diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e56c174070d9dd6a16057c0170c648d40326e8ec..1c2cb77acdc7884225b43a4d4a4627a3b8618236 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ CVS code -
   parse_next_regex()
 	- Allow " symbol to be in regex without leading \ by checking
 	  for *ptr+1 is not the end of the regex.
+  do_rcfile()
+	- Parse rcfile in $SYSCONFDIR as well (Dwayne Rightler).
 - nano.c:
   help_init()
 	- Added message re: having multiple blank buffers (DLR).
diff --git a/rcfile.c b/rcfile.c
index 6455fe009d2bdacfd73687160b2c63abb817f21e..3fa012d872f8be29f14e98930e590f82da47f187 100644
--- a/rcfile.c
+++ b/rcfile.c
@@ -432,12 +432,24 @@ void do_rcfile(void)
 {
     char *unable = _("Unable to open ~/.nanorc file, %s");
     struct stat fileinfo;
+    int skip=0;
     FILE *rcstream;
 
-
     if (getenv("HOME") == NULL)
 	return;
 
+    nanorc = charalloc(strlen(SYSCONFDIR) + 10);
+    sprintf(nanorc, "%s/nanorc", SYSCONFDIR);
+
+    /* Try to open system nanorc */
+    if (stat(nanorc, &fileinfo) != -1)
+	if ((rcstream = fopen(nanorc, "r")) != NULL) {
+
+	   /* Parse it! */
+	    parse_rcfile(rcstream);
+	    fclose(rcstream);
+	}
+
     nanorc = charalloc(strlen(getenv("HOME")) + 10);
     sprintf(nanorc, "%s/.nanorc", getenv("HOME"));