diff --git a/src/config/edit.zig b/src/config/edit.zig
index c673991df..38d9f2b7f 100644
--- a/src/config/edit.zig
+++ b/src/config/edit.zig
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ pub fn open(alloc_gpa: Allocator) !void {
     const config_path = try internal_os.xdg.config(alloc_gpa, .{ .subdir = "ghostty/config" });
     defer alloc_gpa.free(config_path);
 
+    // Create config directory recursively.
+    if (std.fs.path.dirname(config_path)) |config_dir| {
+        try std.fs.cwd().makePath(config_dir);
+    }
+
     // Try to create file and go on if it already exists
     _ = std.fs.createFileAbsolute(
         config_path,