diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 229224b..f8ecc75 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Selections are saved to `$XDG_CACHE_HOME/bw-menu/history.json` (defaults to `~/.
 
 ## Configuration
 
-Config file location: `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/bw-menu/config.yaml` (defaults to `~/.config/bw-menu/config.yaml`).
+Config file location: `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/bw-menu/config.yaml` (or `config.yml`), defaults to `~/.config/bw-menu/config.yaml`.
 
 ```yaml
 keybindings:
diff --git a/src/bw_menu/config.py b/src/bw_menu/config.py
index f4b98ff..c3a5b4e 100644
--- a/src/bw_menu/config.py
+++ b/src/bw_menu/config.py
@@ -17,14 +17,19 @@ class Config:
     )
 
 
-def __config_path() -> Path:
+def __config_path() -> Path | None:
     config_dir = os.environ.get("XDG_CONFIG_HOME", os.path.expanduser("~/.config"))
-    return Path(config_dir) / "bw-menu" / "config.yaml"
+    base = Path(config_dir) / "bw-menu"
+    for ext in ("yaml", "yml"):
+        path = base / f"config.{ext}"
+        if path.exists():
+            return path
+    return None
 
 
 def load() -> Config:
     path = __config_path()
-    if not path.exists():
+    if path is None:
         return Config()
 
     try: