diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/qtile.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/qtile.nix
index 835b41d4ada..4d455fdf7b2 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/qtile.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/qtile.nix
@@ -7,19 +7,26 @@ let
 in
 
 {
-  options = {
-    services.xserver.windowManager.qtile.enable = mkEnableOption "qtile";
+  options.services.xserver.windowManager.qtile = {
+    enable = mkEnableOption "qtile";
+
+    package = mkPackageOption pkgs "qtile" { };
   };
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
     services.xserver.windowManager.session = [{
       name = "qtile";
       start = ''
-        ${pkgs.qtile}/bin/qtile start &
+        ${cfg.package}/bin/qtile start &
         waitPID=$!
       '';
     }];
 
-    environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.qtile ];
+    environment.systemPackages = [
+      # pkgs.qtile is currently a buildenv of qtile and its dependencies.
+      # For userland commands, we want the underlying package so that
+      # packages such as python don't bleed into userland and overwrite intended behavior.
+      (cfg.package.unwrapped or cfg.package)
+    ];
   };
 }