diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/tmux.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/tmux.nix
index 4220a2e17b3f..2fc1ed63cb36 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/programs/tmux.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/tmux.nix
@@ -5,8 +5,57 @@ let
 
   cfg = config.programs.tmux;
 
-in
-{
+  defaultKeyMode  = "emacs";
+  defaultResize   = 5;
+  defaultShortcut = "b";
+  defaultTerminal = "screen";
+
+  boolToStr = value: if value then "on" else "off";
+
+  tmuxConf = ''
+    set  -g default-terminal "${cfg.terminal}"
+    set  -g base-index      ${toString cfg.baseIndex}
+    setw -g pane-base-index ${toString cfg.baseIndex}
+
+    ${if cfg.newSession then "new-session" else ""}
+
+    ${if cfg.reverseSplit then ''
+    bind v split-window -h
+    bind s split-window -v
+    '' else ""}
+
+    set -g status-keys ${cfg.keyMode}
+    set -g mode-keys   ${cfg.keyMode}
+
+    ${if cfg.keyMode == "vi" then ''
+    bind h select-pane -L
+    bind j select-pane -D
+    bind k select-pane -U
+    bind l select-pane -R
+
+    bind -r H resize-pane -L ${toString cfg.resizeAmount}
+    bind -r J resize-pane -D ${toString cfg.resizeAmount}
+    bind -r K resize-pane -U ${toString cfg.resizeAmount}
+    bind -r L resize-pane -R ${toString cfg.resizeAmount}
+    '' else ""}
+
+    ${if (cfg.shortcut != defaultShortcut) then ''
+    # rebind main key: C-${cfg.shortcut}
+    unbind C-${defaultShortcut}
+    set -g prefix C-${cfg.shortcut}
+    bind ${cfg.shortcut} send-prefix
+    bind C-${cfg.shortcut} last-window
+    '' else ""}
+
+    setw -g aggressive-resize ${boolToStr cfg.aggressiveResize}
+    setw -g clock-mode-style  ${if cfg.clock24 then "24" else "12"}
+    set  -s escape-time       ${toString cfg.escapeTime}
+    set  -g history-limit     ${toString cfg.historyLimit}
+
+    ${cfg.extraTmuxConf}
+  '';
+
+in {
   ###### interface
 
   options = {
@@ -14,13 +63,92 @@ in
 
       enable = mkEnableOption "<command>tmux</command> - a <command>screen</command> replacement.";
 
-      tmuxconf = mkOption {
+      aggressiveResize = mkOption {
+        default = false;
+        example = true;
+        type = types.bool;
+        description = ''
+          Resize the window to the size of the smallest session for which it is the current window.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      baseIndex = mkOption {
+        default = 0;
+        example = 1;
+        type = types.int;
+        description = "Base index for windows and panes.";
+      };
+
+      clock24 = mkOption {
+        default = false;
+        example = true;
+        type = types.bool;
+        description = "Use 24 hour clock.";
+      };
+
+      escapeTime = mkOption {
+        default = 500;
+        example = 0;
+        type = types.int;
+        description = "Time in milliseconds for which tmux waits after an escape is input.";
+      };
+
+      extraTmuxConf = mkOption {
         default = "";
         description = ''
-          The contents of /etc/tmux.conf
+          Additional contents of /etc/tmux.conf
         '';
         type = types.lines;
       };
+
+      historyLimit = mkOption {
+        default = 2000;
+        example = 5000;
+        type = types.int;
+        description = "Maximum number of lines held in window history.";
+      };
+
+      keyMode = mkOption {
+        default = defaultKeyMode;
+        example = "vi";
+        type = types.enum [ "emacs" "vi" ];
+        description = "VI or Emacs style shortcuts.";
+      };
+
+      newSession = mkOption {
+        default = false;
+        example = true;
+        type = types.bool;
+        description = "Automatically spawn a session if trying to attach and none are running.";
+      };
+
+      reverseSplit = mkOption {
+        default = false;
+        example = true;
+        type = types.bool;
+        description = "Reverse the window split shortcuts.";
+      };
+
+      resizeAmount = mkOption {
+        default = defaultResize;
+        example = 10;
+        type = types.int;
+        description = "Number of lines/columns when resizing.";
+      };
+
+      shortcut = mkOption {
+        default = defaultShortcut;
+        example = "a";
+        type = types.str;
+        description = "Ctrl following by this key is used as the main shortcut.";
+      };
+
+      terminal = mkOption {
+        default = defaultTerminal;
+        example = "screen-256color";
+        type = types.str;
+        description = "Set the $TERM variable.";
+      };
     };
   };
 
@@ -29,7 +157,7 @@ in
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
     environment = {
       systemPackages = [ pkgs.tmux ];
-      etc."tmux.conf".text = cfg.tmuxconf;
+      etc."tmux.conf".text = tmuxConf;
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/tmux/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/tmux/default.nix
index 7bd79b308859..4f8a5c05b182 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/tmux/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/tmux/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, autoreconfHook, ncurses, libevent, pkgconfig }:
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, autoreconfHook, ncurses, libevent, pkgconfig, makeWrapper }:
 
 let
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig autoreconfHook ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ ncurses libevent ];
+  buildInputs = [ ncurses libevent makeWrapper ];
 
   configureFlags = [
     "--sysconfdir=/etc"
@@ -32,8 +32,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   postInstall = ''
-    mkdir -p $out/etc/bash_completion.d
-    cp -v ${bashCompletion}/completions/tmux $out/etc/bash_completion.d/tmux
+    mkdir -p $out/share/bash-completion/completions
+    cp -v ${bashCompletion}/completions/tmux $out/share/bash-completion/completions/tmux
+
+    wrapProgram $out/bin/tmux \
+      --set TMUX_TMPDIR \''${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR:-"/run/user/\$(id -u)"}
   '';
 
   meta = {