diff --git a/dmenu.c b/dmenu.c
index 643f9e2..920fa52 100644
--- a/dmenu.c
+++ b/dmenu.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <X11/extensions/Xinerama.h>
 #endif
 #include <X11/Xft/Xft.h>
+#include <X11/Xresource.h>
 
 #include "drw.h"
 #include "util.h"
@@ -736,6 +737,31 @@ usage(void)
 	exit(1);
 }
 
+void
+read_Xresources(void) {
+	XrmInitialize();
+
+	char* xrm;
+	if ((xrm = XResourceManagerString(drw->dpy))) {
+		char *type;
+		XrmDatabase xdb = XrmGetStringDatabase(xrm);
+		XrmValue xval;
+
+		if (XrmGetResource(xdb, "dmenu.font", "*", &type, &xval) == True) /* font or font set */
+			fonts[0] = strdup(xval.addr);
+		if (XrmGetResource(xdb, "dmenu.color0", "*", &type, &xval) == True)  /* normal background color */
+			colors[SchemeSel][ColBg] = strdup(xval.addr);
+		if (XrmGetResource(xdb, "dmenu.color7", "*", &type, &xval) == True)  /* normal foreground color */
+			colors[SchemeNorm][ColFg] = strdup(xval.addr);
+		if (XrmGetResource(xdb, "dmenu.color6", "*", &type, &xval) == True)  /* selected background color */
+			colors[SchemeSel][ColBg] = strdup(xval.addr);
+		if (XrmGetResource(xdb, "dmenu.color0", "*", &type, &xval) == True)  /* selected foreground color */
+			colors[SchemeSel][ColFg] = strdup(xval.addr);
+
+		XrmDestroyDatabase(xdb);
+	}
+}
+
 int
 main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
@@ -793,6 +819,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		    parentwin);
 	xinitvisual();
 	drw = drw_create(dpy, screen, root, wa.width, wa.height, visual, depth, cmap);
+	read_Xresources();
 	if (!drw_fontset_create(drw, fonts, LENGTH(fonts)))
 		die("no fonts could be loaded.");
 	lrpad = drw->fonts->h;