diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 1a024e454..0dcc4bc42 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Flash Layer:
 Board, Target, and Interface Configuration Scripts:
 	ARM9
 		- ETM and ETB hookup for iMX2* targets
+	Add $HOME/.openocd to the search path.
 
 Documentation:
 Build and Release:
diff --git a/doc/openocd.texi b/doc/openocd.texi
index cff7fc5e6..e94c9d02b 100644
--- a/doc/openocd.texi
+++ b/doc/openocd.texi
@@ -483,14 +483,24 @@ bash$ openocd --help
 --pipe       | -p       use pipes when talking to gdb
 @end verbatim
 
-By default OpenOCD reads the file configuration file @file{openocd.cfg}
-in the current directory.  To specify a different (or multiple)
-configuration file, you can use the ``-f'' option. For example:
+By default OpenOCD reads the configuration file @file{openocd.cfg}.
+To specify a different (or multiple)
+configuration file, you can use the @option{-f} option. For example:
 
 @example
 openocd -f config1.cfg -f config2.cfg -f config3.cfg
 @end example
 
+Configuration files and scripts are searched for in
+@enumerate
+@item the current directory,
+@item any search dir specified on the command line using the @option{-s} option,
+@item @file{$HOME/.openocd} (not on Windows),
+@item the site wide script library @file{$pkgdatadir/site} and
+@item the OpenOCD-supplied script library @file{$pkgdatadir/scripts}.
+@end enumerate
+The first found file with a matching file name will be used.
+
 OpenOCD starts by processing the configuration commands provided
 on the command line or in @file{openocd.cfg}.
 @xref{Configuration Stage}.
@@ -507,7 +517,7 @@ clients (Telnet, GDB, Other) and processes the commands issued through
 those channels.
 
 If you are having problems, you can enable internal debug messages via
-the ``-d'' option.
+the @option{-d} option.
 
 Also it is possible to interleave JIM-Tcl commands w/config scripts using the
 @option{-c} command line switch.
@@ -523,10 +533,6 @@ setting from within a telnet or gdb session using @command{debug_level
 You can redirect all output from the daemon to a file using the
 @option{-l <logfile>} switch.
 
-Search paths for config/script files can be added to OpenOCD by using
-the @option{-s <search>} switch. The current directory and the OpenOCD
-target library is in the search path by default.
-
 For details on the @option{-p} option. @xref{Connecting to GDB}.
 
 Note! OpenOCD will launch the GDB & telnet server even if it can not
diff --git a/src/helper/options.c b/src/helper/options.c
index 874196eab..3db96fd71 100644
--- a/src/helper/options.c
+++ b/src/helper/options.c
@@ -101,7 +101,22 @@ static void add_default_dirs(void)
 	 * listed last in the built-in search order, so the user can
 	 * override these scripts with site-specific customizations.
 	 */
-	/// @todo Implement @c add_script_search_dir("${HOME}/.openocd").
+
+	const char *home = getenv("HOME");
+
+	if (home) 
+	{
+		char *path;
+
+		path = alloc_printf("%s/.openocd", home);
+
+		if (path) 
+	        {
+			add_script_search_dir(path);
+			free(path);
+		}
+	}
+
 	add_script_search_dir(PKGDATADIR "/site");
 	add_script_search_dir(PKGDATADIR "/scripts");
 #endif