--- a/src/effectslist/initeffects.cpp
+++ b/src/effectslist/initeffects.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ void initEffects::refreshLumas()
     MainWindow::m_lumaFiles.clear();
     fileFilters << QStringLiteral("*.png") << QStringLiteral("*.pgm");
     QStringList customLumas = QStandardPaths::locateAll(QStandardPaths::DataLocation, QStringLiteral("lumas"), QStandardPaths::LocateDirectory);
+    customLumas.append(QStandardPaths::locateAll(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, QStringLiteral("kdenlive/lumas"), QStandardPaths::LocateDirectory));
     customLumas.append(QString(mlt_environment("MLT_DATA")) + "/lumas");
     foreach(const QString &folder, customLumas) {
         QDir topDir(folder);
--- a/src/project/dialogs/slideshowclip.cpp
+++ b/src/project/dialogs/slideshowclip.cpp
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ SlideshowClip::SlideshowClip(const Timec
     filters << QStringLiteral("*.pgm") << QStringLiteral("*.png");
 
     QStringList customLumas = QStandardPaths::locateAll(QStandardPaths::DataLocation, QStringLiteral("lumas"), QStandardPaths::LocateDirectory);
+    customLumas.append(QStandardPaths::locateAll(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, QLatin1Literal("kdenlive/lumas"), QStandardPaths::LocateDirectory));
     foreach(const QString & folder, customLumas) {
         QDir directory(folder);
         QStringList filesnames = directory.entryList(filters, QDir::Files);