diff --git a/launcher-bootstrap/src/main/java/com/skcraft/launcher/Bootstrap.java b/launcher-bootstrap/src/main/java/com/skcraft/launcher/Bootstrap.java
index 463245e..7f18905 100644
--- a/launcher-bootstrap/src/main/java/com/skcraft/launcher/Bootstrap.java
+++ b/launcher-bootstrap/src/main/java/com/skcraft/launcher/Bootstrap.java
@@ -194,9 +194,21 @@
         String osName = System.getProperty("os.name").toLowerCase();
         if (osName.contains("win")) {
             return new File(getFileChooseDefaultDir(), getProperties().getProperty("homeFolderWindows"));
-        } else {
-            return new File(System.getProperty("user.home"), getProperties().getProperty("homeFolder"));
         }
+
+        File dotFolder = new File(System.getProperty("user.home"), getProperties().getProperty("homeFolder"));
+        String xdgFolderName = getProperties().getProperty("homeFolderLinux");
+
+        if (osName.contains("linux") && !dotFolder.exists() && !xdgFolderName.isEmpty()) {
+            String xdgDataHome = System.getenv("XDG_DATA_HOME");
+            if (xdgDataHome.isEmpty()) {
+                xdgDataHome = System.getProperty("user.home") + "/.local/share";
+            }
+
+            return new File(xdgDataHome, xdgFolderName);
+        }
+
+        return dotFolder;
     }
 
     private static boolean isPortableMode() {
diff --git a/launcher-bootstrap/src/main/resources/com/skcraft/launcher/bootstrap.properties b/launcher-bootstrap/src/main/resources/com/skcraft/launcher/bootstrap.properties
index 8609369..678f616 100644
--- a/launcher-bootstrap/src/main/resources/com/skcraft/launcher/bootstrap.properties
+++ b/launcher-bootstrap/src/main/resources/com/skcraft/launcher/bootstrap.properties
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #
 
 homeFolderWindows=Example Launcher
+homeFolderLinux=example_launcher
 homeFolder=.examplelauncher
 launcherClass=com.skcraft.launcher.Launcher
-latestUrl=http://update.skcraft.com/quark/launcher/latest.json
\ No newline at end of file
+latestUrl=http://update.skcraft.com/quark/launcher/latest.json