diff --git a/distro/nix/home.nix b/distro/nix/home.nix
index 696be8a0..444f14f0 100644
--- a/distro/nix/home.nix
+++ b/distro/nix/home.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ let
       dmsPkgs
       ;
   };
+  hasPluginSettings = lib.any (plugin: plugin.settings != { }) (
+    lib.attrValues (lib.filterAttrs (n: v: v.enable) cfg.plugins)
+  );
+  pluginSettings = lib.mapAttrs (name: plugin: { enabled = plugin.enable; } // plugin.settings) (
+    lib.filterAttrs (n: v: v.enable) cfg.plugins
+  );
 in
 {
   imports = [
@@ -24,25 +30,48 @@ in
       "programs"
       "dank-material-shell"
       "enableNightMode"
-    ] "Night mode is now always available.")
+    ] "Night mode is now always available")
+    (lib.mkRemovedOptionModule [
+      "programs"
+      "dank-material-shell"
+      "default"
+      "settings"
+    ] "Default settings have been removed and been replaced with programs.dank-material-shell.settings")
+    (lib.mkRemovedOptionModule [
+      "programs"
+      "dank-material-shell"
+      "default"
+      "session"
+    ] "Default session has been removed and been replaced with programs.dank-material-shell.session")
     (lib.mkRenamedOptionModule
       [ "programs" "dank-material-shell" "enableSystemd" ]
       [ "programs" "dank-material-shell" "systemd" "enable" ]
     )
   ];
 
-  options.programs.dank-material-shell = with lib.types; {
-    default = {
-      settings = lib.mkOption {
-        type = jsonFormat.type;
-        default = { };
-        description = "The default settings are only read if the settings.json file don't exist";
-      };
-      session = lib.mkOption {
-        type = jsonFormat.type;
-        default = { };
-        description = "The default session are only read if the session.json file don't exist";
-      };
+  options.programs.dank-material-shell = {
+    settings = lib.mkOption {
+      type = jsonFormat.type;
+      default = { };
+      description = "DankMaterialShell configuration settings as an attribute set, to be written to ~/.config/DankMaterialShell/settings.json.";
+    };
+
+    clipboardSettings = lib.mkOption {
+      type = jsonFormat.type;
+      default = { };
+      description = "DankMaterialShell clipboard settings as an attribute set, to be written to ~/.config/DankMaterialShell/clsettings.json.";
+    };
+
+    session = lib.mkOption {
+      type = jsonFormat.type;
+      default = { };
+      description = "DankMaterialShell session settings as an attribute set, to be written to ~/.local/state/DankMaterialShell/session.json.";
+    };
+
+    managePluginSettings = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.bool;
+      default = hasPluginSettings;
+      description = ''Whether to manage plugin settings. Automatically enabled if any plugins have settings configured.'';
     };
   };
 
@@ -67,22 +96,28 @@ in
       Install.WantedBy = [ config.wayland.systemd.target ];
     };
 
-    xdg.stateFile."DankMaterialShell/default-session.json" = lib.mkIf (cfg.default.session != { }) {
-      source = jsonFormat.generate "default-session.json" cfg.default.session;
+    xdg.stateFile."DankMaterialShell/session.json" = lib.mkIf (cfg.session != { }) {
+      source = jsonFormat.generate "session.json" cfg.session;
     };
 
-    xdg.configFile = lib.mkMerge [
-      (lib.mapAttrs' (name: value: {
-        name = "DankMaterialShell/plugins/${name}";
-        inherit value;
-      }) common.plugins)
-      {
-        "DankMaterialShell/default-settings.json" = lib.mkIf (cfg.default.settings != { }) {
-          source = jsonFormat.generate "default-settings.json" cfg.default.settings;
-        };
-      }
-    ];
-
+    xdg.configFile = {
+      "DankMaterialShell/settings.json" = lib.mkIf (cfg.settings != { }) {
+        source = jsonFormat.generate "settings.json" cfg.settings;
+      };
+      "DankMaterialShell/clsettings.json" = lib.mkIf (cfg.clipboardSettings != { }) {
+        source = jsonFormat.generate "clsettings.json" cfg.clipboardSettings;
+      };
+      "DankMaterialShell/plugin_settings.json" = lib.mkIf cfg.managePluginSettings {
+        source = jsonFormat.generate "plugin_settings.json" pluginSettings;
+      };
+    }
+    // (lib.mapAttrs' (name: value: {
+      name = "DankMaterialShell/plugins/${name}";
+      inherit value;
+    }) common.plugins);
+    warnings =
+      lib.optional (!cfg.managePluginSettings && hasPluginSettings)
+        "You have disabled managePluginSettings but provided plugin settings. These settings will be ignored.";
     home.packages = common.packages;
   };
 }
diff --git a/distro/nix/options.nix b/distro/nix/options.nix
index e19358cd..24a82278 100644
--- a/distro/nix/options.nix
+++ b/distro/nix/options.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ let
     "programs"
     "dank-material-shell"
   ];
-
+  jsonFormat = pkgs.formats.json { };
   builtInRemovedMsg = "This is now built-in in DMS and doesn't need additional dependencies.";
 in
 {
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ in
     };
 
     dgop = {
-      package = lib.mkPackageOption pkgs "dgop" {};
+      package = lib.mkPackageOption pkgs "dgop" { };
     };
 
     enableSystemMonitoring = lib.mkOption {
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ in
               type = types.either types.package types.path;
               description = "Source of the plugin package or path";
             };
+            settings = lib.mkOption {
+              type = jsonFormat.type;
+              default = { };
+              description = "Plugin settings as an attribute set";
+            };
           };
         }
       );