diff --git a/src/common/config/defaultPreferences.ts b/src/common/config/defaultPreferences.ts
index 2c84ca7a..2a4c2269 100644
--- a/src/common/config/defaultPreferences.ts
+++ b/src/common/config/defaultPreferences.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ export const getDefaultDownloadLocation = (): string | undefined => {
     if (__IS_MAC_APP_STORE__) {
         return undefined;
     }
+
+    if (process.platform === 'linux' && process.env.XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR) {
+        return process.env.XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR;
+    }
+
     return path.join(os.homedir(), 'Downloads');
 };