diff --git a/nixos/modules/config/shells-environment.nix b/nixos/modules/config/shells-environment.nix
index d939cbb393ee..b79e16cd7979 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/config/shells-environment.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/config/shells-environment.nix
@@ -118,6 +118,14 @@ in
       type = with types; attrsOf (nullOr (either str path));
     };
 
+    environment.homeBinInPath = mkOption {
+      description = ''
+        Include ~/bin/ in $PATH.
+      '';
+      default = true;
+      type = types.bool;
+    };
+
     environment.binsh = mkOption {
       default = "${config.system.build.binsh}/bin/sh";
       defaultText = "\${config.system.build.binsh}/bin/sh";
@@ -186,8 +194,10 @@ in
 
         ${cfg.extraInit}
 
-        # ~/bin if it exists overrides other bin directories.
-        export PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"
+        ${optionalString cfg.homeBinInPath ''
+          # ~/bin if it exists overrides other bin directories.
+          export PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"
+        ''}
       '';
 
     system.activationScripts.binsh = stringAfter [ "stdio" ]