diff --git a/autoload/neosnippet/variables.vim b/autoload/neosnippet/variables.vim
index 50a76f8..f7cc1c3 100644
--- a/autoload/neosnippet/variables.vim
+++ b/autoload/neosnippet/variables.vim
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ endfunction"}}}
 function! neosnippet#variables#data_dir() "{{{
   let g:neosnippet#data_directory =
         \ substitute(fnamemodify(get(
-        \   g:, 'neosnippet#data_directory', '~/.cache/neosnippet'),
+        \   g:, 'neosnippet#data_directory',
+        \  ($XDG_CACHE_DIR != '' ?
+        \   $XDG_CACHE_DIR . '/neosnippet' : expand('~/.cache/neosnippet'))),
         \  ':p'), '\\', '/', 'g')
   if !isdirectory(g:neosnippet#data_directory)
     call mkdir(g:neosnippet#data_directory, 'p')
diff --git a/doc/neosnippet.txt b/doc/neosnippet.txt
index 9b011ba..305bb47 100755
--- a/doc/neosnippet.txt
+++ b/doc/neosnippet.txt
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ g:neosnippet#data_directory			*g:neosnippet#data_directory*
 		Specifies directory for neosnippet cache.  If the directory
 		doesn't exist the directory will be automatically generated.
 		
-		Default value is expand('~/.cache/neosnippet'); the absolute
-		path of it.
+		Default value is "$XDG_CACHE_DIR/neosnippet" or
+		expand("~/.cache/neosnippet"); the absolute path of it.
 
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 KEY MAPPINGS 					*neosnippet-key-mappings*