diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/git.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/git.nix
index 90857863f69e..b9a4bb772df6 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/programs/git.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/git.nix
@@ -84,6 +84,20 @@ in
 
         enablePureSSHTransfer = lib.mkEnableOption "Enable pure SSH transfer in server side by adding git-lfs-transfer to environment.systemPackages";
       };
+
+      attributes = lib.mkOption {
+        type = lib.types.lines;
+        default = "";
+        example = "*.pdf diff=pdf";
+        description = ''
+          Assign git attributes to files (one pattern per line):
+
+              PATTERN1 ATTR1 ATTR2 ...
+
+          Blank lines and lines beginning with # are ignored. See
+          {manpage}`gitattributes(5)` for more information.
+        '';
+      };
     };
   };
 
@@ -93,6 +107,10 @@ in
       environment.etc.gitconfig = lib.mkIf (cfg.config != [ ]) {
         text = lib.concatMapStringsSep "\n" lib.generators.toGitINI cfg.config;
       };
+
+      environment.etc.gitattributes = lib.mkIf (cfg.attributes != "") {
+        text = cfg.attributes + "\n";
+      };
     })
     (lib.mkIf (cfg.enable && cfg.lfs.enable) {
       environment.systemPackages = lib.mkMerge [