diff --git a/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list b/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df98e66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[Default Applications]
+x-scheme-handler/mailto=aerc.desktop;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sync.sh b/sync.sh
index 3d7b883..fee28db 100755
--- a/sync.sh
+++ b/sync.sh
@@ -16,3 +16,6 @@ mkdir -p .config/senpai/
 cp "$HOME"/.config/senpai/senpai.scfg .config/senpai/senpai.scfg
 mkdir -p .config/sway/
 cp "$HOME"/.config/sway/config .config/sway/config
+
+mkdir -p .local/share/applications
+cp "$HOME"/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list .local/share/applications/mimeapps.list