diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/exwm.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/exwm.nix
index 301a3c85d9e1..f6a52ea808e3 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/exwm.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/exwm.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ let
     ${cfg.loadScript}
   '';
   packages = epkgs: cfg.extraPackages epkgs ++ [ epkgs.exwm ];
-  exwm-emacs = pkgs.emacs.pkgs.withPackages packages;
+  exwm-emacs = cfg.package.pkgs.withPackages packages;
 in
 {
 
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ in
           file.
         '';
       };
+      package = mkPackageOption pkgs "Emacs" {
+        default = "emacs";
+        example = [ "emacs-gtk" ];
+      };
       extraPackages = mkOption {
         type = types.functionTo (types.listOf types.package);
         default = epkgs: [ ];