diff --git a/home/plasma/nixos.nix b/home/plasma/nixos.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..55e19f9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/plasma/nixos.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{ pkgs
+, lib
+, config
+, ... }: with lib; let
+  cfg = config.home.plasma;
+in {
+  options.home.plasma = {
+    enable = mkEnableOption "KDE plasma desktop environment";
+  };
+
+  config = {
+    users.homeModules = [
+      # this module passes plasma configuration to home-manager
+      { passthrough.plasma = cfg; }
+    ];
+
+    specialisation.noplasma = with cfg; mkIf enable {
+      configuration = {
+        home.plasma.enable = mkForce false;
+      };
+    };
+
+    programs.regreet.enable = mkIf cfg.enable false;
+    services.xserver.enable = mkIf cfg.enable true;
+    services.xserver.displayManager.startx.enable = mkIf cfg.enable false;
+    services.xserver.displayManager.sddm.enable = mkIf cfg.enable true;
+    services.xserver.desktopManager.plasma5.enable = mkIf cfg.enable true;
+
+    users.home.persist.directories = mkIf cfg.enable [ ];
+  };
+}