--- a/.xsessionrc
+++ b/.xsessionrc
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ if [ -x /usr/bin/xcompmgr ]; then
fi
+if [ -r ~/.Xdefaults.local ]; then
+ /usr/bin/xrdb -quiet -merge -cpp /usr/bin/cpp -DUSE_LOCAL ~/.Xdefaults
+fi
+
if [ -r ~/.xsessionrc.local ]; then
. ~/.xsessionrc.local
fi