diff --git a/brightray/brightray.gyp b/brightray/brightray.gyp
index 45b7bb5e4d0..ad90b1def86 100644
--- a/brightray/brightray.gyp
+++ b/brightray/brightray.gyp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
         ],
       },
       'sources': [
+        'browser/brightray_paths.h',
         'browser/browser_client.cc',
         'browser/browser_client.h',
         'browser/browser_context.cc',
diff --git a/brightray/browser/brightray_paths.h b/brightray/browser/brightray_paths.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..83a3a9f1cdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/brightray/browser/brightray_paths.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// Copyright 2015 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#ifndef BROWSER_BRIGHTRAY_PATHS_H_
+#define BROWSER_BRIGHTRAY_PATHS_H_
+
+#include "base/compiler_specific.h"
+
+#if defined(OS_WIN)
+#include "base/base_paths_win.h"
+#elif defined(OS_MACOSX)
+#include "base/base_paths_mac.h"
+#endif
+
+namespace brightray {
+
+enum {
+  PATH_START = 1000,
+
+  DIR_USER_DATA = PATH_START,  // Directory where user data can be written.
+
+#if defined(OS_LINUX)
+  DIR_APP_DATA,  // Application Data directory under the user profile.
+#else
+  DIR_APP_DATA = base::DIR_APP_DATA,
+#endif
+
+  PATH_END
+};
+
+}  // namespace brightray
+
+#endif  // BROWSER_BRIGHTRAY_PATHS_H_
diff --git a/brightray/browser/browser_context.cc b/brightray/browser/browser_context.cc
index 05f127755c1..cb374ff4c94 100644
--- a/brightray/browser/browser_context.cc
+++ b/brightray/browser/browser_context.cc
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 
 #include "browser/browser_context.h"
 
+#include "browser/brightray_paths.h"
 #include "browser/inspectable_web_contents_impl.h"
 #include "browser/network_delegate.h"
 #include "common/application_info.h"
 
-#include "base/environment.h"
 #include "base/files/file_path.h"
 #include "base/path_service.h"
 #include "base/prefs/json_pref_store.h"
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@
 #include "content/public/browser/resource_context.h"
 #include "content/public/browser/storage_partition.h"
 
-#if defined(OS_LINUX)
-#include "base/nix/xdg_util.h"
-#endif
-
 using content::BrowserThread;
 
 namespace brightray {
@@ -51,17 +47,11 @@ BrowserContext::BrowserContext() : resource_context_(new ResourceContext) {
 }
 
 void BrowserContext::Initialize() {
-  base::FilePath path;
-#if defined(OS_LINUX)
-  scoped_ptr<base::Environment> env(base::Environment::Create());
-  path = base::nix::GetXDGDirectory(env.get(),
-                                    base::nix::kXdgConfigHomeEnvVar,
-                                    base::nix::kDotConfigDir);
-#else
-  CHECK(PathService::Get(base::DIR_APP_DATA, &path));
-#endif
-
-  path_ = path.Append(base::FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe(GetApplicationName()));
+  if (!PathService::Get(DIR_USER_DATA, &path_)) {
+    PathService::Get(DIR_APP_DATA, &path_);
+    path_ = path_.Append(base::FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe(GetApplicationName()));
+    PathService::Override(DIR_USER_DATA, path_);
+  }
 
   auto prefs_path = GetPath().Append(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("Preferences"));
   base::PrefServiceFactory prefs_factory;
diff --git a/brightray/browser/browser_main_parts.cc b/brightray/browser/browser_main_parts.cc
index e90a2f8a1c9..67d50d92306 100644
--- a/brightray/browser/browser_main_parts.cc
+++ b/brightray/browser/browser_main_parts.cc
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@
 #include "browser/views/views_delegate.h"
 #endif
 
+#if defined(OS_LINUX)
+#include "base/environment.h"
+#include "base/path_service.h"
+#include "base/nix/xdg_util.h"
+#include "browser/brightray_paths.h"
+#endif
+
 #if defined(OS_WIN)
 #include "ui/base/l10n/l10n_util.h"
 #include "ui/base/l10n/l10n_util_win.h"
@@ -34,9 +41,9 @@
 
 namespace brightray {
 
-#if defined(OS_WIN)
 namespace {
 
+#if defined(OS_WIN)
 // gfx::Font callbacks
 void AdjustUIFont(LOGFONT* logfont) {
   l10n_util::AdjustUIFont(logfont);
@@ -45,9 +52,22 @@ void AdjustUIFont(LOGFONT* logfont) {
 int GetMinimumFontSize() {
   return 10;
 }
+#endif
+
+#if defined(OS_LINUX)
+void OverrideLinuxAppDataPath() {
+  base::FilePath path;
+  if (PathService::Get(DIR_APP_DATA, &path))
+    return;
+  scoped_ptr<base::Environment> env(base::Environment::Create());
+  path = base::nix::GetXDGDirectory(env.get(),
+                                    base::nix::kXdgConfigHomeEnvVar,
+                                    base::nix::kDotConfigDir);
+  PathService::Override(DIR_APP_DATA, path);
+}
+#endif
 
 }  // namespace
-#endif
 
 BrowserMainParts::BrowserMainParts() {
 }
@@ -64,10 +84,13 @@ void BrowserMainParts::PreEarlyInitialization() {
   views::LinuxUI::SetInstance(BuildGtk2UI());
 #endif
 
+#if defined(OS_LINUX)
+  OverrideLinuxAppDataPath();
+#endif
+
   InitProxyResolverV8();
 }
 
-
 void BrowserMainParts::ToolkitInitialized() {
 #if defined(USE_AURA) && defined(USE_X11)
   views::LinuxUI::instance()->Initialize();