diff --git a/debian/kali-themes.postinst b/debian/kali-themes.postinst
index 585b7929..6a0ff943 100644
--- a/debian/kali-themes.postinst
+++ b/debian/kali-themes.postinst
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ set -e
 FILES_TO_DIVERT="
 /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf
 /etc/plymouth/plymouthd.conf
+/etc/xdg/xfce4/helpers.rc
 /etc/xdg/qterminal.org/qterminal.ini
 /etc/xdg/xfce4/panel/default.xml
 /etc/xdg/xfce4/terminal/terminalrc
diff --git a/debian/kali-themes.postrm b/debian/kali-themes.postrm
index 3c3acecd..a8bab62b 100644
--- a/debian/kali-themes.postrm
+++ b/debian/kali-themes.postrm
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ set -e
 FILES_TO_DIVERT="
 /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf
 /etc/plymouth/plymouthd.conf
+/etc/xdg/xfce4/helpers.rc
 /etc/xdg/qterminal.org/qterminal.ini
 /etc/xdg/xfce4/panel/default.xml
 /etc/xdg/xfce4/terminal/terminalrc
diff --git a/debian/kali-themes.preinst b/debian/kali-themes.preinst
index 7abaa0fa..38505e99 100644
--- a/debian/kali-themes.preinst
+++ b/debian/kali-themes.preinst
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ set -e
 FILES_TO_DIVERT="
 /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf
 /etc/plymouth/plymouthd.conf
+/etc/xdg/xfce4/helpers.rc
 /etc/xdg/qterminal.org/qterminal.ini
 /etc/xdg/xfce4/panel/default.xml
 /etc/xdg/xfce4/terminal/terminalrc
diff --git a/etc/xdg/xfce4/helpers.rc b/etc/xdg/xfce4/helpers.rc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f9f5765
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/xdg/xfce4/helpers.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Default applications in Kali
+WebBrowser=firefox-esr
+MailReader=thunderbird
+TerminalEmulator=qterminal
+FileManager=Thunar
diff --git a/files-to-divert b/files-to-divert
index cd764fde..a25db345 100644
--- a/files-to-divert
+++ b/files-to-divert
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf
 /etc/plymouth/plymouthd.conf
+/etc/xdg/xfce4/helpers.rc
 /etc/xdg/qterminal.org/qterminal.ini
 /etc/xdg/xfce4/panel/default.xml
 /etc/xdg/xfce4/terminal/terminalrc