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diff --git a/lib/galaxy/files/sources/galaxy.py b/lib/galaxy/files/sources/galaxy.py
index ebbf9d303e..62efed21f0 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/files/sources/galaxy.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/files/sources/galaxy.py
@@ -12,6 +12,26 @@ from .posix import (
     PosixFilesSourceProperties,
 )
 
+class UserHomeFilesSource(PosixFilesSource):
+    plugin_type = "gxuserhome"
+
+    def __init__(self, **kwd: Unpack[PosixFilesSourceProperties]):
+        posix_kwds: PosixFilesSourceProperties = dict(
+            id="_userhome",
+            root="/home/${user.email}/",
+            label="User Home Directory",
+            doc="Galaxy User's Home Directory",
+            writable=True,
+        )
+        posix_kwds.update(kwd)
+        super().__init__(**posix_kwds)
+
+    def get_prefix(self) -> Optional[str]:
+        return None
+
+    def get_scheme(self) -> str:
+        return "gxuserhome"
+
 
 class UserFtpFilesSource(PosixFilesSource):
     plugin_type = "gxftp"