diff --git a/src/common/path_util.cpp b/src/common/path_util.cpp
index 27098e2d..7551d3b0 100644
--- a/src/common/path_util.cpp
+++ b/src/common/path_util.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,18 @@ static auto UserPaths = [] {
         user_dir =
             std::filesystem::path(getenv("HOME")) / "Library" / "Application Support" / "shadPS4";
     }
+#elif defined(__linux__)
+    auto user_dir = std::filesystem::current_path() / PORTABLE_DIR;
+    // Check if the "user" directory exists in the current path:
+    if (!std::filesystem::exists(user_dir)) {
+        // If it doesn't exist, use XDG_DATA_HOME if it is set, and provide a standard default
+        const char* xdg_data_home = getenv("XDG_DATA_HOME");
+        if (xdg_data_home != nullptr && strlen(xdg_data_home) > 0) {
+            user_dir = std::filesystem::path(xdg_data_home) / "shadPS4";
+        } else {
+            user_dir = std::filesystem::path(getenv("HOME")) / ".local" / "share" / "shadPS4";
+        }
+    }
 #else
     const auto user_dir = std::filesystem::current_path() / PORTABLE_DIR;
 #endif