diff --git a/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/cosmic.py b/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/cosmic.py
index 54da8903..b637e26c 100644
--- a/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/cosmic.py
+++ b/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/cosmic.py
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ class CosmicProfile(XorgProfile):
 	@override
 	def packages(self) -> list[str]:
 		return [
-			'cosmic',
+			"cosmic",
+			"xdg-user-dirs",
 		]
 
 	@property