diff --git a/legacy/efreet/src/tests/ef_data_dirs.c b/legacy/efreet/src/tests/ef_data_dirs.c
index 57228c407c..d6c629b5ea 100644
--- a/legacy/efreet/src/tests/ef_data_dirs.c
+++ b/legacy/efreet/src/tests/ef_data_dirs.c
@@ -3,6 +3,58 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
+int
+ef_cb_efreet_data_home(void)
+{
+    const char *tmp;
+    int ret = 1;
+
+    efreet_shutdown();
+    setenv("XDG_DATA_HOME", "/var/tmp", 1);
+    efreet_init();
+
+    tmp = efreet_data_home_get();
+    if (strcmp(tmp, "/var/tmp"))
+    {
+        printf("efreet_data_home_get() returned incorrect "
+                "value (%s) on XDG_DATA_HOME=/var/tmp\n", tmp);
+        ret = 0;
+    }
+
+    /* reset efreet here so we can set a new home dir */
+    efreet_shutdown();
+    unsetenv("XDG_DATA_HOME");
+    setenv("HOME", "/home/tmp", 1);
+    efreet_init();
+
+    tmp = efreet_data_home_get();
+    if (strcmp(tmp, "/home/tmp/.local/share"))
+    {
+        printf("efreet_data_home_get() returned incorrect "
+                "value (%s) on blank XDG_DATA_HOME\n", tmp);
+        ret = 0;
+    }
+
+    /* reset efreet here so we can set a new home dir */
+    efreet_shutdown();
+    unsetenv("XDG_DATA_HOME");
+    unsetenv("HOME");
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    unsetenv("USERPROFILE");
+#endif
+    efreet_init();
+
+    tmp = efreet_data_home_get();
+    if (strcmp(tmp, "/tmp/.local/share"))
+    {
+        printf("efreet_data_home_get() returned incorrect "
+                "value (%s) on blank XDG_DATA_HOME and blank HOME\n", tmp);
+        ret = 0;
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
 int
 ef_cb_efreet_config_home(void)
 {
diff --git a/legacy/efreet/src/tests/main.c b/legacy/efreet/src/tests/main.c
index cd509cfd9b..de6cf37add 100644
--- a/legacy/efreet/src/tests/main.c
+++ b/legacy/efreet/src/tests/main.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
+int ef_cb_efreet_data_home(void);
 int ef_cb_efreet_config_home(void);
 int ef_cb_efreet_cache_home(void);
 int ef_cb_efreet_data_dirs(void);
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ struct Efreet_Test
 };
 
 static Efreet_Test tests[] = {
+    {"Data Home", ef_cb_efreet_data_home},
     {"Config Home", ef_cb_efreet_config_home},
     {"Cache Home", ef_cb_efreet_cache_home},
     {"Data Directories", ef_cb_efreet_data_dirs},