diff --git a/tests/test_constants.py b/tests/test_constants.py
index d760e653..b45cbabb 100644
--- a/tests/test_constants.py
+++ b/tests/test_constants.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 
 def test_default_user_home_cache_path_falls_back_to_temp_if_home_is_root(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr("os.getenv", lambda _variable: None)
     monkeypatch.setattr("os.path.expanduser", lambda _path: "/")
 
     cache_path = get_default_user_home_cache_path()
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ def test_default_user_home_cache_path_falls_back_to_temp_if_home_is_root(monkeyp
 
 
 def test_default_user_home_cache_path_falls_back_to_temp_if_home_is_unresolved(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr("os.getenv", lambda _variable: None)
     monkeypatch.setattr("os.path.expanduser", lambda _path: "~")
 
     cache_path = get_default_user_home_cache_path()
@@ -21,6 +23,14 @@ def test_default_user_home_cache_path_falls_back_to_temp_if_home_is_unresolved(m
     assert cache_path == os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), ROOT_FOLDER_NAME)
 
 
+def test_default_user_home_cache_path_with_xdg_cache_home_set(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr("os.getenv", lambda _variable: "/home/user/.cache")
+
+    cache_path = get_default_user_home_cache_path()
+
+    assert cache_path == os.path.join("/home/user/.cache", ROOT_FOLDER_NAME[1:])
+
+
 def test_default_project_root_cache_path_uses_cwd_for_frozen_app(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setattr("sys.path", ["C:/app/base_library.zip"])
     monkeypatch.setattr("sys.frozen", True, raising=False)
diff --git a/webdriver_manager/core/constants.py b/webdriver_manager/core/constants.py
index aae5cfe5..56db31e4 100644
--- a/webdriver_manager/core/constants.py
+++ b/webdriver_manager/core/constants.py
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ def get_default_project_root_cache_path():
 
 
 def get_default_user_home_cache_path():
+    home = os.getenv('XDG_CACHE_HOME')
+    if home is not None:
+        return os.path.join(home, ROOT_FOLDER_NAME[1:])
+
     home = os.path.expanduser("~")
     if not home or home in (os.path.sep, "/") or home.startswith("~"):
         home = tempfile.gettempdir()