diff --git a/res/config.ini b/res/config.ini
index 72b333b..2e9e6e8 100644
--- a/res/config.ini
+++ b/res/config.ini
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@
 # xorg server command
 #x_cmd = /usr/bin/X
 
+# xinitrc
+#xinitrc = ~/.xinitrc
+
 # xorg setup command
 #x_cmd_setup = /etc/ly/xsetup.sh
 
diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 0881bfc..bf7f20e 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ void config_load(const char *cfg_path)
 		{"wayland_specifier", &config.wayland_specifier, config_handle_bool},
 		{"waylandsessions", &config.waylandsessions, config_handle_str},
 		{"x_cmd", &config.x_cmd, config_handle_str},
+		{"xinitrc", &config.xinitrc, config_handle_str},
 		{"x_cmd_setup", &config.x_cmd_setup, config_handle_str},
 		{"xauth_cmd", &config.xauth_cmd, config_handle_str},
 		{"xsessions", &config.xsessions, config_handle_str},
@@ -296,6 +297,7 @@ void config_defaults()
 	config.wayland_specifier = false;
 	config.waylandsessions = strdup("/usr/share/wayland-sessions");
 	config.x_cmd = strdup("/usr/bin/X");
+	config.xinitrc = strdup("~/.xinitrc");
 	config.x_cmd_setup = strdup(DATADIR "/xsetup.sh");
 	config.xauth_cmd = strdup("/usr/bin/xauth");
 	config.xsessions = strdup("/usr/share/xsessions");
@@ -364,6 +366,7 @@ void config_free()
 	free(config.wayland_cmd);
 	free(config.waylandsessions);
 	free(config.x_cmd);
+	free(config.xinitrc);
 	free(config.x_cmd_setup);
 	free(config.xauth_cmd);
 	free(config.xsessions);
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index 7d426af..67985bb 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ struct config
 	bool wayland_specifier;
 	char* waylandsessions;
 	char* x_cmd;
+	char* xinitrc;
 	char* x_cmd_setup;
 	char* xauth_cmd;
 	char* xsessions;
diff --git a/src/inputs.c b/src/inputs.c
index d425c06..69a7e9b 100644
--- a/src/inputs.c
+++ b/src/inputs.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void input_desktop(struct desktop* target)
 	target->len = 0;
 
 	input_desktop_add(target, strdup(lang.shell), strdup(""), DS_SHELL);
-	input_desktop_add(target, strdup(lang.xinitrc), strdup("~/.xinitrc"), DS_XINITRC);
+	input_desktop_add(target, strdup(lang.xinitrc), strdup(config.xinitrc), DS_XINITRC);
 #if 0
 	input_desktop_add(target, strdup(lang.wayland), strdup(""), DS_WAYLAND);
 #endif