diff --git a/fdroidserver/common.py b/fdroidserver/common.py
index 093b56be..87010370 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/common.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/common.py
@@ -134,11 +134,27 @@ env = None
 orig_path = None
 
 
+def get_default_cachedir():
+    """Get a cachedir, using appdirs for cross-platform, but works without.
+
+    Once appdirs is installed everywhere, this function can be
+    removed.
+
+    """
+    appname = __name__.split('.')[0]
+    try:
+        import appdirs
+
+        return appdirs.user_cache_dir(appname, 'F-Droid')
+    except ImportError:
+        return str(Path.home() / '.cache' / appname)
+
+
 # All paths in the config must be strings, never pathlib.Path instances
 default_config = {
     'sdk_path': "$ANDROID_HOME",
     'ndk_paths': {},
-    'cachedir': str(Path.home() / '.cache/fdroidserver'),
+    'cachedir': get_default_cachedir(),
     'java_paths': None,
     'scan_binary': False,
     'ant': "ant",
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index afff96b4..01d0d66a 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ setup(
         'babel',
     ],
     install_requires=[
+        'appdirs',
         'androguard >= 3.1.0, != 3.3.0, != 3.3.1, != 3.3.2, <4',
         'clint',
         'defusedxml',