diff --git a/src/SixLabors.Fonts/SystemFontCollection.cs b/src/SixLabors.Fonts/SystemFontCollection.cs
index 4079de285..d8f35668a 100644
--- a/src/SixLabors.Fonts/SystemFontCollection.cs
+++ b/src/SixLabors.Fonts/SystemFontCollection.cs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ static SystemFontCollection()
                 StandardFontLocations = new[]
                 {
                     "%HOME%/.fonts/",
+                    "%HOME%/.local/share/fonts/",
                     "/usr/local/share/fonts/",
                     "/usr/share/fonts/",
                 };