diff --git a/templates/zshrc.zsh-template b/templates/zshrc.zsh-template
index a02ec155b..c3db0b18f 100644
--- a/templates/zshrc.zsh-template
+++ b/templates/zshrc.zsh-template
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ export ZSH=$HOME/.oh-my-zsh
 # Look in ~/.oh-my-zsh/themes/
 export ZSH_THEME="robbyrussell"
 
+# Set to oh-my-zsh favorite themes directory
+export FAVORITE_THEMES_DIR=$ZSH/themes/favorites/
+
 # Load a new theme by running 'load_theme' or re-sourcing your ~/.zshrc
 
 # Set this to "random" to load a random theme each time oh-my-zsh is loaded.