diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/nano.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/nano.nix
index 28ddb4aaf66f..7a5e32fa7999 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/programs/nano.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/nano.nix
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ in
       etc.nanorc.text = (lib.optionalString cfg.syntaxHighlight ''
         # load syntax highlighting files
         include "${cfg.package}/share/nano/*.nanorc"
+        include "${cfg.package}/share/nano/extra/*.nanorc"
       '') + cfg.nanorc;
       systemPackages = [ cfg.package ];
     };