diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e284cb68..fa58b63d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -262,9 +262,11 @@ endfunction()
 target_link_libraries(Hyprland OpenGL::EGL OpenGL::GL Threads::Threads
                       libudis86 uuid)
 
-protocolnew("subprojects/hyprland-protocols/protocols" "hyprland-global-shortcuts-v1" true)
+protocolnew("subprojects/hyprland-protocols/protocols"
+            "hyprland-global-shortcuts-v1" true)
 protocolnew("unstable/text-input" "text-input-unstable-v1" false)
-protocolnew("subprojects/hyprland-protocols/protocols" "hyprland-toplevel-export-v1" true)
+protocolnew("subprojects/hyprland-protocols/protocols"
+            "hyprland-toplevel-export-v1" true)
 protocolnew("protocols" "wlr-screencopy-unstable-v1" true)
 protocolnew("protocols" "wlr-gamma-control-unstable-v1" true)
 protocolnew("protocols" "wlr-foreign-toplevel-management-unstable-v1" true)
@@ -326,19 +328,22 @@ install(
 
 # session file
 install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/example/hyprland.desktop
-        DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/wayland-sessions)
+        DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/wayland-sessions)
+
+# allow Hyprland to find wallpapers
+add_compile_definitions(DATAROOTDIR="${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATAROOTDIR}")
 
 # wallpapers
 file(GLOB_RECURSE WALLPAPERS "assets/wall*")
-install(FILES ${WALLPAPERS} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/hyprland)
+install(FILES ${WALLPAPERS} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/hypr)
 
 # default config
 install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/example/hyprland.conf
-        DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/hyprland)
+        DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/hypr)
 
 # portal config
 install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/assets/hyprland-portals.conf
-        DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/xdg-desktop-portal)
+        DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/xdg-desktop-portal)
 
 # man pages
 file(GLOB_RECURSE MANPAGES "docs/*.1")
diff --git a/assets/meson.build b/assets/meson.build
index 8c4a60ec..47de3d02 100644
--- a/assets/meson.build
+++ b/assets/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 wallpapers = ['0', '1', '2']
 
 foreach type : wallpapers
-  install_data(f'wall@type@.png', install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'hyprland'), install_tag: 'runtime')
+  install_data(f'wall@type@.png', install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'hypr'), install_tag: 'runtime')
 endforeach
 
 install_data('hyprland-portals.conf', install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'xdg-desktop-portal'), install_tag: 'runtime')
diff --git a/example/meson.build b/example/meson.build
index ccfc4e00..2fb3a35e 100644
--- a/example/meson.build
+++ b/example/meson.build
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-install_data('hyprland.conf', install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'hyprland'), install_tag: 'runtime')
+install_data('hyprland.conf', install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'hypr'), install_tag: 'runtime')
 install_data('hyprland.desktop', install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'wayland-sessions'), install_tag: 'runtime')
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 4446ea0f..886f4f9c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ project('Hyprland', 'cpp', 'c',
     'cpp_std=c++23',
   ])
 
+datarootdir = '-DDATAROOTDIR="' + get_option('prefix') / get_option('datadir') + '"'
 add_project_arguments(
   [
     '-Wno-unused-parameter',
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ add_project_arguments(
     '-Wno-missing-field-initializers',
     '-Wno-narrowing',
     '-Wno-pointer-arith',
+    datarootdir,
   ],
   language: 'cpp')
 
diff --git a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
index b925fcc9..ea388df0 100644
--- a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
+++ b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
@@ -2669,10 +2669,12 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::createBGTextureForMonitor(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
     PFB->alloc(pMonitor->vecPixelSize.x, pMonitor->vecPixelSize.y, pMonitor->output->state->state().drmFormat);
 
     if (!m_pBackgroundTexture) {
-        // TODO: use relative paths to the installation
-        // or configure the paths at build time
         std::string texPath = "";
-        texPath             = "/usr/share/hyprland/wall";
+#ifndef DATAROOTDIR
+        texPath = "/usr/share/hypr/wall";
+#else
+        texPath = std::format("{}{}", DATAROOTDIR, "/hypr/wall");
+#endif
 
         // get the adequate tex
         if (FORCEWALLPAPER == -1) {