diff --git a/modules/programs/broot.nix b/modules/programs/broot.nix
index 72b2c6ea1..37d8b29c1 100644
--- a/modules/programs/broot.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/broot.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ let
   brootConf = {
     verbs = cfg.verbs;
     skin = cfg.skin;
+    modal = cfg.modal;
   };
 
 in {
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ in {
       '';
     };
 
+    modal = mkEnableOption "modal (vim) mode";
+
     verbs = mkOption {
       type = with types; listOf (attrsOf (either bool str));
       default = [
diff --git a/tests/default.nix b/tests/default.nix
index 161b4897a..43f3b9f40 100644
--- a/tests/default.nix
+++ b/tests/default.nix
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import nmt {
     ./modules/programs/autojump
     ./modules/programs/bash
     ./modules/programs/bat
+    ./modules/programs/broot
     ./modules/programs/browserpass
     ./modules/programs/dircolors
     ./modules/programs/direnv
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/broot/broot.nix b/tests/modules/programs/broot/broot.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88b13974b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/broot/broot.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
+{
+  config = {
+    programs.broot = {
+      enable = true;
+      modal = true;
+    };
+
+    nixpkgs.overlays =
+      [ (self: super: { broot = pkgs.writeScriptBin "dummy" ""; }) ];
+
+    nmt.script = ''
+      assertFileExists home-files/.config/broot/conf.toml
+      assertFileContent home-files/.config/broot/conf.toml ${
+        pkgs.writeText "broot.expected" ''
+          modal = true
+
+          [[verbs]]
+          execution = ":parent"
+          invocation = "p"
+
+          [[verbs]]
+          execution = "$EDITOR {file}"
+          invocation = "edit"
+          shortcut = "e"
+
+          [[verbs]]
+          execution = "$EDITOR {directory}/{subpath}"
+          invocation = "create {subpath}"
+
+          [[verbs]]
+          execution = "less {file}"
+          invocation = "view"
+
+          [skin]
+        ''
+      }
+    '';
+  };
+}
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/broot/default.nix b/tests/modules/programs/broot/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f991f68b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/broot/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ broot = ./broot.nix; }