diff --git a/modules/email/mu4e/config.el b/modules/email/mu4e/config.el
index 852ceaaee..f6a9f05f3 100644
--- a/modules/email/mu4e/config.el
+++ b/modules/email/mu4e/config.el
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@
               ((featurep! :completion helm)    #'completing-read)
               ((featurep! :completion vertico) #'completing-read)
               (t #'ido-completing-read))
+        mu4e-attachment-dir
+        (expand-file-name (or (getenv "XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR")
+                              "Downloads")
+                          "~")
         ;; no need to ask
         mu4e-confirm-quit nil
         mu4e-headers-thread-single-orphan-prefix '("─>" . "─▶")