diff --git a/common/flatpak-run.c b/common/flatpak-run.c
index 09dd46b30..80aa4d596 100644
--- a/common/flatpak-run.c
+++ b/common/flatpak-run.c
@@ -1318,6 +1318,13 @@ flatpak_run_apply_env_appid (FlatpakBwrap *bwrap,
   flatpak_bwrap_set_env (bwrap, "XDG_DATA_HOME", flatpak_file_get_path_cached (app_dir_data), TRUE);
   flatpak_bwrap_set_env (bwrap, "XDG_CONFIG_HOME", flatpak_file_get_path_cached (app_dir_config), TRUE);
   flatpak_bwrap_set_env (bwrap, "XDG_CACHE_HOME", flatpak_file_get_path_cached (app_dir_cache), TRUE);
+
+  if (g_getenv ("XDG_DATA_HOME"))
+    flatpak_bwrap_set_env (bwrap, "HOST_XDG_DATA_HOME", g_getenv ("XDG_DATA_HOME"), TRUE);
+  if (g_getenv ("XDG_CONFIG_HOME"))
+    flatpak_bwrap_set_env (bwrap, "HOST_XDG_CONFIG_HOME", g_getenv ("XDG_CONFIG_HOME"), TRUE);
+  if (g_getenv ("XDG_CACHE_HOME"))
+    flatpak_bwrap_set_env (bwrap, "HOST_XDG_CACHE_HOME", g_getenv ("XDG_CACHE_HOME"), TRUE);
 }
 
 void