diff --git a/nixos/base/default.nix b/nixos/base/default.nix
index 195f66b..5dcbd93 100644
--- a/nixos/base/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/base/default.nix
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@
       nixPath = lib.mapAttrsToList (n: _: "${n}=flake:${n}") flakeInputs;
     };
 
+  environment.sessionVariables = {
+    XDG_CACHE_HOME = "$HOME/.cache";
+    XDG_CONFIG_HOME = "$HOME/.config";
+    XDG_DATA_HOME = "$HOME/.local/share";
+    XDG_STATE_HOME = "$HOME/.local/state";
+  };
+
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
     vim
     wget