diff --git a/modules/misc/xdg-user-dirs.nix b/modules/misc/xdg-user-dirs.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d034d7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/misc/xdg-user-dirs.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
+let
+
+  cfg = config.xdg.userDirs;
+
+in
+
+{
+  meta.maintainers = with maintainers; [ pacien ];
+
+  options.xdg.userDirs = {
+    enable = mkOption {
+      type = types.bool;
+      default = false;
+      description = ''
+        Whether to manage <filename>$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/user-dirs.dirs</filename>.
+        </para>
+        <para>
+        The generated file is read-only.
+      '';
+    };
+
+    # Well-known directory list from
+    # https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xdg/xdg-user-dirs/blob/master/man/user-dirs.dirs.xml
+
+    desktop = mkOption {
+      type = types.str;
+      default = "$HOME/Desktop";
+      description = "The Desktop directory.";
+    };
+
+    documents = mkOption {
+      type = types.str;
+      default = "$HOME/Documents";
+      description = "The Documents directory.";
+    };
+
+    download = mkOption {
+      type = types.str;
+      default = "$HOME/Downloads";
+      description = "The Downloads directory.";
+    };
+
+    music = mkOption {
+      type = types.str;
+      default = "$HOME/Music";
+      description = "The Music directory.";
+    };
+
+    pictures = mkOption {
+      type = types.str;
+      default = "$HOME/Pictures";
+      description = "The Pictures directory.";
+    };
+
+    publishShare = mkOption {
+      type = types.str;
+      default = "$HOME/Public";
+      description = "The Public share directory.";
+    };
+
+    templates = mkOption {
+      type = types.str;
+      default = "$HOME/Templates";
+      description = "The Templates directory.";
+    };
+
+    videos = mkOption {
+      type = types.str;
+      default = "$HOME/Videos";
+      description = "The Videos directory.";
+    };
+
+    extraConfig = mkOption {
+      type = with types; attrsOf str;
+      default = { };
+      example = { XDG_MISC_DIR = "$HOME/Misc"; };
+      description = "Other user directories.";
+    };
+  };
+
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    xdg.configFile."user-dirs.dirs".text = generators.toKeyValue {} (
+      {
+        XDG_DESKTOP_DIR = cfg.desktop;
+        XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR = cfg.documents;
+        XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR = cfg.download;
+        XDG_MUSIC_DIR = cfg.music;
+        XDG_PICTURES_DIR = cfg.pictures;
+        XDG_PUBLICSHARE_DIR = cfg.publishShare;
+        XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR = cfg.templates;
+        XDG_VIDEOS_DIR = cfg.videos;
+      }
+      // cfg.extraConfig
+    );
+  };
+}
diff --git a/modules/modules.nix b/modules/modules.nix
index cc38e9e7..0e187959 100644
--- a/modules/modules.nix
+++ b/modules/modules.nix
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ let
     (loadModule ./misc/submodule-support.nix { })
     (loadModule ./misc/version.nix { })
     (loadModule ./misc/xdg.nix { })
+    (loadModule ./misc/xdg-user-dirs.nix { condition = hostPlatform.isLinux; })
     (loadModule ./programs/afew.nix { })
     (loadModule ./programs/alacritty.nix { })
     (loadModule ./programs/alot.nix { })