diff --git a/modules/programs/todoman.nix b/modules/programs/todoman.nix
index 2221641bf..11f8f1238 100644
--- a/modules/programs/todoman.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/todoman.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ with lib;
 let
 
   cfg = config.programs.todoman;
+  iniFormat = pkgs.formats.ini { };
 
 in {
 
@@ -21,108 +22,55 @@ in {
         The glob expansion which matches all directories relevant.
       '';
     };
-
-    color = mkOption {
-      type = types.nullOr (types.enum [ "never" "always" ]);
-      default = null;
+    settings = mkOption {
+      type = iniFormat.type;
+      default = { };
       description = ''
-        By default todoman will disable colored output if stdout is not a TTY.
-        Set to never to disable colored output entirely, or always to enable it regardless.
+        Configuration for todoman
+
+        See [docs](`https://todoman.readthedocs.io/en/stable/man.html#id5`).
+        for the full list of options.
+      '';
+      example = literalExpression ''
+        {
+          date_format = "%Y-%m-%d";
+          time_format = "%H:%M";
+          default_list = "Personal";
+          default_due = 48;
+        };
       '';
     };
 
-    dateformat = mkOption {
-      type = types.nullOr types.str;
-      default = null;
+    extraConfig = mkOption {
+      type = types.lines;
+      default = "";
       description = ''
-        The date format used both for displaying dates, and parsing input
-        dates. If this option is not specified the system locale’s is used.
-      '';
-    };
+        Additional lines for configuration of todoman
 
-    defaultDue = mkOption {
-      type = types.nullOr types.int;
-      default = null;
-      description = ''
-        The default difference (in hours) between new todo’s due date and
-        creation date. If not specified, the value is 24. If set to 0,
-        the due date for new todos will not be set.
-      '';
-    };
-
-    defaultList = mkOption {
-      type = types.nullOr types.str;
-      default = null;
-      description = ''
-        The default list for adding a todo. If you do not specify this option,
-        you must use the `--list` / `-l` option every time you add a todo.
-      '';
-    };
-
-    defaultPriority = mkOption {
-      type = types.nullOr types.int;
-      default = null;
-      description = ''
-        The default priority of a task on creation. Highest priority is 1,
-        lowest priority is 10, and 0 means no priority at all.
-      '';
-    };
-
-    dtSeparator = mkOption {
-      type = types.nullOr types.str;
-      default = null;
-      description = ''
-        The string used to separate date and time when displaying and parsing.
-      '';
-    };
-
-    humanize = mkOption {
-      type = types.bool;
-      default = false;
-      description = ''
-        If set to true, datetimes will be printed in human friendly formats like
-        “tomorrow”, “in one hour”, “3 weeks ago”, etc.
-      '';
-    };
-
-    startable = mkOption {
-      type = types.bool;
-      default = false;
-      description = ''
-        If set to true, only show todos which are currently startable;
-        these are todos which have a start date today, or some day in the past.
-        Todos with no start date are always considered current. Incomplete todos
-        (eg: partially-complete) are also included.
-      '';
-    };
-
-    timeformat = mkOption {
-      type = types.nullOr types.str;
-      default = null;
-      description = ''
-        The date format used both for displaying times, and parsing input times.
-        If this option is not specified the system locale’s is used.
+        See [docs](`https://todoman.readthedocs.io/en/stable/man.html#id5`).
+        for the full list of options.
       '';
     };
   };
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
-    assertions = [
-      {
-        assertion = accounts.calendar ? basePath;
-        message = ''
-          A base directory for calendars must be specified via
-          `accounts.calendar.basePath` to generate config for todoman
-        '';
-      }
-      {
-        assertion = 0 <= cfg.defaultPriority && cfg.defaultPriority <= 10;
-        message = "Todoman's `defaultPriority` must be between 0 and 10.";
-      }
-    ];
+    assertions = [{
+      assertion = accounts.calendar ? basePath;
+      message = ''
+        A base directory for calendars must be specified via
+        `accounts.calendar.basePath` to generate config for todoman
+      '';
+    }];
 
     home.packages = [ pkgs.todoman ];
 
-    xdg.configFile."todoman/config.py".text = generators.toINI cfg;
+    xdg.configFile."todoman/config.py" =
+      mkIf (cfg.settings != { } && cfg.extraConfig != "") {
+        text = lib.concatLines [
+          ''path = "~/${config.accounts.calendar.basePath}${cfg.glob}"''
+          (generators.toINI { } cfg.settings)
+          cfg.extraConfig
+        ];
+      };
   };
 }