diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ze/zed-editor/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ze/zed-editor/package.nix
index bdaa765b6b0d..3faaf15eeb33 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ze/zed-editor/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ze/zed-editor/package.nix
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ let
         ])
         ++ additionalPkgs pkgs;
 
+      extraBwrapArgs = [
+        "--bind-try /etc/nixos/ /etc/nixos/"
+        "--ro-bind-try /etc/xdg/ /etc/xdg/"
+      ];
+
       # symlink shared assets, including icons and desktop entries
       extraInstallCommands = ''
         ln -s "${zed-editor}/share" "$out/"