diff --git a/gio/glocalfileinfo.c b/gio/glocalfileinfo.c
index d2efb169eb9cc026269e2f2d9e59d2e5a1dea6cd..ec482988a686e7b6f18d2d1cfa50c20cb1ec4e13 100644
--- a/gio/glocalfileinfo.c
+++ b/gio/glocalfileinfo.c
@@ -1840,6 +1840,10 @@ get_icon_name (const char *path,
     {
       name = use_symbolic ? "folder-pictures-symbolic" : "folder-pictures";
     }
+  else if (g_strcmp0 (path, g_get_user_special_dir (G_USER_DIRECTORY_PROJECTS)) == 0)
+    {
+      name = use_symbolic ? "folder-projects-symbolic" : "folder-projects";
+    }
   else if (g_strcmp0 (path, g_get_user_special_dir (G_USER_DIRECTORY_PUBLIC_SHARE)) == 0)
     {
       name = use_symbolic ? "folder-publicshare-symbolic" : "folder-publicshare";
diff --git a/glib/gosxutils.m b/glib/gosxutils.m
index 4d2d962ef4c076670f628ff0a8cb6107cc7a15ed..13860a31ce2944371fdb9edb567675f9f162b45e 100644
--- a/glib/gosxutils.m
+++ b/glib/gosxutils.m
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ find_folder (NSSearchPathDirectory type)
 }
 
 void
-load_user_special_dirs_macos(gchar **table)
+load_user_special_dirs_macos (gchar **table)
 {
   table[G_USER_DIRECTORY_DESKTOP] = find_folder (NSDesktopDirectory);
   table[G_USER_DIRECTORY_DOCUMENTS] = find_folder (NSDocumentDirectory);
@@ -53,4 +53,5 @@ load_user_special_dirs_macos(gchar **table)
   table[G_USER_DIRECTORY_PUBLIC_SHARE] = find_folder (NSSharedPublicDirectory);
   table[G_USER_DIRECTORY_TEMPLATES] = NULL;
   table[G_USER_DIRECTORY_VIDEOS] = find_folder (NSMoviesDirectory);
+  table[G_USER_DIRECTORY_PROJECTS] = find_folder (NSDocumentDirectory);
 }
diff --git a/glib/gutils.c b/glib/gutils.c
index 02da41b688a0a8c0982066852d70e257312464ad..90bd3bc3e7690ee384abbc3e070ee21ab621fc94 100644
--- a/glib/gutils.c
+++ b/glib/gutils.c
@@ -2243,6 +2243,8 @@ load_user_special_dirs_unlocked (void)
 
   g_user_special_dirs[G_USER_DIRECTORY_TEMPLATES] = get_special_folder (&FOLDERID_Templates);
   g_user_special_dirs[G_USER_DIRECTORY_VIDEOS] = get_special_folder (&FOLDERID_Videos);
+
+  g_user_special_dirs[G_USER_DIRECTORY_PROJECTS] = get_special_folder (&FOLDERID_Documents);
 }
 
 #else /* default is unix */
diff --git a/glib/gutils.h b/glib/gutils.h
index dce1541ed7bac2447a78ba532ef697326df918b3..f111938cae7649e4174de76b83f0fa95ddda9adf 100644
--- a/glib/gutils.h
+++ b/glib/gutils.h
@@ -248,6 +248,15 @@ typedef enum {
   G_USER_DIRECTORY_TEMPLATES,
   G_USER_DIRECTORY_VIDEOS,
 
+  /**
+   * G_USER_DIRECTORY_PROJECTS:
+   *
+   * The user's Projects directory.
+   *
+   * Since: 2.90
+   */
+  G_USER_DIRECTORY_PROJECTS,
+
   G_USER_N_DIRECTORIES
 } GUserDirectory;
 
diff --git a/glib/gutilsprivate.c b/glib/gutilsprivate.c
index 3b9206c45ce9a62f334dfa683a4fa8bfdacaf351..f8dac99ec045bfd94c0bf852b7219934d0b72882 100644
--- a/glib/gutilsprivate.c
+++ b/glib/gutilsprivate.c
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ load_user_special_dirs_from_string (const gchar *string, const gchar *home_dir,
           directory = G_USER_DIRECTORY_VIDEOS;
           p += strlen ("XDG_VIDEOS_DIR");
         }
+      else if (strncmp (p, "XDG_PROJECTS_DIR", strlen ("XDG_PROJECTS_DIR")) == 0)
+        {
+          directory = G_USER_DIRECTORY_PROJECTS;
+          p += strlen ("XDG_PROJECTS_DIR");
+        }
       else
         continue;