diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 74b0269..1ff1ad3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ See [themes](https://github.com/aristocratos/bpytop/tree/master/themes) folder f
 
 The `make install` command places the default themes in `/usr/local/share/bpytop/themes`.
 If installed with `pip3` the themes will be located in a folder called `bpytop-themes` in the python3 site-packages folder.
-User created themes should be placed in `$HOME/.config/bpytop/themes`.
+User created themes should be placed in `${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/bpytop/themes`.
 
 Let me know if you want to contribute with new themes.
 
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ sudo make uninstall
 ## Configurability
 
 All options changeable from within UI.
-Config files stored in "$HOME/.config/bpytop" folder
+Config files stored in "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/bpytop" folder
 
 #### bpytop.cfg: (auto generated if not found)
 
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ Config files stored in "$HOME/.config/bpytop" folder
 ```bash
 #? Config file for bpytop v. 1.0.64
 
-#* Color theme, looks for a .theme file in "/usr/[local/]share/bpytop/themes" and "~/.config/bpytop/themes", "Default" for builtin default theme.
+#* Color theme, looks for a .theme file in "/usr/[local/]share/bpytop/themes" and "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/bpytop/themes", "Default" for builtin default theme.
 #* Prefix name by a plus sign (+) for a theme located in user themes folder, i.e. color_theme="+monokai"
 color_theme="monokai"
 
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ show_init=False
 #* Enable check for new version from github.com/aristocratos/bpytop at start.
 update_check=True
 
-#* Set loglevel for "~/.config/bpytop/error.log" levels are: "ERROR" "WARNING" "INFO" "DEBUG".
+#* Set loglevel for "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/bpytop/error.log" levels are: "ERROR" "WARNING" "INFO" "DEBUG".
 #* The level set includes all lower levels, i.e. "DEBUG" will show all logging info.
 log_level=DEBUG
 
diff --git a/bpytop.py b/bpytop.py
index 0457b80..f93f4e9 100755
--- a/bpytop.py
+++ b/bpytop.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ BANNER_SRC: List[Tuple[str, str, str]] = [
 #*?This is the template used to create the config file
 DEFAULT_CONF: Template = Template(f'#? Config file for bpytop v. {VERSION}' + '''
 
-#* Color theme, looks for a .theme file in "/usr/[local/]share/bpytop/themes" and "~/.config/bpytop/themes", "Default" for builtin default theme.
+#* Color theme, looks for a .theme file in "/usr/[local/]share/bpytop/themes" and "$${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$$HOME/.config}/bpytop/themes", "Default" for builtin default theme.
 #* Prefix name by a plus sign (+) for a theme located in user themes folder, i.e. color_theme="+monokai"
 color_theme="$color_theme"
 
@@ -235,12 +235,18 @@ show_init=$show_init
 #* Enable check for new version from github.com/aristocratos/bpytop at start.
 update_check=$update_check
 
-#* Set loglevel for "~/.config/bpytop/error.log" levels are: "ERROR" "WARNING" "INFO" "DEBUG".
+#* Set loglevel for "$${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$$HOME/.config}/bpytop/error.log" levels are: "ERROR" "WARNING" "INFO" "DEBUG".
 #* The level set includes all lower levels, i.e. "DEBUG" will show all logging info.
 log_level=$log_level
 ''')
 
-CONFIG_DIR: str = f'{os.path.expanduser("~")}/.config/bpytop'
+
+def get_config_dir():
+	config_home = os.environ.get("XDG_CONFIG_HOME", os.path.expanduser("~/.config"))
+	return os.path.join(config_home, 'bpytop')
+
+
+CONFIG_DIR: str = get_config_dir()
 if not os.path.isdir(CONFIG_DIR):
 	try:
 		os.makedirs(CONFIG_DIR)
@@ -4285,7 +4291,7 @@ class Menu:
 					'',
 					'Choose from all theme files in',
 					'"/usr/[local/]share/bpytop/themes" and',
-					'"~/.config/bpytop/themes".',
+					'"${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/bpytop/themes".',
 					'',
 					'"Default" for builtin default theme.',
 					'User themes are prefixed by a plus sign "+".',