diff --git a/.config/user-dirs.dirs b/.config/user-dirs.dirs
index 5a28707c..2172b352 100644
--- a/.config/user-dirs.dirs
+++ b/.config/user-dirs.dirs
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/"
+XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME/downloads"
+