diff --git a/man/systemd.unit.xml b/man/systemd.unit.xml
index 67d46eda98..ec7ca5634e 100644
--- a/man/systemd.unit.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.unit.xml
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
                 <para><literallayout><filename>$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/systemd/user/*</filename>
 <filename>$HOME/.config/systemd/user/*</filename>
 <filename>/etc/systemd/user/*</filename>
+<filename>$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/systemd/user/*</filename>
 <filename>/run/systemd/user/*</filename>
 <filename>$XDG_DATA_HOME/systemd/user/*</filename>
 <filename>$HOME/.local/share/systemd/user/*</filename>
@@ -343,6 +344,10 @@
                         <entry><filename>/etc/systemd/user</filename></entry>
                         <entry>Local configuration</entry>
                       </row>
+                      <row>
+                        <entry><filename>$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/systemd/user</filename></entry>
+                        <entry>Runtime units (only used when $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is set)</entry>
+                      </row>
                       <row>
                         <entry><filename>/run/systemd/user</filename></entry>
                         <entry>Runtime units</entry>
diff --git a/src/shared/path-lookup.c b/src/shared/path-lookup.c
index d7ed6e9e3c..8f75a8e832 100644
--- a/src/shared/path-lookup.c
+++ b/src/shared/path-lookup.c
@@ -162,13 +162,6 @@ static char** user_dirs(
                 if (strv_extend(&r, config_home) < 0)
                         goto fail;
 
-        if (runtime_dir)
-                if (strv_extend(&r, runtime_dir) < 0)
-                        goto fail;
-
-        if (strv_extend(&r, runtime_unit_path) < 0)
-                goto fail;
-
         if (!strv_isempty(config_dirs))
                 if (strv_extend_strv_concat(&r, config_dirs, "/systemd/user") < 0)
                         goto fail;
@@ -176,6 +169,13 @@ static char** user_dirs(
         if (strv_extend_strv(&r, (char**) config_unit_paths) < 0)
                 goto fail;
 
+        if (runtime_dir)
+                if (strv_extend(&r, runtime_dir) < 0)
+                        goto fail;
+
+        if (strv_extend(&r, runtime_unit_path) < 0)
+                goto fail;
+
         if (generator)
                 if (strv_extend(&r, generator) < 0)
                         goto fail;