diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index fc35fb6..a80e130 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+
+* **Breaking Change**: Respect `XDG_CONFIG_HOME` on Linux.
+
 ## [1.2.0] - 2025-04-15
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/Source/Main.cpp b/Source/Main.cpp
index 17f4222..465aa07 100644
--- a/Source/Main.cpp
+++ b/Source/Main.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ class MStarPlayerApplication : public juce::JUCEApplication
         juce::PropertiesFile::Options options;
         options.applicationName = "MStarPlayer";
         options.filenameSuffix = ".settings";
+#ifdef JUCE_LINUX
+        if (const char* path = std::getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME"))
+        {
+            options.folderName = path + juce::String("/MStarPlayer");
+        }
+        else if (const char* home = std::getenv("HOME"))
+        {
+            options.folderName = home + juce::String("/.config/MStarPlayer");
+        }
+#endif
         m_applicationProperties.setStorageParameters(options);
 
         if (m_applicationProperties.getUserSettings()->getValue("language") == "de")