diff --git a/bash/bashrc b/bash/bashrc
index b20d9af8..1379b3a4 100644
--- a/bash/bashrc
+++ b/bash/bashrc
@@ -50,3 +50,5 @@ source "$ETC_HOME/bash/themes/${BASH_THEME:-jszakmeister}.bash-theme"
 
 test -f "$ETC_HOME/user/$ETC_USER/init.sh" &&
     . "$ETC_HOME/user/$ETC_USER/init.sh"
+
+test -f "$HOME/.etcrc" && . "$HOME/.etcrc"
diff --git a/zsh/zshrc b/zsh/zshrc
index 8111ff95..80afcf1f 100644
--- a/zsh/zshrc
+++ b/zsh/zshrc
@@ -29,3 +29,5 @@ source "$ETC_HOME/zsh/themes/${ZSH_THEME:-jszakmeister}.zsh-theme"
 
 test -f "$ETC_HOME/user/$ETC_USER/init.sh" &&
 	. "$ETC_HOME/user/$ETC_USER/init.sh"
+
+test -f "$HOME/.etcrc" && . "$HOME/.etcrc"