diff --git a/org.gnome.Geary.json b/org.gnome.Geary.json
index c840f5ac..87ffaaf1 100644
--- a/org.gnome.Geary.json
+++ b/org.gnome.Geary.json
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
         "--metadata=X-DConf=migrate-path=/org/gnome/Geary/",
         "--filesystem=~/.config/geary:ro",
         "--filesystem=~/.var/app/org.gnome.Geary/config/geary:ro",
+        "--filesystem=xdg-download:rw",
         "--filesystem=/tmp"
     ],
     "cleanup": [
diff --git a/org.gnome.Geary.yaml b/org.gnome.Geary.yaml
index 6c5b9d15..6c48b0b2 100644
--- a/org.gnome.Geary.yaml
+++ b/org.gnome.Geary.yaml
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ finish-args:
   - "--filesystem=~/.config/geary:ro"
   - "--filesystem=~/.var/app/org.gnome.Geary/config/geary:ro"
 
-  # Let view source keep on working as-sis for now. Bug 779311. */
+  # Workaround for printing to PDF until WebKitGTK supports printing
+  - "--filesystem=xdg-download:rw"
+
+  # Let view source keep on working as-sis for now. Bug 779311.
   - "--filesystem=/tmp"
 
 cleanup: