diff --git a/src/core/desktopentry.cpp b/src/core/desktopentry.cpp
index 75a088d..77a1638 100644
--- a/src/core/desktopentry.cpp
+++ b/src/core/desktopentry.cpp
@@ -275,9 +275,15 @@ DesktopEntryManager::DesktopEntryManager() {
 void DesktopEntryManager::scanDesktopEntries() {
 	QList<QString> dataPaths;
 
+	if (qEnvironmentVariableIsSet("XDG_DATA_HOME")) {
+		dataPaths.push_back(qEnvironmentVariable("XDG_DATA_HOME"));
+	} else if (qEnvironmentVariableIsSet("HOME")) {
+		dataPaths.push_back(qEnvironmentVariable("HOME") + "/.local/share");
+	}
+
 	if (qEnvironmentVariableIsSet("XDG_DATA_DIRS")) {
 		auto var = qEnvironmentVariable("XDG_DATA_DIRS");
-		dataPaths = var.split(u':', Qt::SkipEmptyParts);
+		dataPaths += var.split(u':', Qt::SkipEmptyParts);
 	} else {
 		dataPaths.push_back("/usr/local/share");
 		dataPaths.push_back("/usr/share");