diff --git a/src/surfacecollection.cpp b/src/surfacecollection.cpp
index 3ebc61b..974dda2 100644
--- a/src/surfacecollection.cpp
+++ b/src/surfacecollection.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ string SurfaceCollection::getSkinFilePath(const string &skin, const string &file
 	if (fileExists(path))
 	  return path;
 
+	/* If it is nowhere to be found, as a last resort we check the
+	 * "Default" skin on the system directory for a corresponding
+	 * (but probably not similar) file. */
+	path = GMENU2X_SYSTEM_DIR "/skins/Default/" + file;
+	if (fileExists(path))
+	  return path;
+
 	return "";
 }