diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b6daa2f9..828e124a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ For a step-by-step initial configuration guide, see [getting-started].
 
 ## 4. Theming
 
-Themes are located at `~/.local/share/themes/\<theme-name\>/openbox-3/` or
+Themes are located at `~/.local/share/themes/\<theme-name\>/labwc/` or
 equivalent `XDG_DATA_{DIRS,HOME}` location in accordance with freedesktop XDG
 directory specification.
 
diff --git a/docs/labwc-theme.5.scd b/docs/labwc-theme.5.scd
index 16cb390f..9ce8a0a8 100644
--- a/docs/labwc-theme.5.scd
+++ b/docs/labwc-theme.5.scd
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ labwc - theme files
 The theme engine aims to be compatible with openbox and themes will be
 searched for in the following order:
 
+- ${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/themes/<theme-name>/labwc/
+- $HOME/.themes/<theme-name>/labwc/
+- /usr/share/themes/<theme-name>/labwc/
+- /usr/local/share/themes/<theme-name>/labwc/
+- /opt/share/themes/<theme-name>/labwc/
 - ${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/themes/<theme-name>/openbox-3/
 - $HOME/.themes/<theme-name>/openbox-3/
 - /usr/share/themes/<theme-name>/openbox-3/
diff --git a/include/theme.h b/include/theme.h
index 88b43e28..c6893ea2 100644
--- a/include/theme.h
+++ b/include/theme.h
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ struct server;
  * theme_init - read openbox theme and generate button textures
  * @theme: theme data
  * @server: server
- * @theme_name: theme-name in <theme-dir>/<theme-name>/openbox-3/themerc
+ * @theme_name: theme-name in <theme-dir>/<theme-name>/labwc/themerc
  * Note <theme-dir> is obtained in theme-dir.c
  */
 void theme_init(struct theme *theme, struct server *server, const char *theme_name);
diff --git a/src/common/dir.c b/src/common/dir.c
index 201c9b03..2b0016d7 100644
--- a/src/common/dir.c
+++ b/src/common/dir.c
@@ -75,7 +75,15 @@ build_config_path(struct ctx *ctx, char *prefix, const char *path)
 }
 
 static void
-build_theme_path(struct ctx *ctx, char *prefix, const char *path)
+build_theme_path_labwc(struct ctx *ctx, char *prefix, const char *path)
+{
+	assert(prefix);
+	snprintf(ctx->buf, ctx->len, "%s/%s/%s/labwc/%s", prefix, path,
+		ctx->theme_name, ctx->filename);
+}
+
+static void
+build_theme_path_openbox(struct ctx *ctx, char *prefix, const char *path)
 {
 	assert(prefix);
 	snprintf(ctx->buf, ctx->len, "%s/%s/%s/openbox-3/%s", prefix, path,
@@ -169,7 +177,7 @@ paths_theme_create(struct wl_list *paths, const char *theme_name,
 	static char buf[4096] = { 0 };
 	wl_list_init(paths);
 	struct ctx ctx = {
-		.build_path_fn = build_theme_path,
+		.build_path_fn = build_theme_path_labwc,
 		.filename = filename,
 		.buf = buf,
 		.len = sizeof(buf),
@@ -178,6 +186,9 @@ paths_theme_create(struct wl_list *paths, const char *theme_name,
 		.list = paths,
 	};
 	find_dir(&ctx);
+
+	ctx.build_path_fn = build_theme_path_openbox;
+	find_dir(&ctx);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/theme.c b/src/theme.c
index 8b88baf3..6b71b59c 100644
--- a/src/theme.c
+++ b/src/theme.c
@@ -1496,7 +1496,11 @@ theme_init(struct theme *theme, struct server *server, const char *theme_name)
 	 */
 	theme_builtin(theme, server);
 
-	/* Read <data-dir>/share/themes/$theme_name/openbox-3/themerc */
+	/*
+	 * Read
+	 *   - <data-dir>/share/themes/$theme_name/labwc/themerc
+	 *   - <data-dir>/share/themes/$theme_name/openbox-3/themerc
+	 */
 	struct wl_list paths;
 	paths_theme_create(&paths, theme_name, "themerc");
 	theme_read(theme, &paths);