diff --git a/salt/desktop/scripts/convert-gnome-classic.sh b/salt/desktop/scripts/convert-gnome-classic.sh
index e69de29bb..e69a43b2d 100644
--- a/salt/desktop/scripts/convert-gnome-classic.sh
+++ b/salt/desktop/scripts/convert-gnome-classic.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+echo "Setting default session to gnome-classic"
+cp /usr/share/accountsservice/user-templates/standard /etc/accountsservice/user-templates/
+sed -i 's|Session=gnome|Session=gnome-classic|g' /etc/accountsservice/user-templates/standard