diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a97aa72f..d8c84365 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 * Window title in the CSDs
   (https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/638).
 * `-Ddocs=disabled|enabled|auto` meson command line option.
+* Support for `~`-expansion in the `include` directive
+  (https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/659).
 
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index f671e7e0..f57129a7 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -644,12 +644,29 @@ parse_section_main(const char *key, const char *value, struct config *conf,
                    const char *path, unsigned lineno, bool errors_are_fatal)
 {
     if (strcmp(key, "include") == 0) {
-        const char *include_path = value;
+        char *_include_path = NULL;
+        const char *include_path = NULL;
+
+        if (value[0] == '~' && value[1] == '/') {
+            const char *home_dir = get_user_home_dir();
+
+            if (home_dir == NULL) {
+                LOG_AND_NOTIFY_ERRNO(
+                    "%s:%d: [default]: include: %s: failed to expand '~'",
+                    path, lineno, value);
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            _include_path = xasprintf("%s/%s", home_dir, value + 2);
+            include_path = _include_path;
+        } else
+            include_path = value;
 
         if (include_path[0] != '/') {
             LOG_AND_NOTIFY_ERR(
-                "%s:%d: [default]: %s: not an absolute path",
+                "%s:%d: [default]: include: %s: not an absolute path",
                 path, lineno, include_path);
+            free(_include_path);
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -657,8 +674,9 @@ parse_section_main(const char *key, const char *value, struct config *conf,
 
         if (include == NULL) {
             LOG_AND_NOTIFY_ERRNO(
-                "%s:%d: [default]: %s: failed to open",
+                "%s:%d: [default]: include: %s: failed to open",
                 path, lineno, include_path);
+            free(_include_path);
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -667,6 +685,7 @@ parse_section_main(const char *key, const char *value, struct config *conf,
         fclose(include);
 
         LOG_INFO("imported sub-configuration from %s", include_path);
+        free(_include_path);
         return ret;
     }
 
diff --git a/doc/foot.ini.5.scd b/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
index 8233ed48..5e854420 100644
--- a/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
+++ b/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
@@ -70,13 +70,11 @@ in this order:
 	The import file has its own section scope. I.e. the including
 	configuration is still in the default section after the include,
 	regardless of which section the included file ends in.
-
-	The path must be an absolute path.
 	
-	Multiple include directives are allowed, but only one path per
-	directive.
-	
-	Nested imports are allowed.
+		- The path must be an absolute path, or start with *~/*.
+		- Multiple include directives are allowed, but only one path per
+		  directive.
+		- Nested imports are allowed.
 	
 	Default: _not set_.