diff --git a/src/appimage/AppRun b/src/appimage/AppRun
index cdc9445a..febc7de4 100755
--- a/src/appimage/AppRun
+++ b/src/appimage/AppRun
@@ -1,27 +1,29 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env bash
 
 this_dir="$(readlink -f "$(dirname "$0")")"
 
 export PATH="${APPDIR}/usr/bin:${PATH}"
+export XDG_DATA_DIRS="${APPDIR}/usr/share:${XDG_DATA_DIRS:-/usr/share}:/usr/share"
+export XDG_CONFIG_DIRS="${APPDIR}/usr/etc/xdg:${XDG_CONFIG_DIRS:-/etc/xdg}:/etc/xdg"
 
 "${this_dir}/usr/bin/kleopatra" "$@"
 
 dirmngr=$(gpgconf --list-components | grep ^dirmngr: | cut -d ':' -f 3)
 if ps -o exe -C dirmngr | grep -q "${dirmngr}"; then
     echo Shutting down dirmngr
     gpgconf --kill dirmngr
 fi
 
 scdaemon=$(gpgconf --list-components | grep ^scdaemon: | cut -d ':' -f 3)
 if ps -o exe -C scdaemon | grep -q "${scdaemon}"; then
     echo Shutting down scdaemon
     gpgconf --kill scdaemon
 fi
 
 agent=$(gpgconf --list-components | grep ^gpg-agent: | cut -d ':' -f 3)
 if ps -o exe -C gpg-agent | grep -q "${agent}"; then
     echo Shutting down gpg-agent
     gpgconf --kill all
 fi
 
 echo Goodbye!