diff --git a/modules/programs/borgmatic.nix b/modules/programs/borgmatic.nix
index e1be117cc..19670775a 100644
--- a/modules/programs/borgmatic.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/borgmatic.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ let
       default = null;
     });
 
+  cleanRepositories = repos:
+    map (repo:
+      if builtins.isString repo then {
+        path = repo;
+      } else
+        removeNullValues repo) repos;
+
   mkRetentionOption = frequency:
     mkNullableOption {
       type = types.int;
@@ -27,6 +34,26 @@ let
     description = "Extra settings.";
   };
 
+  repositoryOption = types.submodule {
+    options = {
+      path = mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        example = "ssh://myuser@myrepo.myserver.com/./repo";
+        description = "Path of the repository.";
+      };
+
+      label = mkOption {
+        type = types.nullOr types.str;
+        default = null;
+        example = "remote";
+        description = ''
+          Short text describing the repository. Can be used with the
+          `--repository` flag to select a repository.
+        '';
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
   consistencyCheckModule = types.submodule {
     options = {
       name = mkOption {
@@ -56,10 +83,23 @@ let
         };
 
         repositories = mkOption {
-          type = types.listOf types.str;
-          description = "Paths to repositories.";
-          example =
-            literalExpression ''["ssh://myuser@myrepo.myserver.com/./repo"]'';
+          type = types.listOf (types.either types.str repositoryOption);
+          apply = cleanRepositories;
+          example = literalExpression ''
+            [
+              {
+                "path" = "ssh://myuser@myrepo.myserver.com/./repo";
+                "label" = "server";
+              }
+              {
+                "path" = "/var/lib/backups/local.borg";
+                "label" = "local";
+              }
+            ]
+          '';
+          description = ''
+            List of local or remote repositories with paths and optional labels.
+          '';
         };
 
         excludeHomeManagerSymlinks = mkOption {
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/borgmatic/basic-configuration.nix b/tests/modules/programs/borgmatic/basic-configuration.nix
index a02c47645..15a57ca78 100644
--- a/tests/modules/programs/borgmatic/basic-configuration.nix
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/borgmatic/basic-configuration.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,14 @@ in {
       main = {
         location = {
           sourceDirectories = [ "/my-stuff-to-backup" ];
-          repositories = [ "/mnt/disk1" "/mnt/disk2" ];
+          repositories = [
+            "/mnt/disk1"
+            { path = "/mnt/disk2"; }
+            {
+              path = "/mnt/disk3";
+              label = "disk3";
+            }
+          ];
           extraConfig = {
             one_file_system = true;
             exclude_patterns = [ "*.swp" ];
@@ -65,11 +72,17 @@ in {
     expectations[source_directories[0]]="${
       builtins.elemAt backups.main.location.sourceDirectories 0
     }"
-    expectations[repositories[0]]="${
-      builtins.elemAt backups.main.location.repositories 0
+    expectations[repositories[0].path]="${
+      (builtins.elemAt backups.main.location.repositories 0).path
     }"
-    expectations[repositories[1]]="${
-      builtins.elemAt backups.main.location.repositories 1
+    expectations[repositories[1].path]="${
+      (builtins.elemAt backups.main.location.repositories 1).path
+    }"
+    expectations[repositories[2].path]="${
+      (builtins.elemAt backups.main.location.repositories 2).path
+    }"
+    expectations[repositories[2].label]="${
+      (builtins.elemAt backups.main.location.repositories 2).label
     }"
     expectations[one_file_system]="${
       boolToString backups.main.location.extraConfig.one_file_system