diff --git a/modules/programs/lazygit.nix b/modules/programs/lazygit.nix
index 29c1b6520..0244ae217 100644
--- a/modules/programs/lazygit.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/lazygit.nix
@@ -85,10 +85,15 @@ in
 
     programs =
       let
+        lazygitNewDirFilePath =
+          if config.home.preferXdgDirectories then
+            "${config.xdg.cacheHome}/lazygit/newdir"
+          else
+            "~/.lazygit/newdir";
+
         bashIntegration = ''
-          ${cfg.shellWrapperName}()
-          {
-              export LAZYGIT_NEW_DIR_FILE=~/.lazygit/newdir
+          ${cfg.shellWrapperName}() {
+              export LAZYGIT_NEW_DIR_FILE=${lazygitNewDirFilePath}
               lazygit "$@"
               if [ -f $LAZYGIT_NEW_DIR_FILE ]; then
                 cd "$(cat $LAZYGIT_NEW_DIR_FILE)"
@@ -98,17 +103,19 @@ in
         '';
 
         fishIntegration = ''
-          set -x LAZYGIT_NEW_DIR_FILE ~/.lazygit/newdir
-          command lazygit $argv
-          if test -f $LAZYGIT_NEW_DIR_FILE
-            cd (cat $LAZYGIT_NEW_DIR_FILE)
-            rm -f $LAZYGIT_NEW_DIR_FILE
+          function ${cfg.shellWrapperName}
+            set -x LAZYGIT_NEW_DIR_FILE ${lazygitNewDirFilePath}
+            command lazygit $argv
+            if test -f $LAZYGIT_NEW_DIR_FILE
+              cd (cat $LAZYGIT_NEW_DIR_FILE)
+              rm -f $LAZYGIT_NEW_DIR_FILE
+            end
           end
         '';
 
         nushellIntegration = ''
           def --env ${cfg.shellWrapperName} [...args] {
-            $env.LAZYGIT_NEW_DIR_FILE = "~/.lazygit/newdir"
+            $env.LAZYGIT_NEW_DIR_FILE = "${lazygitNewDirFilePath}" | path expand
             lazygit ...$args
             if ($env.LAZYGIT_NEW_DIR_FILE | path exists) {
               cd (open $env.LAZYGIT_NEW_DIR_FILE)