diff --git a/modules/misc/news.nix b/modules/misc/news.nix
index 59f1726d3..fce1eb689 100644
--- a/modules/misc/news.nix
+++ b/modules/misc/news.nix
@@ -1145,6 +1145,13 @@ in
           A new module is available: 'services.taskwarrior-sync'.
         '';
       }
+
+      {
+        time = "2019-07-17T20:05:29+00:00";
+        message = ''
+          A new module is available: 'programs.kakoune'.
+        '';
+      }
     ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/modules.nix b/modules/modules.nix
index d5efe2d1e..03e048e2b 100644
--- a/modules/modules.nix
+++ b/modules/modules.nix
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ let
     (loadModule ./programs/info.nix { })
     (loadModule ./programs/irssi.nix { })
     (loadModule ./programs/jq.nix { })
+    (loadModule ./programs/kakoune.nix { })
     (loadModule ./programs/keychain.nix { })
     (loadModule ./programs/lesspipe.nix { })
     (loadModule ./programs/lsd.nix { })
diff --git a/modules/programs/kakoune.nix b/modules/programs/kakoune.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ac4a7b69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/programs/kakoune.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,574 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
+let
+
+  cfg = config.programs.kakoune;
+
+  hook = types.submodule {
+    options = {
+      name = mkOption {
+        type = types.enum [
+          "NormalBegin" "NormalIdle" "NormalEnd" "NormalKey"
+          "InsertBegin" "InsertIdle" "InsertEnd" "InsertKey"
+          "InsertChar" "InsertDelete" "InsertMove" "WinCreate"
+          "WinClose" "WinResize" "WinDisplay" "WinSetOption"
+          "BufSetOption" "BufNewFile" "BufOpenFile" "BufCreate"
+          "BufWritePre" "BufWritePost" "BufReload" "BufClose"
+          "BufOpenFifo" "BufReadFifo" "BufCloseFifo" "RuntimeError"
+          "ModeChange" "PromptIdle" "GlobalSetOption" "KakBegin"
+          "KakEnd" "FocusIn" "FocusOut" "RawKey"
+          "InsertCompletionShow" "InsertCompletionHide"
+          "InsertCompletionSelect"
+        ];
+        example = "SetOption";
+        description = ''
+          The name of the hook. For a description, see
+          <link xlink:href="https://github.com/mawww/kakoune/blob/master/doc/pages/hooks.asciidoc#default-hooks"/>.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      once = mkOption {
+        type = types.bool;
+        default = false;
+        description = ''
+          Remove the hook after running it once.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      group = mkOption {
+        type = types.nullOr types.str;
+        default = null;
+        description = ''
+          Add the hook to the named group.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      option = mkOption {
+        type = types.nullOr types.str;
+        default = null;
+        example = "filetype=latex";
+        description = ''
+          Additional option to pass to the hook.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      commands = mkOption {
+        type = types.lines;
+        default = "";
+        example = "set-option window indentwidth 2";
+        description = ''
+          Commands to run when the hook is activated.
+        '';
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  keyMapping = types.submodule {
+    options = {
+      mode = mkOption {
+        type = types.enum [
+          "insert"
+          "normal"
+          "prompt"
+          "menu"
+          "user"
+          "goto"
+          "view"
+          "object"
+        ];
+        example = "user";
+        description = ''
+          The mode in which the mapping takes effect.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      docstring = mkOption {
+        type = types.nullOr types.str;
+        default = null;
+        description = ''
+          Optional documentation text to display in info boxes.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      key = mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        example = "<a-x>";
+        description = ''
+          The key to be mapped. See
+          <link xlink:href="https://github.com/mawww/kakoune/blob/master/doc/pages/mapping.asciidoc#mappable-keys"/>
+          for possible values.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      effect = mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        example = ":wq<ret>";
+        description = ''
+          The sequence of keys to be mapped.
+        '';
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  configModule = types.submodule {
+    options = {
+      colorScheme = mkOption {
+        type = types.nullOr types.str;
+        default = null;
+        description = ''
+          Set the color scheme. To see available schemes, enter
+          <command>colorscheme</command> at the kakoune prompt.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      tabStop = mkOption {
+        type = types.nullOr types.ints.unsigned;
+        default = null;
+        description = ''
+          The width of a tab in spaces. The kakoune default is
+          <literal>6</literal>.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      indentWidth = mkOption {
+        type = types.nullOr types.ints.unsigned;
+        default = null;
+        description = ''
+          The width of an indentation in spaces.
+          The kakoune default is <literal>4</literal>.
+          If <literal>0</literal>, a tab will be used instead.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      incrementalSearch = mkOption {
+        type = types.bool;
+        default = true;
+        description = ''
+          Execute a search as it is being typed.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      alignWithTabs = mkOption {
+        type = types.bool;
+        default = false;
+        description = ''
+          Use tabs for the align command.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      autoInfo = mkOption {
+        type = types.nullOr (types.listOf (types.enum [ "command" "onkey" "normal" ]));
+        default = null;
+        example = [ "command" "normal" ];
+        description = ''
+          Contexts in which to display automatic information box.
+          The kakoune default is <literal>[ "command" "onkey" ]</literal>.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      autoComplete = mkOption {
+        type = types.nullOr(types.listOf (types.enum [ "insert" "prompt" ]));
+        default = null;
+        description = ''
+          Modes in which to display possible completions.
+          The kakoune default is <literal>[ "insert" "prompt" ]</literal>.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      autoReload = mkOption {
+        type = types.nullOr (types.enum [ "yes" "no" "ask" ]);
+        default = null;
+        description = ''
+          Reload buffers when an external modification is detected.
+          The kakoune default is <literal>"ask"</literal>.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      scrollOff = mkOption {
+        type = types.nullOr (types.submodule {
+          options = {
+            lines = mkOption {
+              type = types.ints.unsigned;
+              default = 0;
+              description = ''
+                The number of lines to keep visible around the cursor.
+              '';
+            };
+
+            columns = mkOption {
+              type = types.ints.unsigned;
+              default = 0;
+              description = ''
+                The number of columns to keep visible around the cursor.
+              '';
+            };
+          };
+        });
+        default = null;
+        description = ''
+          How many lines and columns to keep visible around the cursor.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      ui = mkOption {
+        type = types.nullOr (types.submodule {
+          options = {
+            setTitle = mkOption {
+              type = types.bool;
+              default = false;
+              description = ''
+                Change the title of the terminal emulator.
+              '';
+            };
+
+            statusLine = mkOption {
+              type = types.enum [ "top" "bottom" ];
+              default = "bottom";
+              description = ''
+                Where to display the status line.
+              '';
+            };
+
+            assistant = mkOption {
+              type = types.enum [ "clippy" "cat" "dilbert" "none" ];
+              default = "clippy";
+              description = ''
+                The assistant displayed in info boxes.
+              '';
+            };
+
+            enableMouse = mkOption {
+              type = types.bool;
+              default = false;
+              description = ''
+                Whether to enable mouse support.
+              '';
+            };
+
+            changeColors = mkOption {
+              type = types.bool;
+              default = true;
+              description = ''
+                Change color palette.
+              '';
+            };
+
+            wheelDownButton = mkOption {
+              type = types.nullOr types.str;
+              default = null;
+              description = ''
+                Button to send for wheel down events.
+              '';
+            };
+
+            wheelUpButton = mkOption {
+              type = types.nullOr types.str;
+              default = null;
+              description = ''
+                Button to send for wheel up events.
+              '';
+            };
+
+            shiftFunctionKeys = mkOption {
+              type = types.nullOr types.ints.unsigned;
+              default = null;
+              description = ''
+                Amount by which shifted function keys are offset. That
+                is, if the terminal sends F13 for Shift-F1, this
+                should be <literal>12</literal>.
+              '';
+            };
+
+            useBuiltinKeyParser = mkOption {
+              type = types.bool;
+              default = false;
+              description = ''
+                Bypass ncurses key parser and use an internal one.
+              '';
+            };
+          };
+        });
+        default = null;
+        description = ''
+          Settings for the ncurses interface.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      showMatching = mkOption {
+        type = types.bool;
+        default = false;
+        description = ''
+          Highlight the matching char of the character under the
+          selections' cursor using the <literal>MatchingChar</literal>
+          face.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      wrapLines = mkOption {
+        type = types.nullOr (types.submodule {
+          options = {
+            enable = mkEnableOption "the wrap lines highlighter";
+
+            word = mkOption {
+              type = types.bool;
+              default = false;
+              description = ''
+                Wrap at word boundaries instead of codepoint boundaries.
+              '';
+            };
+
+            indent = mkOption {
+              type = types.bool;
+              default = false;
+              description = ''
+                Preserve line indentation when wrapping.
+              '';
+            };
+
+            maxWidth = mkOption {
+              type = types.nullOr types.ints.unsigned;
+              default = null;
+              description = ''
+                Wrap text at maxWidth, even if the window is wider.
+              '';
+            };
+
+            marker = mkOption {
+              type = types.nullOr types.str;
+              default = null;
+              example = "⏎";
+              description = ''
+                Prefix wrapped lines with marker text.
+                If not <literal>null</literal>,
+                the marker text will be displayed in the indentation if possible.
+              '';
+            };
+          };
+        });
+        default = null;
+        description = ''
+          Settings for the wrap lines highlighter.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      numberLines = mkOption {
+        type = types.nullOr (types.submodule {
+          options = {
+            enable = mkEnableOption "the number lines highlighter";
+
+            relative = mkOption {
+              type = types.bool;
+              default = false;
+              description = ''
+                Show line numbers relative to the main cursor line.
+              '';
+            };
+
+            highlightCursor = mkOption {
+              type = types.bool;
+              default = false;
+              description = ''
+                Highlight the cursor line with a separate face.
+              '';
+            };
+
+            separator = mkOption {
+              type = types.nullOr types.str;
+              default = null;
+              description = ''
+                String that separates the line number column from the
+                buffer contents. The kakoune default is
+                <literal>"|"</literal>.
+              '';
+            };
+          };
+        });
+        default = null;
+        description = ''
+          Settings for the number lines highlighter.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      showWhitespace = mkOption {
+        type = types.nullOr (types.submodule {
+          options = {
+            enable = mkEnableOption "the show whitespace highlighter";
+
+            lineFeed = mkOption {
+              type = types.nullOr types.str;
+              default = null;
+              description = ''
+                The character to display for line feeds.
+                The kakoune default is <literal>"¬"</literal>.
+              '';
+            };
+
+            space = mkOption {
+              type = types.nullOr types.str;
+              default = null;
+              description = ''
+                The character to display for spaces.
+                The kakoune default is <literal>"·"</literal>.
+              '';
+            };
+
+            nonBreakingSpace = mkOption {
+              type = types.nullOr types.str;
+              default = null;
+              description = ''
+                The character to display for non-breaking spaces.
+                The kakoune default is <literal>"⍽"</literal>.
+              '';
+            };
+
+            tab = mkOption {
+              type = types.nullOr types.str;
+              default = null;
+              description = ''
+                The character to display for tabs.
+                The kakoune default is <literal>"→"</literal>.
+              '';
+            };
+
+            tabStop = mkOption {
+              type = types.nullOr types.str;
+              default = null;
+              description = ''
+                The character to append to tabs to reach the width of a tabstop.
+                The kakoune default is <literal>" "</literal>.
+              '';
+            };
+          };
+        });
+        default = null;
+        description = ''
+          Settings for the show whitespaces highlighter.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      keyMappings = mkOption {
+        type = types.listOf keyMapping;
+        default = [];
+        description = ''
+          User-defined key mappings. For documentation, see
+          <link xlink:href="https://github.com/mawww/kakoune/blob/master/doc/pages/mapping.asciidoc"/>
+        '';
+      };
+
+      hooks = mkOption {
+        type = types.listOf hook;
+        default = [];
+        description = ''
+          Global hooks. For documentation, see
+          <link xlink:href="https://github.com/mawww/kakoune/blob/master/doc/pages/hooks.asciidoc"/>.
+        '';
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  configFile =
+    let
+      wrapOptions = with cfg.config.wrapLines; concatStrings [
+        "${optionalString word " -word"}"
+        "${optionalString indent " -indent"}"
+        "${optionalString (marker != null) " -marker ${marker}"}"
+        "${optionalString (maxWidth != null) " -width ${toString maxWidth}"}"
+      ];
+
+      numberLinesOptions = with cfg.config.numberLines; concatStrings [
+        "${optionalString relative " -relative "}"
+        "${optionalString highlightCursor " -hlcursor"}"
+        "${optionalString (separator != null) " -separator ${separator}"}"
+      ];
+
+      uiOptions = with cfg.config.ui; concatStringsSep " " [
+        "ncurses_set_title=${if setTitle then "true" else "false"}"
+        "ncurses_status_on_top=${if (statusLine == "top") then "true" else "false"}"
+        "ncurses_assistant=${assistant}"
+        "ncurses_enable_mouse=${if enableMouse then "true" else "false"}"
+        "ncurses_change_colors=${if changeColors then "true" else "false"}"
+        "${optionalString (wheelDownButton != null)
+          "ncurses_wheel_down_button=${wheelDownButton}"}"
+        "${optionalString (wheelUpButton != null)
+          "ncurses_wheel_up_button=${wheelUpButton}"}"
+        "${optionalString (shiftFunctionKeys != null)
+          "ncurses_shift_function_key=${toString shiftFunctionKeys}"}"
+        "ncurses_builtin_key_parser=${if useBuiltinKeyParser then "true" else "false"}"
+      ];
+
+      keyMappingString = km: concatStringsSep " " [
+        "map global"
+        "${km.mode} ${km.key} '${km.effect}'"
+        "${optionalString (km.docstring != null) "-docstring '${km.docstring}'"}"
+      ];
+
+      hookString = h: concatStringsSep " " [
+        "hook" "${optionalString (h.group != null) "-group ${group}"}"
+        "${optionalString (h.once) "-once"}" "global"
+        "${h.name}" "${optionalString (h.option != null) h.option}"
+        "%{ ${h.commands} }"
+      ];
+
+      cfgStr = with cfg.config; concatStringsSep "\n" (
+        [ "# Generated by home-manager" ]
+        ++ optional (colorScheme != null) "colorscheme ${colorScheme}"
+        ++ optional (tabStop != null) "set-option global tabstop ${toString tabStop}"
+        ++ optional (indentWidth != null) "set-option global indentwidth ${toString indentWidth}"
+        ++ optional (!incrementalSearch) "set-option global incsearch false"
+        ++ optional (alignWithTabs) "set-option global aligntab true"
+        ++ optional (autoInfo != null) "set-option global autoinfo ${concatStringsSep "|" autoInfo}"
+        ++ optional (autoComplete != null) "set-option global autocomplete ${concatStringsSep "|" autoComplete}"
+        ++ optional (autoReload != null) "set-option global/ autoreload ${autoReload}"
+        ++ optional (wrapLines != null && wrapLines.enable) "add-highlighter global/ wrap${wrapOptions}"
+        ++ optional (numberLines != null && numberLines.enable)
+          "add-highlighter global/ number-lines${numberLinesOptions}"
+        ++ optional showMatching "add-highlighter global/ show-matching"
+        ++ optional (scrollOff != null)
+          "set-option global scrolloff ${toString scrollOff.lines},${toString scrollOff.columns}"
+
+        ++ [ "# UI options" ]
+        ++ optional (ui != null) "set-option global ui_options ${uiOptions}"
+
+        ++ [ "# Key mappings" ]
+        ++ map keyMappingString keyMappings
+
+        ++ [ "# Hooks" ]
+        ++ map hookString hooks
+      );
+    in
+      pkgs.writeText "kakrc" (
+        optionalString (cfg.config != null) cfgStr
+        + cfg.extraConfig
+      );
+
+in
+
+{
+  options = {
+    programs.kakoune = {
+      enable = mkEnableOption "the kakoune text editor";
+
+      config = mkOption {
+        type = types.nullOr configModule;
+        default = {};
+        description = "kakoune configuration options.";
+      };
+
+      extraConfig = mkOption {
+        type = types.lines;
+        default = "";
+        description = ''
+          Extra configuration lines to add to
+          <filename>~/.config/kak/kakrc</filename>.
+        '';
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    home.packages = [ pkgs.kakoune ];
+    xdg.configFile."kak/kakrc".source = configFile;
+  };
+}