diff --git a/modules/programs/k9s.nix b/modules/programs/k9s.nix
index 6ef53291..32d55b4f 100644
--- a/modules/programs/k9s.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/k9s.nix
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ in {
     };
 
     skins = mkOption {
-      type = types.attrsOf yamlFormat.type;
+      type = with types; attrsOf (oneOf [ yamlFormat.type path ]);
       default = { };
       description = ''
         Skin files written to {file}`$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/k9s/skins/` (linux)
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ in {
             };
           };
         };
+        my_red_skin = ./red_skin.yaml;
       '';
     };
 
@@ -174,7 +175,10 @@ in {
         "k9s/skins/${name}.yaml"
       else
         "Library/Application Support/k9s/skins/${name}.yaml") {
-          source = yamlFormat.generate "k9s-skin-${name}.yaml" value;
+          source = if lib.types.path.check value then
+            value
+          else
+            yamlFormat.generate "k9s-skin-${name}.yaml" value;
         }) cfg.skins;
 
     enableXdgConfig = !isDarwin || config.xdg.enable;
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/k9s/example-settings.nix b/tests/modules/programs/k9s/example-settings.nix
index 23a42120..0000d81d 100644
--- a/tests/modules/programs/k9s/example-settings.nix
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/k9s/example-settings.nix
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
           };
         };
       };
+      "default2" = ./example-skin-expected.yaml;
       "alt-skin" = {
         k9s = {
           body = {
@@ -92,6 +93,10 @@
     assertFileContent \
       "home-files/${configDir}/skins/default.yaml" \
       ${./example-skin-expected.yaml}
+    assertFileExists "home-files/${configDir}/skins/default2.yaml"
+    assertFileContent \
+      "home-files/${configDir}/skins/default2.yaml" \
+      ${./example-skin-expected.yaml}
     assertFileExists "home-files/${configDir}/skins/alt-skin.yaml"
     assertFileContent \
       "home-files/${configDir}/skins/alt-skin.yaml" \