diff --git a/modules/services/x11/hardware/multitouch.nix b/modules/services/x11/hardware/multitouch.nix
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+{ config, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with pkgs.lib;
+
+let cfg = config.services.xserver.synaptics; in
+
+{
+
+  options = {
+
+    services.xserver.synaptics = {
+      
+      enable = mkOption {
+        default = false;
+        example = true;
+        description = "Whether to enable touchpad support.";
+      };
+
+      dev = mkOption {
+        default = null;
+	example = "/dev/input/event0";
+        description = 
+          ''
+            Path for touchpad device.  Set to null to apply to any
+            auto-detected touchpad.
+          '';
+      };
+
+      minSpeed = mkOption {
+        default = "0.6";
+        description = "Cursor speed factor for precision finger motion.";
+      };
+
+      maxSpeed = mkOption {
+        default = "1.0";
+        description = "Cursor speed factor for highest-speed finger motion.";
+      };
+
+      twoFingerScroll = mkOption {
+        default = false;
+        description = "Whether to enable two-finger drag-scrolling.";
+      };
+
+      vertEdgeScroll = mkOption {
+        default = true;
+        description = "Whether to enable vertical edge drag-scrolling.";
+      };
+
+    };
+
+  };
+
+
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+
+    services.xserver.modules = [ pkgs.xorg.xf86inputsynaptics ];
+
+    services.xserver.config =
+      ''
+        # Automatically enable the synaptics driver for all touchpads.
+        Section "InputClass"
+          Identifier "synaptics touchpad catchall"
+          MatchIsTouchpad "on"
+          ${optionalString (cfg.dev != null) ''MatchDevicePath "${cfg.dev}"''}
+          Driver "synaptics"
+          Option "MaxTapTime" "180"
+          Option "MaxTapMove" "220"
+          Option "MinSpeed" "${cfg.minSpeed}"
+          Option "MaxSpeed" "${cfg.maxSpeed}"
+          Option "AccelFactor" "0.0010"
+          Option "TapButton1" "1"
+          Option "TapButton2" "2"
+          Option "TapButton3" "3"
+          Option "VertTwoFingerScroll" "${if cfg.twoFingerScroll then "1" else "0"}"
+          Option "HorizTwoFingerScroll" "${if cfg.twoFingerScroll then "1" else "0"}"
+          Option "VertEdgeScroll" "${if cfg.vertEdgeScroll then "1" else "0"}"
+        EndSection
+      '';
+
+  };
+
+}