diff --git a/users/simon/modules/xdg.nix b/users/simon/modules/xdg.nix
index 6a91f08..77dd641 100644
--- a/users/simon/modules/xdg.nix
+++ b/users/simon/modules/xdg.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, nixosConfig, ... }:
+{ lib, pkgs, nixosConfig, ... }:
 
 {
   xdg.mimeApps = {
@@ -21,4 +21,8 @@
   xdg.configFile = lib.mkIf nixosConfig.sbruder.gui.enable {
     "mimeapps.list".force = true;
   };
+
+  home.packages = with pkgs; [
+    xdg-utils # qt programs require xdg-open in path to use a reasonable program (i.e. not firefox)
+  ];
 }