diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0619682f..406e1e08 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/):
 
 - Support VFS for preset previewers that rely on external commands ([#3477])
 
+### Fixed
+
+- `ya pkg` fails to write `package.toml` when the config directory does not exist ([#3482])
+
 ## [v25.12.29]
 
 ### Added
@@ -1571,3 +1575,4 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/):
 [#3456]: https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi/pull/3456
 [#3467]: https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi/pull/3467
 [#3477]: https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi/pull/3477
+[#3482]: https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi/pull/3482
diff --git a/yazi-cli/src/package/mod.rs b/yazi-cli/src/package/mod.rs
index e07284f0..44c4f203 100644
--- a/yazi-cli/src/package/mod.rs
+++ b/yazi-cli/src/package/mod.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ use anyhow::Context;
 use yazi_fs::Xdg;
 
 pub(super) fn init() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-	let root = Xdg::state_dir().join("packages");
-	std::fs::create_dir_all(&root)
-		.with_context(|| format!("failed to create packages directory: {root:?}"))?;
+	let packages_dir = Xdg::state_dir().join("packages");
+	std::fs::create_dir_all(&packages_dir)
+		.with_context(|| format!("failed to create packages directory: {packages_dir:?}"))?;
+
+	let config_dir = Xdg::config_dir();
+	std::fs::create_dir_all(&config_dir)
+		.with_context(|| format!("failed to create config directory: {config_dir:?}"))?;
 
 	Ok(())
 }