diff --git a/docs/PACKAGERS.md b/docs/PACKAGERS.md
index 5e41e2b..758d3f6 100644
--- a/docs/PACKAGERS.md
+++ b/docs/PACKAGERS.md
@@ -21,12 +21,14 @@ make \
 
 The list of possible `#define`s is:
 
-| Name                   | Default                         | Description                                                                | Env Override?            |
-| ---------------------- | ------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ |
-| `PAM_SERVICE_FALLBACK` | `"login"`                       | Name of the default PAM module to use. Defaults to the distro's `"login"`. | Yes (`LIDM_PAM_SERVICE`) |
-| `SESSIONS_XSESSIONS`   | `"/usr/share/xsessions"`        |                                                                            | No                       |
-| `SESSIONS_WAYLAND`     | `"/usr/share/wayland-sessions"` |                                                                            | No                       |
-| `LIDM_CONF_PATH`       | `"/etc/lidm.ini"`               | Path of the default configuration.                                         | Yes (`LIDM_CONF`)        |
+| Name                       | Default                               | Description                                                                | Env Override?            |
+| -------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ |
+| `PAM_SERVICE_FALLBACK`     | `"login"`                             | Name of the default PAM module to use. Defaults to the distro's `"login"`. | Yes (`LIDM_PAM_SERVICE`) |
+| `SESSIONS_XSESSIONS`       | `"/usr/share/xsessions"`              |                                                                            | No                       |
+| `SESSIONS_XSESSIONS_LOCAL` | `"/usr/local/share/xsessions"`        |                                                                            | No                       |
+| `SESSIONS_WAYLAND`         | `"/usr/share/wayland-sessions"`       |                                                                            | No                       |
+| `SESSIONS_WAYLAND_LOCAL`   | `"/usr/local/share/wayland-sessions"` |                                                                            | No                       |
+| `LIDM_CONF_PATH`           | `"/etc/lidm.ini"`                     | Path of the default configuration.                                         | Yes (`LIDM_CONF`)        |
 
 # Other Build Settings
 
diff --git a/src/sessions.c b/src/sessions.c
index 4d36bc5..1fa2542 100644
--- a/src/sessions.c
+++ b/src/sessions.c
@@ -20,13 +20,19 @@ struct source_dir {
 #ifndef SESSIONS_XSESSIONS
   #define SESSIONS_XSESSIONS "/usr/share/xsessions"
 #endif
+#ifndef SESSIONS_XSESSIONS_LOCAL
+  #define SESSIONS_XSESSIONS_LOCAL "/usr/local/share/xsessions"
+#endif
 #ifndef SESSIONS_WAYLAND
   #define SESSIONS_WAYLAND "/usr/share/wayland-sessions"
 #endif
-static const struct source_dir SOURCES[] = {
-    {XORG, SESSIONS_XSESSIONS},
-    {WAYLAND, SESSIONS_WAYLAND},
-};
+#ifndef SESSIONS_WAYLAND_LOCAL
+  #define SESSIONS_WAYLAND_LOCAL "/usr/local/share/wayland-sessions"
+#endif
+static const struct source_dir SOURCES[] = {{XORG, SESSIONS_XSESSIONS},
+                                            {XORG, SESSIONS_XSESSIONS_LOCAL},
+                                            {WAYLAND, SESSIONS_WAYLAND},
+                                            {WAYLAND, SESSIONS_WAYLAND_LOCAL}};
 
 static struct Vector* cb_sessions = NULL;