diff --git a/.profile b/.profile
index cbc5236..fd965fd 100644
--- a/.profile
+++ b/.profile
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ export CALIBRE_USE_SYSTEM_THEME=true
 export WORDCHARS=${WORDCHARS/\//}
 export PAGER=less
 
+# Add $HOME/.bin to PATH if it exists
+if [[ -d "$HOME/.bin" ]]; then
+  export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.bin"
+fi
+
 # Set temporary files locations
 if [[ ! -d "$TMPDIR" ]]; then
   export TMPDIR="/tmp/$LOGNAME"