diff --git a/modules/services/swayidle.nix b/modules/services/swayidle.nix
index 217fb435..ad31642e 100644
--- a/modules/services/swayidle.nix
+++ b/modules/services/swayidle.nix
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ in {
 
       Service = {
         Type = "simple";
+        # swayidle executes commands using "sh -c", so the PATH needs to contain a shell.
+        Environment = [ "PATH=${makeBinPath [ pkgs.bash ]}" ];
         ExecStart =
           "${cfg.package}/bin/swayidle -w ${concatStringsSep " " args}";
       };
diff --git a/tests/modules/services/swayidle/basic-configuration.nix b/tests/modules/services/swayidle/basic-configuration.nix
index d3c6bef7..4ecc1308 100644
--- a/tests/modules/services/swayidle/basic-configuration.nix
+++ b/tests/modules/services/swayidle/basic-configuration.nix
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
 
       assertFileExists $serviceFile
       assertFileRegex $serviceFile 'ExecStart=.*/bin/swayidle ${expectedArgs}'
+      assertFileRegex $serviceFile 'Environment=.*PATH=${
+        lib.makeBinPath [ pkgs.bash ]
+      }'
     '';
   };
 }