diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e700330..ca90bd6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -97,7 +97,13 @@ You can either build the AUR-package yourself, as detailed below, or use your fa
     ```
 
 ## Configuration
-You can configure mpDris using the configuration located at `~/.config/mpd/mpDris.conf` or using command-line arguments.
+You can configure mpDris using the configuration file or using command-line arguments.
+The config file should either be located in `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mpdris/mpdris.conf` or `~/.config/mpdris/mpdris.conf`
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> While the paths `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mpd/mpDris.conf` and `$HOME/mpd/mpDris.conf` still work, they are
+> deprecated and may be removed in a future update.
+
 The config file has the following options:
 - addr: The IP address mpDris uses to connect to MPD (default: 127.0.0.1)
 - port: The port mpDris uses to connect to MPD (default: 6600)
diff --git a/resources/sample.mpDris.conf b/resources/sample.mpdris.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from resources/sample.mpDris.conf
rename to resources/sample.mpdris.conf
diff --git a/src/util/mod.rs b/src/util/mod.rs
index 7610465..86c3b2c 100644
--- a/src/util/mod.rs
+++ b/src/util/mod.rs
@@ -3,16 +3,25 @@ use std::{env, io, path::PathBuf, process::exit};
 use crate::HOME_DIR;
 
 use libc::EXIT_SUCCESS;
-use log::debug;
+use log::{debug, warn};
 
 pub mod expand;
 pub mod notify;
 
 /// Gets the default config path from the environment.
-/// Defined as: $XDG_CONFIG_PATH/mpd/mpDris.conf or $HOME/.config/mpd/mpDris.conf
+/// Defined as: $XDG_CONFIG_PATH/mpdris/mpdris.conf or $HOME/.config/mpdris/mpdris.conf
+/// Deprecated path: $XDG_CONFIG_PATH/mpd/mpDris.conf or $HOME/.config/mpd/mpDris.conf
 pub fn get_config_path() -> PathBuf {
     let base = env::var("XDG_CONFIG_HOME").unwrap_or_else(|_| format!("{}/.config", *HOME_DIR));
-    [base.as_str(), "mpd", "mpDris.conf"].iter().collect()
+    let paths: [PathBuf; 2] = [
+        [base.as_str(), "mpdris", "mpdris.conf"].iter().collect(),
+        [base.as_str(), "mpd", "mpDris.conf"].iter().collect(),
+    ];
+    let idx = paths.iter().position(|p| p.is_file()).unwrap_or(0);
+    if idx == 1 {
+        warn!("Using deprecated configuration path `{}`", paths[idx].display());
+    }
+    paths.into_iter().nth(idx).unwrap()
 }
 
 pub fn init_logger(level: log::LevelFilter) {