diff --git a/modules/programs/bash.nix b/modules/programs/bash.nix
index 5a328ecda..3a367b9e7 100644
--- a/modules/programs/bash.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/bash.nix
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ in {
     programs.bash = {
       enable = mkEnableOption "GNU Bourne-Again SHell";
 
+      package = mkPackageOption pkgs "bash" { default = "bashInteractive"; };
+
       enableCompletion = mkOption {
         type = types.bool;
         default = true;
@@ -190,7 +192,7 @@ in {
         HISTIGNORE = escapeShellArg (concatStringsSep ":" cfg.historyIgnore);
       }));
   in mkIf cfg.enable {
-    home.packages = [ pkgs.bashInteractive ];
+    home.packages = [ cfg.package ];
 
     home.file.".bash_profile".source = writeBashScript "bash_profile" ''
       # include .profile if it exists