diff --git a/homeManagerModules/defaultApps.nix b/homeManagerModules/defaultApps.nix
index d7d82322..6bba8b55 100644
--- a/homeManagerModules/defaultApps.nix
+++ b/homeManagerModules/defaultApps.nix
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ in {
         WebBrowser=${builtins.baseNameOf (lib.getExe cfg.webBrowser)}
       '';
 
-      mimeApps = {
+      mimeApps = lib.mkIf cfg.forceMimeAssociations {
         enable = true;
 
         defaultApplications = let
@@ -93,15 +93,16 @@ in {
             NoDisplay = "true";
           };
         };
-      in {
-        defaultAudioPlayer = mkDefaultEntry "Audio Player" cfg.audioPlayer;
-        defaultEditor = mkDefaultEntry "Editor" cfg.editor;
-        defaultFileManager = mkDefaultEntry "File Manager" cfg.fileManager;
-        defaultImageViewer = mkDefaultEntry "Image Viewer" cfg.imageViewer;
-        defaultPdfViewer = mkDefaultEntry "PDF Viewer" cfg.pdfViewer;
-        defaultVideoPlayer = mkDefaultEntry "Video Player" cfg.videoPlayer;
-        defaultWebBrowser = mkDefaultEntry "Web Browser" cfg.webBrowser;
-      };
+      in
+        lib.mkIf cfg.forceMimeAssociations {
+          defaultAudioPlayer = mkDefaultEntry "Audio Player" cfg.audioPlayer;
+          defaultEditor = mkDefaultEntry "Editor" cfg.editor;
+          defaultFileManager = mkDefaultEntry "File Manager" cfg.fileManager;
+          defaultImageViewer = mkDefaultEntry "Image Viewer" cfg.imageViewer;
+          defaultPdfViewer = mkDefaultEntry "PDF Viewer" cfg.pdfViewer;
+          defaultVideoPlayer = mkDefaultEntry "Video Player" cfg.videoPlayer;
+          defaultWebBrowser = mkDefaultEntry "Web Browser" cfg.webBrowser;
+        };
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/homeManagerModules/options.nix b/homeManagerModules/options.nix
index 2cd04f9e..34ad57c9 100644
--- a/homeManagerModules/options.nix
+++ b/homeManagerModules/options.nix
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ in {
 
     defaultApps = {
       enable = lib.mkEnableOption "Declaratively set default apps and file associations.";
+      forceMimeAssociations = lib.mkEnableOption "Force mime associations for defaultApps.";
+
       audioPlayer = lib.mkPackageOption pkgs "audio player" {default = ["celluloid"];};
       editor = lib.mkPackageOption pkgs "text editor" {default = ["vscodium"];};
       fileManager = lib.mkPackageOption pkgs "file manager" {default = ["nemo"];};