diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/budgie.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/budgie.nix
index 42a828bcbcbc1..23024ee7f6f7d 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/budgie.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/budgie.nix
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ in {
 
         # Update user directories.
         xdg-user-dirs
+        xdg-user-dirs-gtk
       ]
       ++ lib.optional config.networking.networkmanager.enable pkgs.networkmanagerapplet
       ++ (utils.removePackagesByName [
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
index cd5c9e1c948fc..36583aa9f27c4 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ in
         # other
         glib # for gsettings
         xdg-user-dirs
+        xdg-user-dirs-gtk
       ] ++ utils.removePackagesByName [
         # accessibility
         onboard
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome.nix
index 37240e8173ec7..5cd359067a320 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome.nix
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ in
             pkgs.gnome-menus
             pkgs.gtk3.out # for gtk-launch program
             pkgs.xdg-user-dirs # Update user dirs as described in https://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xdg-user-dirs/
+            pkgs.xdg-user-dirs-gtk # Used to create the default bookmarks
           ];
         in
         mandatoryPackages
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/mate.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/mate.nix
index 19235be4aa8d5..ede3456fee7c2 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/mate.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/mate.nix
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ in
           pkgs.gtk3.out
           pkgs.shared-mime-info
           pkgs.xdg-user-dirs # Update user dirs as described in https://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xdg-user-dirs/
+          pkgs.xdg-user-dirs-gtk
           pkgs.yelp # for 'Contents' in 'Help' menus
         ])
         config.environment.mate.excludePackages;
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix
index 1ab898d35bc2a..f47656638b7d8 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ in
         onboard
         sound-theme-freedesktop
         xdg-user-dirs # Update user dirs as described in https://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xdg-user-dirs/
+        xdg-user-dirs-gtk
       ]) ++ (with pkgs.pantheon; [
         # Artwork
         elementary-gtk-theme
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/xfce.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/xfce.nix
index 98d3555ccbc5e..dfd54908953d6 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/xfce.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/xfce.nix
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ in
 
       # Needed by Xfce's xinitrc script
       xdg-user-dirs # Update user dirs as described in https://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xdg-user-dirs/
+      xdg-user-dirs-gtk
 
       exo
       garcon
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/xd/xdg-user-dirs-gtk/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/xd/xdg-user-dirs-gtk/package.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8c58d36220ca9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/xd/xdg-user-dirs-gtk/package.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+{
+  stdenv,
+  lib,
+  fetchurl,
+  intltool,
+  pkg-config,
+  xdg-user-dirs,
+  wrapGAppsHook3,
+  gtk3,
+  gnome,
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
+  pname = "xdg-user-dirs-gtk";
+  version = "0.11";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://gnome/sources/xdg-user-dirs-gtk/${lib.versions.majorMinor finalAttrs.version}/xdg-user-dirs-gtk-${finalAttrs.version}.tar.xz";
+    hash = "sha256-U0vVY9PA4/jcvzV4y4qw5J07pByWbUd8ivlDg2QSHn0=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    intltool
+    pkg-config
+    xdg-user-dirs # for AC_PATH_PROG
+    wrapGAppsHook3
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ gtk3 ];
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    # Fetch translations from correct localedir.
+    substituteInPlace update.c --replace-fail \
+      'bindtextdomain ("xdg-user-dirs", GLIBLOCALEDIR);' \
+      'bindtextdomain ("xdg-user-dirs", "${xdg-user-dirs}/share/locale");'
+  '';
+
+  preFixup = ''
+    gappsWrapperArgs+=(--prefix PATH : "${lib.makeBinPath [ xdg-user-dirs ]}")
+  '';
+
+  passthru.updateScript = gnome.updateScript {
+    packageName = "xdg-user-dirs-gtk";
+  };
+
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/xdg-user-dirs-gtk";
+    description = "companion to xdg-user-dirs that integrates it into the GNOME desktop and GTK applications";
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl2Only;
+    maintainers = lib.teams.gnome.members;
+    platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
+    mainProgram = "xdg-user-dirs-gtk-update";
+  };
+})