diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 40378525..9bd95f1c 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ Windows:
 
 Linux, macOS, etc.:
     * ``/etc/gallery-dl.conf``
+    * ``${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/gallery-dl/config.json``
     * ``${HOME}/.config/gallery-dl/config.json``
     * ``${HOME}/.gallery-dl.conf``
 
diff --git a/gallery_dl/config.py b/gallery_dl/config.py
index e0a54591..953b1b1c 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/config.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/config.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-# Copyright 2015-2020 Mike Fährmann
+# Copyright 2015-2021 Mike Fährmann
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ if util.WINDOWS:
 else:
     _default_configs = [
         "/etc/gallery-dl.conf",
+        "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/gallery-dl/config.json"
+        if os.environ.get("XDG_CONFIG_HOME") else
         "${HOME}/.config/gallery-dl/config.json",
         "${HOME}/.gallery-dl.conf",
     ]