diff --git a/src/modules/Users.pm b/src/modules/Users.pm
index 73701c1fc..232d73d8d 100644
--- a/src/modules/Users.pm
+++ b/src/modules/Users.pm
@@ -4493,6 +4493,7 @@ sub Write {
 		my $chown_home	        = $user{"chown_home"};
 		$chown_home	        = 1 if (!defined $chown_home);
 		my $skel	        = $useradd_defaults{"skel"};
+		my $copy_usr_skel	= "yes";
 
 		if ($user_mod eq "imported" || $user_mod eq "added") {
 		    y2usernote ("User '$username' created");
@@ -4503,11 +4504,12 @@ sub Write {
 			next;
 		    }
 		    if (bool ($user{"no_skeleton"})) {
-			$skel 	= "";
+			$skel = "";
+			$copy_usr_skel = "";
 		    }
 		    if (bool ($create_home) || $user_mod eq "imported")
 		    {
-			UsersRoutines->CreateHome ($skel, $home, $use_btrfs_subvolume);
+			UsersRoutines->CreateHome ($skel, $home, $use_btrfs_subvolume, $copy_usr_skel);
 		    }
 		    if ($home ne "/var/lib/nobody" && bool ($chown_home)) {
 			if (UsersRoutines->ChownHome ($uid, $gid, $home))
@@ -4555,7 +4557,7 @@ sub Write {
 			}
 			# create new home directory
 			elsif (not %{SCR->Read (".target.stat", $home)}) {
-			    UsersRoutines->CreateHome ($skel, $home);
+			    UsersRoutines->CreateHome ($skel, $home, "", $copy_usr_skel);
 			}
 			# do not change root's ownership of home directories
 			if (bool ($chown_home))
diff --git a/src/modules/UsersLDAP.pm b/src/modules/UsersLDAP.pm
index 89992ee12..81a959274 100644
--- a/src/modules/UsersLDAP.pm
+++ b/src/modules/UsersLDAP.pm
@@ -1404,7 +1404,7 @@ sub WriteUsers {
 		if ($server) {
 		    if ($create_home) {
 			UsersRoutines->CreateHome (
-			    $useradd_defaults{"skel"}, $home);
+			    $useradd_defaults{"skel"}, $home, "", "yes");
 		    }
 		    if ($home ne "/var/lib/nobody" && $chown_home) {
 			if (UsersRoutines->ChownHome ($uid, $gid, $home)) {
diff --git a/src/modules/UsersRoutines.pm b/src/modules/UsersRoutines.pm
index 1e997964c..bf92c6a12 100644
--- a/src/modules/UsersRoutines.pm
+++ b/src/modules/UsersRoutines.pm
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ YaST::YCP::Import ("String");
 # path to btrfs
 my $btrfs = "/usr/sbin/btrfs";
 
+# path to the usr skel
+my $usr_skel = "/usr/etc/skel";
+
 ##-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ##----------------- helper routines ---------------------------------------
 
@@ -60,23 +63,45 @@ sub btrfs_subvolume {
     return ( SCR->Execute( ".target.bash", $cmd ) eq 0 );
 }
 
+sub copy_skel {
+    my ( $skel, $home ) = @_;
+
+    if ( $skel ne "" && %{ SCR->Read( ".target.stat", $skel ) } ) {
+        my $cmd = sprintf(
+            "/usr/bin/cp -r '%s/.' '%s'",
+            String->Quote($skel),
+            String->Quote($home)
+        );
+        my %cmd_out = %{ SCR->Execute( ".target.bash_output", $cmd ) };
+        my $stderr = $cmd_out{"stderr"} || "";
+
+        if ( $stderr ne "" ) {
+            y2error( "Error calling $cmd: $stderr" );
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        y2usernote("Home skeleton copied: '$cmd'.");
+    }
+}
+
 ##-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ##----------------- directory manipulation routines -----------------------
 
 ##------------------------------------
 # Create home directory
-# @param skeleton skeleton directory for new home
+# @param skel skeleton directory for new home (typically from /etc/default/useradd config)
 # @param home name of new home directory
 # @param use_btrfs whether the home directory must be a btrfs subvolume
+# @param copy_usr_skel whether the usr skel (i.e., /usr/etc/skel) should be copied
 # @return success
 BEGIN { $TYPEINFO{CreateHome} = ["function",
     "boolean",
-    "string", "string", "string"];
+    "string", "string", "string", "string"];
 }
 sub CreateHome {
 
     my $self = shift;
-    my ( $skel, $home, $use_btrfs ) = @_;
+    my ( $skel, $home, $use_btrfs, $copy_usr_skel ) = @_;
 
     # Create a path to new home directory, if not exists
     my $home_path = substr( $home, 0, rindex( $home, "/" ) );
@@ -133,24 +158,12 @@ sub CreateHome {
         }
     }
 
-    # Now copy the skeleton
-    if ( $skel ne "" && %{ SCR->Read( ".target.stat", $skel ) } ) {
-        my $cmd = sprintf(
-            "/usr/bin/cp -r '%s/.' '%s'",
-            String->Quote($skel),
-            String->Quote($home)
-        );
-        my %cmd_out = %{ SCR->Execute( ".target.bash_output", $cmd ) };
-        my $stderr = $cmd_out{"stderr"} || "";
-
-        if ( $stderr ne "" ) {
-            y2error( "Error calling $cmd: $stderr" );
-            return 0;
-        }
-
-        y2usernote("Home skeleton copied: '$cmd'.");
+    if ($copy_usr_skel) {
+        copy_skel($usr_skel, $home);
     }
 
+    copy_skel($skel, $home);
+
     y2milestone("The directory $home was successfully created.");
 
     return 1;