diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 96b2a3ad..93ed76e2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
     - desktop entries: `/usr/share/applications`
     - custom themes: `/usr/share/bauh/themes`
     - symlinks/binaries : `/usr/local/bin`
+    - shared files: `/usr/local/share/bauh`
 
 - UI
   - settings panel: 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0a868062..0c6cb476 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ bauh is officially distributed through [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/bauh) and
     - `Upgrade file`: allows to upgrade a manually installed AppImage file
     - `Update database`: manually synchronize the AppImage database
 
-- Installed applications are store at `~/.local/share/bauh/appimage/installed`
+- Installed applications are store at `~/.local/share/bauh/appimage/installed` (or `/usr/local/share/bauh/installed` for **root**)
 - Desktop entries (menu shortcuts) of the installed applications are stored at **~/.local/share/applications** (or `/usr/share/applications` for **root**). Name pattern: `bauh_appimage_appname.desktop`
 - Symlinks are created at `~/.local/bin` (or `/usr/local/bin` for **root**). They have the same name of the application (if the name already exists, it will be created as 'app_name-appimage'. e.g: `rpcs3-appimage`)
 - Downloaded database files are stored at **~/.cache/bauh/appimage** as **apps.db** and **releases.db**
diff --git a/bauh/api/paths.py b/bauh/api/paths.py
index 1e7b511b..fd7b5deb 100644
--- a/bauh/api/paths.py
+++ b/bauh/api/paths.py
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ TEMP_DIR = f'/tmp/{__app_name__}@{getuser()}'
 LOGS_DIR = f'{TEMP_DIR}/logs'
 AUTOSTART_DIR = f'/etc/xdg/autostart' if user.is_root() else f'{Path.home()}/.config/autostart'
 BINARIES_DIR = f'/usr/local/bin' if user.is_root() else f'{Path.home()}/.local/bin'
+SHARED_FILES_DIR = f'/usr/local/share/{__app_name__}' if user.is_root() else f'{Path.home()}/.local/share/{__app_name__}'
diff --git a/bauh/gems/appimage/__init__.py b/bauh/gems/appimage/__init__.py
index db513d1f..20d91912 100644
--- a/bauh/gems/appimage/__init__.py
+++ b/bauh/gems/appimage/__init__.py
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional
 
 from bauh import __app_name__
-from bauh.api.paths import CONFIG_DIR, TEMP_DIR, CACHE_DIR, BINARIES_DIR
+from bauh.api.paths import CONFIG_DIR, TEMP_DIR, CACHE_DIR, BINARIES_DIR, SHARED_FILES_DIR
 from bauh.commons import resource
 
 ROOT_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-LOCAL_PATH = f'{Path.home()}/.local/share/{__app_name__}/appimage'
+LOCAL_PATH = f'{SHARED_FILES_DIR}/appimage'
 INSTALLATION_PATH = f'{LOCAL_PATH}/installed/'
 SUGGESTIONS_FILE = f'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vinifmor/{__app_name__}-files/master/appimage/suggestions.txt'
 CONFIG_FILE = f'{CONFIG_DIR}/appimage.yml'