diff --git a/home-manager/lima-host.nix b/home-manager/lima-host.nix
index b0ca8a56..da335e16 100644
--- a/home-manager/lima-host.nix
+++ b/home-manager/lima-host.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@
     ];
 
     activation = {
+      # /tmp/lima will be writable shared by default of lima. However lima does not create the directory, and home-manager file module does not fit under /tmp.
+      ensureLimaSharedTempdir = lib.hm.dag.entryAfter [ "writeBoundary" ] ''
+        run mkdir -p /tmp/lima
+        run touch /tmp/lima/.keep
+      '';
+
       # Required to avoid missing systemctl in NixOS
       # https://github.com/lima-vm/lima/blob/9248baf14a3208249ed38179cdd018ec288d1ef5/pkg/autostart/autostart.go#L91-L92
       # In macOS, similar provision for /bin/launchctl