diff --git a/home/gnome/impl.nix b/home/gnome/impl.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c6617c86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/gnome/impl.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{ pkgs
+, lib
+, config
+, ... }: with lib; let
+  cfg = config.home.gnome;
+in mkIf cfg.enable {
+  programs.regreet.enable = false;
+  services.xserver.enable = true;
+  services.xserver.displayManager.startx.enable = false;
+  services.xserver.displayManager.gdm.enable = true;
+  services.xserver.desktopManager.gnome.enable = true;
+
+  users.home.persist.directories = [ ];
+  environment.persistence."/nix/persist/fhs".directories = [ ];
+}
diff --git a/home/gnome/nixos.nix b/home/gnome/nixos.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26687e9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/gnome/nixos.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{ pkgs
+, lib
+, config
+, ... }: with lib; let
+  cfg = config.home.gnome;
+in {
+  imports = [ ./impl.nix ];
+
+  options.home.gnome = {
+    enable = mkEnableOption "GNOME desktop environment";
+  };
+
+  config = {
+    users.homeModules = [
+      # this module passes gnome configuration to home-manager
+      { passthrough.gnome= cfg; }
+    ];
+
+    specialisation.nognome = with cfg; mkIf enable {
+      configuration = {
+        home.gnome.enable = mkForce false;
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}