diff --git a/zshrc b/zshrc
index 0c688bd..1982465 100644
--- a/zshrc
+++ b/zshrc
@@ -263,9 +263,16 @@ precmd_functions=(store_last_return_value $precmd_functions)
 
 zmodload zsh/complist
 
+#----------------------------- XDG Base Directories ---------------------------
+
+export XDG_DATA_HOME=${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}
+export XDG_CONFIG_HOME=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}
+export XDG_STATE_HOME=${XDG_STATE_HOME:-$HOME/.local/state}
+export XDG_CACHE_HOME=${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}
+
 #---------------------------------- Plugins ------------------------------------
 
-export ZPLUG_ROOT=${ZPLUG_ROOT:-$ZDOTDIR/zplug}
+export ZPLUG_ROOT=${ZPLUG_ROOT:-$XDG_DATA_HOME/zplug}
 export ZPLUG_VERSION=${ZPLUG_VERSION:-2.4.2}
 
 if [[ ! -d "$ZPLUG_ROOT" ]]; then