diff --git a/modules/misc/news.nix b/modules/misc/news.nix
index ed16f962..4b1ac81d 100644
--- a/modules/misc/news.nix
+++ b/modules/misc/news.nix
@@ -779,6 +779,12 @@ in
           A new module is available: 'programs.offlineimap'.
         '';
       }
+
+      { time = "2018-09-13T16:21:00+00:00";
+        message = ''
+	  A new module is available: 'programs.zathura'.
+	'';
+      }
     ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/modules.nix b/modules/modules.nix
index 39db0cc8..65534a7e 100644
--- a/modules/modules.nix
+++ b/modules/modules.nix
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ let
     ./programs/termite.nix
     ./programs/texlive.nix
     ./programs/vim.nix
+    ./programs/zathura.nix
     ./programs/zsh.nix
     ./services/blueman-applet.nix
     ./services/compton.nix
diff --git a/modules/programs/zathura.nix b/modules/programs/zathura.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c98c3dc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/programs/zathura.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ...}:
+
+with lib;
+
+let
+
+  cfg = config.programs.zathura;
+
+  formatLine = n: v:
+    let
+      formatValue = v:
+        if isBool v then (if v then "true" else "false")
+        else toString v;
+    in
+      "set ${n}\t\"${formatValue v}\"";
+in
+
+{
+  meta.maintainers = [maintainers.rprospero];
+
+  options.programs.zathura = {
+    enable = mkEnableOption ''Zathura is a highly customizable and funtional
+      document viewer focused on keyboard interaction.'';
+    options = mkOption {
+      default = null;
+      type = types.nullOr types.attrs;
+      description = ''
+      Add :set command options to zathura and make them permanent.
+      Run <code>man zathura</code> to see the full list of options
+      '';
+      example = literalExample ''
+        {default-bg = "#000000"; default-fg = "#FFFFFF";}
+      '';
+    };
+    extraConfig = mkOption {
+      type = types.lines;
+      default = "";
+      description = ''
+      Additional commands for zathura the zathurarc file.  If this and all
+      other zathura options are <code>null</code>, then this feature is
+      disabled and no <filename>zathurarc</filename> link is produced.
+      '';
+    };
+  };
+
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    home.packages = [ pkgs.zathura ];
+    xdg.configFile."zathura/zathurarc".text =
+    concatStringsSep "\n" ([]
+      ++ (optional (cfg.extraConfig != "") cfg.extraConfig)
+      ++ (optionals (cfg.options != null) (mapAttrsToList formatLine cfg.options))) + "\n";
+  };
+}