diff --git a/tmux.1 b/tmux.1
index 50a356a5..78a7d10b 100644
--- a/tmux.1
+++ b/tmux.1
@@ -140,7 +140,10 @@ By default,
 loads the system configuration file from
 .Pa @SYSCONFDIR@/tmux.conf ,
 if present, then looks for a user configuration file at
-.Pa ~/.tmux.conf .
+.Pa ~/.tmux.conf,
+.Pa $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tmux/tmux.conf
+or
+.Pa ~/.config/tmux/tmux.conf .
 .Pp
 The configuration file is a set of
 .Nm
@@ -6627,6 +6630,8 @@ options.
 .Sh FILES
 .Bl -tag -width "@SYSCONFDIR@/tmux.confXXX" -compact
 .It Pa ~/.tmux.conf
+.It Pa $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tmux/tmux.conf
+.It Pa ~/.config/tmux/tmux.conf
 Default
 .Nm
 configuration file.