("HOME")
-        .map(PathBuf::try_from)
-        .expect("$HOME is unset")
-        .unwrap()
-        .join(".config/breed")
+    std::env::var_os("XDG_CONFIG_HOME")
+        .map(|p| PathBuf::try_from(p).expect("$XDG_CONFIG_HOME is not a valid path."))
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| {
+            std::env::var_os("HOME")
+                .map(PathBuf::try_from)
+                .expect("$HOME is not a valid path.")
+                .expect("User has no $HOME or $XDG_CONFIG_HOME.")
+                .join(".config")
+        })
+        .join("breed")
+}
+
+pub fn get_data_dir() -> PathBuf {
+    std::env::var_os("XDG_DATA_HOME")
+        .map(|p| PathBuf::try_from(p).expect("$XDG_DATA_HOME is not a valid path."))
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| {
+            std::env::var_os("HOME")
+                .map(PathBuf::try_from)
+                .expect("$HOME is not a valid path.")
+                .expect("User has no $HOME or $XDG_DATA_HOME.")
+                .join(".local/share")
+        })
+        .join("breed")
 }
 
 /// Watches a theme file and automatically reloads it into a [StyleStore].
@@ -65,7 +83,7 @@ pub struct ThemeWatcher {
 
 impl ThemeWatcher {
     pub fn spawn(styles: Arc<Mutex<StyleStore>>) -> Sender<PathBuf> {
-        let themes_dir = get_config_dir().join("themes");
+        let themes_dir = get_data_dir().join("themes");
         let default_path = themes_dir.join("default.toml");
         let (fs_tx, fs_rx) = unbounded();
         let (command_tx, command_rx) = unbounded();