diff --git a/settings/desktop.nix b/settings/desktop.nix
index ae10869..ad50866 100644
--- a/settings/desktop.nix
+++ b/settings/desktop.nix
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
     # Flatpak for ad-hoc app installs via Bazaar
     services.flatpak.enable = true;
 
+    # USB drives: no automount; udiskie posts "Device added" with a Mount
+    # button (its default device_added action), then "Open" once mounted.
+    services.udisks2.enable = true;
+
     # Secret Service for Chromium/Electron credential encryption.
     # greetd passes the login password to PAM before starting the session.
     services.gnome.gnome-keyring.enable = true;
@@ -59,6 +63,12 @@
       # wallpaper and swapped at runtime in settings/theming.nix.
       gtk.enable = true;
 
+      services.udiskie = {
+        enable = true;
+        automount = false;
+        tray = "never";
+      };
+
       dconf.settings."org/nemo/window-state".start-with-menu-bar = false;
 
       # GTK3 ignores dconf's color-scheme=prefer-dark — it only picks