diff --git a/modules/modules.nix b/modules/modules.nix
index a13719ce..864c3ffc 100644
--- a/modules/modules.nix
+++ b/modules/modules.nix
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ let
     ./misc/pam.nix
     ./misc/qt.nix
     ./misc/xdg.nix
+    ./programs/alot.nix
     ./programs/autorandr.nix
     ./programs/bash.nix
     ./programs/beets.nix
diff --git a/modules/programs/alot.nix b/modules/programs/alot.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a642284a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/programs/alot.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+# alot config loader is sensitive to leading space !
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
+let
+
+  cfg = config.programs.alot;
+
+  dag = config.lib.dag;
+
+  alotAccounts = filter (a: a.alot.enable)
+    (attrValues config.accounts.email.accounts);
+
+  contactCompletionStr = account:
+    ''
+  [[[abook]]]
+  type = shellcommand
+  command = '' + (
+  if (account.alot.contactCompletionCommand != null) then 
+      account.alot.contactCompletionCommand
+  else config.programs.notmuch.contactCompletion);
+
+  sendMailCommand = account:
+    if account.alot.sendMailCommand != null then account.alot.sendMailCommand
+    else if account.msmtp.enable then config.programs.msmtp.sendCommand account else "";
+
+accountStr = account: with account;
+    ''
+      [[${name}]]
+      address = ${address}
+      realname = ${realName}
+      sendmail_command = ${sendMailCommand account}
+
+      # contact completion
+      ${contactCompletionStr account}
+    '';
+
+  configFile = mailAccounts: let
+    bindingsToStr = attrSet: concatStringsSep "\n" (mapAttrsToList (n: v: "${n} = ${v}") attrSet);
+  in ''
+# Generated by home-manager
+# see http://alot.readthedocs.io/en/latest/configuration/config_options.html
+hooksfile = "''${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/alot/hm_hooks"
+${cfg.extraConfig}
+
+[bindings]
+${bindingsToStr cfg.bindings.global}
+
+[[bufferlist]]
+${bindingsToStr cfg.bindings.bufferlist}
+[[search]]
+${bindingsToStr cfg.bindings.search}
+[[envelope]]
+${bindingsToStr cfg.bindings.envelope}
+[[taglist]]
+${bindingsToStr cfg.bindings.taglist}
+[[thread]]
+${bindingsToStr cfg.bindings.thread}
+
+[accounts]
+
+${concatStringsSep "\n" (map accountStr mailAccounts)}
+'';
+
+in
+{
+
+  options = {
+    programs.alot = {
+      enable = mkEnableOption "Alot";
+
+      extraHookFile = mkOption {
+        type = types.lines;
+        default = "";
+        description = ''
+          Content to append to the hooks file (after home-manager python code).
+        '';
+      };
+
+      bindings = mkOption {
+
+        type = types.submodule {
+          options = {
+            global = mkOption {
+              type = types.attrsOf types.str;
+              default = {};
+              description = "Global keybindings.";
+            };
+            bufferlist = mkOption {
+              type = types.attrsOf types.str;
+              default = {};
+              description = "Bufferlist mode keybindings.";
+            };
+            search = mkOption {
+              type = types.attrsOf types.str;
+              default = {};
+              description = "Search mode keybindings.";
+            };
+            envelope = mkOption {
+              type = types.attrsOf types.str;
+              default = {};
+              description = "Envelope mode keybindings.";
+            };
+            taglist = mkOption {
+              type = types.attrsOf types.str;
+              default = {};
+              description = "Taglist mode keybindings.";
+            };
+            thread = mkOption {
+              type = types.attrsOf types.str;
+              default = {};
+              description = "Thread mode keybindings.";
+            };
+          };
+        };
+        default = {};
+        description = ''
+          Bindings.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      extraConfig = mkOption {
+        type = types.lines;
+        default = ''
+          auto_remove_unread = True
+          ask_subject = False
+          handle_mouse = True
+          initial_command = "search tag:inbox AND NOT tag:killed"
+          input_timeout = 0.3
+          prefer_plaintext = True
+          thread_indent_replies = 4
+        '';
+        description = ''
+          Extra lines added to alot configuration file.
+        '';
+      };
+    };
+
+    accounts.email.accounts = mkOption {
+      options = [ {
+          alot = {
+            enable = mkEnableOption "alot";
+
+            contactCompletionCommand = mkOption {
+              type = types.nullOr types.str;
+              default = null;
+              description = ''
+                Command to run to send a message.
+                See <link xlink:href="https://alot.readthedocs.io/en/latest/configuration/contacts_completion.html" /> for more advice.
+                '';
+            };
+
+            sendMailCommand = mkOption {
+              type = types.nullOr types.str;
+              default = null;
+              description = ''
+                Command to send a mail.
+              '';
+            };
+          };
+      } ];
+    };
+  };
+
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+
+    home.packages =  [ pkgs.alot ];
+
+    xdg.configFile."alot/config".text =
+      configFile alotAccounts;
+
+    xdg.configFile."alot/hm_hooks".text = ''
+      # Home-manager custom hooks
+    '' + cfg.extraHookFile;
+  };
+}
+