diff --git a/src/ui/theme-parser.c b/src/ui/theme-parser.c
index 91d40276d..5711a3c43 100644
--- a/src/ui/theme-parser.c
+++ b/src/ui/theme-parser.c
@@ -4285,11 +4285,11 @@ meta_theme_load (const char *theme_name,
   /* We try all supported major versions from current to oldest */
   for (major_version = THEME_MAJOR_VERSION; (major_version > 0); major_version--)
     {
-      /* We try first in home dir, XDG_DATA_DIRS, then system dir for themes */
+      /* We try first in XDG_USER_DATA_DIR, XDG_DATA_DIRS, then system dir for themes */
 
-      /* Try home dir for themes */
-      theme_dir = g_build_filename (g_get_home_dir (),
-                                    ".themes",
+      /* Try XDG_USER_DATA_DIR first */
+      theme_dir = g_build_filename (g_get_user_data_dir(),
+                                    "themes",
                                     theme_name,
                                     THEME_SUBDIR,
                                     NULL);