diff --git a/src/workgroups-variables.el b/src/workgroups-variables.el
index 2704997087b2124e042668027f02b160bebdf155..26215c1754fe68d4b1d0ec25e0d1e20b6482f306 100644
--- a/src/workgroups-variables.el
+++ b/src/workgroups-variables.el
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ it to `major-mode'."
 
 (defcustom wg-special-buffer-serdes-functions
   '(wg-serialize-Info-buffer
+    wg-serialize-dired-buffer
     wg-serialize-org-agenda-buffer
     wg-serialize-help-buffer
     wg-serialize-ielm-buffer