diff --git a/lib/wp/wp.c b/lib/wp/wp.c
index 5e9df90f..78d01c80 100644
--- a/lib/wp/wp.c
+++ b/lib/wp/wp.c
@@ -97,6 +97,22 @@ wp_get_xdg_state_dir (void)
   return xdg_dir;
 }
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Gets the full path to the Wireplumber XDG_CONFIG_DIR subdirectory
+ * \returns The XDG_CONFIG_DIR subdirectory
+ */
+const gchar *
+wp_get_xdg_config_dir (void)
+{
+  static gchar xdg_dir[PATH_MAX] = {0};
+  if (xdg_dir[0] == '\0') {
+    g_autofree gchar *path = g_build_filename (g_get_user_config_dir (),
+                                               "wireplumber", NULL);
+    g_strlcpy (xdg_dir, path, sizeof (xdg_dir));
+  }
+  return xdg_dir;
+}
+
 /*!
  * \brief Gets the Wireplumber configuration directory
  * \returns The Wireplumber configuration directory
diff --git a/lib/wp/wp.h b/lib/wp/wp.h
index a2a8f975..fc6abce9 100644
--- a/lib/wp/wp.h
+++ b/lib/wp/wp.h
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ const gchar * wp_get_module_dir (void);
 WP_API
 const gchar * wp_get_xdg_state_dir (void);
 
+WP_API
+const gchar * wp_get_xdg_config_dir (void);
+
 WP_API
 const gchar * wp_get_config_dir (void);