diff --git a/.xinitrc b/.xinitrc
index da03604b..34b1b38c 100644
--- a/.xinitrc
+++ b/.xinitrc
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+userresources=$HOME/.Xresources
+if [ -f "$userresources" ]; then
+    xrdb -merge "$userresources"
+fi
 exec i3