diff --git a/data/dconf/profile/cosmic b/data/dconf/profile/cosmic
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8490001
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/dconf/profile/cosmic
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+user-db:cosmic
+user-db:user
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/data/start-cosmic b/data/start-cosmic
index 323f271..8fcf66d 100755
--- a/data/start-cosmic
+++ b/data/start-cosmic
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1
 export QT_QPA_PLATFORM="wayland;xcb"
 export QT_AUTO_SCREEN_SCALE_FACTOR=1
 export QT_ENABLE_HIGHDPI_SCALING=1
+export DCONF_PROFILE=cosmic
 
 if command -v systemctl >/dev/null; then
     # set environment variables for new units started by user service manager
diff --git a/debian/cosmic-session.install b/debian/cosmic-session.install
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f7754d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/cosmic-session.install
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+data/dconf/profile/cosmic /usr/share/dconf/profile/
\ No newline at end of file