diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c7b3df19..ce5e5990 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 /result*
 secrets.nix
 !profiles/common/nixos/secrets.nix
+!profiles/kat/home/secrets.nix
diff --git a/profiles/kat/home/secrets.nix b/profiles/kat/home/secrets.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4cd72b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profiles/kat/home/secrets.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{ config, lib, ... }:
+
+{
+  secrets = {
+    persistentRoot = config.xdg.cacheHome + "/kat/secrets";
+    external = true;
+  };
+}
+