diff --git a/apparmor.d/abstractions/user-read b/apparmor.d/abstractions/user-read
index 911cc288..0cb72292 100644
--- a/apparmor.d/abstractions/user-read
+++ b/apparmor.d/abstractions/user-read
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@
   owner @{user_templates_dirs}/{,**} r,
   owner @{user_torrents_dirs}/{,**} r,
   owner @{user_videos_dirs}/{,**} r,
+  owner @{user_work_dirs}/{,**} r,
 
   include if exists <abstractions/user-read.d>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apparmor.d/abstractions/user-write.d/complete b/apparmor.d/abstractions/user-write.d/complete
index 21c2fdc8..56106725 100644
--- a/apparmor.d/abstractions/user-write.d/complete
+++ b/apparmor.d/abstractions/user-write.d/complete
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@
   owner @{user_pictures_dirs}/{,**} rwl,
   owner @{user_projects_dirs}/{,**} rwl,
   owner @{user_videos_dirs}/{,**} rwl,
+  owner @{user_work_dirs}/{,**} rwl,
diff --git a/apparmor.d/tunables/xdg-user-dirs b/apparmor.d/tunables/xdg-user-dirs
index c2719353..7ad77a89 100644
--- a/apparmor.d/tunables/xdg-user-dirs
+++ b/apparmor.d/tunables/xdg-user-dirs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 # Extra user personal directories
 @{XDG_BOOKS_DIR}="Books"
 @{XDG_PROJECTS_DIR}="Projects"
+@{XDG_WORK_DIR}="Work"
 @{XDG_SCREENSHOTS_DIR}="@{XDG_PICTURES_DIR}/Screenshots"
 @{XDG_SYNC_DIR}="Sync"
 @{XDG_TORRENTS_DIR}="Torrents"
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@
 @{user_torrents_dirs}=@{HOME}/@{XDG_TORRENTS_DIR} @{MOUNTS}/@{XDG_TORRENTS_DIR}
 @{user_videos_dirs}=@{HOME}/@{XDG_VIDEOS_DIR} @{MOUNTS}/@{XDG_VIDEOS_DIR}
 @{user_vm_dirs}=@{HOME}/@{XDG_VM_DIR} @{MOUNTS}/@{XDG_VM_DIR}
+@{user_work_dirs}=@{HOME}/@{XDG_WORK_DIR} @{MOUNTS}/@{XDG_WORK_DIR}
 
 # Also, include files in tunables/xdg-user-dirs.d for site-specific adjustments
 # to the various XDG directories