diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index fe4a326e..96015153 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@
 
 /modules/programs/mcfly.nix                           @marsam
 
+/modules/programs/micro.nix                           @MForster
+/tests/modules/programs/micro                         @MForster
+
 /modules/programs/mpv.nix                             @tadeokondrak @thiagokokada
 /tests/modules/programs/mpv                           @thiagokokada
 
diff --git a/modules/lib/maintainers.nix b/modules/lib/maintainers.nix
index 17fc4407..fec5c034 100644
--- a/modules/lib/maintainers.nix
+++ b/modules/lib/maintainers.nix
@@ -107,6 +107,12 @@
     github = "matrss";
     githubId = 9308656;
   };
+  mforster = {
+    name = "Michael Forster";
+    email = "email@michael-forster.de";
+    github = "MForster";
+    githubId = 4067975;
+  };
   mifom = {
     name = "mifom";
     email = "mifom@users.noreply.github.com";
diff --git a/modules/misc/news.nix b/modules/misc/news.nix
index 98bfa982..fd8ca1bc 100644
--- a/modules/misc/news.nix
+++ b/modules/misc/news.nix
@@ -561,6 +561,13 @@ in
           A new module is available: 'programs.mujmap'.
         '';
       }
+
+      {
+        time = "2022-06-24T17:18:32+00:00";
+        message = ''
+          A new module is available: 'programs.micro'.
+        '';
+      }
     ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/modules.nix b/modules/modules.nix
index d494d63b..363e127b 100644
--- a/modules/modules.nix
+++ b/modules/modules.nix
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ let
     ./programs/mbsync.nix
     ./programs/mcfly.nix
     ./programs/mercurial.nix
+    ./programs/micro.nix
     ./programs/mpv.nix
     ./programs/msmtp.nix
     ./programs/mu.nix
diff --git a/modules/programs/micro.nix b/modules/programs/micro.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f2f8b6bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/programs/micro.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
+let
+
+  cfg = config.programs.micro;
+
+  jsonFormat = pkgs.formats.json { };
+
+in {
+  meta.maintainers = [ hm.maintainers.mforster ];
+
+  options = {
+    programs.micro = {
+      enable = mkEnableOption "micro, a terminal-based text editor";
+
+      settings = mkOption {
+        type = jsonFormat.type;
+        default = { };
+        example = literalExpression ''
+          {
+            autosu = false;
+            cursorline = false;
+          }
+        '';
+        description = ''
+          Configuration written to
+          <filename>$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/micro/settings.json</filename>. See
+          <link xlink:href="https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/blob/master/runtime/help/options.md"/>
+          for supported values.
+        '';
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    home.packages = [ pkgs.micro ];
+
+    xdg.configFile."micro/settings.json".source =
+      jsonFormat.generate "micro-settings" cfg.settings;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/tests/default.nix b/tests/default.nix
index a0093f08..3c6cc654 100644
--- a/tests/default.nix
+++ b/tests/default.nix
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ import nmt {
     ./modules/programs/lieer
     ./modules/programs/man
     ./modules/programs/mbsync
+    ./modules/programs/micro
     ./modules/programs/mpv
     ./modules/programs/mu
     ./modules/programs/mujmap
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/micro/default.nix b/tests/modules/programs/micro/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..984b9fa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/micro/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ micro = ./micro.nix; }
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/micro/micro.nix b/tests/modules/programs/micro/micro.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..92ab90e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/micro/micro.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{ ... }:
+
+{
+  programs.micro = {
+    enable = true;
+
+    settings = {
+      autosu = false;
+      cursorline = false;
+    };
+  };
+
+  test.stubs.micro = { };
+
+  nmt.script = ''
+    assertFileContent home-files/.config/micro/settings.json \
+    ${builtins.toFile "micro-expected-settings.json" ''
+      {
+        "autosu": false,
+        "cursorline": false
+      }
+    ''}
+  '';
+}