diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a5310648..98742eb8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Configuration is broken down into three layers:
      ```nix
      {
        programs.plasma = {
-         files."baloofilerc"."Basic Settings"."Indexing-Enabled" = false;
+         configFile."baloofilerc"."Basic Settings"."Indexing-Enabled" = false;
        };
      }
      ```
diff --git a/example/home.nix b/example/home.nix
index 4efaf144..4cad35c0 100644
--- a/example/home.nix
+++ b/example/home.nix
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@
     };
 
     # A low-level setting:
-    files."baloofilerc"."Basic Settings"."Indexing-Enabled" = false;
+    configFile."baloofilerc"."Basic Settings"."Indexing-Enabled" = false;
   };
 }
diff --git a/lib/kwriteconfig.nix b/lib/kwriteconfig.nix
index 1c3775be..712725f8 100644
--- a/lib/kwriteconfig.nix
+++ b/lib/kwriteconfig.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ let
     lib.concatStringsSep "\n" (lib.mapAttrsToList
       (key: value: ''
         ${pkgs.libsForQt5.kconfig}/bin/kwriteconfig5 \
-          --file ''${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/${lib.escapeShellArg file} \
+          --file ${lib.escapeShellArg file} \
           ${lib.concatMapStringsSep " " (g: "--group " + lib.escapeShellArg g) groups} \
           --key ${lib.escapeShellArg key} \
           ${toKdeValue value}
diff --git a/modules/files.nix b/modules/files.nix
index 1070117b..d51bb68b 100644
--- a/modules/files.nix
+++ b/modules/files.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,16 @@ let
   inherit (import ../lib/kwriteconfig.nix { inherit lib pkgs; })
     kWriteConfig;
 
-  cfg = config.programs.plasma.files;
+  # Helper function to prepend the appropriate path prefix (e.g. XDG_CONFIG_HOME) to file
+  prependPath = prefix: attrset:
+    lib.attrsets.mapAttrs'
+    (path: config: { name = "${prefix}/${path}"; value = config; })
+    attrset;
+  plasmaCfg = config.programs.plasma;
+  cfg =
+    (prependPath config.home.homeDirectory plasmaCfg.file) //
+    (prependPath config.xdg.configHome plasmaCfg.configFile) //
+    (prependPath config.xdg.dataHome plasmaCfg.dataFile);
 
   ##############################################################################
   # A module for storing settings.
@@ -41,16 +50,40 @@ let
         cfg));
 in
 {
-  options.programs.plasma.files = lib.mkOption {
-    type = with lib.types; attrsOf (attrsOf (submodule settingType));
-    default = { };
-    description = ''
-      An attribute set where the keys are file names (relative to
-      XDG_CONFIG_HOME) and the values are attribute sets that
-      represent configuration groups and settings inside those groups.
-    '';
+  options.programs.plasma = {
+    file = lib.mkOption {
+      type = with lib.types; attrsOf (attrsOf (submodule settingType));
+      default = { };
+      description = ''
+        An attribute set where the keys are file names (relative to
+        HOME) and the values are attribute sets that represent
+        configuration groups and settings inside those groups.
+      '';
+    };
+    configFile = lib.mkOption {
+      type = with lib.types; attrsOf (attrsOf (submodule settingType));
+      default = { };
+      description = ''
+        An attribute set where the keys are file names (relative to
+        XDG_CONFIG_HOME) and the values are attribute sets that
+        represent configuration groups and settings inside those groups.
+      '';
+    };
+    dataFile = lib.mkOption {
+      type = with lib.types; attrsOf (attrsOf (submodule settingType));
+      default = { };
+      description = ''
+        An attribute set where the keys are file names (relative to
+        XDG_DATA_HOME) and the values are attribute sets that
+        represent configuration groups and settings inside those groups.
+      '';
+    };
   };
 
+  imports = [
+    (lib.mkRenamedOptionModule [ "programs" "plasma" "files" ] [ "programs" "plasma" "configFile" ])
+  ];
+
   config = lib.mkIf (builtins.length (builtins.attrNames cfg) > 0) {
     home.activation.configure-plasma = lib.hm.dag.entryAfter [ "writeBoundary" ] ''
       $DRY_RUN_CMD ${script}
diff --git a/modules/hotkeys.nix b/modules/hotkeys.nix
index a9da86f8..ead36745 100644
--- a/modules/hotkeys.nix
+++ b/modules/hotkeys.nix
@@ -105,6 +105,6 @@ in
   config = lib.mkIf
     (cfg.enable && builtins.length (builtins.attrNames cfg.hotkeys.commands) != 0)
     {
-      programs.plasma.files.khotkeysrc = hotkeys;
+      programs.plasma.configFile.khotkeysrc = hotkeys;
     };
 }
diff --git a/modules/shortcuts.nix b/modules/shortcuts.nix
index 1d89624c..96fe35b8 100644
--- a/modules/shortcuts.nix
+++ b/modules/shortcuts.nix
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ in
   };
 
   config = lib.mkIf (cfg.enable && builtins.attrNames cfg.shortcuts != 0) {
-    programs.plasma.files."kglobalshortcutsrc" =
+    programs.plasma.configFile."kglobalshortcutsrc" =
       shortcutsToSettings cfg.shortcuts;
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/windows.nix b/modules/windows.nix
index cbde5b19..e4a53462 100644
--- a/modules/windows.nix
+++ b/modules/windows.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ in
   };
 
   config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
-    programs.plasma.files = {
+    programs.plasma.configFile = {
       kdeglobals = {
         General.AllowKDEAppsToRememberWindowPositions =
           lib.mkDefault cfg.windows.allowWindowsToRememberPositions;
diff --git a/modules/workspace.nix b/modules/workspace.nix
index 340bc8aa..fc356cd7 100644
--- a/modules/workspace.nix
+++ b/modules/workspace.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ in
   };
 
   config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
-    programs.plasma.files.kdeglobals = {
+    programs.plasma.configFile.kdeglobals = {
       KDE.SingleClick = lib.mkDefault (cfg.workspace.clickItemTo == "open");
     };
   };
diff --git a/script/rc2nix.rb b/script/rc2nix.rb
index 4fc42b44..22d015b4 100755
--- a/script/rc2nix.rb
+++ b/script/rc2nix.rb
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ def run
       puts("    shortcuts = {")
       pp_shortcuts(settings["kglobalshortcutsrc"], 6)
       puts("    };")
-      puts("    files = {")
+      puts("    configFile = {")
       pp_settings(settings, 6)
       puts("    };")
       puts("  };")