diff --git a/nixos/modules/config/shells-environment.nix b/nixos/modules/config/shells-environment.nix
index a0a20228a742..34e558d8603d 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/config/shells-environment.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/config/shells-environment.nix
@@ -126,6 +126,14 @@ in
       type = types.bool;
     };
 
+    environment.localBinInPath = mkOption {
+      description = ''
+        Add ~/.local/bin/ to $PATH
+      '';
+      default = false;
+      type = types.bool;
+    };
+
     environment.binsh = mkOption {
       default = "${config.system.build.binsh}/bin/sh";
       defaultText = "\${config.system.build.binsh}/bin/sh";
@@ -198,6 +206,10 @@ in
           # ~/bin if it exists overrides other bin directories.
           export PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"
         ''}
+
+        ${optionalString cfg.localBinInPath ''
+          export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
+        ''}
       '';
 
     system.activationScripts.binsh = stringAfter [ "stdio" ]