diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index c37123c9..2994327d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -51,3 +51,9 @@ executable(
     include_directories: [include_directories('include')],
     install: true,
 )
+
+install_data(
+    './resources/config',
+    './resources/style.css',
+    install_dir: '/etc/xdg/waybar',
+)
diff --git a/src/client.cpp b/src/client.cpp
index 6fb779c8..37bc5c69 100644
--- a/src/client.cpp
+++ b/src/client.cpp
@@ -58,11 +58,13 @@ waybar::Client::Client(int argc, char* argv[])
   configFile = getFirstValidPath({
     "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/waybar/config",
     "$HOME/waybar/config",
+    "/etc/xdg/waybar/config",
     "./resources/config",
   });
   cssFile = getFirstValidPath({
     "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/waybar/style.css",
     "$HOME/waybar/style.css",
+    "/etc/xdg/waybar/style.css",
     "./resources/style.css",
   });