diff --git a/modules/lib/maintainers.nix b/modules/lib/maintainers.nix
index bcaa6e48..5286334e 100644
--- a/modules/lib/maintainers.nix
+++ b/modules/lib/maintainers.nix
@@ -347,6 +347,12 @@
     github = "sebtm";
     githubId = 17243347;
   };
+  shimunn = {
+    name = "shimun";
+    email = "home-manager.c.shimun@shimun.net";
+    github = "shimunn";
+    githubId = 41011289;
+  };
   rasmus-kirk = {
     name = "Rasmus Kirk";
     email = "mail@rasmuskirk.com";
diff --git a/modules/misc/news.nix b/modules/misc/news.nix
index 34d2aad1..66a57c37 100644
--- a/modules/misc/news.nix
+++ b/modules/misc/news.nix
@@ -1230,6 +1230,13 @@ in
           Rio is a hardware-accelerated GPU terminal emulator powered by WebGPU.
         '';
       }
+
+      {
+        time = "2023-09-24T10:06:47+00:00";
+        message = ''
+          A new module is available: 'programs.bacon'.
+        '';
+      }
     ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/modules.nix b/modules/modules.nix
index 944d3d5b..a582b8fc 100644
--- a/modules/modules.nix
+++ b/modules/modules.nix
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ let
     ./programs/bash.nix
     ./programs/bashmount.nix
     ./programs/bat.nix
+    ./programs/bacon.nix
     ./programs/beets.nix
     ./programs/borgmatic.nix
     ./programs/bottom.nix
diff --git a/modules/programs/bacon.nix b/modules/programs/bacon.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..263d1f06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/programs/bacon.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
+let
+
+  cfg = config.programs.bacon;
+
+  settingsFormat = pkgs.formats.toml { };
+in {
+  meta.maintainers = [ hm.maintainers.shimunn ];
+
+  options.programs.bacon = {
+    enable = mkEnableOption "bacon, a background rust code checker";
+
+    settings = mkOption {
+      type = settingsFormat.type;
+      example = {
+        jobs.default = {
+          command = [ "cargo" "build" "--all-features" "--color" "always" ];
+          need_stdout = true;
+        };
+      };
+      description = ''
+        Bacon configuration.
+        For available settings see <https://dystroy.org/bacon/#global-preferences>.
+      '';
+    };
+  };
+
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    home.packages = [ pkgs.bacon ];
+
+    xdg.configFile."bacon/prefs.toml".source =
+      settingsFormat.generate "prefs.toml" cfg.settings;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/tests/default.nix b/tests/default.nix
index 605e1aa4..94921a3a 100644
--- a/tests/default.nix
+++ b/tests/default.nix
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ import nmt {
     ./modules/programs/aria2
     ./modules/programs/atuin
     ./modules/programs/autojump
+    ./modules/programs/bacon
     ./modules/programs/bash
     ./modules/programs/bat
     ./modules/programs/bottom
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/bacon/bacon.nix b/tests/modules/programs/bacon/bacon.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..15d98127
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/bacon/bacon.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{ ... }: {
+  programs.bacon = {
+    enable = true;
+    settings = {
+      jobs = {
+        ta = {
+          command = [ "cargo" "test" "--all-features" "--color" "always" ];
+          need_stdout = true;
+        };
+      };
+      export = {
+        enabled = true;
+        path = ".bacon-locations";
+        line_format = "{kind} {path}:{line}:{column} {message}";
+      };
+    };
+  };
+  test.stubs.bacon = { };
+  nmt.script = ''
+    assertFileExists home-files/.config/bacon/prefs.toml
+    assertFileContent home-files/.config/bacon/prefs.toml ${./expected.toml}
+  '';
+}
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/bacon/default.nix b/tests/modules/programs/bacon/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5859a2dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/bacon/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ bacon-program = ./bacon.nix; }
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/bacon/expected.toml b/tests/modules/programs/bacon/expected.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..912cfd98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/bacon/expected.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[export]
+enabled = true
+line_format = "{kind} {path}:{line}:{column} {message}"
+path = ".bacon-locations"
+
+[jobs.ta]
+command = ["cargo", "test", "--all-features", "--color", "always"]
+need_stdout = true