diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f909fa3..f70a03c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "anyhow"
+version = "1.0.93"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4c95c10ba0b00a02636238b814946408b1322d5ac4760326e6fb8ec956d85775"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "arrayref"
 version = "0.3.7"
@@ -320,7 +326,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "heck 0.5.0",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.66",
+ "syn 2.0.89",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -636,7 +642,7 @@ checksum = "87750cf4b7a4c0625b1529e4c543c2182106e4dedc60a2a6455e00d212c489ac"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.66",
+ "syn 2.0.89",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -818,7 +824,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro-crate 3.1.0",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.66",
+ "syn 2.0.89",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -926,7 +932,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro-crate 3.1.0",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.66",
+ "syn 2.0.89",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -974,13 +980,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "allocator-api2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hashbrown"
+version = "0.15.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bf151400ff0baff5465007dd2f3e717f3fe502074ca563069ce3a6629d07b289"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hashlink"
 version = "0.8.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e8094feaf31ff591f651a2664fb9cfd92bba7a60ce3197265e9482ebe753c8f7"
 dependencies = [
- "hashbrown",
+ "hashbrown 0.14.5",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1078,12 +1090,12 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "indexmap"
-version = "2.2.6"
+version = "2.6.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "168fb715dda47215e360912c096649d23d58bf392ac62f73919e831745e40f26"
+checksum = "707907fe3c25f5424cce2cb7e1cbcafee6bdbe735ca90ef77c29e84591e5b9da"
 dependencies = [
  "equivalent",
- "hashbrown",
+ "hashbrown 0.15.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1477,9 +1489,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
-version = "1.0.84"
+version = "1.0.92"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ec96c6a92621310b51366f1e28d05ef11489516e93be030060e5fc12024a49d6"
+checksum = "37d3544b3f2748c54e147655edb5025752e2303145b5aefb3c3ea2c78b973bb0"
 dependencies = [
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
@@ -1627,7 +1639,7 @@ checksum = "0774e846889823aa5766f5b62cface3189a5b36280e65b2faaa6df0319da1726"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.66",
+ "syn 2.0.89",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1719,22 +1731,22 @@ checksum = "61697e0a1c7e512e84a621326239844a24d8207b4669b41bc18b32ea5cbf988b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
-version = "1.0.203"
+version = "1.0.215"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7253ab4de971e72fb7be983802300c30b5a7f0c2e56fab8abfc6a214307c0094"
+checksum = "6513c1ad0b11a9376da888e3e0baa0077f1aed55c17f50e7b2397136129fb88f"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_derive",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_derive"
-version = "1.0.203"
+version = "1.0.215"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "500cbc0ebeb6f46627f50f3f5811ccf6bf00643be300b4c3eabc0ef55dc5b5ba"
+checksum = "ad1e866f866923f252f05c889987993144fb74e722403468a4ebd70c3cd756c0"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.66",
+ "syn 2.0.89",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1750,9 +1762,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_spanned"
-version = "0.6.6"
+version = "0.6.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "79e674e01f999af37c49f70a6ede167a8a60b2503e56c5599532a65baa5969a0"
+checksum = "87607cb1398ed59d48732e575a4c28a7a8ebf2454b964fe3f224f2afc07909e1"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
@@ -1783,6 +1795,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "sheet-organizer"
 version = "0.1.1"
 dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
  "blake3",
  "chrono",
  "clap",
@@ -1794,11 +1807,14 @@ dependencies = [
  "relm4",
  "relm4-components",
  "relm4-icons",
+ "serde",
  "sqlx",
  "strum",
  "strum_macros",
  "tokio",
+ "toml",
  "walkdir",
+ "xdg",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2113,7 +2129,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "rustversion",
- "syn 2.0.66",
+ "syn 2.0.89",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2135,9 +2151,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
-version = "2.0.66"
+version = "2.0.89"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c42f3f41a2de00b01c0aaad383c5a45241efc8b2d1eda5661812fda5f3cdcff5"
+checksum = "44d46482f1c1c87acd84dea20c1bf5ebff4c757009ed6bf19cfd36fb10e92c4e"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -2192,7 +2208,7 @@ checksum = "46c3384250002a6d5af4d114f2845d37b57521033f30d5c3f46c4d70e1197533"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.66",
+ "syn 2.0.89",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2237,7 +2253,7 @@ checksum = "5b8a1e28f2deaa14e508979454cb3a223b10b938b45af148bc0986de36f1923b"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.66",
+ "syn 2.0.89",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2253,21 +2269,21 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "toml"
-version = "0.8.13"
+version = "0.8.19"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a4e43f8cc456c9704c851ae29c67e17ef65d2c30017c17a9765b89c382dc8bba"
+checksum = "a1ed1f98e3fdc28d6d910e6737ae6ab1a93bf1985935a1193e68f93eeb68d24e"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_spanned",
  "toml_datetime",
- "toml_edit 0.22.13",
+ "toml_edit 0.22.22",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "toml_datetime"
-version = "0.6.6"
+version = "0.6.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4badfd56924ae69bcc9039335b2e017639ce3f9b001c393c1b2d1ef846ce2cbf"
+checksum = "0dd7358ecb8fc2f8d014bf86f6f638ce72ba252a2c3a2572f2a795f1d23efb41"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
@@ -2296,15 +2312,15 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "toml_edit"
-version = "0.22.13"
+version = "0.22.22"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c127785850e8c20836d49732ae6abfa47616e60bf9d9f57c43c250361a9db96c"
+checksum = "4ae48d6208a266e853d946088ed816055e556cc6028c5e8e2b84d9fa5dd7c7f5"
 dependencies = [
  "indexmap",
  "serde",
  "serde_spanned",
  "toml_datetime",
- "winnow 0.6.8",
+ "winnow 0.6.20",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2327,7 +2343,7 @@ checksum = "34704c8d6ebcbc939824180af020566b01a7c01f80641264eba0999f6c2b6be7"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.66",
+ "syn 2.0.89",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2356,7 +2372,7 @@ checksum = "ca029746fbe0efda3298205de77bf759d7fef23ac97902641e0b49a623b0455f"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.66",
+ "syn 2.0.89",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2488,7 +2504,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.66",
+ "syn 2.0.89",
  "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]
 
@@ -2510,7 +2526,7 @@ checksum = "e94f17b526d0a461a191c78ea52bbce64071ed5c04c9ffe424dcb38f74171bb7"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.66",
+ "syn 2.0.89",
  "wasm-bindgen-backend",
  "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]
@@ -2721,13 +2737,19 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "winnow"
-version = "0.6.8"
+version = "0.6.20"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c3c52e9c97a68071b23e836c9380edae937f17b9c4667bd021973efc689f618d"
+checksum = "36c1fec1a2bb5866f07c25f68c26e565c4c200aebb96d7e55710c19d3e8ac49b"
 dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "xdg"
+version = "2.5.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "213b7324336b53d2414b2db8537e56544d981803139155afa84f76eeebb7a546"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "zerocopy"
 version = "0.7.34"
@@ -2745,7 +2767,7 @@ checksum = "15e934569e47891f7d9411f1a451d947a60e000ab3bd24fbb970f000387d1b3b"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.66",
+ "syn 2.0.89",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index fc5df31..ed0a1dd 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ chrono = "0.4.38"
 strum = "0.26"
 strum_macros = "0.26"
 rand = "0.8.5"
+xdg = "2.5.2"
+toml = "0.8.19"
+serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
+anyhow = "1.0.93"
 # strum = { version = "0.26", features = ["derive"] }
 
 [profile.dev.package.sqlx-macros]
diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index 3153634..2c64af9 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -1,2 +1,9 @@
 # Sheet Organizer
 A simple tool for organizing and opening digital sheet music on a touch display as part of a digital music stand.
+
+## Configuration
+You can configure sheet-organizer using an file `config.toml` inside one of your `$XDG_CONFIG_DIRECTORIES` (e.g. `~/.config/sheet-organizer/config.toml`).
+
+```toml
+working_directory = "~/my-sheets"
+```
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0aa4664
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Context, Result};
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use std::fs;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use xdg::BaseDirectories;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Config {
+    pub working_directory: Option<PathBuf>,
+}
+
+impl Config {
+    pub fn default() -> Config {
+        Config {
+            working_directory: None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn load_config(app_name: &str, file_name: &str) -> Result<Config> {
+    // Create an XDG base directories instance
+    let xdg_dirs =
+        BaseDirectories::with_prefix(app_name).context("Failed to initialize XDG directories")?;
+
+    let config_path = xdg_dirs
+        .place_config_file(file_name)
+        .context("Failed to determine configuration file path")?;
+
+    if !config_path.exists() {
+        return Err(anyhow!("No configuration file at {:?}", config_path));
+    }
+
+    let contents = fs::read_to_string(&config_path)
+        .with_context(|| format!("Failed to read configuration file at {:?}", config_path))?;
+
+    let config: Config = toml::from_str(&contents)
+        .with_context(|| format!("Failed to parse TOML configuration at {:?}", config_path))?;
+    Ok(config)
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 0b8bb76..222442a 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+mod config;
 mod database;
 mod sheet;
 mod sheet_dao;
@@ -7,9 +8,10 @@ mod ui;
 use std::{path::PathBuf, process};
 
 use clap::Parser;
+use config::Config;
 use database::Database;
 use env_logger::Env;
-use log::error;
+use log::{error, warn};
 use relm4::RelmApp;
 
 use crate::ui::app::{AppInitData, AppModel};
@@ -17,28 +19,49 @@ use crate::ui::app::{AppInitData, AppModel};
 #[derive(Parser)]
 #[command(author, version, about)]
 struct Cli {
-    directory: PathBuf,
+    working_directory: Option<PathBuf>,
 }
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() {
     env_logger::Builder::from_env(Env::default().default_filter_or("debug")).init();
+
+    let mut config = match config::load_config("sheet-organizer", "config.toml") {
+        Ok(config) => config,
+        Err(err) => {
+            warn!("Could not get configuration: {:#}", err);
+            Config::default()
+        }
+    };
+
     let cli = Cli::parse();
-    if !cli.directory.is_dir() {
-        error!("Sheet folder path is no dir or does not exist");
+    // Overwrite config by cli options if specified
+    if cli.working_directory.is_some() {
+        config.working_directory = cli.working_directory;
+    }
+
+    let working_directory = config.working_directory.unwrap_or_else(|| {
+        error!("No working directory specified, neither in config nor in cli. Exiting...");
+        process::exit(1);
+    });
+    if !working_directory.is_dir() {
+        error!(
+            "Working directory '{}' does not exist",
+            working_directory.to_string_lossy()
+        );
         process::exit(1);
     }
 
-    let database = Database::setup(cli.directory.join("database.sqlite"))
+    let database = Database::setup(working_directory.join("database.sqlite"))
         .await
         .unwrap();
 
-    let sheets = sheet_validation::load_and_validate_sheets(&database, &cli.directory).await;
+    let sheets = sheet_validation::load_and_validate_sheets(&database, &working_directory).await;
 
     let app_init_data = AppInitData {
         sheets,
         database,
-        directory: cli.directory,
+        directory: working_directory,
     };
     let app = RelmApp::new("de.frajul.sheet-organizer");
     // Pass empty command line args to allow my own parsing