diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
index f5a6c05865c4..a23b680ec254 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ in
       '';
 
       # Default services
-      services.blueman.enable = mkDefault true;
+      services.blueman.enable = mkDefault (notExcluded pkgs.blueman);
       hardware.bluetooth.enable = mkDefault true;
       hardware.pulseaudio.enable = mkDefault true;
       security.polkit.enable = true;
@@ -228,10 +228,10 @@ in
     })
 
     (mkIf serviceCfg.apps.enable {
-      programs.geary.enable = mkDefault true;
-      programs.gnome-disks.enable = mkDefault true;
-      programs.gnome-terminal.enable = mkDefault true;
-      programs.file-roller.enable = mkDefault true;
+      programs.geary.enable = mkDefault (notExcluded pkgs.gnome.geary);
+      programs.gnome-disks.enable = mkDefault (notExcluded pkgs.gnome.gnome-disk-utility);
+      programs.gnome-terminal.enable = mkDefault (notExcluded pkgs.gnome.gnome-terminal);
+      programs.file-roller.enable = mkDefault (notExcluded pkgs.gnome.file-roller);
 
       environment.systemPackages = with pkgs // pkgs.gnome // pkgs.cinnamon; utils.removePackagesByName [
         # cinnamon team apps
diff --git a/nixos/tests/cinnamon.nix b/nixos/tests/cinnamon.nix
index eab907d0b712..694308152149 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/cinnamon.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/cinnamon.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, lib, ... }: {
     services.xserver.enable = true;
     services.xserver.desktopManager.cinnamon.enable = true;
 
+    # We don't ship gnome-text-editor in Cinnamon module, we add this line mainly
+    # to catch eval issues related to this option.
+    environment.cinnamon.excludePackages = [ pkgs.gnome-text-editor ];
+
     # For the sessionPath subtest.
     services.xserver.desktopManager.cinnamon.sessionPath = [ pkgs.gnome.gpaste ];
   };