diff --git a/modules/programs/kitty.nix b/modules/programs/kitty.nix
index 3fa4452e6..df794860d 100644
--- a/modules/programs/kitty.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/kitty.nix
@@ -25,10 +25,26 @@ let
     mkKeyValue = key: command: "map ${key} ${command}";
   };
 
+  toKittyEnv =
+    generators.toKeyValue { mkKeyValue = name: value: "env ${name}=${value}"; };
+
 in {
   options.programs.kitty = {
     enable = mkEnableOption "Kitty terminal emulator";
 
+    darwinLaunchOptions = mkOption {
+      type = types.nullOr (types.listOf types.str);
+      default = null;
+      description = "Command-line options to use when launched by Mac OS GUI";
+      example = literalExample ''
+        [
+          "--single-instance"
+          "--directory=/tmp/my-dir"
+          "--listen-on=unix:/tmp/my-socket"
+        ]
+      '';
+    };
+
     settings = mkOption {
       type = types.attrsOf eitherStrBoolInt;
       default = { };
@@ -65,6 +81,17 @@ in {
       '';
     };
 
+    environment = mkOption {
+      type = types.attrsOf types.str;
+      default = { };
+      description = "Environment variables to set or override.";
+      example = literalExample ''
+        {
+          "LS_COLORS" = "1";
+        }
+      '';
+    };
+
     extraConfig = mkOption {
       default = "";
       type = types.lines;
@@ -73,6 +100,14 @@ in {
   };
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    assertions = [{
+      assertion = (cfg.darwinLaunchOptions != null)
+        -> pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
+      message = ''
+        The 'programs.kitty.darwinLaunchOptions' option is only available on darwin.
+      '';
+    }];
+
     home.packages = [ pkgs.kitty ] ++ optionalPackage cfg.font;
 
     xdg.configFile."kitty/kitty.conf".text = ''
@@ -89,7 +124,14 @@ in {
 
       ${toKittyKeybindings cfg.keybindings}
 
+      ${toKittyEnv cfg.environment}
+
       ${cfg.extraConfig}
     '';
+
+    xdg.configFile."kitty/macos-launch-services-cmdline" =
+      mkIf (cfg.darwinLaunchOptions != null) {
+        text = concatStringsSep " " cfg.darwinLaunchOptions;
+      };
   };
 }
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/kitty/example-macos-launch-services-cmdline b/tests/modules/programs/kitty/example-macos-launch-services-cmdline
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e104109ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/kitty/example-macos-launch-services-cmdline
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+--single-instance --directory=/tmp/my-dir --listen-on=unix:/tmp/my-socket
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/kitty/example-settings-expected.conf b/tests/modules/programs/kitty/example-settings-expected.conf
index 23cd3a85a..0afd7a9a0 100644
--- a/tests/modules/programs/kitty/example-settings-expected.conf
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/kitty/example-settings-expected.conf
@@ -14,4 +14,7 @@ map ctrl+c copy_or_interrupt
 map ctrl+f>2 set_font_size 20
 
 
+env LS_COLORS=1
+
+
 
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/kitty/example-settings.nix b/tests/modules/programs/kitty/example-settings.nix
index 8b5c0c330..1f3b82b98 100644
--- a/tests/modules/programs/kitty/example-settings.nix
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/kitty/example-settings.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ with lib;
   config = {
     programs.kitty = {
       enable = true;
+
+      darwinLaunchOptions = lib.mkIf pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
+        "--single-instance"
+        "--directory=/tmp/my-dir"
+        "--listen-on=unix:/tmp/my-socket"
+      ];
+
       settings = {
         scrollback_lines = 10000;
         enable_audio_bell = false;
@@ -19,6 +26,8 @@ with lib;
         "ctrl+c" = "copy_or_interrupt";
         "ctrl+f>2" = "set_font_size 20";
       };
+
+      environment = { LS_COLORS = "1"; };
     };
 
     nixpkgs.overlays =
@@ -29,6 +38,10 @@ with lib;
       assertFileContent \
         home-files/.config/kitty/kitty.conf \
         ${./example-settings-expected.conf}
+    '' + lib.optionalString pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin ''
+      assertFileContent \
+        home-files/.config/kitty/macos-launch-services-cmdline \
+        ${./example-macos-launch-services-cmdline}
     '';
   };
 }