diff --git a/source/rofi.c b/source/rofi.c
index 967f7a80..efeac421 100644
--- a/source/rofi.c
+++ b/source/rofi.c
@@ -427,6 +427,12 @@ static void setup_modi ( void )
  */
 static inline void load_configuration ( )
 {
+    // Load distro default settings
+    gchar *etc = g_build_filename ( G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S, "etc", "rofi.conf", NULL );
+    if ( g_file_test ( etc, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS | G_FILE_TEST_IS_REGULAR ) ) {
+        config_parse_xresource_options_file ( etc );
+    }
+    g_free ( etc );
     // Load in config from X resources.
     config_parse_xresource_options ( xcb );
     config_parse_xresource_options_file ( config_path );