diff --git a/install/config/all.sh b/install/config/all.sh
index 526449fa..1c2a5139 100644
--- a/install/config/all.sh
+++ b/install/config/all.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ run_logged $OMARCHY_INSTALL/config/mise-work.sh
 run_logged $OMARCHY_INSTALL/config/fix-powerprofilesctl-shebang.sh
 run_logged $OMARCHY_INSTALL/config/docker.sh
 run_logged $OMARCHY_INSTALL/config/mimetypes.sh
+run_logged $OMARCHY_INSTALL/config/user-dirs.sh
 run_logged $OMARCHY_INSTALL/config/nautilus-python.sh
 run_logged $OMARCHY_INSTALL/config/localdb.sh
 run_logged $OMARCHY_INSTALL/config/walker-elephant.sh
diff --git a/install/config/user-dirs.sh b/install/config/user-dirs.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..331d5dfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/config/user-dirs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+mkdir -p ~/Downloads ~/Pictures ~/Videos ~/.config/gtk-3.0
+
+xdg-user-dirs-update --set TEMPLATES "$HOME"
+xdg-user-dirs-update --set PUBLICSHARE "$HOME"
+xdg-user-dirs-update --set DESKTOP "$HOME"
+
+rmdir ~/Templates ~/Public ~/Desktop 2>/dev/null || true
+
+touch ~/.config/gtk-3.0/bookmarks
+for dir in Downloads Pictures Videos; do
+  printf 'file://%s/%s %s\n' "$HOME" "$dir" "$dir" >>~/.config/gtk-3.0/bookmarks
+done