diff --git a/roles/x/tasks/main.yml b/roles/x/tasks/main.yml
index 3fd839c..aa33877 100644
--- a/roles/x/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/x/tasks/main.yml
@@ -30,3 +30,4 @@
 - include: srandrd.yml
 - include: termite.yml
 - include: autocutsel.yml
+- include: xdg.yml
diff --git a/roles/x/tasks/xdg.yml b/roles/x/tasks/xdg.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdf5d95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/x/tasks/xdg.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+- name: Install xdg-user-dirs
+  pacman: name=xdg-user-dirs state=present
+  tags:
+    - xdg
+
+- name: Create user directories
+  command: /usr/bin/xdg-user-dirs-update
+  become: yes
+  become_user: "{{ user.name }}"
+  tags:
+    - xdg