diff --git a/docs/source/reference/modding/paths.rst b/docs/source/reference/modding/paths.rst
index c0f7d4cea6..2fdedaa90e 100644
--- a/docs/source/reference/modding/paths.rst
+++ b/docs/source/reference/modding/paths.rst
@@ -21,12 +21,15 @@ Configuration files and log files
 | Mac          | ``$HOME/Library/Preferences/openmw``                                                          |
 +--------------+---------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | Windows      | File Explorer | ``Documents\My Games\OpenMW``                                                 |
-|              |               |                                                                               |
+|              +---------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 |              | PowerShell    | ``Join-Path ([environment]::GetFolderPath("mydocuments")) "My Games\OpenMW"`` |
-|              |               |                                                                               |
+|              +---------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 |              | Example       | ``C:\Users\Username\Documents\My Games\OpenMW``                               |
 +--------------+---------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 
+.. note::
+    Flatpak sets ``$XDG_CONFIG_HOME`` to ``$HOME/.var/app/$FLATPAK_ID/config``, so these files will be at ``$HOME/.var/app/org.openmw.OpenMW/config/openmw`` if you use the Flatpak.
+
 Savegames
 ---------
 
@@ -38,12 +41,15 @@ Savegames
 | Mac          | ``$HOME/Library/Application\ Support/openmw/saves``                                                 |
 +--------------+---------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | Windows      | File Explorer | ``Documents\My Games\OpenMW\saves``                                                 |
-|              |               |                                                                                     |
+|              +---------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 |              | PowerShell    | ``Join-Path ([environment]::GetFolderPath("mydocuments")) "My Games\OpenMW\saves"`` |
-|              |               |                                                                                     |
+|              +---------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 |              | Example       | ``C:\Users\Username\Documents\My Games\OpenMW\saves``                               |
 +--------------+---------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 
+.. note::
+    Flatpak sets ``$XDG_DATA_HOME`` to ``$HOME/.var/app/$FLATPAK_ID/data``, so saves will be at ``$HOME/.var/app/org.openmw.OpenMW/data/openmw/saves`` if you use the Flatpak.
+
 Screenshots
 -----------
 
@@ -55,12 +61,15 @@ Screenshots
 | Mac          | ``$HOME/Library/Application\ Support/openmw/screenshots``                                                 |
 +--------------+---------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | Windows      | File Explorer | ``Documents\My Games\OpenMW\screenshots``                                                 |
-|              |               |                                                                                           |
+|              +---------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 |              | PowerShell    | ``Join-Path ([environment]::GetFolderPath("mydocuments")) "My Games\OpenMW\screenshots"`` |
-|              |               |                                                                                           |
+|              +---------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 |              | Example       | ``C:\Users\Username\Documents\My Games\OpenMW\screenshots``                               |
 +--------------+---------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 
+.. note::
+    Flatpak sets ``$XDG_DATA_HOME`` to ``$HOME/.var/app/$FLATPAK_ID/data``, so screenshots will be at ``$HOME/.var/app/org.openmw.OpenMW/data/openmw/screenshots`` if you use the Flatpak.
+
 Custom configuration directories
 ================================
 
@@ -184,6 +193,9 @@ Tokens are used in the `Default paths`_.
     | Windows      | ``Documents\My Games\OpenMW\``                            |
     +--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
 
+.. note::
+    Flatpak sets ``$XDG_CONFIG_HOME`` to ``$HOME/.var/app/$FLATPAK_ID/config``, so ``?userconfig?`` will mean ``$HOME/.var/app/org.openmw.OpenMW/config/openmw/`` if you use the Flatpak.
+
 :``?userdata?``: Platform-dependent:
 
     +--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
@@ -196,6 +208,9 @@ Tokens are used in the `Default paths`_.
     | Windows      | ``Documents\My Games\OpenMW\``                               |
     +--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
 
+.. note::
+    Flatpak sets ``$XDG_DATA_HOME`` to ``$HOME/.var/app/$FLATPAK_ID/data``, so ``?userdata?`` will mean ``$HOME/.var/app/org.openmw.OpenMW/data/openmw/`` if you use the Flatpak.
+
 :``?global?``: Platform-dependent:
 
     +--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+