diff --git a/modules/home.nix b/modules/home.nix
index 2689931..d8eddc5 100644
--- a/modules/home.nix
+++ b/modules/home.nix
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ in
 {
   imports = [ ./gpg.nix ./media.nix ];
 
+  # Put ~/.local/bin (the XDG user-bin dir) on PATH so hand-dropped scripts run
+  # by name without wiring each through nix.
+  home.sessionPath = [ "${config.home.homeDirectory}/.local/bin" ];
+
   home.sessionVariables = {
     TERMINAL = terminal;
     BROWSER = browser;