diff --git a/modules/system/base.nix b/modules/system/base.nix
index 407dc00..5aa3eac 100644
--- a/modules/system/base.nix
+++ b/modules/system/base.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     ./locale.nix
     ./boot-efi.nix
     ./nix-core.nix
+    ./xdg-user-dirs.nix
     ./services.nix
     ./networking.nix
     ./virtualization.nix
diff --git a/modules/system/xdg-user-dirs.nix b/modules/system/xdg-user-dirs.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98b7fc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/system/xdg-user-dirs.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{ ... }:
+
+{
+  xdg.userDirs = {
+    enable = true;
+    createDirectories = true;
+  };
+}
+