diff --git a/modules/programs/readline.nix b/modules/programs/readline.nix
index 250f4491..35cbab5f 100644
--- a/modules/programs/readline.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/readline.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@ let
 
   cfg = config.programs.readline;
 
+  mkSetVariableStr = n: v:
+    let
+      mkValueStr = v:
+        if v == true then "on"
+        else if v == false then "off"
+        else if isInt v then toString v
+        else if isString v then v
+        else abort ("values ${toPretty v} is of unsupported type");
+    in
+      "set ${n} ${mkValueStr v}";
+
+  mkBindingStr = k: v: "\"${k}\": ${v}";
+
 in
 
 {
@@ -19,6 +32,15 @@ in
       description = "Readline bindings.";
     };
 
+    variables = mkOption {
+      type = with types; attrsOf (either str (either int bool));
+      default = {};
+      example = { expand-tilde = true; };
+      description = ''
+        Readline customization variable assignments.
+      '';
+    };
+
     includeSystemConfig = mkOption {
       type = types.bool;
       default = true;
@@ -40,7 +62,8 @@ in
       let
         configStr = concatStringsSep "\n" (
           optional cfg.includeSystemConfig "$include /etc/inputrc"
-          ++ mapAttrsToList (k: v: "\"${k}\": ${v}") cfg.bindings
+          ++ mapAttrsToList mkSetVariableStr cfg.variables
+          ++ mapAttrsToList mkBindingStr cfg.bindings
         );
       in
         ''
diff --git a/tests/default.nix b/tests/default.nix
index ecb98e14..318e549b 100644
--- a/tests/default.nix
+++ b/tests/default.nix
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import nmt {
   // import ./modules/programs/bash
   // import ./modules/programs/gpg
   // import ./modules/programs/newsboat
+  // import ./modules/programs/readline
   // import ./modules/programs/ssh
   // import ./modules/programs/tmux
   // import ./modules/programs/zsh;
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/readline/default.nix b/tests/modules/programs/readline/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..767d88bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/readline/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  readline-using-all-options = ./using-all-options.nix;
+}
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/readline/using-all-options.nix b/tests/modules/programs/readline/using-all-options.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f5011767
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/readline/using-all-options.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
+{
+  config = {
+    programs.readline = {
+      enable = true;
+
+      bindings = {
+        "\C-h" = "backward-kill-word";
+      };
+
+      variables = {
+        bell-style = "audible";
+        completion-map-case = true;
+        completion-prefix-display-length = 2;
+      };
+
+      extraConfig = ''
+        $if mode=emacs
+        "\e[1~": beginning-of-line
+        $endif
+      '';
+    };
+
+    nmt.script = ''
+      assertFileContent \
+        home-files/.inputrc \
+        ${./using-all-options.txt}
+    '';
+  };
+}
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/readline/using-all-options.txt b/tests/modules/programs/readline/using-all-options.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da9f7df6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/readline/using-all-options.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Generated by Home Manager.
+
+$include /etc/inputrc
+set bell-style audible
+set completion-map-case on
+set completion-prefix-display-length 2
+"C-h": backward-kill-word
+$if mode=emacs
+"\e[1~": beginning-of-line
+$endif
+