diff --git a/conanfile.py b/conanfile.py
index b47c5789d9..31b741a970 100644
--- a/conanfile.py
+++ b/conanfile.py
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ class CuraConan(ConanFile):
         self._cura_env = Environment()
         self._cura_env.define("QML2_IMPORT_PATH", str(self._site_packages.joinpath("PyQt6", "Qt6", "qml")))
         self._cura_env.define("QT_PLUGIN_PATH", str(self._site_packages.joinpath("PyQt6", "Qt6", "plugins")))
+        if not self.in_local_cache:
+            self._cura_env.define(  "CURA_DATA_ROOT", str(self._share_dir.joinpath("cura")))
 
         if self.settings.os == "Linux":
             self._cura_env.define("QT_QPA_FONTDIR", "/usr/share/fonts")
diff --git a/cura/CuraApplication.py b/cura/CuraApplication.py
index b51fbd9d82..722a728863 100755
--- a/cura/CuraApplication.py
+++ b/cura/CuraApplication.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import sys
 import tempfile
 import time
 import platform
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import cast, TYPE_CHECKING, Optional, Callable, List, Any, Dict
 
 import numpy
@@ -366,6 +367,10 @@ class CuraApplication(QtApplication):
 
         Resources.addSecureSearchPath(os.path.join(self._app_install_dir, "share", "cura", "resources"))
         if not hasattr(sys, "frozen"):
+            cura_data_root = os.environ.get('CURA_DATA_ROOT', None)
+            if cura_data_root:
+                Resources.addSearchPath(str(Path(cura_data_root).joinpath("resources")))
+
             Resources.addSearchPath(os.path.join(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)), "..", "resources"))
 
             # local Conan cache