diff --git a/core/core-ui.el b/core/core-ui.el
index a121c3606..ea9de1970 100644
--- a/core/core-ui.el
+++ b/core/core-ui.el
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ windows, switch to `doom-fallback-buffer'. Otherwise, delegate to original
   :init
   (defvar global-hl-line-modes
     '(prog-mode text-mode conf-mode special-mode
-      org-agenda-mode)
+      org-agenda-mode dired-mode)
     "What modes to enable `hl-line-mode' in.")
   :config
   ;; HACK I reimplement `global-hl-line-mode' so we can white/blacklist modes in