--- a/bookview/bookview.in
+++ b/bookview/bookview.in
@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@
 # Bitmap size.
 set bitmap_size 16
 
+# Read Xresource
+if { [ file readable "@sysconfdir@/X11/app-defaults/Bookview" ] } {
+    option readfile "@sysconfdir@/X11/app-defaults/Bookview"
+}
+
 #
 # Startup
 #