diff --git a/apparmor.d/profiles-s-z/speech-dispatcher b/apparmor.d/profiles-s-z/speech-dispatcher
index 13ed65c09..652a7d9ed 100644
--- a/apparmor.d/profiles-s-z/speech-dispatcher
+++ b/apparmor.d/profiles-s-z/speech-dispatcher
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ profile speech-dispatcher @{exec_path} {
   owner @{run}/user/@{uid}/speech-dispatcher/ rw,
   owner @{run}/user/@{uid}/speech-dispatcher/** rwk,
 
+  owner @{user_config_dirs}/speech-dispatcher/{,**} r,
+
   include if exists <local/speech-dispatcher>
 }