diff --git a/src/gui.cpp b/src/gui.cpp
index 898093d..6d185c0 100644
--- a/src/gui.cpp
+++ b/src/gui.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <iostream>
 #include "config.h"
 #include "jack.h"
 #include "portmanager.h"
@@ -5,6 +7,8 @@
 #include "session_gui.h"
 #include "preferences_gui.h"
 
+#define PACKAGE_NAME "jsweeper"
+
 Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Builder> g_builder;
 
 Gui::Gui(BaseObjectType *cobject, const Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Builder> &builder)
@@ -107,10 +111,35 @@ void Gui::SetPortTypeSeparation()
 	}
 }
 
+static void TryLoad(const char *filename)
+{
+	struct stat out;
+	if (stat(filename, &out) == 0) {
+		g_builder = Gtk::Builder::create_from_file(filename);
+	}
+}
+
 Gui *Gui::Open()
 {
 	if (g_builder == NULL) {
-		g_builder = Gtk::Builder::create_from_file("jsweeper.ui");
+		const char * const *dirs = g_get_system_data_dirs();
+
+		while (*dirs != NULL && g_builder == NULL) {
+			std::string path = *dirs;
+			path = Glib::build_filename(path, PACKAGE_NAME);
+			path = Glib::build_filename(path, "jsweeper.ui");
+
+			TryLoad(path.c_str());
+
+			dirs++;
+		}
+
+		if (g_builder == NULL) TryLoad("jsweeper.ui");
+
+		if (g_builder == NULL) {
+			std::cerr << "Failed to load jsweeper.ui!" << std::endl;
+			exit(-1);
+		}
 	}
 
 	Gui *window = NULL;