diff --git a/path.c b/path.c
index e608993..4edc1eb 100644
--- a/path.c
+++ b/path.c
@@ -856,3 +856,18 @@
 			len = -1;
 		}
 }
+
+char *xdg_config_home(const char *filename)
+{
+	const char *home, *config_home;
+
+	assert(filename);
+	config_home = getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME");
+	if (config_home && *config_home)
+		return mkpathdup("%s/git/%s", config_home, filename);
+
+	home = getenv("HOME");
+	if (home)
+		return mkpathdup("%s/.config/git/%s", home, filename);
+	return NULL;
+}