diff --git a/mocks/include/mocks/EmptyApplication.hpp b/mocks/include/mocks/EmptyApplication.hpp
index 84cadffc0..f104d2edb 100644
--- a/mocks/include/mocks/EmptyApplication.hpp
+++ b/mocks/include/mocks/EmptyApplication.hpp
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ class EmptyApplication : public IApplication
 public:
     virtual ~EmptyApplication() = default;
 
+    const Paths &getPaths() override
+    {
+        return this->paths_;
+    }
+
     const Args &getArgs() override
     {
         return this->args_;
@@ -169,6 +174,7 @@ public:
     }
 
 private:
+    Paths paths_;
     Args args_;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/Application.cpp b/src/Application.cpp
index be052d4a9..a1ad26cb8 100644
--- a/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/Application.cpp
@@ -107,9 +107,10 @@ IApplication::IApplication()
 // It will create the instances of the major classes, and connect their signals
 // to each other
 
-Application::Application(Settings &_settings, const Paths &_paths,
+Application::Application(Settings &_settings, const Paths &paths,
                          const Args &_args)
-    : args_(_args)
+    : paths_(paths)
+    , args_(_args)
     , themes(&this->emplace<Theme>())
     , fonts(&this->emplace<Fonts>())
     , emotes(&this->emplace<Emotes>())
diff --git a/src/Application.hpp b/src/Application.hpp
index 60af329f0..8b95023eb 100644
--- a/src/Application.hpp
+++ b/src/Application.hpp
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public:
 
     static IApplication *instance;
 
+    virtual const Paths &getPaths() = 0;
     virtual const Args &getArgs() = 0;
     virtual Theme *getThemes() = 0;
     virtual Fonts *getFonts() = 0;
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ public:
 
 class Application : public IApplication
 {
+    const Paths &paths_;
     const Args &args_;
     std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Singleton>> singletons_;
     int argc_{};
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ class Application : public IApplication
 public:
     static Application *instance;
 
-    Application(Settings &_settings, const Paths &_paths, const Args &_args);
+    Application(Settings &_settings, const Paths &paths, const Args &_args);
     ~Application() override;
 
     Application(const Application &) = delete;
@@ -143,6 +145,10 @@ public:
     PluginController *const plugins{};
 #endif
 
+    const Paths &getPaths() override
+    {
+        return this->paths_;
+    }
     const Args &getArgs() override
     {
         return this->args_;