diff --git a/src/util/XDGDirectory.cpp b/src/util/XDGDirectory.cpp
index ab401e50..42cf6564 100644
--- a/src/util/XDGDirectory.cpp
+++ b/src/util/XDGDirectory.cpp
@@ -8,29 +8,8 @@ namespace chatterino {
 
 #if defined(Q_OS_UNIX) and !defined(Q_OS_DARWIN)
 
-QStringList getXDGDirectories(XDGDirectoryType directory)
+QStringList getXDGBaseDirectories(XDGDirectoryType directory)
 {
-    // User XDG directory environment variables with defaults
-    // Defaults fetched from https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html#variables 2023-08-05
-    static std::unordered_map<XDGDirectoryType,
-                              std::pair<const char *, QString>>
-        userDirectories = {
-            {
-                XDGDirectoryType::Config,
-                {
-                    "XDG_CONFIG_HOME",
-                    combinePath(QDir::homePath(), ".config/"),
-                },
-            },
-            {
-                XDGDirectoryType::Data,
-                {
-                    "XDG_DATA_HOME",
-                    combinePath(QDir::homePath(), ".local/share/"),
-                },
-            },
-        };
-
     // Base (or system) XDG directory environment variables with defaults
     // Defaults fetched from https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html#variables 2023-08-05
     static std::unordered_map<XDGDirectoryType,
@@ -54,10 +33,6 @@ QStringList getXDGDirectories(XDGDirectoryType directory)
 
     QStringList paths;
 
-    const auto &[userEnvVar, userDefaultValue] = userDirectories.at(directory);
-    auto userEnvPath = qEnvironmentVariable(userEnvVar, userDefaultValue);
-    paths.push_back(userEnvPath);
-
     const auto &[baseEnvVar, baseDefaultValue] = baseDirectories.at(directory);
     auto baseEnvPaths =
         qEnvironmentVariable(baseEnvVar).split(':', Qt::SkipEmptyParts);
@@ -73,6 +48,40 @@ QStringList getXDGDirectories(XDGDirectoryType directory)
     return paths;
 }
 
+QStringList getXDGUserDirectories(XDGDirectoryType directory)
+{
+    // User XDG directory environment variables with defaults
+    // Defaults fetched from https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html#variables 2023-08-05
+    static std::unordered_map<XDGDirectoryType,
+                              std::pair<const char *, QString>>
+        userDirectories = {
+            {
+                XDGDirectoryType::Config,
+                {
+                    "XDG_CONFIG_HOME",
+                    combinePath(QDir::homePath(), ".config/"),
+                },
+            },
+            {
+                XDGDirectoryType::Data,
+                {
+                    "XDG_DATA_HOME",
+                    combinePath(QDir::homePath(), ".local/share/"),
+                },
+            },
+        };
+
+    const auto &[userEnvVar, userDefaultValue] = userDirectories.at(directory);
+    return {
+        qEnvironmentVariable(userEnvVar, userDefaultValue),
+    };
+}
+
+QStringList getXDGDirectories(XDGDirectoryType directory)
+{
+    return getXDGUserDirectories(directory) + getXDGBaseDirectories(directory);
+}
+
 #endif
 
 }  // namespace chatterino
diff --git a/src/util/XDGDirectory.hpp b/src/util/XDGDirectory.hpp
index 9a18ea25..2a4c1a37 100644
--- a/src/util/XDGDirectory.hpp
+++ b/src/util/XDGDirectory.hpp
@@ -2,15 +2,25 @@
 
 #include <QStringList>
 
+#include <cstdint>
+
 namespace chatterino {
 
 #if defined(Q_OS_UNIX) and !defined(Q_OS_DARWIN)
 
-enum class XDGDirectoryType {
+enum class XDGDirectoryType : std::uint8_t {
+    /// The values from XDG_CONFIG_HOME and XDG_CONFIG_DIRS.
     Config,
+    /// The values from XDG_DATA_HOME and XDG_DATA_DIRS
     Data,
 };
 
+/// Return the directories from the base environment variables only (e.g. XDG_CONFIG_DIRS)
+QStringList getXDGBaseDirectories(XDGDirectoryType directory);
+
+/// Return the directories from the user environment variables only (e.g. XDG_CONFIG_HOME)
+QStringList getXDGUserDirectories(XDGDirectoryType directory);
+
 /// getXDGDirectories returns a list of directories given a directory type
 ///
 /// This will attempt to read the relevant environment variable (e.g. XDG_CONFIG_HOME and XDG_CONFIG_DIRS) and merge them, with sane defaults
diff --git a/tests/src/XDGDirectory.cpp b/tests/src/XDGDirectory.cpp
index 2a780ec5..d546c596 100644
--- a/tests/src/XDGDirectory.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/XDGDirectory.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,63 @@ TEST(XDGDirectory, ConfigCustom)
     ASSERT_EQ(actual.length(), 3);
 }
 
+TEST(XDGDirectory, ConfigUserDefault)
+{
+    QTemporaryDir tmp;
+    auto lock = environmentLock();
+
+    TempEnv home("HOME", combinePath(tmp.path(), "home"));
+    TempEnv dataHome("XDG_CONFIG_HOME", {});
+
+    auto actual = getXDGUserDirectories(XDGDirectoryType::Config);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(actual.at(0), combinePath(home.getValue(), ".config/"));
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(actual.length(), 1);
+}
+
+TEST(XDGDirectory, ConfigUserCustom)
+{
+    auto lock = environmentLock();
+
+    TempEnv dataDirs("XDG_CONFIG_HOME", "/tmp/home-data");
+
+    auto actual = getXDGUserDirectories(XDGDirectoryType::Config);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(actual.at(0), "/tmp/home-data");
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(actual.length(), 1);
+}
+
+TEST(XDGDirectory, ConfigBaseDefault)
+{
+    auto lock = environmentLock();
+
+    TempEnv dataDirs("XDG_CONFIG_DIRS", {});
+
+    auto actual = getXDGBaseDirectories(XDGDirectoryType::Config);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(actual.at(0), "/etc/xdg");
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(actual.length(), 1);
+}
+
+TEST(XDGDirectory, ConfigBaseCustom)
+{
+    auto lock = environmentLock();
+
+    TempEnv dataDirs("XDG_CONFIG_DIRS",
+                     "/tmp/sys-data-1:/tmp/sys-data-2:/tmp/sys-data-3");
+
+    auto actual = getXDGBaseDirectories(XDGDirectoryType::Config);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(actual.at(0), "/tmp/sys-data-1");
+    ASSERT_EQ(actual.at(1), "/tmp/sys-data-2");
+    ASSERT_EQ(actual.at(2), "/tmp/sys-data-3");
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(actual.length(), 3);
+}
+
 /// Test the returned directories from XDGDirectoryType::Data when no extra environment variables are set
 TEST(XDGDirectory, DataDefault)
 {
@@ -141,4 +198,59 @@ TEST(XDGDirectory, DataCustom)
     ASSERT_EQ(actual.length(), 4);
 }
 
+TEST(XDGDirectory, DataUserDefault)
+{
+    QTemporaryDir tmp;
+    auto lock = environmentLock();
+
+    TempEnv home("HOME", combinePath(tmp.path(), "home"));
+    TempEnv dataDirs("XDG_DATA_HOME", {});
+
+    auto actual = getXDGUserDirectories(XDGDirectoryType::Data);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(actual.at(0), combinePath(home.getValue(), ".local/share/"));
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(actual.length(), 1);
+}
+
+TEST(XDGDirectory, DataUserCustom)
+{
+    auto lock = environmentLock();
+
+    TempEnv dataHome("XDG_DATA_HOME", "/tmp/home-share");
+
+    auto actual = getXDGUserDirectories(XDGDirectoryType::Data);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(actual.at(0), "/tmp/home-share");
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(actual.length(), 1);
+}
+
+TEST(XDGDirectory, DataBaseDefault)
+{
+    auto lock = environmentLock();
+
+    TempEnv dataDirs("XDG_DATA_DIRS", {});
+
+    auto actual = getXDGBaseDirectories(XDGDirectoryType::Data);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(actual.at(0), "/usr/local/share/");
+    ASSERT_EQ(actual.at(1), "/usr/share/");
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(actual.length(), 2);
+}
+
+TEST(XDGDirectory, DataBaseCustom)
+{
+    auto lock = environmentLock();
+
+    TempEnv dataDirs("XDG_DATA_DIRS", "/tmp/sys-share-1");
+
+    auto actual = getXDGBaseDirectories(XDGDirectoryType::Data);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(actual.at(0), "/tmp/sys-share-1");
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(actual.length(), 1);
+}
+
 #endif