diff --git a/.xdg_set_env.sh b/.xdg_set_env.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b1fb69d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.xdg_set_env.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+XDG_USER_DIR_FILE="$HOME/.config/user-dirs.dirs"
+
+if [ -f "$XDG_USER_DIR_FILE" ]; then
+    . "$XDG_USER_DIR_FILE"
+    export XDG_PICTURES_DIR="$XDG_PICTURES_DIR"
+fi
diff --git a/.xprofile b/.xprofile
index 562e674..cea2ccf 100644
--- a/.xprofile
+++ b/.xprofile
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 [ -f ~/.Xresources ] && xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources
 [ -f ~/.setpath.sh ] && . ~/.setpath.sh
 [ -f ~/.set_compose_key.sh ] && . ~/.set_compose_key.sh
+[ -f ~/.xdg_set_env.sh ] && . ~/.xdg_set_env.sh
 
 hash xcompmgr 2>/dev/null && xcompmgr &
 hash xscreensaver 2>/dev/null && xscreensaver -no-splash &
diff --git a/bin/sway b/bin/sway
index 214e949..a3595eb 100755
--- a/bin/sway
+++ b/bin/sway
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ if [ -f "$COMPOSE_KEY_FILE" ]; then
     COMPOSE_KEY=$(cat "$COMPOSE_KEY_FILE")
     export XKB_DEFAULT_OPTIONS="compose:$COMPOSE_KEY"
 fi
+[ -f ~/.xdg_set_env.sh ] && . ~/.xdg_set_env.sh
 
 /usr/bin/sway $*