diff --git a/launcher/Application.cpp b/launcher/Application.cpp
index db4b0d9cd..9f54e7dd9 100644
--- a/launcher/Application.cpp
+++ b/launcher/Application.cpp
@@ -308,7 +308,11 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv) : QApplication(argc, argv)
         adjustedBy = "Persistent data path";
 
 #ifndef Q_OS_MACOS
-        if (QFile::exists(FS::PathCombine(m_rootPath, "portable.txt"))) {
+        if (auto portableUserData = FS::PathCombine(m_rootPath, "UserData"); QDir(portableUserData).exists()) {
+            dataPath = portableUserData;
+            adjustedBy = "Portable user data path";
+            m_portable = true;
+        } else if (QFile::exists(FS::PathCombine(m_rootPath, "portable.txt"))) {
             dataPath = m_rootPath;
             adjustedBy = "Portable data path";
             m_portable = true;